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- 10/8/2013
Cancer risk profiles vary among Canadian cities: report
TORONTO | Western municipalities overall have healthier lifestyles than their eastern counterparts, and better cancer risk profiles as a result. This is one of the findings published in the report, Population Health in Canada's Largest Cities, led by the Canadian Partnership Against Cancer. - 10/8/2013
GS1 standards to support U.S. FDA medical device regulation
WASHINGTON | The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has issued its final ruling requiring manufacturers to implement a unique device identification system for their products. This includes the use of a unique identifier on the label of medical device packaging. - 10/8/2013
Assault charge results from fight at Flin Flon hospital
An alleged fight between two doctors at a hospital in northern Manitoba has resulted in an assault charge, the CBC reports. - 10/8/2013
Elimination of dog-transmitted rabies within reach
WASHINGTON | Most countries in the Western Hemisphere have succeeded in eliminating human rabies transmitted by dogs, and experts say the remaining countries can reach that goal by 2015 if they dedicate the necessary resources. - 10/7/2013
Vaginal delivery OK for twins
- 10/7/2013
Canadian nurses meet with provincial health ministers to promote Culture of Safety
Nurse leaders from the Canadian Federation of Nurses Unions (CFNU) and the Canadian Nurses Association (CNA) met with Provincial Health Ministers last Friday to highlight the importance of establishing a culture of safety for frontline workers. - 10/7/2013
ALC patients overwhelming hospitals
Innovation, resources key to ending the crunch on beds - 10/7/2013
It takes a village: BCMA president
- 10/7/2013
N.S. acute and long-term care nurses reach deal offering wage hikes
About 6,000 nurses in Nova Scotia have reached a two-year tentative agreement that would provide them wage increases.