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Cision Canada
09-06-2025
- Health
- Cision Canada
National Blood Donor Week - Héma-Québec issues reminder about the importance of summer blood donations Français
MONTREAL, June 9, 2025 /CNW/ - June 9–15 is National Blood Donor Week, and Héma-Québec is asking the public to answer the call to give blood this summer. Whether you're a regular or first-time donor, your contribution is essential! Although donation bookings often slow down in summer when the weather gets nice and everyone goes on vacation, the need for blood remains critical all throughout the year. Every day, 1,000 donations are needed to meet the needs of hospitals across the province. This National Blood Donor Week, Héma-Québec would also like to thank its donors, volunteers and staff for the essential work they do every day of the year. Your first donation is easier than ever! A number of donation eligibility criteria were relaxed last year to allow more people to donate. For example, people who spent time in France or the United Kingdom in the 1980s and 1990s were previously excluded due to risks related to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). They are now eligible to donate, along with a greater number of people with diabetes. Another change was the adoption of gender-neutral questionnaires in 2022, which have helped a more sexually diverse range of people make donations. Several blood drives take place each week throughout Québec, and appointments can be booked at different times at one of Héma-Québec's donation centres. Additionally, to improve the donation experience and offer more flexibility, Héma-Québec recently extended operating hours at several donation centres in Greater Montréal: facilities in Brossard, Laval, Montréal, Kirkland and Saint-Bruno are now open until 8:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, and are also open on weekends. You can book an appointment online or by calling 1-800-343-7264 (SANG). If you want to make sure you are eligible to donate before coming in, visit Héma-Québec's website or call Donor Services at 1-800-847-2525. About Héma-Québec Héma-Québec's mission is to efficiently meet the Québec population's needs for blood and other high-quality biological products of human origin. Héma-Québec has over 1,900 employees, more than 200,000 donors of blood, stem cells, mother's milk and human tissues, as well as thousands of blood drive volunteers. Every year, Héma-Québec delivers nearly 800,000 biological products of human origin to Québec's hospitals in order to meet patients' needs.
Yahoo
09-06-2025
- Health
- Yahoo
National Blood Donor Week - Héma-Québec issues reminder about the importance of summer blood donations
MONTREAL, June 9, 2025 /CNW/ - June 9–15 is National Blood Donor Week, and Héma-Québec is asking the public to answer the call to give blood this summer. Whether you're a regular or first-time donor, your contribution is essential! Although donation bookings often slow down in summer when the weather gets nice and everyone goes on vacation, the need for blood remains critical all throughout the year. Every day, 1,000 donations are needed to meet the needs of hospitals across the province. This National Blood Donor Week, Héma-Québec would also like to thank its donors, volunteers and staff for the essential work they do every day of the year. Your first donation is easier than ever! A number of donation eligibility criteria were relaxed last year to allow more people to donate. For example, people who spent time in France or the United Kingdom in the 1980s and 1990s were previously excluded due to risks related to variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (vCJD). They are now eligible to donate, along with a greater number of people with diabetes. Another change was the adoption of gender-neutral questionnaires in 2022, which have helped a more sexually diverse range of people make donations. Several blood drives take place each week throughout Québec, and appointments can be booked at different times at one of Héma-Québec's donation centres. Additionally, to improve the donation experience and offer more flexibility, Héma-Québec recently extended operating hours at several donation centres in Greater Montréal: facilities in Brossard, Laval, Montréal, Kirkland and Saint-Bruno are now open until 8:30 p.m., Monday to Friday, and are also open on weekends. You can book an appointment online or by calling 1-800-343-7264 (SANG). If you want to make sure you are eligible to donate before coming in, visit Héma-Québec's website or call Donor Services at 1-800-847-2525. About Héma-Québec Héma-Québec's mission is to efficiently meet the Québec population's needs for blood and other high-quality biological products of human origin. Héma-Québec has over 1,900 employees, more than 200,000 donors of blood, stem cells, mother's milk and human tissues, as well as thousands of blood drive volunteers. Every year, Héma-Québec delivers nearly 800,000 biological products of human origin to Québec's hospitals in order to meet patients' needs. SOURCE Héma-Québec View original content: Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
The Age
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- The Age
Tapping into board game culture
'While on Grumpy Grandpa child-minding duty recently and playing the board game Monopoly Dogs with my four-year-old grandson, watching him count out the play-money got me wondering,' notes (geddit?) Neville Pleffer of Rooty Hill. 'Will future Monopoly games come with charge cards, EFTPOS machines and the encroaching card surcharge? Or has it already happened? Oh, the joy of counting those paper notes.' 'My Baby Book (C8) had a space for quaint sayings,' says Robyn Lewis of Raglan. 'I remember asking my mother why the page had no quotes. She explained there was not enough space to write 'all the interesting things' I said to the family or her friends.' 'Please tell me the practice of eating brains (C8) ceased with the advent of publicity about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)?' implores Jo Rainbow of Orange. 'Only zombies like brains.' Rhonda Ellis' yarn on air-rifle combat (C8) certainly got Tony Winton of Mosman fired up: 'At Sirius Cove in the late 1940s, the kids on the western side had Daisy air rifles, and on the eastern side we had German-made Diane air rifles, which were brought from Germany after WWII. There were lots and lots of bangs and nobody was ever hurt, except me, who received a dart to my right thigh. All this friendly action was to stop when the Mosman police arrived and we all disappeared. Even as kids we thought that our shooting fun had better stop.' 'My brother, when about 10, organised and held the inaugural BB gun championship of suburban Bexley in the 1960s,' recalls Janice Creenaune of Austinmer. 'He painted one pellet gold as the prize and encased it in a little container. Sharing armoury was essential, and practice minimal, but serious backyard shooting ruled (if maybe not legal). A winner was eventually found and little Ralphie went home quite chuffed.' 'So when a bird flies into an engine at the new Nancy Bird Walton Airport, the headlines will read 'Bird stops bird on Bird'?' asks George Zivkovic of Northmead. 'The Australian government is this year distributing the highest amount of free money ever (in the form of welfare payments),' notes Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills. 'Meanwhile, the National Parks and Wildlife Service ask us, 'Please Do Not Feed the Animals'. The stated reason being 'the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves'. Funny how that works.'
