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- 6/20/2012
Rowe, Brown are 2012 "pillars" of pharmacy
A long-standing dedication to the profession has earned two pharmacy leaders this year's Pillar of Pharmacy Award from the Canadian Foundation for Pharmacy (CFP). - 6/19/2012
MD handed fine, suspension for block billing violation
TORONTO | An Ontario pediatrician at the centre of a block billing controversy has been handed a public reprimand and a month-long suspension. - 6/19/2012
Canada’s leading health care organizations launch new app and electronic initiative to promote the safe and smart use of medicines
Ottawa | Seven of Canada’s leading health care organizations have joined together to launch new electronic tools to help Canadians use their medications safely and appropriately. - 6/19/2012
Allergy prevention: The role of diet in infancy
Old advice on solid food introduction no longer applies - 6/19/2012
Promising new treatment for Ebola developed at microbiology lab
WINNIPEG _ Researchers at the Public Health Agency of Canada's National Microbiology Laboratory have developed a new and easy-to-manufacture treatment for Ebola infection, one of the world's deadliest diseases. - 6/19/2012
Nova Scotia joins CAPsource procurement program
The province of Nova Scotia’s nine district health authorities and IWK Health Centre have joined CAPsource, a national capital equipment procurement program offered jointly by St. Joseph’s Health System, Group Purchasing Organization (SJHS-GPO) and Medbuy. - 6/19/2012
Researchers discover novel mechanism in key immune response
LONDON, ONT. _ A team of researchers at Lawson Health Research Institute and Western University have identified a novel way THAT a common virus called adenovirus causes disease. In doing so, they have discovered important information on one of the body’s key immune responses. - 6/19/2012
College puts bite on MD for prescribing drugs for dog
TORONTO | A Toronto-area doctor is facing a month-long suspension and a drug ban after he prescribed drugs to a dog.