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- 10/25/2023
Multiple sclerosis: new evidence for the role of glandular fever virus
A 2022 study confirmed that people with MS have almost always been infected with EBV previously. - 10/25/2023
Normalizing questions about drinking habits key to successful patient screening: docs
Patients often minimize the amount they drink, perhaps because they don’t realize that a nine-ounce glass of wine amounts to nearly two standard drinks. - 10/25/2023
Regulator to restart consultations on long delayed drug price reform guidelines
Last year, the Patented Medicine Prices Review Board stalled the implementation of new guidelines that would govern changes intended to lower the cost of patented drugs in Canada. - 10/24/2023
The WHO is trying to make traditional medicine safer and more standardized
Herbal medicine, acupuncture and Ayurveda are among the kinds of traditional healthcare practiced by 80% of the world's population. - 10/24/2023
Mpox vaccinations should be recommended for high-risk men, even after outbreak ends, advisers say
More than 30,000 U.S. mpox cases were reported last year. - 10/24/2023
Healthcare standards not met at Alberta correctional centre, report finds
Kevin Brezinski’s investigation, responding to a whistleblower, says Alberta Correctional Health Services failed in five cases to provide adequate medical care at the Edmonton Remand Centre. In two of those cases, the patients died. - 10/24/2023
It's time to suspend the move to third-year family practice training
Why won't the CFPC listen to members' universal dissent to this move, and better direct resources to study this critical topic? - 10/24/2023
Sustainability in pharmacy: A priority in Canada, but not one you have to tackle alone
Over 6,000 community pharmacies, acting as collection locations and working alongside HPSA, have collected 4,677,811 kg of unwanted medications since the program's inception. - 10/24/2023
Early indicators of dementia: 5 behaviour changes to look for after age 50
I didn’t imagine my grandmother’s strange behaviours were an early warning sign of a far more serious condition. - 10/23/2023
Researchers confirm link between baldness and skin cancer
No evidence found that testosterone plays a role.