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Health Canada warns drinking unpasteurized cider, fruit juice can cause illness The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 10:27 AM PDT OTTAWA - With apple season and fall fairs in full swing, Health Canada is reminding people that unpasteurized cider and other fruit juices can sometimes be contaminated with harmful bacteria such as salmonella and E. coli. A little exercise may help kids with ADHD focus Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:57 AM PDT NEW YORK (Reuters Health) - Twenty minutes of exercise may help kids with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) settle in to read or solve a math problem, new research suggests. The small study, of 40 eight- to 10-year-olds, looked only at the short-term effects of a single bout of exercise. And researchers caution that they are not saying exercise is the answer to ADHD. But it seems ... Switzerland, Canada lift ban on Novartis flu vaccine AFP via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:55 AM PDT Swiss and Canadian health authorities on Wednesday lifted a ban on sales of flu vaccines made by Swiss pharmaceutical giant Novartis after determining they were safe and efficient. Canada, Switzerland lift ban on Novartis flu vaccines Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 09:09 AM PDT ZURICH (Reuters) - Canadian and Swiss health authorities lifted a ban on Novartis's flu vaccines on Wednesday after the drugmaker showed they posed no risk to safety. Italy last week banned the sale of four anti-influenza vaccines produced by Novartis pending tests for possible side effects after small particles were found in some of the injections. Other countries including Switzerland, Austria ... Italy still reviewing Novartis vaccines: drug authority Reuters via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:19 AM PDT ROME (Reuters) - Italy is still reviewing the results of tests on Novartis anti-influenza vaccines, but is "cautiously positive" about being able to lift a ban on some lots in coming days, the nation's drug safety authority said on Wednesday. Switzerland's health watchdog said earlier in the day that it had its own ban on Novartis' flu vaccines after the drugmaker presented evidence supporting ... Newfoundland health board to examine patient transfers following ambulance death The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 08:11 AM PDT ST. JOHN'S, N.L. - Newfoundland and Labrador's largest health board says it will examine whether health professionals or relatives should be required for future patient transfers following the death of a patient who fled an ambulance. Saskatchewan reopens flu clinics after Health Canada says Novartis vaccine safe The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:57 AM PDT REGINA - Saskatchewan is reopening its flu clinics after getting the all-clear from Health Canada on the Novartis vaccine. Slovakia to nationalise private health insurers Reuters via Yahoo! Maktoob News Wed, 31 Oct 2012 07:41 AM PDT * Slovak government wants single health insurer from 2014 * PM Fico ready to expropriate if buyout talks fail * Govt may sell state assets to fund nationalisation BRATISLAVA, Oct 31 (Reuters) - Slovakia will return tohaving a single, state-run health insurance system andnationalise two private insurers, against their will ifnecessary, Prime Minister Robert Fico said on Wednesday. The centre-left ...

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