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- 4/12/2012
iBGStar: new blood glucose monitor
Device is the first blood glucose monitor in Canada that can connect seamlessly to an iPhone or iPod touch. - 4/11/2012
N.B. pharmacists' association unhappy with new policy
The executive director of the New Brunswick Pharmacists’ Association has spoken out about the impact the province’s new generic policy will have on the profession. - 4/11/2012
Nurse anesthetists not just a negotiating ploy: B.C. health minister
Nurses not being used as a political strong-arm tactic in the heated dispute with anesthesiologists, says politician. - 4/11/2012
Multi-disciplinary team tackles incontinence in long-term care home
A multidisciplinary team tackles the crucial issue of patient incontinence in a long-term care home. The result is better, smarter care, and better quality of life for patients. - 4/11/2012
Doctor's unwarranted forceps intervention caused severe brain damage: court
Intervention during labour led to birth of child with catastrophic brain injuries. - 4/11/2012
DINNER TONIGHT: Crispy Schnitzel
- 4/10/2012
Ontario radiology group extends digital conversion
Georgian Radiology Consultants in Barrie, Ont., has installed Carestream DRX-1 systems at each of its six imaging clinics serving a community of 360,000. - 4/10/2012
Kemptville hospital uses YouTube video to promote new service
Kemptville District Hospital in eastern Ontario has gone to YouTube to tell the world about its new service and its new approach, and to seek support. The hospital has taken this innovative route to show how a small hospital can help solve a big problem. - 4/10/2012
Sluggish approvals slow access to new drugs: Fraser Institute
Canadians are waiting nearly 2-1/2 years for government bureaucracies to approve new prescription drugs for public use, says a report from public policy think-tank the Fraser Institute. - 4/10/2012
Alberta a big user of remote cardiac monitoring technology
About 1,200 patients, most of them in southern Alberta, are using the CareLink system, which allows healthcare providers to remotely monitor patients who have pacemakers, defibrillators, cardiac resynchronization and implantable heart monitors.