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- 6/17/2013
Deceptive mail order company ordered to close Mississauga office
Report finds company claiming to be Canadian is actually headquartered in Belize, ships its low-priced drugs from India and doesn’t employ a single pharmacist here, report finds. - 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
Nurses donate to soldiers memorial
- 6/17/2013
Ottawa Hospital launches employee loyalty and rewards program
OTTAWA | Ackroo, a loyalty and rewards technology and services provider, has partnered with The Ottawa Hospital to launch The Ottawa Hospital Employee Care Program. - 6/17/2013
Video: Caring for Syria's wounded generation
At an after-care center near Turkey's border with Syria, nurses and other health professionals help civilians and combatants recover from life-altering injuries. This New York Times report highlights the casualties of Syria's brutal civil war. - 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
Video: Preschool diet and heart disease
Eating habits of preschoolers could put kids at risk of heart disease later in life. - 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.