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- 4/17/2012
Health board planning to meet impact of mining in northeastern Quebec
Martin Beaumont is all for Quebec’s Plan Nord. But as general manager of the board responsible for health and social services in the massive region at the epicentre of the province’s Klondike-like development project, he is worried about the ability of existing infrastructure to meet both the current and future needs of the area’s fast-growing population. - 4/16/2012
Bound up bowels leave constipation sufferers longing for regular call of nature
An estimated 15 to 30 per cent of Canadians are affected by chronic constipation, and that figure rises to about 50 per cent when it comes to the elderly. - 4/16/2012
Codeine unsafe for young children post-tonsillectomy
New report advises strongly against using codeine for treatment of post-operative pain in young children undergoing adenotonsillectomy for sleep apnea. - 4/16/2012
One in nine drugs prescribed in Que. are off label; most lack strong evidence: Study
Data are drawn from an electronic medical records system devised at McGill. - 4/16/2012
New research project to look at effects of cancer treatment on kids
The federal government, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and six leading cancer organizations, is investing $12 million over five years to support four new research teams that will seek ways to reduce the harmful effects of cancer treatment on children, including damage to the brain, heart and other major organs. - 4/16/2012
February/March Tech Talk now online
Discover how the road to regulation led to a teaching opportunity for Ontario technician Delia Littlejohn. Plus, what NAPRA is doing to harmonize regulated technician practice across the country. - 4/16/2012
NP outreach services could break walk-in clinic cycle: residents group
Sudbury residents group is hoping to convince the Sudbury District Nurse Practitioner Clinics to provide outreach services out of a new neighbourhood resource centre. - 4/16/2012
U of A study shows most callers take phone-in advice from nurses
Findings by a University of Alberta researcher show a 24-hour nurse-on-call option designed to alleviate pressure on emergency rooms may be just what the doctor ordered. - 4/15/2012
Wildrose leader will expand health inquiry to include doctor intimidation and queue-jumping
CALGARY _ Alberta's Wildrose party says it will expand the scope of a judicial health inquiry to include allegations of doctor intimidation and queue-jumping. - 4/15/2012
NL pharmacist association reaches tentative contract
A tentative four-year agreement on payment for professional services has been reached by Government and the Pharmacists’ Association of Newfoundland and Labrador (PANL).