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- 1/1/2013
Mount Sinai researchers find new approach to suppress cancer spread
TORONTO | Scientists at Mount Sinai’s Samuel Lunenfeld Research Institute have made a major discovery about the way cancer spreads. - 1/1/2013
Prolia now indicated for men with osteoporosis
Drug now approved by Health Canada to increase bone mass in men with osteoporosis. - 1/1/2013
B.C. doctor barred from hospital for inadequate skills
VICTORIA | A specialist in internal medicine and neurology has been barred from working in a Victoria hospital because of his skill level. - 12/31/2012
New Product Update: January 2013
The latest in self-care, nonprescription and health and beauty products. - 12/30/2012
CIHI wants your feedback on vision for use of health information
OTTAWA | Here’s an opportunity to help shape the Canadian vision for the use of health information for health system decision-making. - 12/30/2012
Bio-hazardous waste management system now offered in Canada
HALIFAX | CAN-med Healthcare has been named the exclusive reseller of the Sterilwave 440 waste management system in Canada by Bertin Technologies. - 12/30/2012
Encrypt all portable storage devices in healthcare by default: Cavoukian
TORONTO | Medical professionals in high-availability data environments, from family doctors to large hospitals, need to ensure data security and protect information through encryption as the default, says Ontario's information and privacy commissioner, Dr. Ann Cavoukian. - 12/30/2012
Patient info compromised after B.C. hackers bust into doctor's email
VANCOUVER | The privacy of a dozen patients in British Columbia has been compromised after a physician’s email account was hacked, the local health authority said. - 12/30/2012
Novel method identifies 'survival gene' for breast, ovarian cancers
TORONTO | Scientists at the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research have developed a new computer-based method to identify gene signatures that can serve as prognostic biomarkers for cancer. - 12/28/2012
Rural NPs, family doctors eligible for student loan forgiveness
Family doctors, nurses, nurse practitioners and residents in family medicine in Huron County and other rural communities across Canada may be eligible for Canada Student Loan forgiveness, the federal government announced today.