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- 6/21/2011
Oxycodone toxicity deaths in Ontario totalling about 150 a year, more than from HIV, says chief coroner
Dr. McCallum speaks at inquest into two eastern Ontario deaths in 2008 - 6/21/2011
Ontario citizens panel recommends changes to healthcare system
TORONTO | Twenty-eight Ontarians who have looked at the inner workings of the province’s health system say more collaboration, integration and accountability are required to help ensure the sustainability of high-quality, accessible and publicly funded healthcare. - 6/21/2011
OMA, OHA reach privilege contract agreement
‘Gag order’ gone and rules for privilege revocation clearer in new document - 6/21/2011
Nova Scotia pharmacists and government back to table
Talks resume after breaking down earlier this month over generic price reform. - 6/21/2011
Fluorescing neurons shed light on how brains are wired
First, there was Brainbow, and now there’s Flybow. With Brainbow, researchers at Harvard University developed transgenic mice whose neurons emit a multitude of colours under fluorescent light. They did this by inserting genes from jellyfish and coral that produce fluorescent proteins. - 6/21/2011
A man’s home is his castle
- 6/20/2011
Colonoscopy appears safe even with aspirin aboard
CHICAGO | Patients who are scheduled for colonoscopy or polypectomy are often advised to suspend ASA and/or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) therapy to reduce the risk of bleeding, but new research presented here suggests that might not be necessary. - 6/20/2011
Xgeva reduces risk of skeletal events in cancer patients with bone metastases
Drug indicated for reducing the of developing skeletal-related events in patients with bone metastases from breast cancer, prostate cancer, non-small cell lung cancer and other solid tumours.