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- 1/29/2009
Therapeutic substitution policy costs B.C. $43.5 million: study
A therapeutic substitution policy that was expected to save the B.C. government $42 million has instead cost the health care system $43.5 million, says a new study. - 1/29/2009
PACT launched in Sask
The Pharmacists' Association of Saskatchewan is helping smokers kick the habit this January with the Partnership to Assist with Cessation of Tobacco. - 1/28/2009
Federal budget includes millions for EHRs, aboriginal health
As part of the federal stimulus package aimed at kick starting Canada's slumping economy, the Conservatives announced a number of healthcare investments. - 1/27/2009
Pfizer to acquire Wyeth for $68 billion
Pfizer Inc., the world's leading drug maker, is buying Wyeth for $68 billion US. - 1/27/2009
Olanzapine for long-term treatment of bipolar disorder
Stronger evidence supports the use of lithium rather than olanzapine as a first-line maintenance treatment of bipolar disorder, according to new research. - 1/26/2009
LETTERS: Family medicine has demonstrated success of Romanow Report
Re: "Romanow Report languishing in the bowels of history" (the Medical Post, December 5, 2008) - 1/26/2009
Using plain language eases patients' fears
Public's perception of condition was worse when discussed in specialized terms only - 1/26/2009
CARDIOLOGY: Rising C-section rate a concern in women with congenital heart disease
Longer hospital stays, increased risk of cardiac complications noted