Friday, April 27, 2007

DRUG MARTS: PAY ATTENTION

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The obesity risk of children increases for each additional glass of sugar-sweetened drink consumed each day. Shoppers Drug Mart recently com...
Thursday, April 26, 2007

The Health Council of Canada addresses diabetes. We are reminded . . .

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“The way we provide health care today leaves too many people vulnerable to serious health problems that could be avoided, “ said Dr. Ian Bow...
Friday, April 20, 2007

Photo reviews, rants and raves: Tim Hortons

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Here it is: the Breakfast Sandwich served by Tim Hortons (34 grams of fat). And now – Tim Hortons adds needle disposals to washrooms

More news from a pharmacist and pharmacy. a.k.a. healthcare providers.

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Shoppers Drug Mart at Queen and Carlaw in Toronto removes butter tarts & cheap cakes from the shelves and substitutes hundreds of cases ...
Wednesday, February 7, 2007

Fat Zombies, Pleistocene Tastes, Autophilia and the "Obesity Epidemic"

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Canadians are fat and getting fatter: so say surveys up to and including the series of papers last August in Health Reports. By actual measu...
Wednesday, January 24, 2007

Dr. Alan Hudson on Wait Lists

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A healthy dose of market reality David Reevely Ottawa Citizen | 23 January 2007 | C4 Getting a cataract removed in Ontario costs about...
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Monday, January 8, 2007

A Tamping Iron, Phineas Gage and Genetically Modified Food

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A careful reading of this story* about Phineas Gage may explain why some are nervous about accepting genetically modified food. What seems t...
Thursday, January 4, 2007

Dr. Penny Ballem, Leadership & the CBC

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Leadership comes in many forms. Dr. Penny Ballem is one. BC providers and policy makers can be proud of presentations she makes in other p...
Wednesday, January 3, 2007

Leaders in research are not the same!

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What constitutes leadership in research units? Leading a group of researchers is a very different proposition than leading in healthcare org...
Thursday, December 21, 2006

Federation of Medical Women of Canada condemns Libyan Action

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Ottawa - December 21, 2006 The Federation of Medical Women of Canada joins other Canadian National Medical Organizations in expressing th...