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- 7/29/2018
Pharmacy buying back used needles as part of harm-reduction strategy
The Penticton pharmacy collected 5,600 discarded needs in just six days - 7/29/2018
Numerous lawsuits claim baby powder causes ovarian cancer, so is it safe or not?
The research results have been inconsistent, despite the fact that $4.7 billion has been awarded to people who used the product in the U.S. - 7/29/2018
N.L. woman uses obituary to advocate against fat shaming in medical profession
Ellen Maud Bennett died at the age of 64 after being diagnosed with inoperable cancer and being given only days to live - 7/29/2018
Quebec court OK's lawsuit alleging link between hair loss drugs and erections
A lower court nixed the idea of a lawsuit in 2016 but the appeals court ruled Quebec Superior Court imposed too much of a burden on lead plaintiff - 7/29/2018
B.C. parents urged to check immunization records after Chinese vaccine recall
Health authorities in British Columbia are urging parents of toddlers who were vaccinated in parts of China last year to check their records for a recalled vaccine. - 7/29/2018
Montreal backs Toronto health authorities calling for decriminalizing drugs
The city's director of public health said decriminalization will certainly be on the agenda at provincial and national health meetings - 7/26/2018
Quebec dentists file notice to withdraw from public system amid contract dispute
Health minister Gaetan Barrette said he will sign a decree to stop this from happening - 7/25/2018
It's time for mandatory (not voluntary) drug company-to-doctor payment disclosure
It's been a year since drug companies could voluntarily disclose payments to doctors. That method didn't work, so it's time to make the 'Sunshine Policy' mandatory. - 7/25/2018
Travellers’ diarrhea: Applying new guidelines to practice
In 2017, the International Society of Travel Medicine (ISTM) published guidelines on travellers’ diarrhea (TD) prevention and treatment, introducing a number of changes from previous recommendations, including those in the 2015 Canadian statement by the Committee to Advise on Tropical Medicine and Travel (CATMAT) - 7/25/2018
Fate of Ontario safe injection, overdose prevention sites in limbo
Health Minister Christine Elliott said the government is reviewing evidence on the sites to see if they 'have merit''