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- 8/27/2012
Nurse accidentally throws donated kidney in medical waste
An investigation has been opened at an Ohio medical center after a nurse accidentally disposed of a donated kidney in medical waste. - 8/27/2012
Nunavut’s nursing program plans Inuktitut course, higher entrance standards
The pilot project comes after feedback from many Inuit people and patients who say they would like nurses to speak to them in Inuktitut. - 8/27/2012
Non-smokers benefit most from smoking ban, European study finds
MUNICH, GERMANY _ After a smoking ban was introduced in Bremen, Germany, the rate of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diminished by 26% in non-smokers but remained almost constant in active smokers. - 8/27/2012
More clinical trials being outsourced to emerging countries: report
In an attempt to save time, money and resources, international pharmaceutical companies are increasingly outsourcing clinical trials to countries in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe, according to a report by GBI Research. - 8/27/2012
Last chance to enter!
You could be a Commitment to Care and Service Award winner—but if you don’t enter, you’ll never know! - 8/27/2012
From the initial vision to present day reality for Sue Leddy, NP-PHC
Nurse practitioner helped build provider-led family health team from the ground up. - 8/27/2012
Building the foundation
It’s up to the early adopters of tech regulation to ensure its success. That’s why I’m going the extra mile to acquire new skills. - 8/27/2012
B.C. Nurses’ Union and Vancouver Coastal Healthlock horns over sick time attendance
The B.C. Nurses’ Union wants to scrap an unpopular workplace attendance scheme imposed by the Vancouver Coastal Health Authority and an independent arbitrator has been called in to mediate the dispute. - 8/27/2012
Alzheimer's innovation centre planned for Toronto
TORONTO _ With the help opf $5.4 million from the federal government, B'nai Brith will create the Centre of Innovation Excellence for Alzheimer's Care, an innovation laboratory to develop and test new technologies, products and services related to Alzheimer's disease. - 8/27/2012
Aloxi: new antiemetic for cancer patients
Drug is the fourth 5-HT3 antagonist to be marketed in Canada.