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Three of four provincial parties break silence on health

by Nelson Daily staff on 08 May 2013
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Three of four provincial parties break silence on health

The BC Heart and Stroke Foundation announced results from a survey of the four provincials parties on the eve of the Tuesday, May 14 vote.

In March 2013, the Heart and Stroke Foundation, BC & Yukon sent a survey to British Columbia’s major political parties and incumbent Independent MLAs on 10 key policy priorities and principles that impact heart disease and stroke. 

Protect yourself, protect others, get immunized

by Contributor on 22 Apr 2013
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Interior Health

In the last 50 years, immunization has saved more lives in Canada than any other health intervention.    April 20 to 27 isNational Immunization Awareness Week, and this year, Interior Health would like to remind you that we can all play an important role in stopping the spread of vaccine preventable diseases. 

Health gap in B.C. widening, says Health Council

by Contributor on 18 Apr 2013
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Health gap in B.C. widening, says Health Council

People in the least well‐off areas of British Columbia are dying sooner than those in better‐off areas, according to new figures from the Health Officers Council of BC. Overall life expectancy in BC has improved, but in less affluent areas of the province life expectancy has remained much the same or even declined.

In an update to their 2008 report on health inequality in the province, the Health Officers Council showed the gap in life expectancy between Local Health Areas (LHAs) with the highest socio‐economic status (SES) and those with the lowest SES has widened dramatically.

Out of Left Field: She promises gluten-free recipes, then just yatters on and on ....

by Kyra Hoggan on 14 Apr 2013
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Out of Left Field: She promises gluten-free recipes, then just yatters on and on ....

I'm sorry I didn't get this posted in time to make Sunday dinner – I'll aim to post Sunday mornings from now on, but ...well, it's Sunday morning, so don't watch the clock. Cartoons end when they end, man.

The reason for my tardiness is that I couldn't settle on a recipe – I kept deciding on one, then thinking of another and changing my mind, then remembering that rib recipe that was so fabulous, then ...

Finally, I settled on starting off with some tips and tricks to making the diet easier, with recipes to follow.

Provincial "Sick Care" downloads action on health—real health—to municipalities

by Andrew Bennett on 12 Apr 2013
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Provincial "Sick Care" downloads action on health—real health—to municipalities

As council prepares to consider a smoking ban in city-owned public places, Monday's regular meeting included a delegation from the Healthy Communities Initiative (HCI) and one from the Canadian Cancer Society and Interior Health.

Medical Journals Spotlight Kootenay Lake Hospital: Standards in emergency medical care needed

by Nelson Daily staff on 11 Apr 2013
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Former Kootenay Lake Hospital ER doctor, Richard Fleet, says Nelson residents are still at risk 11 years after the cuts.

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily

Nelson fell from fourth to last place in its failure to rescue critically ill patients in a 2011 report by the Fraser Institute. 

And the doctor citing the Fraser Institute’s Hospital Report Card (www.hospitalreportcards.ca), which used data from 2009, says Nelson residents are still at risk 11 years after the cuts to Kootenay Lake Hospital services were made by Interior Health in 2002.

Out of Left Field: Do YOU want to learn to cook gluten-, dairy- and soy-free?

by Kyra Hoggan on 07 Apr 2013
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Out of Left Field: Do YOU want to learn to cook gluten-, dairy- and soy-free?

My son and I have been gluten-, dairy- and soy-free all his almost-15 years of life. I don't mind admitting, when I first went gluten-free, I almost starved. I was scared to eat anything – I'm on the extreme end of the continuum in terms of celiac disease, and I was terrified of the pain and sores and mental/emotional incapacitation (if I find myself struggling with debilitating depression, I need only look back on what I've been eating to find the culprit – it's almost always a food issue).

Raising money for cancer and living well - life motto for local pharmacist

by Contributor on 06 Apr 2013
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Graeme Carlson crosses the finish line in Hawaii; Photo, submitted

When it comes to the “Live Well with Pharmasave” slogan, it is without a doubt that local Grand Forks store owner, Graeme Carlson, walks the talk.

For the past three months, Carlson, owner/pharmacist at Pharmasave Grand Forks, has been raising funds for the Leukemia and Lymphoma Society through the Team in Training program.  Team in Training trains individuals to complete endurance events such as marathons, half marathons, triathlons or cycle events.

BC Medical officer releases statement re: new strain of bird flu

by Contributor on 05 Apr 2013
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BC Medical officer releases statement re: new strain of bird flu

British Columbia's provincial health officer released the following statement on H7N9 influenza in China:

"B.C.'s public health officials are working with national and international authorities to keep a close eye on the H7N9 influenza situation in China.

"The level of risk to British Columbia and Canada is currently considered to be low, with reported cases limited to the eastern provinces of China. As well, to date in China, there have been no reported cases of human-to- human transmission.

BC Conservatives slam top-heavy Interior Health

by Nelson Daily staff on 04 Apr 2013
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Interior Health stretches from Williams Lake in the north to Cranbrook, Grand Forks and Penticton in the south.

By Suzy Hamilton, The Nelson Daily

Just on the heels of Interior Health presenting its new Community Integration plan, the BC Conservative party has slammed IH for the amount of money and positions it has in administration.

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