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- 1/11/2012
Province needs EMR plan, Sask. medical chief says
Proper storage a key concern after 25 boxes of patient records found in dumpster last March - 1/11/2012
UBC to launch master’s in evidence-based medicine
Program expected to begin in 2013 aims at ‘training new heads of faculty’ - 1/11/2012
Surgery for advanced breast cancer remains a controversial topic
Resection of primary tumour was associated with improved survival in one study, but did not benefit patients in another - 1/11/2012
Survival benefit seen with drugs targeting HER2 genes
Women may be able to add more than six months to progression-free survival in metastatic breast cancer with drugs that target the family of HER2 genes, according to data out of the CLEOPATRA (CLinical Evaluation Of Pertuzumab And TRAstuzumab) trial. - 1/11/2012
Ethical concerns prompt overhaul of med students’ relationship with banks
ULaval ends ‘troubling’ money-for-access arrangement with financial institutions - 1/11/2012
Staff need training to deal with aggression in dementia patients
‘Gentle persuasion’ seen as best way to manage volatile situations - 1/11/2012
Resotran for constipation in women
Drug intended for women in whom laxatives have failed to provide adequate relief. - 1/11/2012
Geriatric patients seeking to avoid ‘fates worse than death’
Caregivers need to consider frailty, prognosis in health planning for patients with dementia - 1/11/2012
Colchicine reduces postoperative atrial fibrillation
But larger trials over longer period needed, lead researcher warns