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The truth about antioxidants in foods
Eating food containing antioxidants has little effect on health outcomes By Dr. John Sloan for Troy Media The overall evidence on dietary antioxidants and cancer is a scatter of conflicting findings...
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Time is right for a national drug plan in Canada
Any perceived barriers to national drug plan appear unjustified By Livio Di Matteo for Troy Media With a national drug plan, the private sector would save at least $6.6 billion while government costs...
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Pharmacare is good for Canadian business
Pharmacare would help Canadian businesses struggling with high costs of drug benefits By Steve Morgan and Danielle Martin Pharmacare could help businesses, low income people, the uninsured and the...
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The relationship between poverty and health in Canada
Poverty limits an individual’s opportunity to achieve full health potential By Carolyn Shimmin for Troy Media Poverty in Canada has not made headlines or been an issue in the upcoming federal election...
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Nanobiotechnology reshaping the future
With nanobiotechnology we will be able to reshape nature By Carlo Montemagno for Troy Media Nanobiotechnology may help solve many of society’s challenges. For more than two million years, mankind has...
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Alberta healthcare levy no cure for health system
New Alberta healthcare tax needs to be tied to health spending By Herb Emery for Troy Media Alberta healthcare levy will be absorbed into the government’s general revenues. On the surface, the Alberta...
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How to make the social determinants of health matter
‘Social determinants of health’ movement gathering momentum globally By Ryan Meili for Troy Media Social determinants of health concept reaching a wider population. Recently, I was fortunate to attend...
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Home-brewed opiates serious public health concern
Researchers call for regulation on home-brewed opiates By Katie Willis for the University of Alberta News In principle, home-brewed opiates could be created using a home-brew kit for beer making. For...
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Health system designed for the convenience of practitioners, not patients
‘We have built a sickness care system rather than a health system’ Our health system has lost sight of what really matters: the patient. The following speech was delivered to graduating MDs at the...
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Quebec prescription drug plan no cure-all for the rest of Canada
Quebec prescription drug plan no longer works for Quebec By Marc-André Gagnon for Troy Media Quebec prescription drug plan premiums can be very expensive and patients still pay co-payment of 32.5 per...
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