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.
Giving intermittent high doses of an inhaled steroid at the first sign of a respiratory infection is as effective at preventing wheezing episodes as daily low doses of an inhaled corticosteroid in preschool-aged children who have recurrent wheezing and are at risk for developing asthma.
North America’s hippest drugstore mixes personalized care, an on-trend health focus and social media buzz to create best-in-class ‘local’ pharmacy in the big city.
University of Alberta Hospital physician Dr. Ann Colbourne has been selected by the Mayo Clinic as the latest recipient of its Plummer Society Award for Excellence.
