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- 4/17/2012
Health Canada approves device for lowering high blood pressure
The first non-pharmaceutical medical device to reduce high blood pressure has been approved by Health Canada. - 4/17/2012
Police warn public of ATM card skimming at various hospitals around Toronto
Hospitals likely targeted because of the high volume of traffic, say police. - 4/17/2012
Atrial fibrillation guidelines: 2012 update
Version incorporates new evidence on stroke prevention, rate and rhythm control, based on three major clinical trials. - 4/17/2012
Health board planning to meet impact of mining in northeastern Quebec
Martin Beaumont is all for Quebec’s Plan Nord. But as general manager of the board responsible for health and social services in the massive region at the epicentre of the province’s Klondike-like development project, he is worried about the ability of existing infrastructure to meet both the current and future needs of the area’s fast-growing population. - 4/16/2012
One in nine drugs prescribed in Que. are off label; most lack strong evidence: Study
Data are drawn from an electronic medical records system devised at McGill. - 4/16/2012
February/March Tech Talk now online
Discover how the road to regulation led to a teaching opportunity for Ontario technician Delia Littlejohn. Plus, what NAPRA is doing to harmonize regulated technician practice across the country. - 4/16/2012
U of A study shows most callers take phone-in advice from nurses
Findings by a University of Alberta researcher show a 24-hour nurse-on-call option designed to alleviate pressure on emergency rooms may be just what the doctor ordered. - 4/16/2012
New research project to look at effects of cancer treatment on kids
The federal government, through the Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR) and six leading cancer organizations, is investing $12 million over five years to support four new research teams that will seek ways to reduce the harmful effects of cancer treatment on children, including damage to the brain, heart and other major organs. - 4/16/2012
Bound up bowels leave constipation sufferers longing for regular call of nature
An estimated 15 to 30 per cent of Canadians are affected by chronic constipation, and that figure rises to about 50 per cent when it comes to the elderly.