Health & Safety

It’s too late to begin planning for a flu pandemic when the first employee goes down sick or the World Health Organization declares an emergency, says a leading workplace hazards expert.

It took almost 40 years, but Mattawa is finally getting a new hospital.

Canada’s new Minister of Health, Tony Clement, has pledged that all-important post won’t take time away from his role as minister responsible for FedNor.

Lost productivity in the workplace due to mental illness is costing Canadian businesses billions of dollars a year, states a 2002 Health Canada report. One in five Canadians experience a mental illness throughout his or her lifetime.

Like mineral prospecting, bioprospecting springs forth hope of finding new medical discoveries from natural sources like plants.

By ADELLE LARMOUR Combining traditional healing, medicines, foods and support programs with Western medical technologies will soon become a reality for the Sioux Lookout Meno-Ya-Win Health Centre and the 28 surrounding communities it services.

By IAN ROSS A partnership deal between a northeastern Ontario First Nation and a Quebec pharmaceutical company to grow a plant used in cancer treatment could be the cornerstone of an agriculture industrial park on Lake Huron's North Shore.

One of the largest manufacturers of radiation oncology equipment in the world has forged ties with the Regional Cancer Centre in Thunder Bay, bringing expertise and possibly new economic infrastructure to the city.

By SARI HUHTALA Northern Ontario Business Designer office furniture, large office space and a fancy car, for some, may be a sign that a business is thriving, but appearance isn't everything, and a little frugality and conservative thinking can go a l

BY JOSEPH QUESNEL At Sudbury-based Sandvik Mining and Construction, company policy is to put the "health" back into health and safety policy. Sandvik has active social committees that promote group activities in the company.