A study said to be the largest to investigate the tolerability of tamoxifen in male breast cancer patients has shown that many men stop taking the drug early because of side-effects.
Babies born at very low birth weight are more likely to have memory and attention problems when they become adults than babies born at a low to normal weight, according to one of the first studies to look at preterm babies and executive functioning.
A family doctor has written a book about his life as a rural medicine practitioner and it has "become a runaway bestseller on the Sunshine Coast," according to the community paper, the Coast Reporter.
General Electric Co., through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. have announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping healthcare organizations and professionals use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience.
One of the best-designed intensive care units (ICUs) in the world is the one at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, says the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the largest critical care professional body in North America.
