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• 6/18/2013

  How a national drug plan would benefit Canada

  Prescription drug costs are on average 50 per cent higher in Canada than in other developed countries.
• 6/17/2013

  Union representing Alberta nurses says dozens of positions being eliminated

  The union representing Alberta nurses says AHS plans to eliminate 23 registered nurse positions and four licensed practical nurse positions in Edmonton, and replace them with 16 health care aides.
• 6/17/2013

  Fewer nurses, more assistants for Montreal General

  Fewer full-time nurses will be assisting surgeons in the operating rooms of the Montreal General Hospital as part of a second phase of budget cuts, The Gazette has learned.
• 6/17/2013

  Home-based rehab for seniors raises quality of life, saves money: study

  WATERLOO, ONT. | Seniors with musculoskeletal disorders such as arthritis or broken bones who get rehabilitation at home are less likely to need admission to hospital or long-term care homes, say researchers from the University of Waterloo and University of Toronto.
• 6/17/2013

  Nova Scotia pharmacists to get province-wide DIS

  Nova Scotia's Department of Health and Wellness, in partnership with Canada Health Infoway, have built and implemented a new province-wide Drug Information System which will provide authorized health care professionals with access to patients' comprehensive medication profiles.
• 6/17/2013

  Video: Don't take vitamins, doctor warns in new book

  Consumers spend billions each year on vitamins, supplements and alternative therapies. Now, a new book debunks treatments that may not really work. Dr. Paul Offit of the Children's Hospital of Philadelphia discusses his book, "Do You Believe in Magic?".
• 6/17/2013

  Vancouver care home twice lays off nursing staff

  The Vancouver Island Health Authority is monitoring a seniors care home in Sidney after the owner twice laid off its nursing staff inside four weeks.
• 6/17/2013

  Canadians have access to fewer new medicines than most OECD countries: Rx&D

  OTTAWA | Compared to 32 other developed countries, Canada's public drug plans perform poorly in providing access to new medicines and vaccines, according to the 2011-2012 International Report on Access to Medicines from Canada's Research-Based Pharmaceutical Companies (Rx&D).
• 6/17/2013

  Cutting case managers for ALS, MS patients wrong, nurse says

  A Calgary nurse says Alberta Health Services is forsaking its most vulnerable patients by cutting specialized care for ALS and MS patients.
• 6/17/2013

  OPA awards recognize "everyday heroes"

  The 2013 Ontario Pharmacists’ Association’s (OPA) Awards honours the outstanding contributions made by some of pharmacy’s “everyday heroes.”