November 30th, 2009 Limb-sparing surgery, which has been taking the place of amputation for bone and soft tissue sarcomas of the lower limb in recent years, may not provide much or even any additional benefit to patients according to a new review.
The analysis, published in the September 15, 2009 issue of CANCER, a peer-reviewed journal of the American [...]
November 26th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
In Uganda, for example, elephant numbers at Queen Elizabeth National Park had been reduced to only 150. IFAW stepped in to help in 1987 by shipping six patrol trucks to Uganda to save elephants and other wildlife from poachers. IFAW continued to work with the government of Uganda by supporting anti-poaching efforts [...]
November 26th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Children must pass through several stages, or take specific steps, on their road to becoming adults. For most people, there are four or five such stages of growth where they learn certain things: infancy (birth to age two), early childhood (ages 3 to 8 years), later childhood (ages 9 to 12) [...]
November 26th, 2009
Posted by Tanya Hutchens
The Ontario SPCA would like to address any concerns the public may have on the issue of an increase in heartworm cases in the Province of Ontario. Heartworm is often spread through mosquitoes and pets already infected with the disease. If left untreated the disease could be fatal to your [...]
November 26th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Peer support volunteers have been there too
The Peer Support program is a one-to-one, telephone-based support service that matches people who are living through cancer with others who have had cancer in the recent past.
A service for people living with cancer
The Peer Support program is designed to help people living with cancer over [...]
November 26th, 2009 Funds raised from the event will go toward a Birthing Suite within York Central’s Family Birthing Centre.
York Central Hospital Foundation appreciates all the support from the community and the hospital.
November 26th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
It was a meeting of Canada’s most powerful people and its most vulnerable – executives in business-casual attire, mingling with homeless teenagers, young refugees, and victims of abuse.
But these two seemingly alien groups were linked by a common yearning – for pride of accomplishment. The underlying message from the disadvantaged youth to [...]
November 26th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
Sarojeni Rengam (Malaysia) is the Executive Director of the Pesticide Action Network Asia and the Pacific (PAN-AP), a global network working towards the eradication of pesticide problems and promoting sustainable agriculture. She works in the areas of gender particularly women in agriculture, food security and sovereignty, anti-globalisation and community pesticide monitoring by [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
While the Toronto Humane Society remains under investigation and their status to conduct and participate in animal cruelty investigations suspended, the Ontario SPCA has created a network of support for Toronto to respond to allegations of neglect, abuse and abandoned animals.
Since the suspension of the Toronto Humane Society, the Ontario SPCA has [...]
November 18th, 2009 Posted by Tanya Hutchens
UNICEF’s Deputy Executive Director, Hilde F. Johnson, today urged for more action to be taken in Southern Sudan to stop severe food shortages in parts of the country escalating into a worse crisis.
“Now is the time to act. Everybody needs to do their best to stop this humanitarian emergency, which is already [...]