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- 5/8/2012
Smart students honoured with biotech research awards
A 16-year-old Ontario student who invented a disease-fighting, anti-aging compound using nano-particles from trees has won top national honours in the 2012 Sanofi BioGENEius Challenge Canada. - 5/8/2012
New IV iron for anemia of chronic kidney disease
New product is indicated for the treatment of iron deficiency anemia in adults with chronic kidney disease. - 5/8/2012
MaRS, SickKids develop anti-scarring cream with Chinese drug firm
MaRS Innovation and The Hospital for Sick Children, both in Toronto, along with NovoTek Therapeutics Inc. of Beijing, China, have announced a strategic partnership to co-develop and bring to the Chinese market a novel therapeutic cream aimed at reducing scar formation following surgery. - 5/8/2012
OHA conference to look at post-Drummond healthcare reforms
The Ontario Hospital Association (OHA) is organizing a conference, "Post-Drummond Report and Budget: Moving Forward with Implementation of Health Care Reforms," to be held June 11 at the InterContinental Toronto Centre in Toronto. - 5/8/2012
Mohawk SSO adopts global GS1 standards
Mohawk Supply Chain Services, a division of Mohawk Shared Services, one of the largest healthcare shared services organizations (SSO) in Ontario, says it is adopting the Global Trade Item Number (GTIN) as the common business language for product identification. - 5/8/2012
IT mentorship initiatives connect health professionals
New technology-oriented peer mentorship initiatives have been launched by the Newfoundland and Labrador Centre for Health Information and the Nova Scotia Department of Health and Wellness. - 5/8/2012
Ontario radiology managers plan September conference
The Ontario Association of Radiology Managers (OARM) will hold its 29th annual fall conference at Hockley Valley Resort in Orangeville, Ont., Sept. 12-14. - 5/7/2012
Nurse 'threatened to nail dementia patient's hand to the floor'
A nurse told a vulnerable patient suffering from dementia she would "f---ing nail your hand to the floor" if she touched her buzzer again, a misconduct hearing heard. - 5/7/2012
Montreal nurses suspended over woman's death during childbirth
Two Montreal nurses have been suspended—for two and four weeks, respectively—for negligence almost four years after a woman died in childbirth from a perfectly treatable condition.