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- 5/27/2013
PEI pharmacy student to head CAPSI
Prince Edward Island’s Jason Johnston begins his role as president of the Canadian Association of Pharmacy Students (CAPSI) this week. - 5/27/2013
HRT benefits post-menopause
A patient who reached menopause in her early forties was prescribed combined HRT, though she is no longer experiencing menopausal symptoms. Her doctor advised her to remain on this treatment until the age of about 50, as it would be helpful in preventing heart disease and osteoporosis. Could you shed some light on this recommendation for this sub-group of women? - 5/27/2013
It’s not cancer: Five common benign skin lesions
These conditions don’t necessarily warrant treatment, but can be tricky to diagnose - 5/27/2013
B.C. touts success of rapid HIV testing
Targeted program responsible for disproportionate share of diagnoses - 5/27/2013
Technician charged with drug theft
The RCMP have arrested a 38 year-old woman accused of stealing prescription drugs from Murphy’s Pharmacy in Cornwall, P.E.I., while she was employed as a pharmacy technician there. - 5/27/2013
Confusion universal on prostate cancer screening, U.S. group charges
WASHINGTON, D.C. | The U.S. Prostate Cancer Roundtable has expressed concern about the utterly confusing guidance being offered – to both the professional healthcare community and to individual consumers – about whether men should or should not be tested ("screened") for risk of prostate cancer. - 5/27/2013
Medicine’s next generation in no rush to settle down
Many young doctors are seeking the right work-life mix