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- 1/29/2012
Many minds aim for One Million Solutions
Non-profit group seeks to generate ideas for improving global health care—with a focus on diabetes - 1/29/2012
UHN’s Bell wins award for public relations excellence
Dr. Robert S. Bell, chief executive officer of the University Health Network in Toronto, has received the 2011-12 CEO Award of Excellence in Public Relations, presented by the Canadian Public Relations Society of Toronto. - 1/29/2012
Report damns state of patient access to skin care in Canada
The Canadian Skin Patient Alliance has released Skin Deep: Report Card on Access to Dermatological Care and Treatment in Canada, which it calls a “damning report” on the state of skin patient care in Canada. - 1/29/2012
York U study shows public weight-loss clinic produces results
Publicly funded weight-loss clinics – armed with experts who can address everything from behaviour modification to proper nutrition – would help solve Canada’s obesity epidemic, according to a study out of York University. - 1/29/2012
Common sense isn’t all that common
Spending money to prevent societal woes and to make better use of the system will save health-care dollars in the long run - 1/29/2012
EMR success story: Sustainable rural care built from the ground up
When Dr. Werner Oberholzer arrived in southern Saskatchewan 14 years ago, dismal health services left him with two options: Make it better, or leave. He stayed - 1/29/2012
Cancer, diabetes link continues to perplex
Evidence backing use of metformin as anti-cancer agent doesn’t negate fact that ‘we just don’t know,’ MD says - 1/29/2012
Ontario health minister on using hospitals less
Late last year, in the CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca blog Science-ish, I investigated Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews' announcement that investing in home care would lead to a number of benefits. A peek at the evidence, however, revealed that expanding home care has been shown to add costs to health systems without necessarily freeing up hospital beds. - 1/29/2012
Rapaflo: new alpha antagonist for BPH
New drug treats signs, symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.