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- 10/2/2012
New screening method cuts wait times for breast cancer testing
VANCOUVER | Cancer patients waiting to find out if they have inherited mutations in two major breast cancer genes will soon get their results much faster, thanks to new genomics-based screening technology in B.C. - 10/2/2012
20-year national study of health and aging gets underway
HAMILTON, ONT. | The Canadian Longitudinal Study on Aging (CLSA) has been launched at McMaster University. Over the next 20 years, 50,000 men and women aged 45 to 85 will be followed as part of the national, long-term study of health and aging. - 10/2/2012
Canadian pharmaceutical market forecast to hit $46 billion by 2020
Universal healthcare and an aging population will see Canada’s pharmaceutical market more than double in value before the end of the decade, says research by healthcare industry analysts GlobalData. - 10/2/2012
There's the rub: How much hand sanitizer is enough?
Real-time data from eight million hand hygiene events reveals nine out of 10 healthcare workers access hand sanitizer using only one push of a dispenser, and as a result may not be achieving hand hygiene compliance. - 10/2/2012
Ontario launches infection-control blitz in healthcare facilities
TORONTO | The Ontario Ministry of Labour says it has launched a two-month blitz enforcing the Occuptional Health and Safety Act and its regulations at healthcare workplaces across the province. - 10/1/2012
Capital Health hiring nurses to curb surgery delays
The Capital Health District Authority is hiring 85 full-time nurses in an attempt to prevent surgeries from being cancelled because of shortage of specialized nurses. - 10/1/2012
New cryoballoon treatment for atrial fibrillation is Canadian innovation
POINTE-CLAIRE, QUE. | A new option for the treatment of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation has been developed and manufactured in Quebec. - 10/1/2012
Canada can count on nurses
As Canada’s health ministers gathered in Halifax this week to talk about the progress on health care, the average Canadian could be excused for wanting to shrug and turn away. Enter Canada’s registered nurses. - 10/1/2012
Son blames drug warning delays for mom's death
An Ontario man whose mother died from a heart attack after taking a popular anti-depressant believes she would still be alive if she'd been warned about the drug’s known dangers.