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- 10/14/2013
Nursing profession swells with young recruits while older workers stay on the job: report
A national portrait by the Canadian Institute for Health Information made public on Tuesday says the actual number of working nurses has grown by seven per cent in the last five years, outpacing growth in the Canadian labour force and population. - 10/14/2013
B.C. study shows new HIV test helps reduce disease spread
VANCOUVER | British Columbia will be the first jurisdiction in Canada to use a new, more accurate HIV detection test. - 10/14/2013
Ex-hockey player starts new life as nurse
They draped a ribbon over Jim Ennis’s neck Monday night in Worcester, but it wasn’t the kind of honor typically bestowed on ex-athletes. - 10/14/2013
Pressure on nurses
Nurses are frequently placed in situations where they lack the time, and in some cases the resources to care for patients in the way they would like to. - 10/14/2013
New guideline addresses radiotherapy for prostate cancer
Document a combined effort of radiation oncologists and urologists - 10/14/2013
Campaign against ‘hospital service cuts’ in Scarborough launches
Patients, nurses and employees of Rouge Valley Health System and The Scarborough Hospital are launching a campaign on Tuesday, Oct. 15, against “hospital service cuts” in Scarborough and Ajax. - 10/14/2013
Centuries-old drug makes a comeback
Ingredient previously used to promote vomiting in poisoning cases shows promise as bladder cancer treatment. - 10/14/2013
Antiseptic effective against UTIs even at low concentration
More dilute oxychlorosene has fewer adverse effects, study shows - 10/14/2013
Video: Alberta health care to introduce physician assistants
Alberta Health Services is launching a two-year pilot project to introduce a new medical position to clinics, hospitals and long-term care homes across the province. - 10/14/2013
Welch Allyn offers new connectivity-ready ECG device
MISSISSAUGA, Ont. | Medical diagnostic device company Welch Allyn says a new connectivity-ready electrocardiograph device, the CP 150, is now available in Canada.