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- 7/18/2013
Ask the Experts: Birth control and menopause
A 50-year-old female patient has been on oral contraceptives for 23 years. She is unsure if she is at menopause and would like to know when she can stop taking her oral contraceptives. Any advice? - 7/18/2013
Benefits of pharmaceuticals outweigh costs: Conference Board report
Pharmaceutical innovation leads to reductions in health care costs and productivity losses associated with illness, concludes a new research report prepared by the Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care for the Conference Board of Canada. - 7/18/2013
Patient rights activist Kevin Leonard dies at 55
TORONTO | Kevin J. Leonard, a widely respected advocate for patients' rights and a more patient-focused healthcare delivery system, has died of complications from pneumonia a few days before what would have been his 56th birthday. - 7/18/2013
CPSO opens investigation into sports doctor Anthony Galea
TORONTO | The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario has opened an investigation into high-profile Toronto sports doctor Anthony Galea. - 7/18/2013
Press Review - July 19, 2013
- 7/17/2013
OPA wants to work with police to prevent drugstore robberies
A steady stream of calls from members who’ve experienced a drugstore robbery has spurred the association to call on police to do more to help with prevention. - 7/17/2013
It's time for B.C. to reconsider private drug plans for public employees
Why is B.C. wasting money on a private insurance middleman for public employee drug coverage? - 7/17/2013
Taxing ‘unhealthy’ foods won’t reduce obesity
No matter the good intentions, taxing certain foods to make us healthier remains bad public policy. There are several reasons why this is so, the most fundamental being that such taxes affect everyone regardless of their girth or lifestyle choices. - 7/17/2013
Loblaw to pilot new "Live Life Well" store concept
Pharmacists will be front and centre in a new retail concept being introduced by Loblaw in downtown Toronto this fall.