Tag Archives: health

It'll take until almost the end of the flu season for doctors to know just how effective getting the shot was in battling the illness. "We cannot predict how efficient the flu vaccine (will) be this y...

OTTAWA - Health Canada offered hints Tuesday about the government's plans for legal pot, including, plain packaging and stern, stark health warnings like those found on tobacco products. The departmen...

Flu season is here and many flu shot clinics are popping up around the Queen City. "The big thing is to not only protect yourself from getting the flu, but to prevent the spread to others," said Andre...

Saskatchewan bishops have sent out a new letter regarding the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine after parents mistakenly received one that hadn't been updated in about a decade. On Sept. 25, a letter...

  More cases of whooping cough are being confirmed in the Moose Jaw area. The Five Hills Health Region is confirming 67 lab-proven cases of pertussis, more commonly known as whooping cough due to...

The Saskatchewan government is backing down on more cuts announced in its belt-tightening budget. The province says it will not go ahead with a planned 10 per cent funding cut to community-based organ...

Since the age of 13, Dave Burdeniuk knew he would one day lose his sight. Now at 52, his world is rapidly turning black. Burdeniuk, director of media relations at SaskEnergy, has retinitis pigmentosa,...

The province confirmed two people tested positive for West Nile virus in Saskatchewan. However, it's not clear if they were infected this year. Deputy chief medical health officer Dr. Denise Werker sa...

It can be tough trying to pick between being healthy and enjoying a deep fried delicacy and in Regina on Wednesday, you could find both at different spots in the city. The Queen City Ex, on now at Evr...

Saskatchewan's collective waistline is rapidly expanding, according to new numbers from Statistics Canada. Numbers from the Canadian Community Health Survey show 45.9 per cent of adults are obese. Tha...