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- 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
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
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
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
Astronaut Hadfield among speakers featured at HealthAchieve 2013
TORONTO | The HealthAchieve conference and trade show has announced its lineup of speakers this year will include Colonel Chris Hadfield, Hélène Campbell and Sir Ken Robinson. - 7/9/2013
Actuaries' expertise could help control healthcare costs
FREDERICTON | “Actuarial expertise and methods can help identify areas to lower healthcare costs,” says Jacques Lafrance, president of the Canadian Institute of Actuaries. - 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
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.