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- 5/7/2013
New Canadian guidelines announced for treating fibromyalgia
OTTAWA | Physicians from the McGill University Health Centre and the University of Calgary have published a review article in the Canadian Medical Association Journal to help family doctors diagnose and treat fibromyalgia. - 5/7/2013
Come together
Retail will continue to run the front lines of health care unless pharmacists unite to bring change. - 5/7/2013
Alberta pilot to test technology supporting heart patients at home
EDMONTON | A group of Albertans living with heart failure will have their conditions monitored right from their homes as part of an innovative pilot project, a collaboration between the Alberta government, Alberta Health Services and GE Canada. - 5/7/2013
Funding awarded for 17 genomic research projects
OTTAWA | New Canadian bioinformatics and computational biology research projects will help manage, analyze and interpret vast amounts of genomics data to accelerate advances in personalized medicine, public health and other areas of importance to Canadians and the economy - 5/7/2013
Should hazardous scientific information be made public?
GARRISON, N.Y. | What should be done with scientific findings that can be used for good or evil? A report by the Hastings Center examines this question in relation to the controversial decision to allow full publication last year of two papers on genetically engineered strains of the H5N1 avian influenza virus. - 5/7/2013
How nurses can be a force of change when it comes to technology adoption
How nurses are preparing themselves for the wave of technological changes affecting them and other clinicians. - 5/7/2013
Mobile pharmacy app said to be first for Canada
BRAMPTON, ONT. | What is claimed to be Canada’s first mobile application for ordering prescriptions has been launched by Amjay Software Solutions. - 5/6/2013
New CEO at Pharmasave
Former Overwaitea executive Carmen Churcott has been appointed chief executive officer at Pharmasave Drugs (National) Ltd. - 5/6/2013
What’s wrong with hospital rankings? Why ‘Rate my Hospital’ needs a second look
The CBC's Fifth Estate recently produced an investigation on the quality of hospitals in Canada—“Rate My Hospital”—which has been enormously popular and has set off discussions across the country about the need to improve our hospital services. Clearly getting a better picture about how our hospitals perform is of interest to Canadians, and the wish to exceed status quo health service delivery resonates with patients, policy-makers and healthcare providers alike. So what’s the problem? - 5/6/2013
Stateside: Nurses more prone to being bullied than other workers
New book Toxic Nursing addresses workplace incivility