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Poor indoor air quality can affect your health. Learn about the causes of poor indoor air quality, such as indoor …

Record Modified: Oct 5, 2020
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Publisher: Health Canada
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Keywords: Poor indoor air quality health indoor activities dampness poor ventilation

Smog can cause damage to your heart and lungs, even when you can't see or smell it in the air …

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Keywords: Smog health damage to heart and lungs.

Learn about sources of traffic-related air pollution, its health effects and how to minimize your risk.

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Keywords: Road traffic air pollution risks to your health.

Find out how indoor air pollution can affect your health, who is at risk for getting sick and what symptoms …

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Keywords: Health air pollution indoor air polution poor quality air.

Volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are a diverse group of chemicals characterized by a high vapour pressure, as they are emitted …

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Keywords: Indoor Air Reference Levels Chronic Exposure Volatile Organic Compounds diverse group of chemicals gas from solids or liquids.

Many volatile organic compounds (VOCs) are present in the indoor air of Canadian homes, some of which may pose a …

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Keywords: Indoor Air Reference Levels volatile organic compounds indoor air of Canadian homes risk to human health exposure concentrations exposure limits adverse health effects.

Health Canada scientific reviewers evaluate data to assess the potential benefits and risks of a drug or vaccine. They also …

Record Modified: Oct 2, 2020
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic drug and vaccine authorizations authorize the drug or vaccine for sale potential benefits and risks of a drug or vaccine health care practitioners and consumers benefits of the product potential risks

The purpose of this notice is to communicate minimum values of sensitivity for COVID-19 antigen testing devices.

Record Modified: Oct 2, 2020
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic testing devices antigen testing devices minimum values of sensitivity for COVID-19 antigen testing devices

Under the Interim Order, manufacturers and importers must report medical device shortages related to COVID-19 to Health Canada. The devices …

Record Modified: Oct 2, 2020
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic reporting medical device shortages Interim Order manufacturers and importers list of Medical Devices notification of Shortages

COVID-19 is a new disease not previously identified in humans. Health Canada is closely tracking all potential drugs and vaccines …

Record Modified: Oct 2, 2020
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Keywords: COVID-19 pandemic health product advertising new disease potential drugs and vaccines expedite the development and availability of treatments prevent and treat COVID-19