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- 8/31/2022
Canada’s low-risk alcohol use guidelines have been slashed to 6 drinks per week. Here’s why.
The careful review process identified much weaker evidence than before for the hypothesis that low doses of alcohol can protect against heart disease. - 8/31/2022
Young Leader in Pharmacy Nelo Uddoh: "My career has definitely taken an interesting turn."
On the busiest of days, a familiar smile or wave from across the counter reassures me that we are making an impact in the community and that gives me all the adrenaline I need to come into the dispensary every day. - 8/31/2022
Hospital in Kemptville, Ont., says ER closed for six nights due to staffing shortages
The hospital, located about 40 kilometres south of Ottawa, says the ER will resume 24-hour operations Tuesday at 7 a.m. - 8/30/2022
What's the big deal about IBS? Pharmacists, you can help
As practising pharmacists, we talk with patients suffering from IBS many days. Or, more accurately, we try to talk with these patients, with varying success. Patients really do not want to talk about it, they have been down this road too many times, they have tried so many different things and here they are again. - 8/30/2022
Canada to implement 988 suicide crisis line starting in fall 2023
The Public Health Agency of Canada will decide which group will provide the service, along with the scope of care it will offer. - 8/30/2022
Ontario's Ford says Trudeau agrees 'status quo is not working' amid health crisis
The two leaders met at the Ontario legislature—the first time Trudeau visited Ford at his office since 2018. - 8/30/2022
Five things to know about aconite, the toxin suspected of sickening diners in Markham
Twelve people were sick enough to visit local hospitals after eating the same chicken dish from a Markham, Ont., restaurant over the weekend. - 8/30/2022
Canadian donates $172 million to Australian medical research
The donation to Melbourne's The Peter Doherty Institute for Infection and Immunity, also known as the Doherty Institute, will go toward creating the Cumming Global Center for Pandemic Therapeutics. - 8/30/2022
Montreal public health probing 'probable' monkeypox case involving child
The agency did not provide any details on the case or the child's condition.