Best Practices

Researchers emphasized that the earlier the weight loss was achieved, the more likely the patient was to see normal blood glucose levels over the years.

Study suggests some may help reduce the number of lesions.

Protection may extend to female partners, suggesting prophylactic potential.

At the very least, provinces should remove the time limits on smoking cessation medications covered under drug benefit programs, the authors wrote.

The outcomes for patients with persistent low back pain are substantially less favourable than previously thought, according to a study in the Canadian Medical Association Journal.

‘Despite the fact that systems [around the world] are so different, the challenges are very much the same,’ says Sandra Hanna, chief executive officer of the association.

A hepatologist outlines what actually happens to this organ when you lay off the sauce, even just for a few weeks.

We know the importance of staying hydrated. But even for something as simple as a drink of water, conflicting advice and urban myths abound.