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- 1/30/2012
Liberals want more medical procedures done in clinics instead of hospitals
Health minister says move would be more cost effective, result in better patient outcomes. - 1/30/2012
RNAO's Nursing Best Practice Guidelines implemented across Spain
Representatives from Ontario's top professional nursing organization are in Spain to celebrate the launch of eight Best Practice Spotlight Organizations (BPSO) that are committed to implementing clinical best practices of the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. - 1/29/2012
Cancer, diabetes link continues to perplex
Evidence backing use of metformin as anti-cancer agent doesn’t negate fact that ‘we just don’t know,’ MD says - 1/29/2012
Ontario health minister on using hospitals less
Late last year, in the CanadianHealthcareNetwork.ca blog Science-ish, I investigated Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews' announcement that investing in home care would lead to a number of benefits. A peek at the evidence, however, revealed that expanding home care has been shown to add costs to health systems without necessarily freeing up hospital beds. - 1/29/2012
York U study shows public weight-loss clinic produces results
Publicly funded weight-loss clinics – armed with experts who can address everything from behaviour modification to proper nutrition – would help solve Canada’s obesity epidemic, according to a study out of York University. - 1/29/2012
Rapaflo: new alpha antagonist for BPH
New drug treats signs, symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia.