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- 6/12/2011
Nurses say elder abuse must be brought out into the open
As World Elder Abuse Awareness Day approaches, nursing groups shine spotlight on problem. - 6/12/2011
Doctor salaries rose with medicare says study that contradicts U.S. critics of 'Canada-like' care
KINGSTON, Ont. | American doctors’ fears that converting to a “Canadian-style” health care system will hurt their incomes are unfounded, says a Canadian researcher who looked at income patterns of doctors in the two countries. - 6/12/2011
400 Saskatchewan healthcare workers on picket line
SASKATOON _ About 400 specialized healthcare workers in Saskatoon are off the job. It's the second straight day for strike action in the city. - 6/12/2011
Dal medical program clears probation
HALIFAX | The undergraduate medical education program at Dalhousie University has lost the metaphorical asterisks beside its accreditation status from the Liaison Committee for Medical Education (LCME). “Our probation served as a wake up call to many,” said dean of medicine Dr. Tom Marrie in a university website story published June 13. - 6/9/2011
Your money is coming: Ontario drug program executive officer
Regulation allowing government to pay out transitional fee to wean pharmacies off professional allowances finally approved. Retroactive compensation expected in mid-August ODB payment. - 6/8/2011
Diabetes linked to worse disability in MS
When multiple sclerosis patients also have comorbid diabetes, their disability scores tend to be greater than those of MS patients who do not have the disease. - 6/8/2011
How to improve your golf game
Defacing a forest and cheating should never stand in the way of making par - 6/8/2011
BMI linked to peritonitis in dialysis patients
Main culprit is coagulase-negative Staphylococcus