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TORONTO 鈥?The average Canadian adult does not need to be screened for infection with hepatitis C, a blood-borne virus that can in time cause cirrhosis or cancer of the liver, says a task force that develops practice guidelines for primary-care providers.In its first hepatitis C screening guidelines released Monday, the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care recommends against widespread testing of adults unless they are considered to have an elevated risk for the disease.Canadians at high risk include those who: have a history of IV drug use; were born, travelled or resided in countries where hepatitis C is endemic; received blood transfusions or had an organ transplant before 1992, when blood
stanley termosar donations weren ;t tested for the virus; or could have been exposed through potentially hazardous sexual behaviours or by getting a tattoo. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW Dr. Roland Grad, chair of the task force working group that developed t
stanley thermosflasche he guidelines, said two systematic reviews of the medical literature found no evidence of benefit from widespread population screening for hepatitis C among low-risk adults.What we are saying is that people who are not at an elevated risk don ;t need to go for a blood test or be screened for hepatitis C, said Grad, an associate professor of medicine at McGill
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OTTAWA 鈥?Fighter-jet makers are leading with promises of jobs and other economic spinoffs as they make their final pitches for why Canada should buy their planes to replace the military aging CF-18 fleet.Friday marks the deadline for U.S. aerospace companies Lockheed Martin and Boeing, as well as Swedish firm Saab, to submit their bids in the current fighter-jet competition, which will see Canada spend up to $19 billion on 88 new planes.The closing of the competition marks a major milestone in Canada decade-long effort to buy new fighter jets for the Royal Canadian Air Force, which has been plagued by government mismanagement and political controversy. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW
stanley drinking cup While the combat capability of each of the three competing planes 鈥?Lockheed Martin F-35, Boeing Super Hornet and Saab Gripen 鈥?will be the main focus as the governme
stanley botella nt evaluates each bid, there will also be a lot of focus on the economic benefits of buying each plane.To that end, Lockheed Martin commissioned a report in February that found up to 4,200 jobs will be created o
stanley polska r sustained each year if Canada buys its F-35 stealth fighter, which the company equated to more than 150,000 new jobs over the life of the plane. ARTICLE CONTINUES BELOW The analysis provided to The Canadian Press, which was compiled by Toronto-based OMX, also predicted the Canadian economy will see roug
