Friday's Local Hero (The Herald)

21 August 2008, 1:34 pm

If a climb does not have the capacity to kill him, Kev Shields is not interested. For him, risk is something to be embraced - actively sought even - rather than assessed with a clipboard and set of health and safety guidelines.... read more

Pregnant woman, 40, among those in Ontario with listeriosis: health official (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)

21 August 2008, 12:55 pm

TORONTO - Ontario's top medical official says more cases of listeriosis will likely be reported in the weeks to come as the result of a nationwide outbreak of the potentially dangerous bacterial infection.... read more

Health officials track listeriosis outbreak (Owen Sound Sun Times)

21 August 2008, 9:54 am

There have been no cases locally of listeriosis, Grey Bruce medical officer of health Dr. Hazel Lynn said Wednesday, as health officials were investigating an outbreak of the bacterial infection that has killed one person and sickened at least 16 others. Earlier Wednesday Maple Leaf Foods, one of Ca... read more

Obese Senior Citizens Don’t Increase Death Risk but Become Ticking Bomb for Disability (Senior Journal)

21 August 2008, 8:55 am

Aug. 21, 2008 – Being obese as a senior citizen may not increase your risk of death above that of thinner seniors, but it is a major contributor to increased disability in later life, which is creating a ticking time bomb for health services in developed countries, according to new research.... read more

Death may be linked to meats (London Free Press)

21 August 2008, 1:56 am

A Londoner is one of at least 17 people sickened by a disease outbreak linked to ready-to-eat meat products.... read more

Death possibly linked to tainted meat (C-Health)

20 August 2008, 5:08 pm

TORONTO - At least one person is dead and 16 others ill across Canada from a bacterial infection that can be fatal to the infirm, the elderly and unborn children - and could be linked to a massive, nationwide recall of ready-to-eat meat products made by food giant Maple Leaf Foods.... read more

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