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- 9/6/2011
Doctors in quandary over medical marijuana
Stigma, discordant regulations, unclear paperwork and limited research on pot make doctors wary - 9/6/2011
Fore by four
- 9/6/2011
Medical faculty is ready for its sophomore year
Dalhousie Medicine New Brunswick gets overwhelming support from community and local MDs - 9/6/2011
Australian GP gambles on patient registration fee
Patient annual fees unheard of Down Under - 9/6/2011
Seize chance to change health care: Dr. John Haggie
In an inaugural address full of hope, incoming president Dr. John Haggie movingly melded his personal experience coming from the U.K. as an international medical graduate decades ago with his deep love today for his adopted country, and his aim to improve the medical system. A former Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association president, he said, “Old presidents never die, they simply find another forum to keep asking ‘Why?’ So here I am.” - 9/6/2011
Push to limit visa students approved
Canadian Federation of Medical Students (CFMS) president Noura Hassan said the March decision by the Dalhousie University medical school to sell 10 medical school spots to qualified students from Saudi Arabia was just plain wrong. - 9/6/2011
Que. trainees boycott over pay, 24-hour shifts
Residents’ federation considers protests if current tactics fail - 9/5/2011
Adding rituximab to other biologics may be safe in rheumatoid arthritis
In an open-label study to investigate the safety of combining biologic agents in the treatment of rheumatoid arthritis, researchers found little serious risk when rituximab (Rituxan) was added to other drugs. - 9/5/2011
Practitioners sound off on aboriginal health
Funding problems hampering maternal and child care, Health Council says