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- 11/1/2012
What could have been: a house call in Honduras
Caring for a son with an undiagnosed mental illness, a mother believes her child has been replaced by spirits - 11/1/2012
A blend of old & new in Thailand
A longtime favourite of Western backpackers, the northern city of Chiang Mai has both familiar comforts and exotic wonders - 11/1/2012
Pharmacist forced to stop selling natural blood-thinner
Health Canada forces pharmacy owner to destroy $16,000 worth of nattokinase, a soy-based natural remedy for thinning the blood. - 11/1/2012
An argument in favour of medicare
Dr. Brian Day's arguments about care delivered on the basis of ability to pay rather than clinical need would be amusing and even quaint if they were not so obviously self-serving. And his moral defense of his concept of “patient’s rights” would be more convincing if the successful outcome of his court case were not so lucrative. - 11/1/2012
Centric Health gives a pass to Shouldice Hospital bid
TORONTO | The for-profit healthcare company that was poised to buy Shouldice Hospitalin Ontario has announced that it has abandoned its plans due to the political climate in the province. - 11/1/2012
Pharmacy organizations unite to provide unified voice
Deans and faculty associations merge to form one organization representing the profession’s academic community. - 11/1/2012
Quick Q&A with Dr. Kishore Singh
Dr. Kishore Singh is originally from Durban, South Africa, and got his medical degree from Natal University there in 1986. He is family physician and operates the Appleby Medical Centre in Burlington, Ont., with his wife, Arlini Singh. He is also an associate professor of family medicine at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ont. - 11/1/2012
Surviving Sandy
We caught up with Charles Tabouchirani, owner of New York's Cherry’s Pharmacy, about how his store is coping with the aftermath of the historic hurricane. - 11/1/2012
'Striking' reduction in radiation gained for cardiovascular patients
OTTAWA | The University of Ottawa Heart Institute has announced “striking” results in radiation reduction for the diagnosis of cardiovascular disease.