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- 8/12/2013
Nova Scotia's breastfeeding hotline, weekend nurse visits nixed
Breastfeeding advocates in Nova Scotia say they’re concerned for new mothers after some of the province’s breastfeeding services were cut back. - 8/12/2013
Canadian medical imaging groups partner on project in India
LONDON, Ont. | The Centre for Imaging Technology Commercialization (CIMTEC), Western University and Claron Technology are developing hardware and novel software modules to be integrated into an image-guided oncology therapy system for wide distribution abroad by Perfint Healthcare, based in India. - 8/12/2013
Quebec company begins selling innovative medical device
MONTREAL | EMcision International, a Montreal-based company specializing in advanced radiofrequency-based medical devices used in surgery, has sold its first units of the Habib RF DUO 13 catheter. This is a new device designed to help abdominal cancer patients. - 8/12/2013
Neupro: new transdermal patch for Parkinson’s, restless legs
Drug treats the signs and symptoms of Parkinson’s disease. - 8/12/2013
New patient registry matches 800 people with NPs, doctors
The New Brunswick Health Department is hoping its new and improved patient registry will be a cure-all to its waiting list woes. - 8/12/2013
Podcast: Nursing labour - The Saskatchewan Union of Nurses
On this week's episode of Talking Radical Radio, Rosalee Longmoore talks about her 15 years as the president of the Saskatchewan Union of Nurses (SUN). - 8/11/2013
MD faces blowback for stating that fatal, 34-hour ER stay was 'self-inflicted'
An inquest into the death of Brian Sinclair, a 45-year-old homeless double-amputee, heard Thursday from a neuropathologist who examined the body and later suggested to the province’s medical examiner that abuse of solvents and inhalants were at the root of Sinclair’s failing health. - 8/11/2013
Book highlights importance of drugstores in Newfoundland
Newfoundland Drugstores is an account of the important and varied roles that drugstores once played in Newfoundland society. - 8/11/2013
Nurse, doctor and fertility clinic sued after woman blames miscarriage on spouse's affair with nurse
A Toronto woman alleges she had a miscarriage after learning her common-law partner was having an affair with a nurse at the clinic where the couple was receiving fertility treatments, according to the Toronto Sun. - 8/11/2013
Kevin J. Leonard Award established to further patient-centred care
TORONTO | Kevin Leonard has been honoured with the establishment of the Kevin J. Leonard Award, which pays tribute to his tireless advocacy on behalf of patients.