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- 5/4/2009
Hyaluronic acid fails in treating hip osteoarthritis
A single intra-articular injection of hyaluronic acid is no more effective than placebo in treating the symptoms of hip osteoarthritis. - 5/4/2009
Restraint urged for use of H1N1 antivirals
Officials ask doctors not to prescribe antivirals for prevention of H1N1 infections, except for very specific situations. - 5/4/2009
Cognitive tests predict postop delirium
Two studies from Duke University are suggesting a way to identify those at risk for postoperative delirium, which generally affects 15% of surgical patients. - 5/4/2009
Keep women in early labour moving for better birth outcomes
Study confirms MDs' common knowledge, now hospitals need to accommodate moms - 5/4/2009
Photography on the wild side
For some physicians, medicine may leave no time for other ambitions; not so for Dr. Mark Freedman - 5/4/2009
Doctor astronauts: Do they have the right stuff?
Two physicians and one medical student make it to the final round in a bid to become Canada's next astronauts - 5/4/2009
Editorial: Are we treating international medical graduates fairly?
Our nation offers a rather patchwork welcome mat to doctors trained overseas. Rules and programs for international medical graduates vary widely from province to province, so for simplicity today we'll just look at Ontario. - 5/4/2009
Pain meds account for one in five deaths after spinal fusion surgery
Pain medications are involved in more than 20% of deaths in the years after patients undergo spinal fusion surgery for low-back pain, a study in the April 1 issue of Spine suggests. - 5/4/2009
COGNITIVE AGING: Changes in Agatha Christie's writing point to Alzheimer's
Although not diagnosed while living, her more limited vocabulary and a rise in repeated phrases are suggestive of the condition. - 5/4/2009
CARDIOLOGY: Drug-eluting stents head off problems in diseased vein grafts
Plaque sealing can be done preventively on non-symptomatic lesions