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- 6/7/2011
AMA says time running down on master agreement drafting deadline
EDMONTON | The president of the Alberta Medical Association is beginning to worry that a promised physician master agreement won’t be hammered out with Alberta Health Services or Alberta Health and Wellness by an end of June deadline. - 6/7/2011
Canadian MS clinics see results with natalizumab
Real-world outcomes with investigational drug still favourable - 6/7/2011
Pharmacists don't share Matthews' rosy view of Ontario reforms
Pharmacists aren’t as enthusiastic about the impact of drug policy reforms as the province’s health minister seems to be. - 6/7/2011
Video: One on one with new CPhA president Jody Shkrobot
From the CPhA conference, president Jody Shkrobot on drug reform, tech regulation and being married to a fellow pharmacist. - 6/7/2011
Alberta conference celebrates centennial
Official celebration to mark a century of practice in the province kicks off at Alberta Pharmacy Centennial Conference. - 6/7/2011
Sublingual therapy for peanut allergy needs more study
Study shows it's safe and can desensitize, but response range is wide - 6/7/2011
Oral immunotherapy bests sublingual for milk allergy
But oral therapy associated with more frequent adverse events - 6/7/2011
Allergies shown to vary by birth order
First-born more likely to be food-allergic than younger siblings - 6/7/2011
Safinamide disappoints in preventing dyskinesia in Parkinson's patients
The new drug safinamide might have some impact in preventing the involuntary movements characteristic of Parkinson's disease. However, it did not perform any better than placebo over a two-year period. - 6/6/2011
Immunotherapy: Ready for prime time in 10 years?
Leading researchers are optimistic, but evidence is still too preliminary