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The Selling Sickness conference of February, 2013 was designed to be part of a global progressive and activist health movement. A CALL TO ACTION statement was drafted to help unify
8 May 2013 CRAIG McINNES <cmcinnes@vancouversun.com> Two narratives have emerged from the shroud of secrecy surrounding the firing of Ministry of Health officials last year o
8 May 2013 LORI CULBERT NDP leader would reinstate funding for B. C. drug testing NDP leader Adrian Dix is concerned about the influence big pharmaceutical companies have had on th
Editorial: Therapeutics Initiative has proven its worth NDP says it will restore funding if elected; Liberals should make same promise VANCOUVER SUN EDITORIAL MAY 3, 2013 A little
APR 12, 2013 BY PAUL WEBSTER We have one of the best drug safety programs in the world. It tracks all prescription use in the province and saves us $500 million a year. Yet the...
Sheryl Ubelacker, The Canadian Press April 10, 2013 9:27 am Most family doctors say they receive little or no information about harmful effects of medications when visited by drug
Warning: These pills may contain side effects that even you doctor doesn’t know about By Randy Shore and Tiffany Crawford Vancouver Sun; With Files From Postmedia News April
We spend more per capita on pharmaceuticals than most countries, yet many Canadians cannot afford medicine Vancouver Sun April 4, 2013 By Steve Morgan Another budget cycle has pas
PAUL TAYLOR The Globe and Mail Published Tuesday, Mar. 19 2013, 6:30 PM EDT Patients taking powerful cholesterol-lowering drugs may be putting their kidneys at risk, according to t
March 24, 2013 One of the urgent questions to be faced after the provincial election in May is how to rebuild B.C.’s drug-assessment program. For the existing version is well and