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The Lung Association in Partnership with the Take Action on Radon Coalition Commends the Government of Saskatchewan for Including Radon Mitigation Costs under the New Home Renovation Tax Credit
January 13th, 2021
For Immediate Release
SASKATOON, January 14, 2021 -- Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer. It is a gas formed by the breakdown of uranium, a natural radioactive material found in all soil and rock, and...
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A Big Change to Vape Product Advertising & Packaging
July 6th, 2020
This month saw mandatory health warnings and package requirements for vape products come into effect here in Canada. Last December, Health Canada published the final version of the Vaping Products Labelling and...
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Saskatchewan Health Research Foundation and The Lung Association, Saskatchewan Commit $1M to Respiratory Research Funding
April 25th, 2019
When you can’t breathe, nothing else matters. That’s why two of Saskatchewan’s leading health research funding organizations are looking to the future with a long-term investment of $1 million over five years....
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In Memory of Sheelagh Barrable
March 27th, 2018
Sheelagh Barrable inspired others with her compassion and humility
Sheelagh Josephine Barrable: Athlete. Scholar. Veteran. Grandmother. Born March 24, 1924, in Fort Qu'Appelle, Sask.; died Dec. 19, 2017, in...
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Policy update for CPAP benefit in Saskatchewan
February 1st, 2018
The SAIL Respiratory Equipment Program policy for the CPAP benefit has been updated to reflect recent program changes (implementation of a program fee on Oct. 1, 2017) and revised program eligibility criteria. This...
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2018 Research Funding Opportunity
December 6th, 2017
Saskatoon, SK – Funding Research Ideas That Inspire. Greater success in research is achieved when we work together to find solutions to the challenges facing Saskatchewan people. That is why the Lung Association of...
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Health groups urging Saskatchewan residents to protect themselves from radon-induced lung cancer
November 16th, 2017
Saskatoon - Radon is a colourless, odourless, tasteless radioactive gas comes from the breakdown of uranium found in the soil and rock. Radon is the second leading cause of lung cancer and Saskatchewan is a hot spot....
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Breathing as One - Boehringer Ingelheim Canada COPD Catalyst Grant
November 13th, 2017
The Breathing as One - Boehringer Ingelheim Canada COPD Catalyst Grant competition promotes innovative research related to the treatment/quality of life, mechanism of disease, and health care services for COPD. Catalyst...
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Lung Month: Research beyond the numbers
November 1st, 2017
Ottawa, ON – This Lung Month, The Lung Association encourages all Canadians to take stock of each of their 22,000 daily breaths and acknowledge the donors and researchers who make them possible. This November, The Lung...
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Breathing Life into Research for Almost 100 Years
October 25th, 2017
From Dr. R. G. Ferguson conducting internationally recognized tuberculosis research in the 1920s to recruiting the first children's lung specialist to Saskatchewan in the late 1990s, and continuing today with research...
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