High-tech imaging usesd satellites to help eye doctors treat patients far away

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Researchers at the University of Alberta, the Canadian Space Agency and Vancouver, BC-based MacDonald Detwiler are developing a $1.4 million satellite-based medical system. The teleophthalmology system allows physicians to treat patients with eye disease via satellite communications.

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Transgenic salmon farm in PEI seeks U.S. approval

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St. John's-based Aqua Bounty Farms Inc. are seeking approval from the United States Food and Drug Administration for its transgenic salmon fish products. Aqua Bounty operates a fish research facility in Souris, Prince Edward Island.

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Exercise cuts breast-cancer risk by a third, Canadian study says

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The University of Alberta and the University of Calgary have found that a lifetime of daily physical exercise can reduce a woman's chances of getting breast cancer by one third or greater.

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