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- 6/25/2013
Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of Canada establishes $3.5M endowed research chair at McMaster University
CCFC also on a roll as annual re-branded ‘Gutsy Walk’ fundraiser raises millions for research - 6/25/2013
Infoway releases 'refreshed' strategic plan for digital healthcare
TORONTO | Canada Health Infoway has released Opportunities for Action: A Pan-Canadian Digital Health Strategic Plan. The plan, which details the healthcare priorities that digital health solutions can best support over the coming years, has identified five key opportunities for action. - 6/25/2013
Niacin prescriptions rise despite questionable benefit
Physicians should reconsider the role of the drug in the wake of negative trials, researcher says - 6/25/2013
Over 10% of home care patients have adverse events: study
EDMONTON | With more than one million Canadians receiving healthcare services in the home, and the demand for home care increasing with the aging population, there is a greater need to ensure safe delivery of home care in the home setting. - 6/24/2013
Calgary MD suspended for prescribing drugs for 'emotionally vulnerable' patient while living together
A Calgary physician who admitted to living with an “emotionally vulnerable” patient while prescribing drugs to the patient was been handed a six-month suspension. - 6/24/2013
Shocking picture that 'shows two on-duty carers asleep in £580 a week home for the elderly
Had turned off elderly patients' alarms so they wouldn't be disturbed - 6/24/2013
Abilify: first antipsychotic to be approved as add-on therapy in major depressive disorder
Drug an add-on therapy in patients with an inadequate response to prior antidepressant treatments during the current episode of MDD. - 6/24/2013
Antibiotic apocalypse?
In global efforts against increasing resistance and stagnating drug development, Canada is nowhere to be seen