British Columbians dial 8-1-1 for medical advicePatients in B.C. are now just three digits away from receiving free, 24-hour medical advice. Managing severe Alzheimer's diseaseCanadian evidence-based guidelines support the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor or memantine, or both drugs for the management of patients with severe Alzheimer's disease. Asthma overdiagnosed in adults About one-third of adults with physician-diagnosed asthma do not have asthma, according to the results of a new study. New Rexall pharmacy opens at Mount Sinai Rexall officially opened a new pharmacy in Toronto's Mount Sinai Hospital in late October. Vancouver methadone pharmacy licence suspended The AYC Pharmacy on Vancouver's downtown East Hastings Street has had its pharmacy license suspended indefinitely following an investigation by the College of Pharmacists of B.C. Coffee may impair levothyroxine absorption Taking levothyroxine with coffee may impair its intestinal absorption, according to a recent report. Chronic kidney disease: new management guidelines The Canadian Society of Nephrology has developed new guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD). Experts gather to discuss patient adherence Experts from across the health profession gathered for a two-day conference in Toronto from November 6-7 for the Strategy Institute's Political apathy enables private care Government-speak: Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing First Previous 2354 2355 2356 2357 2358 Next Last
