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- 9/19/2012
Why is the N.S. government recommending a hospital smoking section?
HALIFAX | A top health official in Nova Scotia says it’s hard to swallow a recommendation to put a smoking section back in a provincial hospital. - 9/19/2012
Watch for Tamiflu suspension changes in Canada
Hoffmann-La Roche to introduce new strength of Tamiflu, phased out original strength over time. - 9/19/2012
How much does public healthcare insurance cost the average family?
CALGARY | An average Canadian family of two adults and two children will pay about $11,400 in taxes for Canada’s so-called “free” healthcare in 2012, according to a new report from the conservative public-policy think tank, the Fraser Institute. - 9/18/2012
Quebec to reduce pharmacist wage gap
- 9/18/2012
Parental divorce linked to stroke in adult males
TORONTO | Men with divorced parents are significantly more likely to suffer a stroke than men from intact families, shows a new study from the University of Toronto. - 9/18/2012
New bariatric tilt table created in collaboration with hospital
NORWICH, U.K. | Working in collaboration with the Colman NHS Hospital in Norwich, British treatment couch manufacturer Plinth 2000 has developed what it calls an entirely new bariatric tilt table. - 9/18/2012
Laval hospital first to implant new scaffold outside trials
LAVAL, QUE. _ The hemodynamics team at the Hôpital de la Cité-de-la-Santé of the Centre de santé et de services sociaux de Laval has implanted the first bioresorbable coronary drug-eluting vascular scaffold in Canada. - 9/18/2012
Good intentions and bad ideas for saving health dollars in Ontario
Following the loss of a legislative seat that his party held for more than 20 years, Ontario Conservative leader Tim Hudak needed something and he needed it fast. It had to be big and bold. Hudak, taking inspiration from the RIM launch of the Playbook, rushed out with a promise to eliminate $800 million in what he called wasteful spending on a duplicative healthcare administration. Like the Playbook, the promising parts were lost in the naïve and untested aspects of what was proposed. - 9/18/2012
Global Alzheimer’s efforts shift from cure to prevention
LONDON, U.K. | While the cause and progression of Alzheimer’s Disease (AD) are not fully understood, increasing evidence indicates the first chemical changes in the brain happen as many as 20 years before symptoms of dementia are exhibited. - 9/18/2012
Collaborative project aims to connect patients with their information
TORONTO | The Connected Health and Wellness Project (CHWP) will be a people-centred and technology-enabled system making it possible for patients to keep health information from different hospitals or clinics in one place, and letting them decide who they trust to see that information.