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- 5/18/2009
OMA under fire over lease
A group of Ontario doctors is convinced paying for two headquarters is going to bite them in the wallet. - 5/18/2009
FEE RELATIVITY: How N.B. is trying to correct fee disparities
New Brunswick is also a spot where attempts are being made to correct some of the most egregious fee disparities. - 5/18/2009
AAOS: Middle-aged patients benefit from ACL reconstruction
Long-term followup reveals most continue to have good knee function decades later - 5/18/2009
SPIRIT OF MEDICINE: Lab coats I have known
In a profession laden with status symbols, Dr. William Hay resisted donning the white coat as much as he could - 5/18/2009
Billing number system may soon end, says N.B. health minister
Provincial health minister Mike Murphy says the days of N.B.'s much reviled billing-number quota system may soon come to an end. - 5/15/2009
Colon cleansing: ineffective and potentially harmful
A Medical Letter review concludes that there is no evidence of beneficial effects from colonic cleansing or irrigation for "detoxification," and such procedures may be harmful. - 5/15/2009
PEG 3350 for childhood constipation
Polyethylene glycol (PEG) 3350 is a safe and effective long-term laxative in pediatric populations, but only limited studies are available for its use in children younger than two years of age. - 5/14/2009
Pharmacists take CVS Caremark before Trade Commission
The U.S.-based National Community Pharmacists Association met with the Federal Trade Commission to ask for an examination of the merger between CVS and Caremark. - 5/13/2009
HealthVault coming to Canada
TELUS has reached an agreement with Microsoft to license the software company's HealthVault platform, which will be used to develop the first personal health database for Canadians.