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- 7/4/2011
Unlocking the Value in Your Business: The Silver Lining in the Dark Clouds
Drug stores have changed hands at a brisk rate in Ontario, in many cases at cyclically low valuations. Here's how pharmacy owners can take advantage of that drop through the use of an estate freeze. - 7/4/2011
Soaring rates of MRI and CT scans raising concerns
Health Council of Canada among those who suspect excessive ordering of tests - 7/3/2011
The Healthcare Interview: Dr. Edzard Ernst: Using science on complementary medicine
Dr. Edzard Ernst has spent years doing what few physicians have been inclined to do: establishing an evidence base for alternative therapies. Despite the fact only 5% of the therapies he has studied have shown a benefit above and beyond a placebo, patients demand there be a future for alternative medicine, and healthcare professionals have a moral duty to find out what is effective and what is not. - 7/3/2011
Folic acid in pregnancy not linked to atopy/asthma in infants
Study follows recent evidence suggesting folic acid supplementation during pregnancy a potential risk factor for atopic diseases in childhood. - 7/3/2011
Deadline passes with no Alberta physician master agreement
EDMONTON | A temporary agreement in principle (AIP) meant to help smooth the way for a more comprehensive—and long lasting—physician service master agreement in Alberta has expired. - 6/29/2011
Look beyond ALC to understand wait times, says COA president
There is more to the wait-times problem than stranded alternate level of care (ALC) patients, says Dr. Ross Leighton, president of the Canadian Orthopaedic Association. - 6/29/2011
Ryerson announces health informatics certificate program
This fall, Toronto’s Ryerson University will launch a new certificate program designed for health or information technology professionals who want to move into the field of health informatics. - 6/28/2011
HIV killer has high libido and could reoffend if freed, Crown says
A man believed to be the first in Canada convicted of murder through HIV transmission has an abnormally high libido that could lead him to reoffend if he's eventually freed, court heard Monday.