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- 7/12/2011
Scientific breakthrough: Human blood stem cell isolated
For the first time since stem cells were discovered by Dr. James Till and Dr. Ernest McCulloch at the Ontario Cancer Institute 50 years ago, scientists have isolated a human blood stem cell in its purest form – as a single stem cell capable of regenerating the entire blood system. - 7/12/2011
Can't get no satisfaction? Could be bad for your heart
Depression and anxiety have long been recognized as risk factors for heart disease. Now, following a study of almost 8,000 British civil servants, researchers say that a satisfying life is indeed good for the heart. - 7/12/2011
Benlysta: new IV immunosuppressant for SLE
Drug the first of any kind to be approved for systemic lupus erythematosus in more than 50 years. - 7/12/2011
Newfoundland dermatologists unhappy with pay
After the Newfoundland and Labrador Medical Association’s (NLMA) two-year battle with the province to arrive at a new master agreement on which most could agree, physicians in at least one specialty remain unsatisfied: dermatology. - 7/11/2011
Maintenance treatment with pemetrexed beneficial in non-small cell lung cancer
Maintenance treatment with pemetrexed (Altima) following induction therapy with pemetrexed plus cisplatin improves progression-free survival by a statistically significant 38% in patients with advanced non-squamous, non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), results from a phase III study show. - 7/11/2011
Western nursing prof secures $1.35M CIHR grant
Project hopes to examine how structural violence is experienced by youth in Canada. - 7/11/2011
Ont. nurse banned over abuse allegations
- 7/11/2011
Higher pay for Ontario WSIB paperwork
- 7/11/2011
Residents’ 24-hour shifts are rights abuse: Que. arbitrator
Young doctors, medical students across the country cheer decision