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- 8/18/2014
Aging population is a 'great thing' but Canada isn't ready for it
Jean Charest doesn't like when news reports refer to Canada's aging population as a "problem." - 8/18/2014
Clinical Feature: Primary prevention of breast cancer
Examining the benefits and risks of chemoprevention for breast cancer in high-risk women. - 8/18/2014
Clinical Notes: August 2014
New meningococcal B vaccine guidelines; UTIs in children; hypertension in pregnancy. - 8/17/2014
Ask the Addictions Expert: Does methadone affect bone health?
Many of my patients think that long-term methadone treatment causes bone alterations. They believe they will feel joint pain when they wean off of it because of these changes. Some are hesitant to use methadone as a result, preferring other opioids instead. Is there any credence to this belief? If not, how should we counsel patients on this issue? - 8/17/2014
Press Review – August 18, 2014
- 8/17/2014
Health minister vows to ‘facilitate’ talks over needing doctor notes for home mail delivery
The first question federal health minister Rona Ambrose received after delivering her speech at the Canadian Medical Association’s annual meeting was on Canada Post’s proposal to require doctors’ notes to maintain home delivery. - 8/17/2014
Medical slang used to sort health-care hierarchy: Dr. Brian Goldman
It may be easy to pass off some of the slang doctors use as relatively harmless, but in his new book, The Secret Language of Doctors, Dr. Brian Goldman suggested the practice also highlights tensions between members of health-care teams. - 8/17/2014
CMA: Politicians ignore seniors strategy at their 'peril'
It's time for Ottawa to craft a national seniors care strategy, especially as Canadian baby boomers age, a new poll from the Canadian Medical Association has found.