Alberta Health Services has recently confirmed one case of measles in the Edmonton area and two cases in the Calgary area.
Measles is an extremely contagious disease spread easily through the air.
Officials advise that individuals who were present at the following locations in west Edmonton in the past week, may have been exposed to the possible case of measles:
March 25, 2014
West End Registries (10011 170 St. N.W., Edmonton) from 7:40 a.m. to 10 p.m.
Safeway at Callingwood (6655 178 St., Edmonton) from 8:30 p.m. to 10:50 p.m.
March 26, 2014
West End Registries (10011 170 St N.W., Edmonton) from 7:40 a.m. to 8:40 p.m.
Symptoms of measles include a fever of 38.3 C or higher, cough, runny nose and/or red eyes, and a red blotchy rash that appears three to seven days after fever starts, beginning behind the ears and on the face and spreading down the body and then to the arms and legs.
There is no treatment for measles, but it can be prevented through immunization, which is offered for free in Alberta. Children typically receive their first dose of measles vaccine at 12 months of age and their second dose between the ages of four and six years.
If you have symptoms of the measles, AHS advises you to stay home and call Health Link Alberta (1-866-408-5465) before visiting any health care facility or provider.
The Canadian Diabetes Association unveiled the Diabetes Charter of Canada in 10 major cities across Canada on Friday.
The goals of the charter are to advocate for equitable access to high-quality diabetes care and supports and to enhance the health and quality of life for people who live with diabetes and their caregivers.
“The need for the Diabetes Charter for Canada has never been more clear. Diabetes is a public health issue of epidemic proportion – more than nine million Canadians are living with diabetes or pre-diabetes,” said J. Richard Blickstead, president and CEO of the association.
All Canadians are invited to participate in the initiative by signing the Diabetes Charter for Canada online at www.MyDiabetesCharter.ca.
Mid-life crises do exist, say social economists from the University of Melbourne, Australia.
Researchers tracked happiness levels of thousands of people across Britain, Germany and Australia over several decades. They found that when age was compared to overall life satisfaction, there was a clear “U-shape” pattern in human well-being.
“What is interesting is the consistency of the results in all of the three countries we examined. Human happiness hits the lowest point around the ages of 40 to 42”, said Terence Cheng, researcher.
“Indeed all the more intriguing is that the U-shape pattern has been recently observed in research on great apes. Perhaps we are more similar than we think?”
The study is the first to follow the happiness of participants over time, compared to previous studies that have used cross sectional data.
“This is important as the U-shape finding therefore does not arise from variations across different people, but rather within individuals,” added Cheng.
