British Columbia- Hospitals

BC First Nation plans private hospital

BCs Westbank First Nation is planning to build a 120million private hospital on its reserve in the Okanagan Chief Robert Louie says the 100bed facility would operate outside Canadas medicare system serving any patient willing to pay for private treatment Louie believes theres a large market of Canadians who are leaving the country for health ... Read More

Concerns in UK over feeding tube diet

Dieticians have warned of the dangers of losing weight with a starvation diet available in Britain for the first time The British Dietetic Association BDA says there are huge risks to the diet in which people are given just 130 calories a day through a feeding tube that goes up their nose and down to their stomach The 10day regime forces the ... Read More