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- 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
GE, Microsoft to launch joint venture for health system transformation
General Electric Co., through its healthcare IT business, and Microsoft Corp. have announced plans to create a joint venture aimed at helping healthcare organizations and professionals use real-time, system-wide intelligence to improve healthcare quality and the patient experience. - 12/12/2011
Foothills Medical Centre wins design award for its ICU
One of the best-designed intensive care units (ICUs) in the world is the one at Foothills Medical Centre in Calgary, says the Society of Critical Care Medicine, the largest critical care professional body in North America. - 12/12/2011
Enrollment in surgeon training program hits record high
LONDON, ONT. _ A training program for minimally invasive surgery, designed to prepare "surgeons of the future," achieved record high enrollment in 2011. London Health Sciences Centre says enrollment has nearly tripled since 2008. - 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
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
Chemotherapy not needed after all molar pregnancies
Not all women with elevated human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) levels following molar pregnancy require chemotherapy.