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| Statement by the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, on enforcement of the Cracking Down on Tobacco Marketing Aimed At Youth Act Yesterday, Health Canada’s tobacco inspectors conducted simultaneous seizures of little cigars at three Quebec-based importers. / Hier, des inspecteurs du tabac de Santé Canada ont procédé à des saisies simultanées de petits cigares chez trois importateurs du Québec. |
| Foreign Product Alerts 17 weight loss products; Uprizing 2.0; Get Stiff, Maxi Mize; Ying Da Wang tablets; Slimina weightloss capsules, S-shape slim capsules; Athri-Eze, Sear Heang Tienchi Tu Chung Wan, Wiku Jahe Kencur (Akur Mujarab), Cap Wijaya Kusuma (An Ki It); Cardiotium, Paidusu, SlimEasy Herbs Capsule, Tianran Zuanshi Xianweisu; [LuShenPai] Specific Hou Ton Qing, [AA] Pe Min Kan Wan / 17 weight loss products; Uprizing 2.0; Get Stiff, Maxi Mize; Ying Da Wang tablets; Slimina weightloss capsules, S-shape slim capsules; Athri-Eze, Sear Heang Tienchi Tu Chung Wan, Wiku Jahe Kencur (Akur Mujarab), Cap Wijaya Kusuma (An Ki It); Cardiotium, Paidusu, SlimEasy Herbs Capsule, Tianran Zuanshi Xianweisu; [LuShenPai] Specific Hou Ton Qing, [AA] Pe Min Kan Wan |
| Government of Canada supports the development of a home care planning and evaluation tool Ms. Eve Adams, Member of Parliament for Mississauga-Brampton South, on behalf of the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, today announced support to the Canadian Home Care Association for the development of a policy planning and evaluation tool, called the Home Care Policy Lens. |
| UPDATE: Unauthorized Products Removed from Sale at Additional Stores in Burnaby, B.C. Further to previous communications, Health Canada is advising Canadians that we have identified two additional Male and Female Harmony retail stores that were selling unauthorized health products. |
| The Harper Government and Saskatchewan Partner to Bring More Doctors and Nurses to Province The Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Federal Minister of Health, and the Honourable Don McMorris, Saskatchewan Health Minister, today announced funding to help attract, train and retain internationally educated health professionals for the Saskatchewan health workforce. |
| Champix: Updated safety information for the smoking-cessation drug Health Canada is informing Canadians that our review of Champix is now complete and the label has been updated with new information with respect to cardiovascular safety. Champix (the brand name for varenicline tartrate) is a prescription drug used to help patients quit smoking in combination with supportive counselling. |
| Important Reminder about Weight-loss Health Products As the rate of obesity has increased in Canada, so has the market for weight-loss products. While authorized health products for weight loss may provide benefits when used properly as part of a weight management program, the use of unauthorized health products may pose serious risks to your health. |
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