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- 4/14/2013
Pharmacists fielding worried callers re birth control recall
New Brunswick pharmacists have been busy fielding calls from anxious patients after news of an urgent recall of Alysena-28 birth control pills broke last Monday, the CBC reported. - 4/14/2013
'Pay as you weigh' an unfair pricing strategy
Playing a game of blame and shame is not a constructive solution to the obesity problem - 4/14/2013
New first-in-class agent showing promise in overactive bladder
Beta-3-adrenoceptor agonist offers alternative to decades-old treatments - 4/14/2013
Henry G. Friesen Prize awarded to Dr. Harvey Fineberg
TORONTO | Healthcare visionary Dr. Harvey V. Fineberg, president of the Institute of Medicine, has been named the 2013 winner of the Henry G. Friesen International Prize in Health Research. - 4/14/2013
Antibiotics cut exacerbations in non-cystic fibrosis bronchiectasis
But concerns raised over macrolides’ cardiovascular risk - 4/12/2013
Expanded tech duties on horizon in Manitoba
Once the new Manitoba Pharmacy Act takes effect in Manitoba, pharmacy technicians in this province will assume wider responsibilities in their workplaces—but there are areas even now where they may see a broader range of duties. - 4/11/2013
Quebec doctors say non-hospital MRIs should be covered by government
MONTREAL | Doctors in Quebec are calling on the provincial government to expand medical coverage to pay for ultrasounds and other imaging procedures when they are performed outside hospitals. - 4/11/2013
Some physicians worried McGill will be turned into 'family doctor factory'
Some physicians in Quebec are concerned that a curriculum rethink toward family medicine at McGill University will result in a loss of research prowess and turn the venerable institution into a “family doctor factory.” - 4/11/2013
Drug spending is slowing, according to CIHI
Spending on prescribed drugs in Canada is slowing, owing to the expiration of patents on popular brands, according to new data from the Canadian Institute for Health Information (CIHI). - 4/11/2013
Press Review - April 12, 2013
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Size does matter: Women rate men with larger genitalia as more attractive, Ottawa biologist says. Read this and - 4/11/2013
Wolf EMR gains Infoway certification
TORONTO | The latest version of Telus Health's Wolf Electronic Medical Record (EMR) software (v2012.1), has achieved Canada Health Infoway EMR National Class certification.