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- 12/13/2011
Italian wines: a foodie’s best friend
Be it with a few nibbles of cheese or a succulent roast, Italian wines are a foodie’s best friend - 12/13/2011
ER reviews vary in survey
A new Health Quality Council report on patients' experiences in Saskatchewan emergency departments found that not all ERs in the province are created equally. - 12/12/2011
Rural MD's memoir lauded
A family doctor has written a book about his life as a rural medicine practitioner and it has "become a runaway bestseller on the Sunshine Coast," according to the community paper, the Coast Reporter. - 12/12/2011
Chemotherapy not needed after all molar pregnancies
Not all women with elevated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels following molar pregnancy require chemotherapy. - 12/12/2011
Preemies risk memory problems as adults
Babies born at very low birth weight are more likely to have memory and attention problems when they become adults than babies born at a low to normal weight, according to one of the first studies to look at preterm babies and executive functioning. - 12/12/2011
A few high doses match daily low doses to prevent wheezing
Giving intermittent high doses of an inhaled steroid at the first sign of a respiratory infection is as effective at preventing wheezing episodes as daily low doses of an inhaled corticosteroid in preschool-aged children who have recurrent wheezing and are at risk for developing asthma. - 12/12/2011
B.C. health authorities redesign transcription departments
Four major B.C. health providers are redesigning their transcription departments to improve service delivery and save more than $3 million annually. - 12/12/2011
Toronto hospital team wins award for Parkinson's collaborative care
A team of healthcare professionals at North York General Hospital Seniors’ Health Centre has developed a specialized program that's having a profoundly positive impact on the lives of people with Parkinson’s Disease.