B.C.'s family practice divisions set to shore up peer supportPrimary-care reform initiative lets GPs organize and work as a group to expand community-based services for patients EDITORIAL: The difficulties of defining private medicine BCMA urges doctors to get involved in provincial election Guide helps MDs ask candidates their stance on health issues LETTERS: Beware of what government gains from pensions Re: BAD ADVICE: His theory failed the test Canada 'far behind' in cord blood banking Transplant physicians prefer public banks for storing potentially life-saving stem cell sources, but Canada only has private banks CARDIOLOGY: New stress marker can help rule out acute MI earlier than troponin Copeptin is elevated in patients with acute MI early on and then drops, while troponin takes hours to rise and requires retesting Study looks to reduce number of allergy shots Four preseasonal weekly allergy shots may reduce sneezing, wheezing and other symptoms in people who are allergic to ragweed, reported Dr. Harold Kaiser, an allergist at the University of Minnesota. Low birth weight tied to inflammation woes as adult High leukocyte counts may explain greater risk of heart disease Aboriginal patient-specific educational pilot projects launched Aim is to help foster cultural sensitivity, such as discussing legacy of residential schools First Previous 3945 3946 3947 3948 3949 Next Last
