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- 1/18/2018
Pharmacists urged to look for broken birth control pills
There have been complaints that the blister packages for both contained an active pill that was roughly half the proper size. - 1/17/2018
Number of patients in Halifax ER without family doctor doubled in last five years
Dr. Kirk Magee, the chief of emergency medicine at the Nova Scotia Health Authority for the central zone, told CBC News that it's now about 14% of patients in the hospital's ER—about 25 to 30 a day. - 1/17/2018
Effectiveness of morning sickness drug Diclectin called into question
A medication commonly prescribed for morning sickness during pregnancy appears to be ineffective, based on results from a previously unpublished clinical trial paid for by its Canadian manufacturer and submitted as part of the approval process to both Health Canada and the FDA, a new report suggests. - 1/17/2018
Yellow fever vaccine booster dose recommended for certain high-risk patients only
CATMAT reassures that booster dose not necessary for most Canadian travellers