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- 6/16/2013
Canada trails in access to orphan drugs for rare diseases
TORONTO | Access to orphan drugs – pharmaceuticals developed specifically to treat very rare medical conditions – has been more challenging for Canadians than patients in most other developed countries. - 6/13/2013
GE hybrid imaging scanner approved by Health Canada
MISSISSAUGA, ONT. | GE Healthcare says it has received a new medical device licence from Health Canada for its Optima NM/CT 640, described as a new performance SPECT/CT system that helps physicians balance low patient radiation dose and performance efficiency with diagnostic image quality. - 6/13/2013
Women go into menopause because men want younger mates, study suggests
Theories abound as to why women go into menopause, but the latest hypothesis being put forward suggests it may be men—or specifically their preference for younger mates—that has led to women's loss of fertility at a certain age. Researchers at McMaster University believe that over tens of thousands of years, a lack of reproduction among older women has given rise to menopause as an unintended result of evolutionary natural selection. - 6/13/2013
Press Review - June 14, 2013
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media - <strong>Top Story: </strong>'Intimate partner violence' not getting enough doctors' attention, new study reveals. Read this and - 6/13/2013
Family points to two doctors in death of young mother
Aboriginal chiefs from northern Manitoba are calling for an inquest after family members blamed two physicians for the death of a young mother. - 6/13/2013
You’ve come a long way, baby
CAPT conference speakers encourage techs to take ownership of new role - 6/12/2013
One-stop shop for clinical research
The innovative HUB program offers the research community a full range of expertise from St. Michael’s Hospital - 6/12/2013
Xtandi: new oral androgen receptor inhibitor for metastatic prostate cancer
Drug is intended for patients who have undergone medical or surgical castration and who have received docetaxel therapy.