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- 1/11/2012
Foundation in the red? You don’t have a ‘star surgeon’
Give that schlubby surgeon in the elasto-pants the Brad Pitt treatment and watch the money pour in! - 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 - 1/10/2012
Lower mortality rates found for new-generation drug-eluting stents
Percutaneous coronary intervention implantations using a new generation of drug-eluting stents are associated with lower rates of relapse (restenosis), stent thrombosis and subsequent mortality than older-generation drug-eluting stents and bare-metal stents, according to a large Swedish study. - 1/10/2012
Attacks on pharmacists prescribing unwarranted
Re: Doc says pharmacists injecting fractures patient care, January 9, 2012 - 1/10/2012
Hospitals at centre of Toronto's new environmental health initiative
A Toronto Public Health policy on safer chemicals is focusing attention on reducing potential health hazards from chemicals in common use throughout the city. It’s also stimulating research and creative solutions from manufacturers and distributors. Healthcare facilities are at the heart of the initiative. - 1/10/2012
Generic prescription meds saved $26 billion over five years: CGPA
The use of generic prescription medicines has saved Canada's healthcare system nearly $26-billion since 2007, says the association representing the companies that make those drugs. - 1/10/2012
Cancer Society applauds ruling against tobacco industry
An Ontario Superior Court’s ruling that the provincial government's $50-billion lawsuit against tobacco firms can proceed “is great news and a significant defeat for the tobacco industry," says Rob Cunningham, lawyer and senior policy analyst for the Canadian Cancer Society. - 1/10/2012
Improving wound care can save money, says Cape Breton businesswoman
Cash-strapped health organizations could save money and boost patient health by improving wound care, according to a nurse turned businesswoman based in Cape Breton. - 1/10/2012
Pharmacist injections critical in small communities
Re: Doc says pharmacists injecting fractures patient care, January 9, 2012 - 1/10/2012
Dinner tonight: Pesto penne with tuna