Air quality is a major challenge globally and is the single greatest environmental risk to human health. More than 90 per cent of the world’s population lives in areas that exceed the World Health Organization guideline for healthy air. In North America, Canada and the United States of America have …
India and Canada today launched formal negotiations for the ambitious Comprehensive Economic and Cooperation Agreement (Ceca), which is expected to propel bilateral trade in goods, services and investment between the two nations. India and Canada have set a target to achieve $15-billion bilateral trade in the next five years from …
Canada on Tuesday announced matching an equivalent amount to the 46.8 million dollars collected by its individual citizens for the flood-affected in Pakistan and donating it to the Pakistan Flood Relief Fund. Canadian Minister of International Co-operation Beverley J. Oda said in Ottawa that Canada would continue to support Pakistani …
The popular anti-obesity drug sibutramine, marketed in India by a dozen companies under brand names such as Reductil, Meridia and Sibutrex, is likely to be banned. The drug, prescribed worldwide for three decades, has been linked in research over the past few years with increased cardiovascular events like cardiac arrests …
LEADING mining companies from Australia and Canada have expressed concerns over the new mining policy that aims to keep 26% of profits for projectdisplaced people.
Only about 30% of breast cancer cases can be explained by accepted risk factors. Crouse et al. (p. 1578) investigated whether the incidence of postmenopausal breast cancer may be associated with exposure to urban air pollution. The authors used data from a hospital-based case
Otitis media (OM) is one of the most common early childhood infections, resulting in an enormous economic burden to the health care system through unscheduled doctor visits and antibiotic prescriptions. Zemek et al. (p. 1631) investigated the association between ambient air pollution exposure and emergency department (ED) visits for OM …
David Henry discusses a research article by Geoffrey Spurling and colleagues that examined the relationship between exposure to promotional material from pharmaceutical companies and the quality, quantity, and cost of prescribing. Original Source
Canadian Consul General in India Scott Slessor has, on behalf of the Canadian government, extended offer of cooperation to Himachal Pradesh in hydro power generation, food processing and tourism sectors. In a meeting with Chief Minister Prem Kumar Dhumal on Wednesday, Slessor talked about possibilities of more trade from Himachal. …
Ontario Syncrude, the largest operator of oil sands projects in Canada, was ordered to pay $2.92 million on October 22 for causing the deaths of 1,603 ducks. The company was convicted in June by an Alberta court for failing to deploy scarecrows and loud cannons in April 2008 to prevent …
WORLD’S leading green energy producers, Japan and the US have accused Canada and China of unfairly promoting domestic manufacturers of renewable energy equipment. Japan filed a complaint with the World Trade Organisation (WTO) against Canada on September 13 because one of its provinces, Ontario, passed a green energy act in …
Lithium miners are reaping the benefits of a political and industry push to get more electric vehicles on the road, with shares in some Canadian-listed miners up more than 50 percent in the past two months. Four major producers have long dominated lithium output and demand is likely to double …
Pharmaceutical companies spent $57.5 billion on pharmaceutical promotion in the United States in 2004. The industry claims that promotion provides scientific and educational information to physicians. While some evidence indicates that promotion may adversely influence prescribing, physicians hold a wide range of views about pharmaceutical promotion. The objective of this …
Alberta is forming an independent panel of scientists to study data on water pollution near the Canadian province's oil sands after a report by a noted ecologist concluded the industry's operations were contaminating a northern river system. The move, announced by Alberta Environment Minister Rob Renner on Friday, is aimed …
Boeing Plans To Send Passengers Into Space Photo: Reuters/NASA/Handout Boeing Co plans to offer passengers the chance to fly into space on a craft it is developing for travel in low-Earth orbit, the aerospace company said on Wednesday. Boeing said it reached an agreement with Virginia-based Space Adventures to market …
