SARS survivors face lasting toll on lungs and minds
The article follows Tallmeister, an exercise buff who recovered from SARS and returned to peak times, while his 15-year-old daughter also recovered. One year on, 18 percent of survivors have reduced six minute walk distance and some suffer irreversible lung damage. Nurses report ongoing anxiety and panic triggered by hospital exposure.
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Tallmeister
Toronto
Herridge
Vicki McKenna
Ontario Nurses Association
Tories defend Kyoto law while avoiding new climate plan
Environment Minister John Baird said Canada will follow the Kyoto compliance bill and not develop a fresh plan. He called the law weak yet pledged a broader plan to cut greenhouse gases, while noting debates over spending and regulatory approaches.
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Canada
Environment
John Baird
Baird
Pablo Rodriguez
Stephen Harper
Senate
Harper
House of Commons
Peter Milliken
Kyoto
New stress clinic for veterans opens in Fredericton
Fredericton will host Canada’s first of five new clinics for military and RCMP personnel with service related psychological injuries. Ottawa funds 1.5 million to establish the Fredericton clinic with a 1 million annual operating budget, slated to open by late fall. Veteran researchers say it boosts morale by signaling that seeking help is acceptable.
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Fredericton
RCMP
Veterans Affairs
Greg Thompson
Ottawa
Canada
Clinid
Lee Windsor
Gregg Centre For the Study of War and
The
University of New Brunswick
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Parliament Hill
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