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- 12/4/2008
Katz CEO to lead NACDS
Andrew Giancamilli, CEO of Katz Group North America and Snyder's Drug Stores, is the newly appointed chairman of the board of the NACDS, - 12/4/2008
Updated "best practice" stroke guidelines
he Canadian Stroke Strategy has issued the 2008 update to the evidence-based Canadian best practice recommendations for stroke care. - 12/4/2008
Canada in Brief
- 12/4/2008
Surgical mask may help prevent influenza transmission
Small study finds infected patients did not spread virus to petri dish when wearing either N95 or surgical mask in coughing test - 12/4/2008
Nutritional calories from beverages decrease with age
Milk and juice start taking a backseat to soda, coffee and alcohol - 12/2/2008
Managing severe Alzheimer's disease
Canadian evidence-based guidelines support the use of a cholinesterase inhibitor or memantine, or both drugs for the management of patients with severe Alzheimer's disease. - 12/2/2008
British Columbians dial 8-1-1 for medical advice
Patients in B.C. are now just three digits away from receiving free, 24-hour medical advice. - 11/30/2008
The pros and cons of PPPs
Emotions run high in the debate about using public-private partnerships to finance hospital construction. Harvey Schachter cuts through the rhetoric in the first of a two-part report