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- 4/8/2013
Alberta pharmacists: why spend $400,000 on ads about drug savings?
The Alberta Pharmacists’ Association and grassroots Alberta pharmacists are questioning why the Alberta government has invested in a province-wide radio and print ad campaign to tell Albertans that “Lower prescription costs are good medicine for you, your family and for Alberta.” - 4/8/2013
Nominations sought for Prime Minister's volunteer awards
OTTAWA | Do you know an individual volunteer, a group, a business or not-for-profit organization that deserves recognition for volunteer work in your community? - 4/8/2013
B.C. nurses among least likely to recommend their hospital
Nurses in British Columbia are among the least likely in Canada to recommend the hospitals where they work, according to a CBC News survey. - 4/8/2013
B.C.’s proposed nursing changes slammed
At issue is legislation — passed but not yet in force — that would change the bargaining association for the province’s licensed practical nurses, who last year joined the B.C. Nurses’ Union. - 4/8/2013
Clot-blocking implant improves safety
Device intended as alternative to oral anticoagulants in atrial fibrillation - 4/8/2013
Proximity to uranium plant linked with lupus
Studies suggest estrogen-like effects could help explain the finding - 4/8/2013
Liver-related deaths in Canada up almost 30% in eight years
TORONTO | A report by the Canadian Liver Foundation shows an almost 30% increase in deaths from liver disease in the eight years from 2000 to 2007. Ontario, Quebec, Alberta and British Columbia are the hardest hit. - 4/8/2013
Interactive survey results look inside a nurse’s world
CBC's the fifth estate went directly to registered nurses to get their perspective on the quality of care in Canada's hospitals in a cross-country survey.