http://www.phsa.ca/News test en-us 60 3/10/2010 2:40:39 PM http://www.bcrenalagency.ca/NR/rdonlyres/A454C055-A173-46E9-B88E-4AE85FC32239/44365/BCCelebratesWorldKidneyDayMarch11.pdf bcrenalagency World Kidney Day, March 11, is an internationally recognized day dedicated to raising awareness of kidney disease and the vital role that kidneys play in keeping us healthy. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 22:39:41 GMT B.C. Communities Celebrate World Kidney Day on March 113/10/2010 2:40:39 PM http://www.bccdc.ca/resources/news-alerts/alerts/ListeriaCheeseMarch8.htm bccdc Following a provincial product recall, the British Columbia Centre for Disease Control is warning the public not to consume Camembert cheese manufactured by Moonstruck Organic Cheese located on Saltspring Island. This recall is the result of a routine sampling program by the BCCDC, which revealed that one wheel of the finished product contained the Listeria monocytogenes bacteria. Other batches of product may also be affected. Tue, 09 Mar 2010 21:32:35 GMT Camembert Cheese may contain Listeria3/9/2010 1:33:44 PM http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ABCCA/NewsCentre/2010-News-Releases/Scientistsgeneratepromisingnewmodelforpredictinghowindividuallungtumourswillrespondtodifferentdrugs.htm bccancer Scientists at the BC Cancer Agency and Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute have generated a promising new method that may one day aid oncologists in the faster identification of which chemotherapy regimens may be useful for treating a particular patient’s non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) and which are unlikely to be effective. Fri, 26 Feb 2010 17:28:36 GMT Scientists generate promising new model predicting how individual lung tumours will respond to different drugs2/26/2010 9:29:15 AM http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2010HSERV0007-000142.pdf gov Nine projects to build further capacity for intensive and highly specialized mental health services in the Lower Mainland got underway today with the release of Requests for Proposal (RFP) for design and renovation work to accommodate the transfer of patients from Riverview Hospital. Mon, 15 Feb 2010 18:03:36 GMT Riverview redevelopment continues to move ahead2/15/2010 10:04:15 AM http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2010HSERV0005-000122.pdf bcmhas Forty-four beds for adults with severe mental illness and substance use disorders will be opened on the Riverview grounds to provide transitional, long-term supportive housing, announced Health Services Minister Kevin Falcon. Thu, 04 Feb 2010 21:30:08 GMT 44 More Beds for Severely Mentally Ill and Addicted2/4/2010 1:37:28 PM http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ABCCA/NewsCentre/2010-News-Releases/interiorgetsbettercancercare.htm bccancer KELOWNA – A new, state-of-the-art radiation therapy treatment unit and a brachytherapy suite was officially opened today at the BC Cancer Agency’s Centre for the Southern Interior, which will help more patients from the Interior get better cancer care, closer to home. Mon, 01 Feb 2010 21:40:46 GMT Interior Gets Better Cancer Care, Closer to Home2/1/2010 1:42:16 PM http://www.phsa.ca/NR/rdonlyres/513684F6-C15E-46EF-93C4-0FFBA62A57C3/0/2010PREM0014000071.pdf phsa KELOWNA – The Province has approved funding for the Interior Heart and Surgical Centre (IHSC) project, which will build on the cardiac transition plan currently underway at Kelowna General Hospital (KGH) and provide cardiac care closer to home for patients throughout the Interior, Premier Gordon Campbell announced today. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:26:46 GMT FUNDING APPROVED FOR INTERIOR HEART & SURGICAL CENTRE1/28/2010 11:11:53 AM http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ABCCA/NewsCentre/2010-News-Releases/screeningmammographyfastrack.htm bccancer VANCOUVER, BC – Beginning in mid-January 2010, BC Cancer Agency’s Screening Mammography Program (SMP) is expanding the Fast Track Referral System (Fast Track) to provide all physicians in the province with access to the program designed to reduce the time between an abnormal screening mammography result and access to further diagnostic investigation. Thu, 28 Jan 2010 18:01:47 GMT Screening Mammography Fast Track Referral System Expanded1/28/2010 10:04:00 AM http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ABCCA/NewsCentre/2010-News-Releases/0118ScientistsUnlock.htm bccancer Scientists from the BC Cancer Agency have discovered a never before seen DNA spelling mistake, or mutation, in a gene called EZH2 in diffuse large B-cell lymphoma and follicular lymphoma, the two most common types of non-Hodgkins lymphoma. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:46:40 GMT Scientists unlock clues to lymphoma1/18/2010 10:47:08 AM http://www2.news.gov.bc.ca/news_releases_2009-2013/2010HSERV0001-000021.pdf bccancer Today the BC Cancer Agency Centre for the North project took a major step forward with the signing of the final partnership agreement with Plenary Health. Mon, 18 Jan 2010 18:46:11 GMT Agreement signed for cancer centre for the North1/18/2010 10:46:38 AM http://www.bccdc.ca/resources/news-alerts/alerts/Unpasteurized_dairy_Jan5.htm bccdc The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) is advising British Columbians to discard any unpasteurized dairy products from the Home on the Range raw dairy in Chilliwack. Tue, 05 Jan 2010 23:46:26 GMT Unpasteurized dairy products not safe for consumption1/5/2010 3:46:57 PM http://www.bcchildrens.ca/NR/rdonlyres/FE830CA8-08F8-4D15-9451-41FD25545C69/43522/20091223Christmas.pdf bcchildrens Most children at BC Children’s Hospital will soon be going home for the Christmas holidays. Only the sickest children, who are too ill to leave the hospital, will remain. Thu, 24 Dec 2009 18:06:48 GMT Few children at BC Children’s Hospital over the holidays12/24/2009 10:07:16 AM http://www.transplant.bc.ca/press%20release/20th%20Anniversary%20Liver_lung.pdf transplant This year, BC Transplant, an agency of the Provincial Health Services Authority, is pleased to celebrate two significant milestones—the 20th anniversary of both the liver and the lung transplant programs in BC. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:14:50 GMT Life-Saving Transplant Programs Go Platinum!12/18/2009 2:15:18 PM http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ABCCA/NewsCentre/2009/Barretts+esophagus.htm bccancer The BC Cancer Agency has become the first in Western Canada to purchase new HALO ablation technology for the treatment of Barrett’s Esophagus complicated by dysplasia, a pre-cancerous or early cancerous condition affecting the lining of the esophagus. Fri, 18 Dec 2009 22:14:04 GMT New HALO ablation technology offers significantly improved treatment options for Barrett’s Esophagus12/18/2009 2:14:47 PM http://www.bccancer.bc.ca/ABCCA/NewsCentre/2009/CAMEO.htm bccancer Patients and health professionals are benefiting from a new research program — the Complementary Medicine Education and Outcomes Program (CAMEO) — which is the first of its kind in Canada. The program supports cancer patients and health professionals in making informed decisions about how to safely integrate evidence-based complementary medicine with conventional cancer care. Wed, 16 Dec 2009 02:19:57 GMT First-of-its-kind research program offers support to cancer patients and their health professionals12/15/2009 6:20:50 PM