World Asthma Day – May 5th

Today (May 5th) is World Asthma Day and this year’s theme is “You Can Control Your Asthma.”
60% of the estimated 3 million people in Canada living with asthma do not have their symptoms under control.  With this is mind, the Asthma Society of Canada will observe World Asthma Day with several initiatives concerning control.
World Asthma Day is [...]

Canadian sentenced for creating counterfeit drugs

Recently, there has been significant media coverage of the ongoing efforts of IMPACT, the WHO, many national  governments and other organizations to eliminate the distribution of counterfeit medicines.  For the most part, stories of counterfeit medicines have focused on African countries.  While counterfeit medicines are certainly more prevalent in areas of Africa than in many [...]

Accurate Information

I was quite surprised to see my name in an Essential Information release the other day. Until very recently I had never heard of them, and they have never contacted me for permission to print my name.
Yes, I am a proud member of the Board of Directors of the Asthma Society of Canada (ASC) nearing [...]