Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - October 09, 2008, Winnipeg, Manitoba C m y k Page a9 Winnipeg repress. Com Canada Winnipeg free press thursday october 9, 2008 a 9 200 Princess St. 667 0000 54% of Winnipeg adults read the saturday edition of the Winnipeg free press. Advance trac � with rec � 3.5l Duratez v6 engine refrigerated console Power lift Gate � available voice activated navigation seating for up to seven Multi panel Vista roof T no one gets left behind in a flex. Seating for up to seven. Purchase a new 2009 Ford flex Sel fwd / 2009 Ford flex limited fwd for $ 31,499 / $ 37,199. Taxes payable on full amount of Purchase Price after delivery allowance of $ 2,500 / $ 2,500 and margin reduction of $ 1,000 / $ 0 is rebated to dealer. All offers exclude freight of $ 1,300, License insurance registration Pisa administration fees and All applicable taxes. Fuel consumption ratings Are based on transport Canada approved test methods. Actual fuel consumption May vary based on Road conditions vehicle loading driving habits and the addition of certain vehicle accessories. Fuel efficiency figures Are based on the 2009 Ford flex Sel fwd 6 Speed Auto. Dealer May sell for less. Limited time offers. Offers May be cancelled at any time without notice. L fun e l con sump t i on Ca 2009 Ford flex limited Model shown starting at $ 31,499 excluding freight of $ 1,300 find out More at Ford. Ca fuel Economy Hwy 8.4l/ 100km 34 mpg City 12.6/ 100km 22 mpg h health Canada is investigating the deaths of five people who had been injected with botox and serious reactions in another eight cases. All the deaths involved people who were treated for such medical conditions As neck and muscle spasms. Two occurred in children with cerebral palsy including a nine year old boy Given botox for drooling. The reactions suggest the botulinum toxin May have spread to other parts of the body beyond where it was injected according to health Canada. Only one of the 13 reports health Canada had received As of March 28 involved using botox for wrinkles and none was medically confirmed As Distant toxin spread according to the Agency yes most recent Adverse reaction newsletter. However 10 of the 13 cases were deemed to be serious owing to life threatening reaction one Cas hospitalization three cases ongoing disability one Case or fatal outcome five cases Adverse reactions included Throat swelling respiratory arrest difficulty swallowing and aspiration pneumonia and infection that occurs when food or liquids Are inhaled into the respiratory tract and lungs. The reports could be due to an underlying illness or some other Factor health Canada says. Allergen inc., the makers of botox says reported Adverse reactions Are rare and dont prove cause and effect. If you look at its entire 18 year history that the product has been on the Market in Canada and 20 years worldwide serious Adverse event reports have been rare with this product said spokeswoman Caroline Van Hove. More than 14 million botox vials for medical use have been distributed worldwide since the product was approved in 1989 another four million vials have been distributed for cosmetic use. Health Canada announced an ongoing safety review of botox in february following reports from the u. S. Linking botox and a similar drug my bloc to Adverse reactions including respiratory failure and death. The Canadian deaths included three women in their 60s, All of whom had underlying medical conditions such As Parkinson is or cerebral palsy. A 13 year old boy with cerebral palsy and severe seizure disorder died after receiving botox for muscle spasms. Allergen is updating its product information to note rare reports of muscle weakness and other serious Adverse events in children and adults Van Hove said. She said people treated with botox for medical conditions such As muscle contractions receive far higher doses than a healthy adult would for wrinkling. In Canada botox is approved for medical conditions such As uncontrollable muscle contractions crossed eyes and excessive underarm sweating. Botox cosmetic is approved for Glabella lines the vertical lines Between the eyebrows forehead wrinkles and crowds feet. But nobody knows what happens when you go to another part of the body said or. Sydney Wolfe director of Public citizens health research group. Can West news service did botox cause deaths health Canada probes possible toxic reaction by Sharon Kirkey Toronto canadians know the importance of infection prevention but few Are transferring that knowledge into action the health & Hygiene Council Canada said wednesday As it called for greater awareness of How to protect against health threats. The Council said an International Survey on Hygiene practices shows 90 per cent of canadians know hand washing is important but Only 37 per cent of Canadian children and 44 per cent of adults Wash before eating. The Survey said 80 per cent of parents in Malaysia 79 per cent in India and 76 per cent in Italy reported their children washed their hands before meals. Or. Donald Low chair of the Council and chief microbiologist at Toronto is mount Sinai Hospital said hand washing and surface disinfection Are two key areas that need greater attention along with food safety immunization and proper use of antibiotics. He said the most bang for your Buck in prevention from illness at Home comes in the Kitchen where bacteria and viruses can multiply on moist or hard surfaces. Low said dish cloths Are growing unsatisfactory Levels of bacteria in nine out of 10 Canadian kitchens and 80 per cent of food borne illnesses occur at Home because food was not handled or cooked properly. In the past doctors promoted washing with soap and water but alcohol based hand rubs Are better to use on hands that Are not visibly soiled he said. They Are More effective at actually killing bacteria and viruses Low said. They Are easier on your hands so you can do it More often without getting chafing of the skin. They can also be made More readily accessible Low said. He said 15 seconds of hand washing with soap and water is still Best for visible dirt but using an anti bacterial soap wont do anything regular soap and water will do. With cold and flu season approaching Low said it is not responsible to go into work ill. Someone will come into work on a monday when they feel Lousy and tuesday they stay Home because they Are feeling so Rotten but it was monday when they were the most infectious Low said. He said Hygiene standards Are different across age groups provinces and organizations and the Council is considering studying Hygiene practices in Day care and elementary schools where children Are susceptible to sharing germs. The Council is also considering a study comparing common household disinfectants to determine their effectiveness. The International Survey talked to 10,000 people in 10 countries including Canada. Can West news service toss dish rag and Wash hands by Jordana Huber Council pushes infection prevention around Canada Man beats Bear to death with stick Vancouver a Man bludgeoned a Black Bear to death with a stick after it attacked him near Green Lake in b. C. She put me Down twice. I knew if she put me Down again chances Are i get up Jim West 45, said tuesday. It a snot fight or flight. It was live or die. West and his two dogs were out scouting for Moose at the Lake about 400 Kilometres Northeast of Vancouver when he crossed the path of an angry female Bear saturday. The Bear took a couple of Good Chews out of the rear of wests Skull and left Arm. When the dogs distracted the Bear West grabbed a stick and began beating the animal. I hit her until i crushed her Skull he said. Do not Call list attracts 2.7 million Toronto the new National do not Call list designed to Ward off unwanted sales pitches from telemarketers had registered nearly 2.7 million phone numbers As of wednesday nearly one week after overwhelming demand crashed the website. The Strong Uptake appeared to confirm crts projections that 60 per cent of the 27 million residential Telephone numbers in Canada would be registered on the list within the next two years. From the news services the Canadian press / the Center for whale research whale of a problem a female orca or killer whale travels with her offspring in Waters around the san Juan islands in Washington state in september 2006. A coalition of environmental groups is suing the Federal government claiming its refusing to use legislation to protect threatened and endangered killer whales that live along the b. C. Coast. The group that includes Greenpeace and the David Suzuki foundation is asking the Federal court of Canada to Force the department of fisheries and oceans to protect whale habitat. The dirty truth Only 44 per cent of adults Wash hands before eating. A _ 09_ oct 09 08. Ind a9 1 0/ 8/ 08 8 59 04 pm ;