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Yes, the grass IS greener: Why Canadian nurses go -- and stay -- in the USA
May 14, 2009 |
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(Toronto: May 14, 2009) A study looking at Canadian-educated registered nurses working in the USA found that opportunities for ongoing education, including formal support for graduate education and ease of licensure, in addition ...
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Canadian men reluctant to consult mental health services
May 22, 2009 |
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Between 20 and 70 percent of Canadians affected by mental illness shun medical treatment. Such avoidance of services provided by doctors and psychologists is particularly acute among men, according to a recent study published ...
Canadian hospital stay costs $7,000
Mar 20, 2008 |
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A report reveals an average hospital stay in Canada costs almost $7,000.
The effect of economic recessions on population health
Aug 31, 2009 |
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Paradoxically, mortality rates during economic recessions in developed countries decline rather than increase, according to an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). In poor countries with less than $50 ...
Achieving asthma control in preschoolers
Nov 23, 2009 |
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Asthma is the commonest chronic disease in children and a major reason for admissions to hospital, yet inadequate asthma control is present in 26% to 45% of children, states a review in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). ...
Ethnicity affects timing and access to cardiac care
May 05, 2009 |
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Ethnicity is having a significant impact on timely access to cardiac care in Calgary and likely across Canada as the population's ethnic diversity grows, according to new research led by a team from the University of Calgary.
Busted: Student Disproves Popular Emergency Room Myth
Jun 08, 2009 |
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Like the emergency room seen each week on ER, emergency departments in Canada increasingly seem overcrowded and chaotic. Emergency department overcrowding has been a pressing issue across the country for the last two decades. ...
WHO approves Glaxo's swine flu shot
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Dec 01, 2009 |
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(AP) -- Drug giant GlaxoSmithKline says one of its swine flu vaccines has been certified by the World Health Organization, making it available for donors to buy for developing countries.
New Canadian research helps doctors care for kidney patients
Oct 10, 2009 |
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Research funded by The Kidney Foundation of Canada and led by kidney specialists at Lawson Health Research Institute and The University of Western Ontario will make it possible for doctors to quickly and effectively access ...
New obesity staging system may help doctors measure up
Feb 10, 2009 |
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A new system proposed by Canadian and US obesity researchers may provide another weapon in the battle against obesity. University of Alberta obesity expert Dr. Arya Sharma, along with a researcher from Northwestern ...
Nearly One in Five University Students Experienced Violence in Last Six Months: Study
Jul 15, 2009 |
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(PhysOrg.com) -- While attending university, men are equally likely as women to have been victims of physical or emotional violence, and that violence is often linked to drinking, according to a new study led by University ...
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