Muscular Dystrophy Archives | Elizabeth May https://elizabethmaymp.ca/tag/muscular-dystrophy/ MP for Saanich and Gulf Islands Mon, 12 Mar 2012 15:52:10 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://elizabethmaymp.ca/wp-content/uploads/cropped-elizabethmay-button-32x32.png Muscular Dystrophy Archives | Elizabeth May https://elizabethmaymp.ca/tag/muscular-dystrophy/ 32 32 Standing Committee on Health (HESA) https://elizabethmaymp.ca/standing-committee-on-health-hesa-4/ Mon, 27 Feb 2012 16:51:05 +0000 http://elizabethmaymp.ca?p=3755 On March 1st the Health Committee examined Neurological Diseases and the effect on the Canadian population and government expenditure.  There are over 1 million Canadians affected by Neurological…

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]]> On March 1st the Health Committee examined Neurological Diseases and the effect on the Canadian population and government expenditure.  There are over 1 million Canadians affected by Neurological Diseases totalling $9 billion in burden each year.  New research has been funded to address the growing need of diseases which include MS, epilepsy, autism and Alzheimer’s.

For more information please see the following sites:

Public Health Agency of Canada: http://www.phac-aspc.gc.ca/index-eng.php

Canadian Institutes of Health Research: http://www.cihr-irsc.gc.ca/e/193.html

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]]> Bill C-278 – An Act respecting a day to increase public awareness about epilepsy https://elizabethmaymp.ca/bill-c-278-an-act-respecting-a-day-to-increase-public-awareness-about-epilepsy/ Tue, 15 Nov 2011 00:57:34 +0000 http://elizabethmaymp.ca?p=2448 This bill would declare March 26 Purple Day in recognition of epilepsy awareness. Purple Day was founded in 2008 by Cassidy Megan. At the time she was only…

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]]> This bill would declare March 26 Purple Day in recognition of epilepsy awareness.

Purple Day was founded in 2008 by Cassidy Megan. At the time she was only nine years old. Her objective was to let other children with epilepsy know that they were not alone.

Purple Day is a grassroots effort dedicated to increasing awareness about epilepsy worldwide. Thanks to the leadership and dedication of Cassidy and Epilepsy Nova Scotia, Purple Day is now celebrated in more than 35 countries.

As in previous years, on March 26 people around the globe, including members of this House, wore purple to spread the word about epilepsy, which affects over 50 million people worldwide. That is more than multiple sclerosis, cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy and Parkinson’s disease combined.

Greater understanding of this disease will help educate people about what to do when someone is having a seizure and will help give epileptics more safety and support.

The bill would enshrine March 26 in law as the date each year when we Canadians wear purple to raise awareness of epilepsy.

Seconded by Elizabeth May November 14, 2011.

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