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Men’s Health: Protect Yourself Against Prostate Cancer

April 30, 2009

One in six. Those are the odds. This year, one of six Canadian men will be diagnosed with prostate cancer, the most ...

Primary health care teams

April 30, 2009

The Health Council of Canada recently released a report to update Canadians on the status of primary health care teams ...

Driving Researchers Need Your Help In Finding Ways To Keep Safe Older Drivers Behind The Wheel

April 30, 2009

Are you over 70, own a 1996 or newer vehicle and drive at least once a week? Candrive needs participants for an ...

Incontinence Coalition calls on government leaders to help de-stigmatize the condition and improve access to care

April 30, 2009

Members of The Incontinence Coalition endorsed a letter to Federal and Provincial Ministers of Health urging greater ...

The Innovation Cell: Patient-Led Innovation

April 30, 2009

Editor's Note: We recently met Neil Seeman at the Health Innovation Policy Summit where CARP presented our views on ...

Electronic Health Records Update

April 30, 2009

A popular trend in health care these days is the concept known as electronic health records (EHR). Proponents of EHR ...

Hypertension: A Silent Killer

April 30, 2009

Did you know that high blood pressure, or hypertension, is the most common diagnosis for office-based doctor visits in ...

Pension Reform: CARP Takes Your Proposals to Ottawa, Squares off Against Employers Who Say Pensioners Shouldn’t Have a Say

April 30, 2009

Susan Eng, CARP VP of Advocacy headed to Parliament Hill on April 21, 2009 for an appearance before the House of ...

Point/Counterpoint: James Pierlot’s Pension Reform

April 30, 2009

Editor’s Note: In the last edition of CARP Action Online we published a column by noted pension analyst James ...

50&Più Olympiad 2009: Package Offer for AARP Global Network Member Organization’s members

April 30, 2009

Our friends at 50&Più Turismo (a subsidiary of 50&Più, an AARP Global Network member) are ...