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- 8/27/2013
Prestige brands meet technology at Shoppers’ BeautyBOUTIQUE
Company hopes its new beauty concept will further differentiate it from other pharmacy chains and beauty retailers. - 8/27/2013
Quebec man who drank windshield-washing fluid suing doctors over his blindness
A Quebec City man who tried to commit suicide by drinking a mix of windshield-washing fluid and alcohol is now suing the five doctors who helped to save his life for $666,000 because the incident left him blind. - 8/26/2013
Erivedge: first targeted therapy for basal cell carcinoma
New drug indicated in adults for the treatment of histologically confirmed metastatic basal cell carcinoma or locally advanced basal cell carcinoma that is inappropriate for surgery or radiotherapy - 8/26/2013
NAPRA’s new 'gateway' to help international pharmacy graduates
Portal for foreign pharmacy graduates to launch in phases starting this fall. - 8/26/2013
Press Review - August 27, 2013
Check out our review of recent healthcare stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>Throat cancer on the rise and it could have major impact on health care system. Read this and more. - 8/26/2013
Alberta college says mandating professional courtesy rules would be a ‘challenge’
EDMONTON | Formalized rules around professional courtesy in Alberta could fall under the discretion of the provincial college, but the province’s registrar says doing so would be a “challenge.” - 8/25/2013
B.C. nurses' union president calls for action on aggressive dementia patients
Weeks after two southern Interior seniors died from injuries they received while in residential care, the president of the B.C. Nurses Union is passing through on her regular summer tour. - 8/25/2013
Labor Day has a different meaning for many nurses
As Labor Day approaches, millions of registered nurses (RNs) and other health care workers risk potentially debilitating and career-ending injuries from the manual lifting, transferring and re-positioning of patients, despite availability of technology to protect workers and patients. - 8/25/2013
Home care review after double mastectomy's 'calamity of errors'
A surgical mishap that left a 52-year-old Alberta woman with two rolls of gauze festering inside her chest has prompted a provincial review of procedures and the creation of new rules for communications with home care.