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- 7/30/2012
Discovery of childhood brain cancer subgroups may advance therapy
VANCOUVER _ Pediatric cancer patients are one step closer to being treated with new, less toxic and more precise drug therapies say scientists at the BC Cancer Agency's Michael Smith Genome Sciences Centre. - 7/30/2012
B.C. facilities receive exemplary award from Accreditation Canada
VANCOUVER _ BC Women’s Hospital, BC Mental Health & Addictions Services and BC Children’s Hospital & Sunny Hill Health Centre have received “Accreditation with Exemplary Standing” from Accreditation Canada. - 7/30/2012
Canadian circulation-assisting device goes to the Olympics
Members of Canada’s Olympic triathlon team – led by flag-bearer Simon Whitfield – have a leg up on their competitors, so to speak. - 7/30/2012
Impostor pharmacist faces 30 years in jail
Allen Gregory Schleicher (aka Gregory Klonowski) charged with mail fraud, aggravated identity theft, and money laundering. - 7/30/2012
Nurses 'cleaning wards at cash-strapped hospitals'
Nursing staff at Mid Yorkshire Hospitals Trust have been required to clean and tidy in acute and general admission wards, despite fears it will divert from patient care. - 7/30/2012
Olympic adventure day 2: event tickets in hand
In fear of morning rush-hour tube traffic, we elected to cab it to our hotel. The traffic was surprisingly civilized, and the driver lamented that London businesses were not seeing the economic boom they were hoping for from the Olympics. - 7/29/2012
Summer Six-Pack - July 30, 2012
- 7/29/2012
Small B.C. towns use free housing to lure locums
Housing is being used as a key tool to attract doctors as towns in the British Columbia Interior aggressively work to outbid each other. - 7/29/2012
Final reduction in generic drug prices begins in Nova Scotia
Prices fall to 35 per cent of brand August 1st. - 7/29/2012
My Olympic adventure: First, getting there
Dr. Cathy Andrew, a family physician in Toronto, is hopping the pond to watch the Olympics in London. She’ll be cheering on our Canadian athletes from the sidelines and sharing her on-the-scene observations with CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca readers in this blog.