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- 12/13/2011
ER reviews vary in survey
A new Health Quality Council report on patients' experiences in Saskatchewan emergency departments found that not all ERs in the province are created equally. - 12/13/2011
CBS chief tired of fear-mongers
Dr. Graham Sher, chief executive officer of Canadian Blood Services, has said enough with the fear-mongering about the planned move of a regional blood-processing facility from New Brunswick to Halifax. - 12/13/2011
Men with breast cancer stop taking tamoxifen early
A study said to be the largest to investigate the tolerability of tamoxifen in male breast cancer patients has shown that many men stop taking the drug early because of side-effects. - 12/13/2011
Accessing records of partner's ex wrong, says privacy czar
Using an e-health record to check up on your spouse's ex: probably not what health officials in Alberta had in mind when they took patients' records into the virtual world. But an investigation by Alberta Information and Privacy Commissioner Frank Work revealed that an Edmonton ER physician did just that. - 12/13/2011
My waters run deeper, said the GP to the surgeon
The public stratifies the family doctor and the specialist on an escalating order of status. Do you? - 12/13/2011
Winnipeg's Dennis Wong named Compounding Pharmacist of the Year
Pharmacist owns CD Whyte Ridge Pharmacy. - 12/12/2011
A few high doses match daily low doses to prevent wheezing
Giving intermittent high doses of an inhaled steroid at the first sign of a respiratory infection is as effective at preventing wheezing episodes as daily low doses of an inhaled corticosteroid in preschool-aged children who have recurrent wheezing and are at risk for developing asthma.