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- 7/8/2012
Iron supplements can reduce fatigue in non-anemic women
Clinical trial shows 50% reduction in fatigue from baseline in participants - 7/8/2012
RNAO partners on nursing order sets
TORONTO _ The Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario and PatientOrderSets.com are partnering with the aim of optimizing the quality of care, improving patient safety and reducing healthcare costs. - 7/5/2012
Healthcare goes to high school
A high school in Ontario is offering Grade 11 and 12 courses on introductory healthcare services in hopes of attracting more students to careers in the high-demand sector. - 7/5/2012
Press Review - July 6, 2012
Check out our review of recent medical stories in the media. This week includes: Promoting C-sections as valid choice for moms-to-be, a doctor goes the distance for Port Colborne hospital, the rewards of being a small town doctor in Nelson, B.C., and Circumcision of young boys banned by German court. - 7/5/2012
Alberta's new paid pharmacy services
The blow of recent generic price cuts was softened somewhat by the launch of a raft of new paid pharmacy services. - 7/5/2012
New Canadian guidelines assist with pregnancy planning in HIV patients
Document designed to reduce risk of vertical (mother to child), horizontal (between partners) transmission of HIV. - 7/4/2012
York Central Hospital renamed, joined with planned Vaughan hospital
RICHMOND HILL, ONT. _ Mackenzie Health is a new regional healthcare provider formed to serve southwest York Region, just north of Toronto. It will include two full-service hospitals: the renamed Mackenzie Richmond Hill Hospital, formerly known as York Central Hospital, and the future Mackenzie Vaughan Hospital, to be operational in 2018-'19. - 7/4/2012
New breast cancer therapy combines microbubbles and ultrasound
TORONTO _ Future breast cancer patients facing a difficult-to-treat form of the disease may have new hope in an innovative treatment being devised by researchers at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre. - 7/4/2012
COACH releases new privacy guidelines for patient portals
A special edition of Privacy & Security for Patient Portals 2012 Guidelines has been published by COACH, the Canadian association of healthcare information technology. The guidelines, says COACH, are of benefit to those with patient portal systems in place or are thinking about introducing them.