Healthcare

International medical graduates from the United States and other approved jurisdictions have a new streamlined path to licensure in Alberta, the College of Physicians and Surgeons of Alberta announced Friday.

Calling it an ‘intolerable’ situation, the AQPP is drawing attention to the growing stranglehold of replacement agencies on the pharmacy workforce.

This trend is based on the idea short eyelashes look more masculine. But what about the health risks of tampering with your lashes?

Pharmacist Michael Tweedy is facing a $10,000 fine and the cancellation of his registration after the college’s tribunal found him to have engaged in ‘dishonest, deceptive’ conduct.

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A review of new launches, new indications, new dosage forms and Health Canada advisories.

NB.1.8.1. or ‘Nimbus’—may cause painful sore throats. The symptom has been identified by doctors in the United Kingdom, India and elsewhere, according to media outlets in those countries.

From avocados to oats to psyllium, test your knowledge of dietary fibre and fibre supplements.