Innovation Anthology #498:

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The Cure for Everything is a new book published by Tim Caulfield.

This well known health law professor at the University of Alberta takes a tongue in cheek look at our never ending search for the magic bullet for weight loss, fitness and everything else healthy.

He survives the detoxifying dominatrix and the Hollywood trainer to the stars. And he tears through the myths and misuse of science.

TIM CAULFIELD: How are social forces twisting what we hear about health and about science? And there are many of them. Right from the commercial forces on scientists, from the career aspirations of scientists, from the media, right. They have to put an interesting spin on it. Once it hits the market, there’s another spin there I wanted to both identify those forces and also sort of cut through them to get to the kernal of truth. In addition to that, there’s this underlying sort of theme that I hope the readers see in that it is sort of a love letter to science and to the protection of good independent science and the need for liberal democracies to support that. I think that good science has never been more important.

Tim Caulfield’s book The Cure for Everything is published by Penguin, and is definitely very funny read.

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Alberta Innovates (formerly Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions)

As the newly formed Alberta Innovates corporation, we still fund top quality, internationally competitive health research and innovation activities to improve the health and wellbeing of Albertans. We provide leadership for Alberta’s health research and innovation enterprise by directing, coordinating, reviewing, funding and supporting research and innovation.

Working with our many partners  in the health system, we ensure that research achieves innovation in care, policy and practice, and that the needs of patients and clinicians influence research.

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Alberta Innovates consolidation was launched November 1, 2016.

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions

Alberta Innovates – Health Solutions was established as part of the Alberta Innovates system by an Act of Legislation of the Government of Alberta. It is a agency  of the Government of Alberta. We receive a yearly allocation from the Ministry of Health and report through the ministry to the people of Alberta.

Our Mandate and Roles document reflects our role and responsibilities and outlines the government statues and regulations with which we comply.

Alberta’s Health Research and Innovation Strategy (AHRIS) sets out Alberta’s health research agenda for the coming decade to ensure our considerable investments in research align with our priority—to improve the health of Albertans.

Program Date: 2012-09-20