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The only medical ID backed by a 24 Hour emergency hotline May 2011  |  Forward to a Friend 
President's Message
Robert Ridge

Robert Ridge

Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most powerful.
Dr. Marion Collins understood this well when he crafted a paper bracelet for his daughter to alert health professionals of her sensitivity to tetanus antitoxin.

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Ask Robert?

Please tell them to call!
Because I have a complex medical condition, my MedicAlert bracelet reads 'call for info'. But when I met with the emergency department of my local hospital, the manager said, “We never call. We don't have time.”

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Health Corner
Tame summer allergies
Summer's just around the corner and, for many of us, so is allergy season.
Fish oil and breast cancer
Fish oil supplements may reduce the risk of breast cancer by 32%.

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Blow out the candles! We're 50!

Canadian MedicAlert Foundation celebrates 50 years of protecting and saving lives.

The year was 1961. John Diefenbaker was Prime Minister. Niagara Falls started producing hydroelectric power. Gas was 7.13¢ a litre!

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50 Years Protecting Canadians

Facebook and Twitter – oh my!

We REALLY ‘like’ all of our MedicAlert members!

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Member Stories
Celebrating five decades with our members
“My father, who was a surgeon, signed me up when I was a child after almost dying from an allergic reaction…”
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Behind the Scenes
Karen Holman-Ward
As a member of the MedicAlert Emergency Response Team, Karen spends her time on the phone with ER physicians
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