Tag: drugs
Local man first to get new publicly funded prostate cancer drug
A Dundalk-area man is the first person in Canada to receive a new, publicly funded treatment that better targets prostate cancer cells and is shown to prolong life. After discovering a growth which made it difficult using the toilet in November 2023, doctors sent Fred Harrison for conventional radiation in Kitchener, then eight months of […]
Study shows smart watch wristbands contain PFAS, meanwhile EPA tracks nine new versions of ‘forever chemicals’
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A new study out of Notre Dame shows that some smart watch wristbands, often labeled as waterproof, contain unusually high levels of “forever chemicals.” In a university press release, it was noted that nine out of the 22 bands tested, showed elevated levels of a per- and polyfluoroalkyl substance (PFAS).
Traffic stop in Hanover leads to drug and weapons charges
Two people face multiple drug trafficking and weapons charges following a traffic stop in Hanover early Tuesday morning. Just before 3:30 a.m., Hanover police stopped a Honda CRV that had initially refused to stop and attempted to flee before it abruptly pulled over at the intersection of 10th Street and 5th Avenue, it said in […]
Snowmobiler dies following crash on Huron County farm: OPP
A 58-year-old from Bluewater is dead after a snowmobile crashed in a farm field north of Exeter, Huron OPP said. The crash happened Wednesday before 4 p.m. near Mill Road west of Brucefield, police said. The snowmobile and its operator were found in a farm field south of Mill Road. Paramedics took the person to […]
Beef producers experience strong 2024, but wary about what lies ahead
Strong cattle market prices and lower feed costs last year has left most beef producers happy, but it is what 2025 may bring that was on the minds of many during the opening day of Grey Bruce Farmers Week on Wednesday. Farmers, agribusiness professionals, and others interested in beef gathered at the Elmwood Community Centre […]