Sydney Morning Herald
08-06-2025
- Entertainment
- Sydney Morning Herald
Tapping into board game culture
'While on Grumpy Grandpa child-minding duty recently and playing the board game Monopoly Dogs with my four-year-old grandson, watching him count out the play-money got me wondering,' notes (geddit?) Neville Pleffer of Rooty Hill. 'Will future Monopoly games come with charge cards, EFTPOS machines and the encroaching card surcharge? Or has it already happened? Oh, the joy of counting those paper notes.' 'My Baby Book (C8) had a space for quaint sayings,' says Robyn Lewis of Raglan. 'I remember asking my mother why the page had no quotes. She explained there was not enough space to write 'all the interesting things' I said to the family or her friends.' 'Please tell me the practice of eating brains (C8) ceased with the advent of publicity about Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease (CJD)?' implores Jo Rainbow of Orange. 'Only zombies like brains.' Rhonda Ellis' yarn on air-rifle combat (C8) certainly got Tony Winton of Mosman fired up: 'At Sirius Cove in the late 1940s, the kids on the western side had Daisy air rifles, and on the eastern side we had German-made Diane air rifles, which were brought from Germany after WWII. There were lots and lots of bangs and nobody was ever hurt, except me, who received a dart to my right thigh. All this friendly action was to stop when the Mosman police arrived and we all disappeared. Even as kids we thought that our shooting fun had better stop.' 'My brother, when about 10, organised and held the inaugural BB gun championship of suburban Bexley in the 1960s,' recalls Janice Creenaune of Austinmer. 'He painted one pellet gold as the prize and encased it in a little container. Sharing armoury was essential, and practice minimal, but serious backyard shooting ruled (if maybe not legal). A winner was eventually found and little Ralphie went home quite chuffed.' 'So when a bird flies into an engine at the new Nancy Bird Walton Airport, the headlines will read 'Bird stops bird on Bird'?' asks George Zivkovic of Northmead. 'The Australian government is this year distributing the highest amount of free money ever (in the form of welfare payments),' notes Bill Leigh of West Pennant Hills. 'Meanwhile, the National Parks and Wildlife Service ask us, 'Please Do Not Feed the Animals'. The stated reason being 'the animals will grow dependent on handouts and will not learn to take care of themselves'. Funny how that works.'
LeMonde
21-05-2025
- Health
- LeMonde
UK identifies atypical case of mad cow disease
A case of atypical "mad cow disease" has been found on a farm in eastern England, Britain's animal health agency said on Tuesday, May 20, but authorities said there was no food risk. A cow in the county of Essex showed clinical signs of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), as the neurologic disease is officially termed, and was culled on site, it said. The news came one day after Britain signed a post-Brexit agreement with the European Union, including a deal to reduce checks on food and plant products. BSE was first identified in Britain almost 40 years ago and has since spread around the world, causing a crisis in the beef industry. "Atypical BSE is distinct from classical BSE and is a spontaneously and sporadically occurring, non-contagious disease which is believed to occur at a very low level in all cattle populations," chief veterinary officer Christine Middlemiss said in a statement from the agency. The atypical variant sporadically occurs in older cattle, while the classic form is spread when farmers feed their herds with the meat and bone meal of infected animals. This is the fourth case of atypical mad cow disease in the United Kingdom since 2015. The previous occurrence of the disease occurred last December in Scotland. The classic form poses more danger to humans, while BSE is linked to the fatal human condition Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease, if contaminated meat is eaten. "There is no food safety risk" following the latest incident, James Cooper, deputy director of food policy at Britain's Food Standards Agency, said Tuesday. "There are strict controls in place to protect consumers from the risk of BSE, including controls on animal feed, and removal of the parts of cattle most likely to carry BSE infectivity." The government said it had informed the World Organisation for Animal Health as well as trading partners regarding the case. "This does not affect the UK's ability to export beef to other countries," it added. Britain culled millions of cows during a BSE epidemic in the 1990s. Under the new deal with the EU, the UK will be able to sell British burgers and sausages in the neighboring bloc.
