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- 10/14/2013
Ex-hockey player starts new life as nurse
They draped a ribbon over Jim Ennis’s neck Monday night in Worcester, but it wasn’t the kind of honor typically bestowed on ex-athletes. - 10/14/2013
Centuries-old drug makes a comeback
Ingredient previously used to promote vomiting in poisoning cases shows promise as bladder cancer treatment. - 10/14/2013
CDRD, Dalhousie, IWK establish new Atlantic research node
VANCOUVER and HALIFAX | The Centre for Drug Research and Development, Canada's national drug development and commercialization centre, and its partners Dalhousie University and the IWK Health Centre, have established a new CDRD Atlantic Research Node. - 10/14/2013
Campaign against ‘hospital service cuts’ in Scarborough launches
Patients, nurses and employees of Rouge Valley Health System and The Scarborough Hospital are launching a campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 15, against “hospital service cuts” in Scarborough and Ajax. - 10/14/2013
B.C. study shows new HIV test helps reduce disease spread
VANCOUVER | British Columbia will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to use a new, more accurate HIV detection test. - 10/14/2013
Antiseptic effective against UTIs even at low concentration
More dilute oxychlorosene has fewer adverse effects, study shows - 10/14/2013
Alberta not ready to force health workers to get flu shot
Statistics show Alberta doctors, nurses and other health staff have been getting the seasonal flu shot at a rate of between 40 and 50 per cent in recent years, stirring debate about whether it should be mandatory. - 10/14/2013
Video: Alberta health care to introduce physician assistants
Alberta Health Services is launching a two-year pilot project to introduce a new medical position to clinics, hospitals and long-term care homes across the province. - 10/14/2013
Alberta gene therapy trial to help those with genetic eye diseases
EDMONTON | Researchers Dr. Ian MacDonald and Dr. Tania Bubela have been awarded a Collaborative Research and Innovation Opportunity Team grant for up to $5 million for the next five years, from Alberta Innovates - Health Solutions. - 10/10/2013
Non-drug treatments improve mood during pregnancy
Psychotherapy and exercise address anxiety and depression - 10/10/2013
Quebec college warns against virgin certificates
MONTREAL | The president of Quebec’s physician regulatory body is warning doctors in the province against the issuing of so-called "virginity certificates" for young female patients. - 10/10/2013
Ontario Nurses' Association calls for an immediate moratorium on RN cuts
Front-line nurses' union says that new CIHI study tells an alarming story