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- 1/8/2013
Beware the shrinking penis
Researchers raise awareness of a little-known side-effect of prostate cancer therapy - 1/8/2013
Ample $46-million donation boosts brain research
Donations from two private sources, matched by funding from the Canada Brain Research Fund, will deliver $46 million to neuroscience research over the course of the next five years. - 1/8/2013
New practical health informatics short course series launched
Short online courses focusing on practical advice and guidance for the eHealth professional that would be useful in day-to-day practice begin mid-January. - 1/7/2013
Nursing a demanding job that’s in demand
Her older sister, the teacher, and younger brother, the business school grad, left the Windsor area to find jobs in their fields, but Meagan Klyn, the registered nurse, was hired right out of university by a local hospital. - 1/7/2013
A cardiologist goes to great lengths for heart research—all the way to the South Pole
Dr. Heather Ross, director of the Heart Failure Program at the Peter Munk Cardiac Centre in Toronto and the medical director of the Cardiac Transplant Program, is venturing to the South Pole to raise awareness for heart failure research, cardiac transplantation and heart health. - 1/7/2013
Former Toronto doctor admonished for sex with patients
TORONTO | It’s been four years since Dr. Jacobo Joffe was found guilty of having sex with his patients, but the former Toronto resident was finally given a reprimand for “disgraceful” behaviour. - 1/7/2013
Guidance on probiotic use in children
A new statement from the Canadian Paediatric Society examines evidence for the use of probiotics for various childhood conditions. - 1/7/2013
Are nurse practitioners the cure for B.C.'s family doctor shortage?
Rosemary Graham was one of the first to take advantage of British Columbia’s relatively late entry into the brave new world – at least in Canada – of salaried nurse practitioners, touted by many as a cure for the province’s chronic shortage of family doctors and a cost-effective way to deliver better health care. - 1/7/2013
Discovery gives clues to more effective morphine use
Adults and children whose pain gets worse when treated with morphine may be closer to a solution, based on research published in the online edition of Nature Neuroscience.