Report forecasts changes in pharma industry with implications for drug development Oral care offers opportunities Quick approvals trump drug safety: report Health Canada favours the rapid approval of new drugs at the expense of the post-marketing pharmaco-surveillance system, says a report. CARDIOLOGY: JUPITER shows statin cuts risk of venous thromboembolism Canada 'far behind' in cord blood banking Transplant physicians prefer public banks for storing potentially life-saving stem cell sources, but Canada only has private banks Low birth weight tied to inflammation woes as adult High leukocyte counts may explain greater risk of heart disease CARDIOLOGY: New stress marker can help rule out acute MI earlier than troponin Copeptin is elevated in patients with acute MI early on and then drops, while troponin takes hours to rise and requires retesting Nose bidet flushes out sinus problems CARDIOLOGY: Hormone may ease breathing of acute heart failure patients Phase II study of relaxin draws criticism, but editorialists agree results warrant further study Standardization lacking in epidural pain protocol First Previous 530 531 532 533 534 Next Last