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- 11/22/2011
Staying on the saintly end of the ‘quack continuum’
U.K. MD Ben Goldacre exposes shoddy use of evidence by governments, journalists and even medical researchers - 11/21/2011
ER doctors place money on 'BETs'
'Best evidence topics' increasingly embraced as tool for synthesizing research - 11/21/2011
Memantine fails in trial of severe psych symptoms
But study shows comprehensive treatment can keep even very agitated patients at home - 11/21/2011
MoCA cognitive screen test effective for Alzheimer's
The Montreal Cognitive Assessment (MoCA), a rapid screening test for mild cognitive dysfunction, has been shown to correlate with measures of brain atrophy in patients with Alzheimer's disease. - 11/21/2011
Half of elderly admitted to hospital are malnourished
Ongoing study also showed older patients less likely to miss meals in hospital due to tests, but problems arise when back home - 11/21/2011
Regimen offers hope to chronic hep C-HIV patients
Findings good news for these challenging to treat patients, says University of Ottawa researcher - 11/21/2011
Poor dental health common in Canadian seniors
Access to private dental insurance generally decreases with age, according to a survey of 6,000 patients. - 11/21/2011
Alemtuzumab benefits kidney, pancreas transplant patients
Alemtuzumab appears to be associated with a lower incidence of acute rejection and infection compared with rabbit anti-thymocyte globulin (rATG) induction in kidney and pancreas transplant patients, regardless of age or ethnicity.