Canadian in Medical News

The National Health Care Anti-Fraud Association Signs Memorandum of Understanding With Canadian and European Anti-Fraud Organizations

Effort aims to create an international Network of health care counter fraud organizations and professionals and pursue a co-operative and collaborative approach to combating the problem of health care fraud. WASHINGTON, Aug. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Health Car...

Narconon Trois-Rivieres Cites 'Hillbilly Heroin' as Canadian Drug Addiction Crisis

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, July 23 /PRNewswire/ -- Canada has many vices, including coffee and donuts at Tim Horton's and hockey, but OxyContin ( http://narconon.ca/oxycontin.htm ) has become a problem. Legally prescribed by doctors and different medical practices, this narcotic is also regu...

Live Broadcast of Drug Rehab Graduation at Canadian Narconon

TROIS-RIVIERES, Quebec, June 29 /PRNewswire/ -- The very first live Narconon graduation broadcast on the Internet, took place last Friday, June 26, to help celebrate the United Nations International Day Against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. This was the very first time a Narconon drug rehab...

Purolator USA Offers Canadian Customs Expertise for Medical Device Exports

Medical device manufacturers that ship regularly to Canada are cutting their transportation costs and reducing delivery times, as a result of logistics provider Purolator USA's expertise in U.S. and Canadian customs processes. Jericho, NY (Vocus) May 29, 2009 -- Medical...

Streamline Health Document Workflow Solution to be Integrated Into Electronic Medical Records System for Leading Canadian Healthcare Region

CINCINNATI, May 28 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Streamline Health Solutions, Inc. (Nasdaq: STRM ) today announced that, consistent with its international expansion plans, the Company's document workflow solutions will be integrated into the electronic medical records solution for multiple facilitie...

iUniverse Hosts Canadian Storytellers, Cystic Fibrosis Awareness Advocate for BookExpo America 2009 Book Signings

NEW YORK, May 28 /PRNewswire/ -- iUniverse , the leading provider of self-publishing and marketing services for authors around the globe, is hosting Canadian storytellers Elisabeth Richards and Bruce Lord, and cystic fibrosis awareness advocate Margarete Cassalina, at a pair of free book si...

Sharing surgical lessons from the Canadian field hospital in Afghanistan

Lessons learned at the Canadian-run military hospital in Kandahar, Afghanistan could help surgeons prepare for civilian disasters, according to a London, Ontario physician who has served two tours at the hospital. Dr. Vivian McAlister is a professor in the Department of Surgery at the Schulich Sc...

Yes, the grass IS greener: Why Canadian nurses go -- and stay -- in the USA

(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 to full-time employment, were key factors that contribute to the migr...

Drake Nabs 'Suite Deal' as Distributor of Pro:Idiom(R) Hospitality Solution to U.S. and Canadian Cable Operators

Drake's Customized Hospitality Solutions with Pro:Idiom Enable MSOs to Conveniently Deliver HD channels to Hotels, Hospitals WASHINGTON, April 1 /PRNewswire/ -- R.L. Drake , an American cable TV equipment manufacturer committed to designing and building highly innovative communications ...

Universal vaccination associated with decreased Canadian cases of most deadly strain of meningitis

Universal childhood vaccination against meningococcal C appears to reduce Canadian incidence of the most deadly strain of bacterial meningitis, reports new research published in the March issue of The Pediatric Infectious Disease Journal . The Men C vaccine was introduced as part of universal ...

AMD Global Telemedicine, Inc is Pleased to Announce the Selection of its Examination Camera for the Canadian National Telehealth Videoconference Equipment RFP

The AMD-2500 General Examination Camera has been selected by the Canadian Health Infoway (CHI) as an approved telemedicine device throughout Canada N. Chelmsford, MA -- AMD Global Telemedicine Inc., the leading worldwide supplier of telemedicine equipment and technology...

Infection prevention falls short in Canadian long-term care facilities

Kingston, ON Infection prevention and control resources and programming in Canadian long-term care facilities fall short of recommended standards, a new Queen's University study shows. Led by professor of Community Health and Epidemiology Dick Zoutman, the national survey of 488 facilities is...

The Canadian Foundation for Global Health Announces a Research and Development Partnership with Medizone International, Inc.

OTTAWA, Feb. 18 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- It was announced today that Medizone International's (Pink Sheets: MZEI) AsepticSure(TM) hospital sterilization system is being developed under the direction of Dr. Michael E. Shannon of the Canadian Foundation for Global Health. Dr. Shannon was recent...

