Health

The Middlesex-London Health Unit announced that they have received information about an increasing number of overdoses due to opioid-poisoning over the last several weeks, and are warning of the potential arrival of new and highly toxic form of opioids to our region. Last week Regional HIV/AIDS Connection (RHAC) issued a …

The Ontario Cannabis Store (OCS) said yesterday that it has partnered with 26 licensed producers for its online retail platform. The store will be Ontario’s only online retailer when recreational marijuana is legalized in the fall, and supply agreements with Health Canada-authorized producers will be competitive. The online retailer will sell …

The Middlesex-London Health Unit (MLHU) to issue a public statement today, due to a lapse in infection prevention and control (IPAC) practices at London’s ParaMed Flex Clinics. Clients of ParaMed Flex Clinics are encouraged to speak to their healthcare providers about the possible need for blood testing. After receiving a …

If you thought you’d be walking into a store and legally buying some weed this October, think again. The provincial government announced today that they are delaying the launch of private marijuana sales in bricks-and-mortar stores until April 2019. Instead cannabis sales will be through an online-only retail channel, when …

The Dole brand of Baby Spinach with Tender Reds, has been recalled due to concerns of listeria contamination. The recall is for 142-gram packages of spinach sold in P.E.I., Newfoundland and Labrador, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and possibly across Canada. No illnesses have yet been linked to the spinach, …

The Middlesex-London Health Unit is warning local residents that a trap in London was found to contain insects that tested positive for West Nile Virus. The trap was located near Springbank Drive and Wharncliffe Road, and is the first this summer to contain West Nile Virus-positive mosquitoes. Less than 1% …

According to a CBC article yesterday, Canada could run out of EpiPens “in coming days or weeks.” At the root of the issue, is that Pfizer continues to experience supply shortages of EpiPen® epinephrine auto-injectors in the 0.3 mg and 0.15 mg doses, according to their press release. Pfizer anticipates …

According to an article in the Globe And Mail, the Ontario government will reportedly allow private stores to sell marijuana once it becomes legal on Oct. 17th. The new system would mimic the proposed Alberta model, which will allow for privately run cannabis stores to sell marijuana with licences granted …

Six Canadians have been affected by a strain of E. Coli whose genetic fingerprint is similar to that of Romaine lettuce in the southwestern United States that has already sickened 149 people in 29 states, according to Federal health authorities. The six Canadian cases were reported between late March and …