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ENCLEXTA® with Rituximab, a Treatment for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), now reimbursed in British Columbia

ENCLEXTA® with Rituximab, a Treatment for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), now reimbursed in British Columbia British Columbia is the second province to reimburse the combination treatment.  VENCLEXTA® + rituximab is a regimen that includes a targeted oral agent that should be continued for two years after initial five weeks ramp-up phase.  MONTREAL, Feb. … Continue reading ENCLEXTA® with Rituximab, a Treatment for Patients With Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia (CLL), now reimbursed in British Columbia

Bunzl Canada Provides Electrostatic Disinfecting to Safeguard Hygiene At CFB Trenton

Bunzl Canada Provides Electrostatic Disinfecting to Safeguard Hygiene At CFB Trenton Loan of equipment to Canadian Border Services Agency assists repatriation flights operation BURLINGTON, ON, Feb. 26, 2020 /CNW/ – Bunzl Canada (bunzlcanada.ca) today announced its exclusive Clorox® Total 360® electrostatic disinfecting system has been used to disinfect equipment after Canadians arriving from China have been received … Continue reading Bunzl Canada Provides Electrostatic Disinfecting to Safeguard Hygiene At CFB Trenton

Care comes first: SE Health welcomes changes to home and community care

Care comes first: SE Health welcomes changes to home and community care Not-for-profit social enterprise believes new legislation will pave the way for new models of care that empower people, families and care providers MARKHAM, ON, Feb. 25, 2020 /CNW/ – “For years, patients, families and care provider organizations have been calling for improvements to home … Continue reading Care comes first: SE Health welcomes changes to home and community care

$100,000 for more mental health services for youth in the Québec City region

$100,000 for more mental health services for youth in the Québec City region QUÉBEC CITY, Feb. 24, 2020 CNW/ – Québec City Mayor Régis Labeaume, and Mr. Jacques Goulet, President of Sun Life Canada, today announced the creation of a $100,000 mental health fund.   Sun Life will invest $75,000 over three years and the City … Continue reading $100,000 for more mental health services for youth in the Québec City region

$100,000 for more mental health services for youth in the Québec City region

$100,000 for more mental health services for youth in the Québec City region QUÉBEC CITY, Feb. 24, 2020 CNW/ – Québec City Mayor Régis Labeaume, and Mr. Jacques Goulet, President of Sun Life Canada, today announced the creation of a $100,000 mental health fund.   Sun Life will invest $75,000 over three years and the City … Continue reading $100,000 for more mental health services for youth in the Québec City region

End-to-end solution in psychedelic therapies establishes Numinus as leader in emerging space

End-to-end solution in psychedelic therapies establishes Numinus as leader in emerging space One of the first companies licensed to test, produce, sell and deliver psychedelic therapies in Canada VANCOUVER, Feb. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – With momentum building for the use of psychedelic substances in the treatment of mental illness, addiction and trauma, Vancouver-based Numinus Wellness … Continue reading End-to-end solution in psychedelic therapies establishes Numinus as leader in emerging space

Smokers: try nicotine vaping and get a free starter kit from DashVapes Inc. TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – Canadians who would like an alternative to smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes, can try vaping instead. The introductory program, called “Start Your Journey,” is made available to new customers of DashVapes Inc. on their first order only. “Start Your Journey” is based on medical research published by Public Health England (PHE) showing that nicotine-based vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking cigarettes. DashVapes will supply new customers with their choice of vaping device, for free, if they buy either CDN$30 or CDN$90 of e-liquid. In addition, new customers also get a free bottle of e-liquid; there are hundreds of flavours. The offer is good for both in-store and online purchases; Canadians must be 19 years of age to participate; 21 years in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. DashVapes verifies a purchaser’s age through Equifax at purchase, and via Canada Post on delivery. “DashVapes subsidizes the vaping devices, also called starter kits, for new customers who would like to quit smoking,” says Shai Bekman, president of DashVapes. In 2018, 15.8% of Canadians aged 12 and older (roughly 4.9 million people) smoked cigarettes either daily or occasionally, according to Stats Canada data, released June 25, 2019. And cigarettes are the “worst offenders,” much worse than pipe tobacco and cigars. There are about 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, cigarettes create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are toxic, according to the American Lung Association. Some of these industrial chemicals are ammonia, arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde, lead, and toluene. “With nicotine-based vaping, Canadians are reducing their harm. You are still ingesting nicotine, which is addictive, but you are not ingesting those other toxic chemicals,” says Mr. Bekman, himself a reformed smoker. For 13 years, he used to smoke up to two packs of cigarettes a day. “For every Canadian who quits smoking, that means not only less cost to provincial healthcare systems, but more importantly, improved health and a better quality of life,” says Mr. Bekman, who has also lost weight recently and has become more health-conscious. The so-called “Vaping Crisis” of fall 2019 that caused lung-related injuries in 2,800 people and killed more than 60, mostly in the United States, was caused by people vaping THC e-liquid [cannabis] bought on the Black Market, and not admitting it to their doctors or the police. Further, the culprit of lung-related injuries [EVALI] was identified as vitamin E acetate, contained in illicit THC e-liquid, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “Importantly, prior to the ‘Vaping Crisis,’ millions of people around the world had been using nicotine-based vaping to reduce their harm for 10 years, without any incident,” says Mr. Bekman. DashVapes is also an environmentally responsible company, with modular and refillable vaping devices. “There is no point filling up landfills with single-use, plastic vaping devices. It is completely unnecessary,” says Mr. Bekman. About DashVapes Inc. DashVapes Inc., Canada’s largest independently owned e-cigarette company, operates 12 vape retail stores in Ontario and British Columbia. In addition, DashVapes operates an international website that serves customers in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Australia. DashVapes operates two ISO-9001, cGMP, HACCP certified, purpose-built laboratories for the manufacturing of Nicotine e-Liquid, with manufacturing facilities in Markham, Ontario, and Burnaby, British Columbia. SOURCE DashVapes, Inc

