OAKVILLE, ON _ Siemens Canada officially kicked off its 100th anniversary with a celebratory event Aug. 28 at its new 110,000-square-foot, LEED-certified headquarters in Oakville, to be completed in late 2012.
MUNICH, GERMANY _ After a smoking ban was introduced in Bremen, Germany, the rate of ST-elevation myocardial infarction (STEMI) diminished by 26% in non-smokers but remained almost constant in active smokers.
OTTAWA | The manufacturer of a drug used to treat multiple sclerosis is issuing new safety recommendations aimed at reducing the risk of serious heart-related side-effects when patients first start taking the medication.
Physicians angry with the McGuinty government’s unilateral decision to cut $340 million from doctors’ fees assembled at a town hall Thursday to take stock of how the cuts will affect the province’s health-care system.
