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The Global Hepatitis Summit is taking place in Toronto right now and today in The Conversation Canada, we’ve got two articles by scholars who are presenting new information about liver disease at the summit.
The chair of the summit, Harry Janssen of the University of Toronto, tells us that a key topic to be discussed is the goal to offer all Canadian children the hepatitis B vaccine, preferably at the time they are born.
Morris Sherman of the University of Toronto looks at the rise of liver cancer deaths in Canada – and warns of an epidemic on the horizon if a number of things don’t change, including training new liver cancer specialists.
It seemed like a great idea at the time – as part of its Canada 150 celebrations, Ottawa announced admission to our national parks would be free in 2017. Edward Struzik of Queen’s University gives a first-hand account at some of the chaos he saw during a hike in Jasper National Park – “the last thing that most of our national parks need is more people” – and how it’s time for a new park policy.
And finally…think about how much “data” you absorb in your daily life. Kyle Murray of the University of Alberta tells us that we process as much information in a single day than our ancestors in the 15th century would have taken in during their entire lifetime.
Regards,
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To reduce the incidence of hepatitis B in Canada and to reduce mother-to-child transmission, it is vital that we vaccinate all infants at birth.
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Harry Janssen, University of Toronto
To meet World Health Organization targets and reduce the rates of chronic hepatitis B infection among children, Canada should implement routine vaccination of all infants at birth.
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Hepatitis B, hepatitis C and obesity all play a part in the rising incidence of liver cancer – in Canada and globally.
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Morris Sherman, University of Toronto
To prevent the epidemic of liver cancer that looms on the horizon, we need to tackle hepatitis B, hepatitis C and obesity.
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The daily fluctuations in the stock market can have a serious emotional impact on people watching their stock portfolios, when the less stressful strategy would be to pay attention to long-term trends.
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Kyle Murray, University of Alberta; Dominic Thomas, Monash University
Today it's estimated that we take in about five times as much information as we did 25 years ago, and that we process as much data in a day as our 15th century ancestors would have in their lifetime.
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The wilderness in Canada’s parks is shrinking due to encroaching business. Pictured here: the Glacier Skywalk in Jasper National Park is cantilevered 280 metres over the Sunwapta Valley floor.
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Edward Struzik, Queen's University, Ontario
Canada's national parks don't need more visitors. They could use more scientists, and better science, to help conserve the country's species.
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World Cup Kickoff
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Simon Chadwick, University of Salford
For FIFA, the tournament is a commercial and technological opportunity.
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Alan Bairner, Loughborough University
The 17-year-old prodigy thrilled the world and set the scene for Brazil's decades-long dominance of the World Game.
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Wycliffe W. Njororai Simiyu, University of Texas at Tyler
Africa has always promised a great deal in the international showcase but delivered very little at the football world cup.
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Per Urlaub, Middlebury College
Made up almost entirely of West Germans, the roster of Germany's national soccer team reflects divisions that remain almost 30 years after the fall of the Berlin Wall.
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