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- 11/23/2011
CFPC launches 'home' for special-interest practitioners
The College of Family Physicians of Canada has approved the development of a niche "home" within the college for member family doctors who are interested in developing specialized scopes of practice. - 11/23/2011
Hitting home: Time to ban physical punishment of children
Canada needs physicians to take a firmer stand about physical punishment and educate parents about the harm it causes - 11/23/2011
Parent behaviour training programs rated best therapy for ADHD
As ADHD drug prescriptions rise, Canadian study evaluates interventions’ effectiveness - 11/23/2011
Disciplinary case involving block fees rescheduled
A College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario discipline hearing into a Whitby, Ont., pediatrician's use of uninsured block fees has been postponed. - 11/23/2011
Intensive diabetes control does not help the brain
No cognitive benefit seen by targeting HbA1c less than 6.0% - 11/23/2011
Lawtons Drugs teams with LoyaltyOne to reward Atlantic Canadians for healthy choices
Customers at Lawtons Drugs who adhere to healthy behaviours will be rewarded. - 11/23/2011
Fire-ravaged town loses five physicians
Slave Lake, Alta., a small town that suffered a fire last spring that destroyed one-third of its dwellings, is now contending with the loss of five of its 13 physicians. - 11/23/2011
Cancer risk doubled in transplant recipients
Kidney, liver, heart and lung transplant recipients have an overall cancer risk that is double that of the general population, according to a study. - 11/23/2011
Music little help in delivering CPR
- 11/23/2011
Researchers looking to improve communication for better diabetes care
EMRs, pre-printed orders, bedside decision-making tools were just some of the ways suggested at CDA