The Canadian Thoracic Society (CTS) published its “Asthma Management Continuum – 2010 Consensus Summary for children six years of age and over, and adults” in early 2010. Here we highlight some of the key recommendations in this updated and comprehensive management strategy.
Eosinophilic esophagitis (EE) has emerged as a “new” inflammatory condition of note, one that has been diagnosed with increased frequency in both children and adults throughout the world.
Alberta is launching a new physician practice-readiness assessment process for international medical graduates (IMGs), designed to make up for the shortcomings of the previous process.
Alberta now has one global set of medical staff bylaws, as changes hammered out in 2010 swing into force. The changes affect all physicians who have appointments at Alberta Health Services’ facilities and organizations.
An epidemiological study indicates that Montreal's safe needle injection program is highly effective at reducing the HIV infection rate among drug users.
Treatment with anti-inflammatory agents appears to favourably affect so-called “non-inflammatory” acne, researchers reported at the American Academy of Dermatology annual meeting.
