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Tanning bed's a hot topic at Belleville council

October 13, 2011 at 12:14 pm

By John Boldrick The Canadian Cancer Society presented its case to Belleville city council Tuesday in an attempt to get restrictions placed on tanning bed usage among youth. Heather Gray,[…]

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Doctor recruitment hits goal; waiting list continues

September 27, 2011 at 2:40 pm

By Jennifer Bowman Quinte West has reached its goal for the doctor recruitment program but that doesn’t mean waiting lists are a thing of the past. Dr. Glenn Griffin has[…]

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Live, interactive healthcare forum led by Loyalist College nursing program

September 26, 2011 at 9:02 pm

Students and faculty of the Loyalist College Nursing Program are hosting a one-hour live, interactive event on Thursday Sept. 29, 2011, starting at 10 a.m. The student will be fielding[…]

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Students turn to prescription drugs to help focus

September 15, 2011 at 11:51 am

By Katrina Geenevasen They’re being coined as smart drugs. In an effort to improve grades, more and more secondary and post-secondary students are using prescription drugs they don’t really need.[…]

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Healthcare clinic reaches one-year anniversary

August 26, 2011 at 8:27 am

By Renée Rodgers Tammy O’Rourke, a local nurse practitioner, could see something had to be done to improve healthcare in the area. She recognized many people were without family doctors,[…]

Prince Edward council sides with West Nile plan

July 27, 2011 at 2:51 pm

By Ashliegh Gehl A proposal to kill off large number of mosquitoes carrying West Nile virus had councillors buzzing at Picton’s Shire Hall Tuesday night. Eric Serwotka, of the Hastings[…]

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Picton physician to receive the Order of Canada

July 11, 2011 at 7:30 am

By Steph Crosier A Picton doctor, professor and father who lives his life trying to make a difference will receive the Order of Canada. Dr. Robert Younghusband McMurtry, 71, will[…]

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Eye exams for junior kindergarteners

July 4, 2011 at 11:18 am

By Steph Crosier Local optometrists support a program by the McGuinty government to promote eye exams for junior kindergarteners. The program will spread awareness to parents who may not know[…]

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Swimming lessons save lives

June 29, 2011 at 8:06 am

More young children are drowning in Canada according to the Canadian Lifesaving Society. Swimming lessons help keep children safe. QNet’s Renée Rodgers reports from the Quinte West YMCA. No related[…]

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Parents lean toward swimming lessons as number of drownings rise

June 28, 2011 at 2:32 pm

By Renée Rodgers Nina Jaenicke from Brighton knows more small children are drowning in Canada and she isn’t taking chances with her little ones. She enrolled her daughter Madison Jaenicke,[…]

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