Medical research community needs to speak louder to prevent another Canadian brain drain

OTTAWA, ONTARIO, CANADA Canada may not be able to compete globally in tomorrow's economy, and may repeat the brain drain of the mid-90s as a result of the recent federal budget, states an editorial in CMAJ published online today http://www.cmaj.ca/cgi/rapidpdf/cmaj.090209 . Health researchers ...

Bioniche Invited to Participate in Canadian Beef Value Chain Roundtable

- President of Bioniche Food Safety an invited speaker - BELLEVILLE, ON, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ - Bioniche Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: BNC), a research-based, technology-driven Canadian biopharmaceutical company, announced that its President of Bioniche Food Safety, Rick Culb...

University of Alberta organic chemist receives top young Canadian scientist prize

A University of Alberta organic chemist has been named the 2008 winner of the prestigious Steacie Prize for outstanding scientific research carried out in Canada. The prize is one of Canada's most prestigious science awards encompassing a wide range of disciplines including mathematics, engineerin...

Posit Science Featured in Canadian Documentary on the Brain

SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Canadian television viewers will get a chance to learn about the brain health revolution on Thursday night when the documentary "The Brain That Changes Itself" airs on the Canadian Broadcast Corporation network. Based on the best-selling book of the same nam...

New Study by BioTrends Highlights Practice Management Shifts Among Canadian Nephrologists

EXTON, Pa., Nov. 19 /PRNewswire/ -- BioTrends Research Group, Inc. released its first TreatmentTrends(TM): Canadian Nephrology Report . This report runs parallel to two ongoing studies BioTrends conducts -- TreatmentTrends(TM) : US and European Nephrology . The report is based on the results ...

Natural Nutrition Canadian Subsidiary Signs $50.5 Million (CDN) Five Year European Distribution Contract

HOUSTON and OTTAWA, Nov. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Sports and Nutritional Supplements developer and manufacturer Natural Nutrition (OTC Bulletin Board: NTNI) announced today that the company's primary operating subsidiary, Interactive Nutrition International, Inc. (INII) has signed a five y...

U of T professor first Canadian woman to win prestigious international science prize

TORONTO, ON. Eugenia Kumacheva of the University of Toronto's Department of Chemistry has been cited as one of the world's top women scientists. The L'Oral-UNESCO Women in Science prize only one of five awarded each year is being awarded to Kumacheva for her work in designing and developin...

'Superbugs' on the rise in Canadian hospitals, new Queen's study shows

Kingston, ON Although infection control has been substantially ramped up in Canadian hospitals since the SARS crisis of 2003, the number of resistant bacterial infections post-SARS have multiplied even faster, a new Queen's University study shows. Led by Queen's epidemiologist Dr. Dick Zoutman...

Leading Insurer Offers Education on How Supplemental Insurance Can Help Offset Challenging Economic Trends in Canadian Market

Combined Insurance Offers Insurance Guidance to Canadian Consumers Toronto (PRWEB) October 29, 2008 -- As citizens of Canada face growing challenges due to economic issues such as rising health care costs and out-of-pocket medical expenses, cutbacks in Canada's health c...

DIA 6th Canadian Annual Meeting Benefit and Risk Management: An Evolution in Progress

Drug Information Association (DIA) will host the 6th Canadian Annual Meeting (November 5-7; Ottawa, Ontario, Canada) to discuss a number of important issues facing Health Canada, the pharmaceutical industry, health academia, and the health care system. Horsham, PA (PRWE...

Safety Threat to Rochester Still Remains Despite Approval Of Canadian Pacific's Railroad Acquisition Of DM&E

STB green light does not include measures to protect city against becoming a high-speed rail corridor for coal and hazardous material shipments ROCHESTER, Minn., Sept. 30 /PRNewswire/ -- Today's ruling by the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) granting Canadian Pacific Railway's acquisiti...

Clearwater's Canadian at-Home Dizziness Treatment Device Cleared by FDA

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has cleared DizzyFIX, an at-home treatment for vertigo and dizziness which helps guide patients through the Epley maneuver, for sale in the U.S. Calgary, Canada (PRWEB) September 23, 2008 -- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has...

WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corp. Acquires Consumer Product Brands from McNeil Consumer Healthcare -- Deal Enhances US and Canadian Pharmaceutical Business

BRADENTON, Fla. and OAKVILLE, Ontario, Sept. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- WellSpring Pharmaceutical Corporation, a growing North American-based pharmaceutical manufacturer, today announced expansion of its consumer health care product line by concluding a transaction with McNeil Consumer Healthcare Divis...

System constraints forcing Canadian physicians to become medical brokers in prioritizing

Los Angeles, London, New Delhi, Singapore (June 19, 2008) Health-care system constraints combined with a lack of a uniform referral process are leaving Ontario physicians brokering which patients are in greatest need of hip and knee replacement, a study led by a St. Michael's Hospital researcher ...

