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'Canadian Medical Association Journal'
Showing empathy to patients can improve care
— 25 Jan 2011 18:26 | HealthShowing clinical empathy to patients can improve their satisfaction of care, motivate them to stick to their treatment plans and lower malpractice complaints, found a study published…
Medication dosing errors for infants and children
— 25 Jan 2011 18:23 | HealthPreparing small doses of medication from syringes may be inaccurate and can result in crucial dosing errors for infants and children, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian…
Controlling the rising costs of cardiovascular care
— 25 Jan 2011 18:20 | HealthCanada's health care system could have saved $77 million in 2006 if it had adopted a more restrictive policy on the cardiovascular drugs angiotensin receptor blockers without a negative…
High birth weight in First Nations babies linked to a higher risk of postneonatal death
— 18 Jan 2011 16:45 | HealthHigh birth weight in First Nations (North American Indian) babies are linked to a higher risk of postneonatal death (infant deaths that occur from 4 weeks to 1 year of age), according…
Common antibiotics and blood pressure medication may result in hospitalisation
— 18 Jan 2011 16:42 | HealthMixing commonly used antibiotics with common blood pressure medications may cause hypotension (abnormally low blood pressure) and induce shock in older patients, requiring hospitalisation,…
Binge drinking: Too prevalent and hazardous
— 18 Jan 2011 16:38 | HealthBinge drinking, an activity that many young people engage in, has associated adverse health risks and we need to do a better job of controlling overall alcohol usage, states an editorial…
Why we need better drug monitoring
— 10 Jan 2011 18:39 | HealthThe use of recombinant activated factor 7 (rFVIIa) despite its potential for adverse events displays the serious shortcomings of Canada's current drug surveillance system, according…
Risks associated with secondhand smoke in cars carrying children
— 10 Jan 2011 18:37 | HealthWhile the evidence is incomplete there is enough available to support legislation against letting people smoke in cars with children, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association…
Acid suppressive medication may increase risk of pneumonia
— 3 Jan 2011 15:35 | HealthUsing acid suppressive medications, such as proton pump inhibitors and histamine2 receptor antagonists, may increase the risk of developing pneumonia, states an article in CMAJ (Canadian…
Increased consumption of folic acid can reduce birth defects but blood levels in Canadians are now high
— 14 Dec 2010 19:21 | HealthFolic acid can reduce birth defects including neural tube defects, congenital heart disease and oral clefts but some speculate high intakes of folic acid may be associated with adverse…
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