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- 9/25/2013
Inventor of Viagra now targeting premature ejaculation
New drug combines two anesthetics to help men avoid premature ejaculation. - 9/25/2013
Attacks on climate change science hinder solutions
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change will soon release its 5th Assessment Report. Not to be outdone, contrarians have unleashed a barrage of attacks designed to discredit the science before it's released. Expect more to come. - 9/24/2013
Pharmasave passes 200-store milestone in Ontario
Just 16 years after arriving in the province, Pharmasave recently celebrated surpassing the 200 store milestone with the opening of its 204th Ontario pharmacy. - 9/24/2013
Study compares public, private insurance coverage for new medicines
TORONTO | A study published by the Canadian Health Policy Institute (CHPI) compares insurance coverage for new medicines between Canada's provincial and federal public drug programs as well as between public-sector drug programs and the benchmarks currently set in a competitive market by private-sector drug insurance. - 9/24/2013
Video: The Shadow of Thalidomide
In the 1950s, thalidomide cut a wide swath of destruction across the world, leaving behind thousands of deformed infants, but that was only the beginning of the story. - 9/24/2013
How doctors in northern Manitoba can bill $900k per year
A hospital in a small northern Manitoba community is facing scrutiny after the CBC reported some doctors have been quadruple dipping on roles and collecting large sums of money. - 9/24/2013
Lymphedema research gets $5-million boost in Alberta
CALGARY | Alberta researchers will be able to explore the lymphatic system more extensively thanks to a $5-million donation from Dianne and Irving Kipnes. - 9/24/2013
CACDS nixes MirixaPro
The Canadian Association of Chain Drug Stores has decided to scrap the roll out of MirixaPro, the web-based clinical documentation platform that was intended as a way to help community pharmacies facilitate the adoption of professional pharmacy services.