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- 10/17/2011
There's an app for THAT!?
Yes, there’s an app for just about everything – including the functioning of your bowels. - 10/17/2011
Internationally educated nurses share their stories of challenge and success
CARE Centre for IENs has helped over 1,000 nurses from more than 140 countries re-establish their careers in Canada. Here are three success stories. - 10/17/2011
B.C. pharmacists ready to give 50,000 flu shots
This year marks the third flu season since pharmacists in British Columbia received authorization to administer injections in 2009. To kick of the new season and raise awareness, Health Minister Michael de Jong and Marnie Mitchell, the B.C. Pharmacy Association’s CEO rolled up their sleeves to get their own pharmacist-administered flu shots in the B.C. Legislature. - 10/17/2011
Diabetes drug class linked to worse heart woes for seniors
Among older patients with type 2 diabetes who initiate antihyperglycemic therapy, the likelihood of experiencing a cardiovascular event at two years is 33% higher in those who start sulfonylurea monotherapy than in those whose first therapy is metformin, new data suggest. - 10/17/2011
Beijing urged to back bowel cancer screening
In Hong Kong study, 85% of participants returned for followup tests after community screening project promoted - 10/17/2011
Help for chronic pain a mouse click away
Cognitive behavioural therapy a particularly successful form of Internet intervention, researchers find - 10/17/2011
Fraser Institute asks doctors about reasons for wait times
A lack of operating room time and changes in patient case loads are two of the most commonly reported factors behind increased wait times for medical care and surgical procedures, concludes a report released by the Fraser Institute. - 10/17/2011
Nurse guilty in mom's death
- 10/17/2011
Omega-3s may reduce severity of post-stroke damage
Diet rich in DHA can reduce swelling in brain and protect against ischemic injury, study suggests - 10/17/2011
Vernon Jubilee Hospital opens new $180-million Polson Tower
The Polson Tower at Vernon Jubilee Hospital in Vernon, B.C., is officially open. The $180-million tower has added 16,815 square metres of space to the site. More space has allowed for the expansion of operating rooms and the emergency department.