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- 10/14/2013
Health care workers may be immune to unemployment
Aging population means jobs in nursing, medicine and more. - 10/14/2013
Whole-blood bedside rapid pregnancy test now available
MONTREAL | Abbott says its i-STAT b-hCG is the only in vitro diagnostic point-of-care whole blood test for the early detection of pregnancy capable of delivering both quantitative and qualitative results within 10 minutes at the patient's bedside. - 10/14/2013
Life Sciences Ontario, Rx&D announce joint membership initiative
OTTAWA | Life Sciences Ontario (LSO) and Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D) have announced a joint membership initiative for emerging biopharmaceutical companies and associated stakeholders in Ontario. - 10/14/2013
Student nurses provide hope for future of health care
There’s an “epidemic” of disjointed communication through the health care system, according to a Thompson Rivers University nursing instructor. - 10/14/2013
Nursing profession swells with young recruits while older workers stay on the job: report
A national portrait by the Canadian Institute for Health Information made public on Tuesday says the actual number of working nurses has grown by seven per cent in the last five years, outpacing growth in the Canadian labour force and population. - 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
Antiseptic effective against UTIs even at low concentration
More dilute oxychlorosene has fewer adverse effects, study shows - 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
Tracking nausea/vomiting in diary helped health care team reduce symptoms
Asking patients to track their nausea and vomiting after a course of chemotherapy helped the health care team to adjust medications and achieve better control of symptoms, according to the results of a small single center study. - 10/14/2013
Centuries-old drug makes a comeback
Ingredient previously used to promote vomiting in poisoning cases shows promise as bladder cancer treatment.