Pain meds account for one in five deaths after spinal fusion surgeryPain medications are involved in more than 20% of deaths in the years after patients undergo spinal fusion surgery for low-back pain, a study in the April 1 issue of Spine suggests. CDR changes make cost-based approvals fasterThe Common Drug Review, the national body that provides the cost-benefit analysis of new pharmaceutical products for most provincial formularies, is enacting changes designed to get drugs onto formulary lists sooner. CARDIOLOGY: Pacemaker-like implant helps after heart failure Contractility modulation strengthens cardiac muscle contraction, boosts patients' quality of life Urine tests show promise as cancer biomarkers . COGNITIVE AGING: Window narrow for estrogen's protective effect? Idea gains strength with re-analysis Cordoba: at the intersection of three histories in Spain Muslims, Jews and Christians left their marks in this beautiful city Family doctors likely to see expanded CA role Head of Novartis Oncology gives an insider view on drug development; warns that as therapies help cancer patients live longer, long-term care will fall to family physicians B.C. doctors concerned over broader scope of practice for naturopaths Changes include wide prescribing powers, but use of 'doctor' title requires qualifier CARDIOLOGY: Heart implant blocks blood clots, study finds Device intended as warfarin replacement in atrial fibrillation Total drug spending approached $30 billion in 2008 First Previous 2193 2194 2195 2196 2197 Next Last
