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- 5/18/2009
LAST LAUGH: Rural vet work not the cat's meow
No good deed goes unpunished when Dr. Dave Sheehy tries to help pets in distress in a town lacking vet services - 5/18/2009
Ah, to be a salaried MD - with a pension - during a downturn
Wheeling her three-quarter-tonne Suburban down the gravel road of her Ladner, B.C. farm where Dr. Janet Friesen keeps horses, the dreariness of the typical West Coast winter was matched in bleakness by the economic news on the radio. - 5/15/2009
Colon cleansing: ineffective and potentially harmful
A Medical Letter review concludes that there is no evidence of beneficial effects from colonic cleansing or irrigation for "detoxification," and such procedures may be harmful. - 5/15/2009
PEG 3350 for childhood constipation
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 is a safe and effective long-term laxative in pediatric populations, but only limited studies are available for its use in children younger than two years of age. - 5/14/2009
Pharmacists take CVS Caremark before Trade Commission
The U.S.-based National Community Pharmacists Association met with the Federal Trade Commission to ask for an examination of the merger between CVS and Caremark. - 5/13/2009
Two groups to feed off strengths to Enhance patient care, safety and delivery
York University and health network create joint nursing academy - 5/13/2009
Canadian nurses leave for the U.S. and don’t come back
Nursing study claims it’s not just about the money