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Massage Therapy and the Harmonized Sales Tax in Ontario

Massage Therapy, it is important to distinguish that is is taxable. Where physiotherapy and chiropractic services are exempt because of the GST rules that require that 5 or more provinces must have government regulated healthcare designation in order to be GST exempt. Currently only 3 provinces enjoy the designation: BC, ON and Newfoundland.

Cyndee Todgham Cherniak's article on thehstblog.com:
Ontario Massage Therapists May Learn About the HST Consequences from BC
(Posted: June 21st 2010)

Holistic Health Research Foundation Competition

A reminder that the Holistic Health Research Foundation competition is open and taking submissions until September 30, 2010. A total funding amount of $50,000 is offered. Grant applications up to $15,000 will be considered.

Through its Massage Therapy Research Fund (MTRF), Holistic Health Research invites applications in:

- clinical research (primary focus)
- mechanisms of action and policy issues (secondary focus)

For more information check out our Research Funds page here.
(Posted: April 5th 2010)

Massage Therapy has been linked to alleviating the pain associated with chemotherapy and constant surgeries that cancer patients undergo. The Mesothelioma Center is an up-to-date resource for all mesothelioma issues ranging from mesothelioma disease to diagnosis options. More information.
(Posted: March 8th 2010)

Holistic Health Research announces 2010 research competitions in massage therapy! Read more here.
(Posted: December 14th 2009 and Updated: March 08, 2010)

New Research Funds available in Ontario, Canada
10K and the maximum is 25K funds are available. Read more here.
(Posted: January 25th 2010)

What is a Chiropractic Stroke?    Loss of a Young Mom Is making people aware: Young Mom Dies after chiropractic adjustment
(Posted: November 30th 2009)

Please watch this video on Inflammatory Breast Cancer (IBC).
What we need to know!  Alert to woman and healthcare providers.

Be aware of muscle injury caused by the side effects of these pharmaceutical medications see newspaper article link :

Drug mix could harm muscles, U.S. warns

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Introduction to The Flox Report

A Cipro(antibiotic) Experience

Royal Society of Medicine Press’ article

Working without a professional education and license? Could this happen to you?

Found dead by his Un-Licensed Masseuse... Controversy:  Police found that she was working without a New York State Licence. Read more...

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Diana Lee Wolozin Heath Ledger’s Masseuse and the 911 Call

Heath Leger Investigation

Students who struggle with the language associated with their MT studies can now find help with the newly designed online tutorial. The CCMH website is offering the tutorial free of charge. Click here: The First of its kind tutorial, helps ESL students learn the language of massage.

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