Media Advisory - Photo opportunity with Canadian Health Minister, Tony Clement and California Governor, Arnold Schwarzenegger

SAN DIEGO, CA, June 18 /PRNewswire/ - Media representatives are invited to a photo opportunity with the Honourable Tony Clement, Canadian Health Minister and Arnold Schwarzenegger, the California Governor, in light of an international collaboration announcement on cancer stem cell research mad...

Milestone Scientific Expands U.S. and Canadian Distribution Network With Addition of Patterson Dental Supply

LIVINGSTON, N.J., June 5 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Milestone Scientific Inc. (OTC Bulletin Board: MLSS), the recognized leader in advanced injection technologies, today announced that it has expanded its U.S. and Canadian distribution network with the addition of Patterson Dental Supply, a div...

Microbiologists receive top Canadian recognition

One is a veteran researcher, the other new, but two microbiologists from The University of Western Ontario have both been singled out to receive national recognition for their work on infectious diseases and immunity from the Canadian Society of Microbiologists (CSM). Dr. Miguel Valvano, a p...

Grocery Manufacturers Association: Canadian Risk Assessment Reaffirms Safety of Bisphenol A (BPA) for Adults and Children

No Need for Consumers to Change Purchasing or Eating Patterns WASHINGTON, April 18 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- In a statement released today, Robert Brackett, chief science officer for the Grocery Manufacturers Association (GMA), reassured consumers about the safety of bisphenol A (BPA):...

MIRARCO, Canadian Light Source agreement lights way to greener mining

VANCOUVER Shining synchrotron light on environmental questions facing the mining industry is the goal of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) signed today at the GLOBE 2008 conference between the Canadian Light Source (CLS) and MIRARCO Mining Innovation. MIRARCO prides itself in building bridge...

Leading Travel Insurance Website Now Offers Mexican Auto Insurance to US and Canadian Travelers Going into Mexico

DALLAS, Feb. 13 /PRNewswire/ -- Mexican Auto Insurance is now being offered at TotalTravelInsurance.com. Being that we are located in a state that borders Mexico, we feel it is our duty to offer these kinds of plans to our clients. Mexico is a popular and highly desired destination for road tr...

Baby Bottles Leach Toxic Chemical, According to New U.S. and Canadian Study

Environmental Health Groups Call for Immediate Moratorium on Bisphenol A in Baby Bottles, Food and Beverage Containers FALLS CHURCH, Va., Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Dozens of state and national environmental health organizations in the U.S. and Canada are calling for an immediate mo...

Mayo Clinic Seeks Mitigation for Rochester as Condition of Canadian Pacific - DM&E Railroad Merger

Concerns Raised Over DM&E's Continued Pursuit of Powder River Expansion Despite CP's Declared Uncertainty ROCHESTER, Minn., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Mayo Clinic today asked the U.S. Surface Transportation Board (STB) to require mitigation for the city of Rochester as ...

Map the Canadian Healthcare IT Market with the New HIMSS Analytics Canadian Database(SM)

This new database from HIMSS Analytics provides a roadmap to the decision makers and opportunities in the Canadian health IT market CHICAGO, Jan. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Understanding the Canadian health information technology market demands access to credible and current information,...

Mayo Clinic Calls for Thorough Review of Canadian Pacific's Acquisition of the Dakota, Minnesota & Eastern Railroad

Current 'fast-track' schedule doesn't allow for meaningful dialogue with affected communities ROCHESTER, Minn., Oct. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Late yesterday, the Mayo Clinic asked the Surface Transportation Board (STB) to revise its proposed timetable for reviewing the Canad...

New Canadian study finds drug coated heart stents to be safe:

'Effective in High Risk Angioplasty Patients' TORONTO, Oct. 3 /PRNewswire/ - Much controversy has developed over the past year about the safety and potential complications of drug-eluting heart stents, increasing the risk of possible fatal blood clots, even years after an angiopla...

Ibuprofen can slow lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis, Canadian study shows

Toronto, ON (September 4, 2007) The results of a clinical trial, published in late August in the Journal of Pediatrics, indicates that, when used as part of routine therapy, high-dose ibuprofen is safe, and effective in slowing down lung disease in children with cystic fibrosis (CF). Headed by...

New prion protein discovered by Canadian scientists may offer insight into mad cow disease

Scientists have discovered a new protein that may offer fresh insights into brain function in mad cow disease. Our team has defined a second prion protein called Shadoo, that exists in addition to the well-known prion protein called PrP said Professor David Westaway, director of the Centre for P...