Medical Xpress: PHYSorg news tagged with: canada http://medicalxpress.com/ en-us Medical Xpress internet news portal provides the latest news on Health and Medicine. Majority of B.C. women take prescription drugs during pregnancy: study Almost two-thirds of women in British Columbia filled at least one prescription at some point in their pregnancy, including drugs with potential risks, according to a new study by University of British Columbia researchers. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-12-majority-bc-women-prescription-drugs.html Health Thu, 15 Dec 2011 13:19:39 EST news243177571 Pharmaceutical intellectual property laws need reform Canada's pharmaceutical intellectual property laws need major reform to encourage and protect innovation in developing new drugs, states an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-11-pharmaceutical-intellectual-property-laws-reform.html Medications Mon, 07 Nov 2011 13:10:14 EST news239893808 Impact of Canada's Common Drug Review on drug listing The number of drugs covered by public drug plans decreased substantially after Canada's Common Drug Review was introduced in 2003, and new drugs were listed more quickly in several of the smaller provinces, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-impact-canada-common-drug.html Medications Mon, 24 Oct 2011 13:21:12 EST news238681265 Nobel jury caught off guard by death of laureate The Nobel Medicine Prize jury was caught off guard Monday when it honoured a Canadian scientist who unbeknownst to them died just days before the announcement, with prize rules forbidding posthumous awards. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-10-nobel-jury-medicine-prize-decision.html Other Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:59:11 EST news236854739 People in poorer neighborhoods have higher risk of sudden cardiac arrest Sudden cardiac arrest was higher among people living in poorer neighbourhoods in several US and Canadian cities, and the disparity was particularly evident among people under age 65, found a study in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-09-people-poorer-neighborhoods-higher-sudden.html Cardiology Mon, 12 Sep 2011 12:23:31 EST news235048994 Geography matters to your health, researchers say Believing geography matters significantly to the health of Canada's next generation, researchers at The University of Western Ontario are using innovative technology to measure and monitor the physical activities of 1200 children in 60 elementary schools across Southwestern Ontario. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-06-geography-health.html Health Thu, 02 Jun 2011 10:30:29 EST news226229420 Private weight-loss surgery clinics shedding quality patient care Private health clinics across Canada providing weight-loss surgeries are offering much shorter wait times but at a hefty cost and at the expense of quality patient care, according to a new study led by St. Michael's Hospital physician Dr. Chaim Bell. http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-private-weight-loss-surgery-clinics-quality.html Health Tue, 31 May 2011 09:55:14 EST news226054504 Aboriginal children less likely to receive kidney transplants Aboriginal children with kidney failure were less likely to receive a kidney transplant compared to white children, found an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-05-aboriginal-children-kidney-transplants.html Health Tue, 24 May 2011 12:22:46 EST news225458556 Canadians should demand commitments for pharmacare program, says CMAJ Canada needs a national pharmacare program and federal leaders must commit adequate funding, states an editorial in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://medicalxpress.com/news/2011-04-canadians-demand-commitments-pharmacare-cmaj.html Health Tue, 26 Apr 2011 15:20:01 EST news223049001