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- 3/21/2012
Drug shortages: Stay informed
Keep up to date about the widespread medication supply problems plaguing healthcare systems across the country and access helpful resources here. - 3/20/2012
University of Alberta researcher Dr. Lorne Babiuk takes Canadian Gairdner prize
The Gairdner Foundation has announced the recipients of the 2012 Canadian Gairdner Awards, recognizing contributions to some of the most significant medical discoveries around the world. - 3/20/2012
Prophylaxis against Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia in HIV-positive adults
PJP is one of the most frequent AIDS-defining opportunistic infections in HIV-infected patients. This special feature outlines drug therapy options and the role of the pharmacist. - 3/20/2012
Promising pact bridges Alberta doctors to new master agreement
Alberta's doctors and the provincial government have hammered out a short-term "bridge" agreement over pay and work conditions, a pact the Alberta Medical Association says goes a long way toward mending fences between the two parties. - 3/20/2012
Dinner tonight: Lemony fish pie
- 3/19/2012
Saphris: new atypical antipsychotic
New drug indicated for treatment of schizophrenia, acute treatment of manic or mixed episodes associated with bipolar I disorder. - 3/19/2012
Uruguayan nurses charged with murder in 16 hospital deaths
Murder charges were filed against two male nurses Sunday and a female nurse was charged with covering up a crime in a case involving more than a dozen deaths at two Uruguayan hospitals, judicial officials said. - 3/19/2012
Special nurses guide seniors through ERs
Research showed seniors in community were readmitted to the ER at a lower rate than the national average. - 3/19/2012
York nursing students conducting healthcare needs study for Innisfil
A group of York University nursing students will present the findings of their healthcare needs study to Innisfil residents March 27. - 3/19/2012
Health Canada licenses deep brain stimulation therapy for epilepsy
Medtronic has received a licence from Health Canada for its deep brain stimulation (DBS) therapy for refractory epilepsy patients. This delivers controlled electrical pulses to a location inside the brain involved in seizures.