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Patients will have access to enhanced diagnostic testing as a result of a $17.7-million investment in new and replacement equipment for hospitals around the province, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Alberta Agriculture and Rural Development says early detection of infectious disease is critical to maintaining a nation’s ability to access to international markets for live animals and meat.

At an event hosted on January 19, 2010, in Mexico City by the Canola Council of Canada, Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz noted that cooking with canola oil can help Mexicans be more heart-smart.

The kids are back in school and their risk for viral infections just went way up.

Manitoba is launching a new stop-smoking project to help people at greater risk kick the habit, as part of the province’s tobacco-control strategy and other efforts that encourage youth to avoid tobacco, Healthy Living, Youth and Seniors Minister Jim Rondeau and Education Minister Nancy Allan announced.

The province’s electronic health record (EHR) project continues to move forward with the design and implementation of a system that will offer authorized health-care providers immediate access to selected patient information, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

The Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture says, in the hands of skilled personnel, needle-free injectors offer a quick, safe and effective means of administering vaccines and medications to swine.

The Canadian Food Inspection Agency (CFIA) has launched a national standard for poultry producers to help protect animal health and safeguard the Canadian food supply.

In preparation for flu season, Manitoba is asking health-care workers to step forward and share their expertise at vaccination clinics, in intensive-care units or in northern or remote communities, Health Minister Theresa Oswald announced.

Manitoba Health and Healthy Living advises it will launch a modified start to its seasonal influenza vaccination campaign this fall, focusing first on people over 65 years of age and personal-care home residents.