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New Saskatchewan Research
The Saskatchewan Rural Health Study is a large five year study looking at factors affecting lung health in the rural areas of our province. A total of 39 rural municipalities and 16 towns are...
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SHRF Partnership
The Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation (SHRF) is offering a pilot funding program developed to encourage collaborative groups of health researchers to launch new ideas, develop new research...
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My Experience With Lung Cancer – Part 5: Lung Cancer Awareness
[See previous blogs – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, and Part 4] I haven’t written a blog since the summer. I am not sure why – I think it is because I wasn’t sure what else I could say that would be helpful...
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Improving care for people living with COPD
The Canadian Foundation for Healthcare Improvement supports healthcare partnerships to find innovative ways of improving patient care. This collaborative approach is a great example of how health...
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Cold and Flu Season
If it seems like everyone around you is sick, you could be right. According to the latest Public Health Agency FluWatch report, we are reaching the peak of the flu season. Best advice: stay home when...
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Today is National Flag Day
From http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canada_flag_halifax_9_-04.JPG On February 15, 1965, Canadians flew the Maple Leaf Flag for the first time. In 1965: The Beatles had 5 number one hits Bonanza...
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Officially, daylight savings time begins this year on Sunday, March 8 at 2 am when clocks in most of Canada are moved forward by one hour. The phrase ‘spring forward, fall back’ reminds us which way...
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My Experience With Lung Cancer – Part 6: When things are hard
[See previous blogs – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5] March 6, 2015: The last month has been the hardest so far. The cancer progressed despite the new treatment, and that led to a fracture of...
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Take Action on Asthma
Asthma, common yet serious. Do you know a child with asthma? Chances are you do. As many as 1 in five Canadian children have asthma. It is a disease that is common, but all too often the seriousness...
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Update on Flavoured Tobacco Products in Saskatchewan
There is growing concern over the consistency of youth tobacco use rates over the past few years across Canada. In Saskatchewan, this trend is particularly troubling, as tobacco use rates in the...
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Dr. Frank Scott receives prestigious Founders Award
Dr. Frank Scott receives the 2015 Founders Award from Karen Davis, Treasurer, Canadian Lung Association It is our pleasure to report that the 2015 Canadian Lung Association Founders Award was presented...
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FOCUS. BREATHE. PLAY HARD. – A Learning Opportunity and Experience!
We are 4th year nursing students from the University of Saskatchewan who began a community health rotation at The Lung Association in September. From the first day we were welcomed with open arms and...
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My Experience With Lung Cancer – Epilogue
[See previous posts – Part 1, Part 2, Part 3, Part 4, Part 5, Part 6] On March 17, 2016, 26 months after receiving her diagnosis of lung cancer, Dr. Terry-Nan Tannenbaum passed away. The courage with...
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Important Tax Changes for Planned Gifts
Up until January 1, 2016 trusts created in your will, called testamentary trusts, had a distinct advantage as earnings in the trust were taxed at graduated rates. A graduated tax rate is how an...
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Season’s Sneezings : April showers bring May flowers
For most people, spring time is a time of the year when we shed winter coats and breathe in the long-forgotten smells of budding flowers and trees. But almost a quarter of Canadians suffers from...
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Lung Association of Saskatchewan Lifetime Achievement Award – 2016
Ms. Pat Smith (right), Chair of the Lung Association of Saskatchewan volunteer board, presents the 2016 Lifetime Achievement Award to Dr. Darcy Marciniuk at the Respirology State of the Art Conference,...
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Quitting Smoking – We are here to help!
Today marks the start of National Non-Smoking Week. This event was established in 1977 by The Canadian Council for Tobacco Control. However, The Lung Association likes to think of everyday as a great...
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Eight Years Tobacco-Free and Counting. Honouring a loved one by honouring...
Kristie’s Breathe Story While I was in high school and in my early 20’s, I lived a very unhealthy lifestyle. I ate anything I wanted, rarely exercised and smoked a half a pack a day for 15 years....
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A man of his word: Smoke Free Grad 2000
Curtis signed a contract in grade one, decades later, he has never broke his promise. There were a lot of exciting events happening in 1989. The Swift Current Broncos won the Memorial Cup in...
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Dr. Veronica Marcoux, Asthma Camper → Lung Doctor
As a child, you attended The Lung Association asthma camp. Tell us what camp was like for you and your experience with asthma. I really enjoyed the time that I spent at the asthma camp! It was a great...
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