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- 9/7/2021
Health Canada advises against taking NSAIDs from the 20th week of pregnancy
Health Canada updates the labeling on taking NSAIDs, both prescription and over-the-counter, to advise pregnant women not to consume them from the 20th week of pregnancy. - 9/7/2021
OTC counselling tips: Denture Stomatitis
Unlike thrush, DM commonly presents as redness and inflammation under the denture area. - 9/7/2021
Social media is the perfect platform for pharmacists. Are you taking full advantage?
In March of 2020, millions of Canadians were forced out of their work, their schools, their social circles, and into their homes due to the COVID-19 pandemic. While in their homes, they began to seek information about what was happening to the world they once knew. Where did many of them go to find this critical information? - 9/6/2021
N.L. premier announces vaccine passport as cluster of new COVID-19 cases reported
The new confirmed cases are in the health region that covers Labrador and much of Newfoundland's Northern Peninsula, and there are also seven new presumptive positive cases in the region. - 9/6/2021
Case report: Not a rash
Another case from Dr. Robert Dickson's walk-in clinic. His first impression was that it represented some sort of contact dermatitis. After taking a history and examining the lesion, he realized that the diagnosis and etiology were simple and straight forward. - 9/6/2021
Refresher on rhinitis and the conditions that mimic it
Rhinitis can indicate other conditions and several different conditions can also mimic rhinitis, such as nasal sepal deviation, nasal valve collapse, pharyngonasal reflux, cerebral spinal fluid leak, adenoidal hypertrophy, nasal or sinus tumour and nasal foreign body. - 9/6/2021
Spotlight 6: Physiotherapists’ blessings
In his on-going series where he examines communication problems that come up between family doctors and other kinds of health providers, Dr. Jabir Jassam looks at a time a physiotherapist told one of his patients something that made the patient incredibly mad at Dr. Jassam. - 9/6/2021
Study shows risks for COPD varies across Canada
Quebec City has the lowest prevalence while nearby Montreal has the highest.