Guidelines

Patients in B.C. are now just three digits away from receiving free, 24-hour medical advice.

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.

Boots has announced it is piloting a private cervical cancer vaccination service at 10 branches in London, England.

The U.S. National Cancer Institute recently announced it's sponsoring a study focused on the cold and flu fighting potential of COLD-Fx in leukemia patients.

About one-third of adults with physician-diagnosed asthma do not have asthma, according to the results of a new study.

The AYC Pharmacy on Vancouver's downtown East Hastings Street has had its pharmacy license suspended indefinitely following an investigation by the College of Pharmacists of B.C.

Taking levothyroxine with coffee may impair its intestinal absorption, according to a recent report.

The Canadian Society of Nephrology has developed new guidelines for the management of chronic kidney disease (CKD).