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Health Headlines, Oct. 20 – 24

Oct. 20 -Battle over tobacco sales in pharmacies
Tobacco products are still allowed to be sold in BC pharmacies, and that’s how some of the province’s biggest retailers want it to stay.


Oct. 21 -Paralyzed man walks again
A ground-breaking cell transplant procedure has allowed a paralyzed man to walk again.

Oct. 22 – BC spinal cord experts react to paralyzed man’s breakthrough
Yesterday’s report that a paralyzed man is able to walk again after a pioneering therapy, has raised the tantalizing prospect of actually reversing paralysis but experts urge caution.

Oct. 23 – Sepsis breakthrough made by UBC researchers
Researchers at UBC have made a breakthrough that could literally save thousands of lives. Linda Aylesworth reports.

Oct. 24 – Aspirin and heart attacks
Health Canada has given Bayer the go-ahead to market Aspirin for heart attack prevention.

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