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- 9/18/2011
Patient death prompts violence
Patients here are taking to the streets—sometimes even with pitchforks and clubs—in outrage over the state of public hospitals in the country. - 9/18/2011
New Brunswick pharmacists mourn Scott Knowles
Association president dies at just 31 years of age. - 9/18/2011
Rate hike for OHP inspections in effect this month
`The College of Physicians and Surgeons of Ontario is boosting the fee it collects as part of its out-of-hospitals premises (OHP) inspection program, to $3,584 from $2,225. - 9/15/2011
Adrenal dysfunction seen in babies exposed to moms' protease inhibitors
Infants of HIV-infected mothers who were treated before and after birth with the protease inhibitors (PIs) lopinavir-ritonavir may be more likely to experience adrenal dysfunction—and life-threatening adrenal insufficiency if they were preterm—compared with infants of infected mothers taking a zidovudine-based regimen. - 9/15/2011
Anger toxic to a damaged heart
Individuals who see the with anger and have a history of heart disease are more likely than their more mellow counterparts to experience a recurrent myocardial infarction, researchers reported here. - 9/15/2011
Katz Group's Andy Giancamilli retiring
President and CEO built Rexall into a national brand. - 9/15/2011
Dual angiotensin therapy helps reduce arrhythmias
Although treatment with two angiotensin medications—an angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitor and an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB)—is controversial, a new study suggests that the combination may benefit patients with atrial fibrillation. - 9/15/2011
Heavy exercise linked to atrial fibrillation in men
Most doctors tell their patients to exercise to promote heart health but, like everything, too much exercise may not always be a good thing.