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- 1/14/2013
Firm uses nurses, not lawyers, to get lawsuit money
Class-action lawsuits make news for their big sums – last year, pharmaceutical giant Merck settled a suit over its heart drug Vioxx for $37-million – but a more prosaic challenge gets less attention. - 1/14/2013
Fired nurse says she should have been given options; hospital says it followed patient-first policy
A Cox South nurse who would not get a flu vaccine and was fired for subsequently refusing to wear a surgical mask said Tuesday she now thinks the hospital violated its policy by not offering her other options. - 1/14/2013
National report shows growth, untapped potential for Alberta nurses
Licensed practical nurses (LPNs) employed in nursing grew 29% in Alberta in a five year period, yet the province has the second lowest number of LPNs per population of any Canadian jurisdiction and fewer than half work full time. - 1/13/2013
Drug shortages worsening: survey
New research involving pharmacists, physicians points to worsening medication supply problem. - 1/13/2013
More than half way—despite cold weather and bronchitis
Certainly we had a much bigger flavour today than what we’ve been seeing over the last few days. It’s about -30 C today and with the wind chill it’s in the –40 to -50 C range. Because of the cold and because of the wind, we opted to do only four pushes and three stops, meaning each push was longer and the stops were shorter. - 1/13/2013
Blocked stomach? Just add Coke
Coca-Cola alone dissolves gastric phytobezoars half the time, study shows - 1/13/2013
Fast food linked to asthma and allergies
Fruit and vegetable consumption protective, international study shows - 1/10/2013
Majority of Canadians support private care: study
A majority of Canadians would support paying out-of-pocket for private health care to avoid lengthy waits, even if that meant an erosion of the country’s universal health care, a new study suggests.