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- 7/13/2017
Preventing robberies—and what to do if you can’t
As the misuse of opioids reaches epidemic proportions, pharmacy technicians and assistants may find themselves on the frontlines of an armed robbery. - 7/13/2017
Doctors trade barbs online over Gwyneth Paltrow's 'Goop'
One San Francisco-based Ob/Gyn has been harshly critical of the celebrity's health brand, which has prompted one doctor to defend Goop, thus drawing further criticism - 7/12/2017
New incentive for asthma researchers and students
An initiative to provide grants to young Canadian researchers involved in early-onset and late-onset asthma research was just launched by Asthma Canada. - 7/12/2017
Press review - July 13, 2017
- 7/12/2017
No benefit from long-term opioid therapy for patients with polyneuropathy
Increased risk of depression, opioid dependence and opioid overdose, without any improvement in functional status - 7/12/2017
Pharmacies respond to wildfire emergency in B.C.
Pharmacists and pharmacies are stepping up in various ways to help those displaced by widespread wildfires. - 7/12/2017
Two candidates for Doctors of BC presidency debate physician independence and the Canada Health Act
The debate was only the second of its kind and the first one to be live-streamed to physicians across the province - 7/12/2017
Saskatchewan safety program changes name to include techs
The Saskatchewan College of Pharmacy Professionals (SCPP) is changing the name of its COMPASS safety program to include pharmacy techs. - 7/12/2017
Meningococcal group B vaccine protects against gonorrhea
Study results suggest new avenue for prevention of the increasingly resistant infection