Health & Fitness
Blood tests reveal higher-than-normal arsenic levels in some in Blackville
Health officials in New Brunswick are trying to determine why four people in a small community in the Miramichi area have higher than normal levels of arsenic in their blood. Some residents in Blackville, a community of about 900, are being offered free water testing as a precaution. Denis Allard, the regional medical officer of…
Read MoreBlackville woman awaits double-lung transplant
After two months of fundraising, the Blackville community has almost reached its goal to support a local woman’s lung transplant journey. Amy Vickers has suffered from cystic fibrosis since birth and doctors have recommended a double-lung transplant since her own lungs are failing. CF is a hereditary disease characterized by abnormal mucus production affecting the…
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