The Globe and Mail has had stories running for the past ten days on
TRANS-FATS.

Do you think they will cover this?

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news release from Toronto Public Health (see Canada Newswire at
http://www.canadanewswire.ca/en/releases/archive/December2003/10/c1672.html)


Toronto Public Health traces Tuberculosis contacts

    TORONTO, Dec. 10 /CNW/ - Toronto Public Health is currently
investigating
a case of tuberculosis (TB) in an individual who spent the past two and a
half
months in the Seaton House shelter. The individual did not acquire TB at
the
shelter. He is from a TB endemic country and recently arrived in Toronto.
    Toronto Public Health has set up TB screening clinics at Seaton House
for
staff, residents and volunteers who may have spent prolonged periods of
time
with the individual.
    "As with all TB cases in Toronto, we are tracking and testing anyone
who
was in close contact with this individual to ensure the illness is not
transmitted. Early identification of contacts can help prevent the illness,
and with proper treatment, TB is curable," said Dr. Barbara Yaffe,
Associate
Medical Officer of Health.
    Information is being sent to all emergency rooms, shelters, drop-in
centres and homeless care providers alerting them of this case, and
reminding
them to test any patients from these settings who present symptoms
suggestive
of the disease.
    There are about 350 to 400 cases of TB in Toronto every year.
    More information on TB is available at www.toronto.ca/health.

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