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Medicine Hat News

Location

Medicine Hat, Alberta, Canada

Date

Jun 23, 2014

Page

11

Dogs as melanoma detectors suggest DIY diagnosis

The article argues skin cancer is preventable but rising, especially melanoma. It cites risk factors, warns against sun exposure, and notes a trained dog detected melanoma with 99 percent accuracy in tests. It advocates annual self checks and consulting a doctor, with a playful note on using dogs for early diagnosis.

The Cancer Society Allan Halpern Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center New York City Halpern Rudyard Kipling Harry Truman United States Washington Harvard Medical School Lancet Larry Meyers Auburn College of Veterinary Medicine Auburn Alabama Meyers Docgiff.com Docgiff

Locator Device Project uses GPS to track dementia patients in Alberta

In Calgary and Grande Prairie ten dementia patients in each city will wear GPS devices for six months to study tracking potential. The project aims to improve patient safety and caregiver quality of life while reducing confinement anxiety from locked doors.

Alberta Calgary Grande Prairie

GPS to Aid Dementia Patients May Reduce Wandering

The piece notes over 40,000 Albertans live with dementia, with about 60 percent prone to wandering. It reports a study testing GPS tracking via text alerts and Google maps to help caregivers locate loved ones and possibly extend at home life, with results due later this year.

Gillian Slade

Teens favor flavoured tobacco amid rising addiction risk

A University of Waterloo study based on the 2010-2011 Youth Smoking Survey finds more than half of Canadian teen tobacco users choose flavoured products such as bubble gum cherry and watermelon. Among daily cigarette users 32 percent smoke menthol flavoured brands highlighting industry tactics to attract youth with flavours and packaging.

Toronto University of Waterloo Canada Leia Minaker Minaker Ottawa Alberta Waterloo Ont U.S Centers For Disease Control

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