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- 11/21/2011
ER doctors place money on 'BETs'
'Best evidence topics' increasingly embraced as tool for synthesizing research - 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
Social media campaign aims to fight morbid obesity
The Coalition against Morbid Obesity has launched a social media campaign to combat morbid obesity. The campaign includes two video testimonies that viewers are invited to watch and share, in which two people affected by morbid obesity recount their stories. - 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. - 11/21/2011
Social support keeps elderly out of institutions
Having social support is an independent predictor of good health among seniors living in the community, according to an analysis of the 2007-2008 Canadian Community Health Survey. - 11/21/2011
Quebec measles outbreak baffles investigators
Recommended age at first dose may have to be reconsidered in wake of spike in cases - 11/21/2011
Atypical antipsychotics in children and youth: guidelines for monitoring and managing adverse effects
From 2005 to 2009, antipsychotic use in children and youth increased by 114%. - 11/21/2011
No hard feelings as OMA readies for contract talks
President says government's wage-freeze talk only a typical starting point - 11/21/2011
ER program helps avoid delirium in elderly patients
After introducing protocol that targets six risk factors, Toronto hospital saw dramatic reduction in incidence of delirium