Smokers: try nicotine vaping and get a free starter kit from DashVapes Inc. TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – Canadians who would like an alternative to smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes, can try vaping instead. The introductory program, called “Start Your Journey,” is made available to new customers of DashVapes Inc. on their first order only.  “Start … Continue reading Smokers: try nicotine vaping and get a free starter kit from DashVapes Inc. TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – Canadians who would like an alternative to smoking tobacco products, especially cigarettes, can try vaping instead. The introductory program, called “Start Your Journey,” is made available to new customers of DashVapes Inc. on their first order only. “Start Your Journey” is based on medical research published by Public Health England (PHE) showing that nicotine-based vaping is 95% less harmful than smoking cigarettes. DashVapes will supply new customers with their choice of vaping device, for free, if they buy either CDN$30 or CDN$90 of e-liquid. In addition, new customers also get a free bottle of e-liquid; there are hundreds of flavours. The offer is good for both in-store and online purchases; Canadians must be 19 years of age to participate; 21 years in Nova Scotia and P.E.I. DashVapes verifies a purchaser’s age through Equifax at purchase, and via Canada Post on delivery. “DashVapes subsidizes the vaping devices, also called starter kits, for new customers who would like to quit smoking,” says Shai Bekman, president of DashVapes. In 2018, 15.8% of Canadians aged 12 and older (roughly 4.9 million people) smoked cigarettes either daily or occasionally, according to Stats Canada data, released June 25, 2019. And cigarettes are the “worst offenders,” much worse than pipe tobacco and cigars. There are about 600 ingredients in cigarettes. When burned, cigarettes create more than 7,000 chemicals. At least 69 of these chemicals are known to cause cancer, and many are toxic, according to the American Lung Association. Some of these industrial chemicals are ammonia, arsenic, benzene, formaldehyde, lead, and toluene. “With nicotine-based vaping, Canadians are reducing their harm. You are still ingesting nicotine, which is addictive, but you are not ingesting those other toxic chemicals,” says Mr. Bekman, himself a reformed smoker. For 13 years, he used to smoke up to two packs of cigarettes a day. “For every Canadian who quits smoking, that means not only less cost to provincial healthcare systems, but more importantly, improved health and a better quality of life,” says Mr. Bekman, who has also lost weight recently and has become more health-conscious. The so-called “Vaping Crisis” of fall 2019 that caused lung-related injuries in 2,800 people and killed more than 60, mostly in the United States, was caused by people vaping THC e-liquid [cannabis] bought on the Black Market, and not admitting it to their doctors or the police. Further, the culprit of lung-related injuries [EVALI] was identified as vitamin E acetate, contained in illicit THC e-liquid, according to the Centers for Disease Control (CDC). “Importantly, prior to the ‘Vaping Crisis,’ millions of people around the world had been using nicotine-based vaping to reduce their harm for 10 years, without any incident,” says Mr. Bekman. DashVapes is also an environmentally responsible company, with modular and refillable vaping devices. “There is no point filling up landfills with single-use, plastic vaping devices. It is completely unnecessary,” says Mr. Bekman. About DashVapes Inc. DashVapes Inc., Canada’s largest independently owned e-cigarette company, operates 12 vape retail stores in Ontario and British Columbia. In addition, DashVapes operates an international website that serves customers in Canada, the U.S., the U.K., Europe, and Australia. DashVapes operates two ISO-9001, cGMP, HACCP certified, purpose-built laboratories for the manufacturing of Nicotine e-Liquid, with manufacturing facilities in Markham, Ontario, and Burnaby, British Columbia. SOURCE DashVapes, Inc

Rare Disease Day initiative celebrates Canadians’ differences, shines light on Canadians living with rare diseases

Rare Disease Day initiative celebrates Canadians’ differences, shines light on Canadians living with rare diseases Public invited to attend What Makes You Rare? event at Brookfield Place on February 28, 2020 TORONTO, Feb. 24, 2020 /CNW/ – Josie Dye’s six-year-old son, Cole, lives with Sotos Syndrome, a rare disease characterized by overgrowth in childhood that is … Continue reading Rare Disease Day initiative celebrates Canadians’ differences, shines light on Canadians living with rare diseases

L’Oréal Paris announces the esteemed Canadian honorees of their fourth annual Women of Worth program

L’Oréal Paris announces the esteemed Canadian honorees of their fourth annual Women of Worth program On International Women’s Day, $110,000 in charitable grants will be bestowed to ten Canadian women who selflessly volunteer their time to drive change and make a meaningful difference in their communities TORONTO, ON – L’Oréal Paris Canada today announced the remarkable recipients of … Continue reading L’Oréal Paris announces the esteemed Canadian honorees of their fourth annual Women of Worth program

Preschool Farm Stand Gets Second Chance

Preschool Farm Stand Gets Second Chance Forest Park City Council votes in favor of new zoning ordinance, opening the door for neighbors and families to once again purchase fresh vegetables from school’s garden February 18, 2020 — Forest Park, GA. A City Council meeting held in Forest Park, Georgia on Monday night was a sea … Continue reading Preschool Farm Stand Gets Second Chance