A woman who claimed she contracted Lyme Disease through sexual contact is in all likelihood mistaken, says a Manitoba-based medical professional. Recently, Ohio resident Jolene Gonzales claimed that she contracted Lyme disease from her husband who had been infected with the disease in 2007. Gonzales told Steinbach Online that 13 different doctors had diagnosed her […]
Can trees talk to each other? This entomologist says yes
Can trees talk to each other? The unraveling of the distinction between plants and animals seems to be accelerating. The supposedly deaf and dumb greenery all around us and the supposedly intelligent, socially astute creatures (including humans, on a good day) that walk on two and four legs have been growing closer at a feverish […]
Patient Home Monitoring still has triple-digit upside, says Mackie
Plans to spin off its business into separate equipment and service concerns have given Patient Home Monitoring (TSX:PHM) a bump in its share price, but Mackie Research Capital analyst Russell Stanley thinks the stock still has boatloads of upside. Yesterday, Patient Home Monitoring announced its board had approve plans to split the company into two […]
Why did the Tragically Hip farewell tour raise so little cash for cancer research?
The Canadian Cancer Society and the Sunnybrook Foundation have reported that this summer’s tour by Canadian rock icons the Tragically Hip raised more than $1-million for brain cancer research. Representatives from the Canadian Cancer Society say nearly $400,000 in donations have been received, while the Sunnybrook Hospital in Toronto, through the Gord Downie Fund for […]
Mettrum Health gets price target raise to $4.25 at PI Financial
A property sale that fortifies medical marijuana player Mettrum Health’s (TSXV:MT) balance sheet has PI analyst Jason Zandberg feeling more optimistic about the company’s future. This morning, Mettrum Health announced it had entered into an agreement to sell one of its facilities for $7-million in cash. The company said it also negotiated a supply agreement […]
Laurentian Bank Securities cuts price target on Concordia Healthcare
Proposed legislation from the United Kingdom has Laurentian Bank Securities analyst Joseph Walewicz feeling less bullish about Concordia Healthcare (TSX:CXR, Nasdaq:CXRX). The United Kingdom’s Health Service Medical Supplies (Costs) Bill, which aims to manage the cost of health service medicines, was introduced into the House of Commons on Sept. 15, 2016 and Concordia Friday commented […]
University of Toronto researchers to sequence genomes of 10,000 people per year
The University of Toronto has announced a massive project to sequence the whole genomes of 10,000 people per year, using Big Data to better understand complex diseases and create the next generation of precision therapies. The combination of access to new genome sequencing facilities and computing power promise to drive transformational medical research at the […]
Canopy Growth is strongly positioned for the recreational market, says M Partners
M Partners analyst Mason Brown says recent moves from Canopy Growth Corp. (TSX:CGC) bode well for its future. Yesterday, Canopy Growth announced that its subsidiary Tweed had competed its cannabis breeding facility within its Smiths Falls, Ont. “With few exceptions — like Bedrocan Canada who obtained world-class, standardized genetics from Dutch cannabis pioneer Bedrocan Beheer […]
Vancouver police to carry naloxone to combat spike in fentanyl overdoses
With the number of accidental overdoses on the rise in the Vancouver, police say they are soon going to equip their officers with naloxone, an injection/nasal spray that counteracts the effects of narcotics and overdoses in an emergency situation. The need for police to carry naloxone comes from the extreme rise in deaths related to […]
Waterloo students win national James Dyson Award for smart contact lens
Medella Health, of Waterloo, Ontario has won the national leg of the James Dyson Award, meaning that they will now advance to the international competition representing Canada, with its non-invasive glucose monitoring Smart Contact Lens Platform, designed for people living with diabetes. The Medella team, made up of University of Waterloo students Harry Gandhi, Huayi […]
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