Alberta Mental Health Act found unconstitutional after man held for nine months Systemic fluoroquinolones may be linked to increased risk of aortic aneurysm and dissectionProduct safety information is being updated to warn of this rare serious adverse effect Vitamin B12 injection often prescribed inappropriately Study estimates annual cost of inappropriate B12 use to be $45.6 million in Ontario Patient information for new FIT testing (colon cancer screening) Alberta harm reduction program targets safe sex Alberta Health PrEP coverage now includes distribution of safe sex supplies Parents, lock up your Tylenol All it takes is minutes—enough time for a bathroom break, checking the stove or taking a call—for tragedy to strike PPI use alone or with an H2 blocker in infants associated with elevated risk of childhood fracture Study suggests risk increases with duration of use and earlier initiation of acid suppressive therapy Bernie Sanders plans trip to Canada with group seeking cheaper insulin American presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders said recently that he would soon be coming to Canada with a group of diabetics to buy cheaper insulin. Surgery before pregnancy linked to increased risk of opioid withdrawal in babies Edmonton pharmacists handing out naloxone nasal spray on the street In Alberta, injectable naloxone kits—which come at about a quarter of the price of Narcan (which costs $145)—are available free of charge at walk-in clinics and pharmacies. First Previous 456 457 458 459 460 Next Last