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- 2/17/2020
Early exposure to household cleaning products is associated with asthma and wheeze in young children
The researchers hypothesize that chemicals in cleaning products may damage the respiratory lining by triggering inflammatory pathways of the immune system - 2/13/2020
'Talking' prescription labels coming to pharmacies across Canada
Lawtons Drugs, Sobeys, Safeway, Thrifty Foods, Foodland, FreshCo and some IGA pharmacies soon to offer service for blind or partially sighted patients - 2/13/2020
N.B. pharmacy offers reusable glass vials for prescriptions
Bathurst pharmacist said amount of plastic used at pharmacy is “incredible” - 2/13/2020
1,700 Chinese healthcare workers affected by coronavirus, 6 dead
Medical workers account for about 3.8% of confirmed cases - 2/13/2020
N.B. deputy premier quits minority Tory government over health care reforms
The move follows the government's decision this week to close emergency rooms overnight in six community hospitals in the province - 2/13/2020
Ontario physicians adjust to new CPSO referral guidelines
Some specialists feel the new policy, which requires them to respond quickly and to call patients, is less efficient and puts a strain on their office resources - 2/12/2020
Helping hospital patients sleep a new priority for researchers
A recent study has highlighted some of the avoidable disruptions that are keeping patients up at night - 2/12/2020
Federal NDP seeks provincial support for national pharmacare plan
NDP Leader Jagmeet Singh wrote to every premier in Canada to outline the party's plan and ask for their buy-in - 2/12/2020
Coronavirus: The latest disease to fuel mistrust, fear and racism
Scapegoating is often used to distract from the underlying economic and political decisions that produced vulnerability to disease