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- 7/10/2013
Baby boomers looking to right public health care, not drain it
Should we baby boomers be feeling guilty now that everyone else seems to have finally clued into the developed world’s worst-kept secret: there are lots of us, we didn’t have enough children of our own to replenish the taxpayer base, and we didn’t contribute enough in taxes to cover our future health needs as increasingly frail citizens. - 7/9/2013
A harrowing account of the Lac-Mégantic blast through the eyes of a doctor
Lac-Mégantic, Quebec | “The sky was orange. It was like in a movie—a ball of fire, big explosions, flames, smoke and lots of people gathered in the street, in pyjamas.” - 7/9/2013
Train disaster: a baptism by fire for Dr. Mélissa Généreux
Dr. Mélissa Généreux has only been head of the Public Health Office at the Regional Health Agency of the Eastern Townships since July 2. Four days later, she was hard at work in the devastated area of Lac-Mégantic. - 7/9/2013
Pharmacist-owners affected by train tragedy set up emergency pharmacy
Local pharmacies co-operate to ensure local residents have access to needed medications. - 7/9/2013
Pharmacist-in-training student award recipients
The future is already here: Preparing pharmacists-in-training for a technology-enabled practice. - 7/9/2013
OICR invests $52 million in translational cancer research
TORONTO | The Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR) is investing $52 million to support the development of new innovative approaches for the prevention, early detection, diagnosis and treatment of cancer. - 7/9/2013
Lac-Mégantic: Two medical clinics downtown spared, but still inaccessible
Two medical clinics located in downtown Lac-Mégantic were miraculously spared by the monster fire that reduced many buildings to ashes after the deadly train explosion on July 8; however, they remain inaccessible because they are in the disaster area. - 7/9/2013
Lac-Mégantic train crash: 'It was unreal ...'
A few months ago, the hospital staff of Lac-Mégantic took part in an exercise code orange: an simulation involving a school bus accident. But overnight on July 6, the code orange was not a sham. - 7/9/2013
Guidelines for prevention of acute antineoplastic-induced nausea and vomiting in children
Pediatric Oncology Group of Ontario spearheads development of guidelines for the prevention of acute antineoplastic-induced nausea and vomiting in children. - 7/9/2013
Ask the Experts: Bio-identical hormones and sarcoidosis
What are the implications for starting patients with this inflammatory disease on bio-identical progesterone?