Ontario’s mental-health system needs to be fixed now

Implementing the recommendations of a legislature committee would launch a new era of compassion, care and safety

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Merck and Cardiome Pharma Corp. Posted on:02 Sep 10 Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) (NYSE:MRK) and Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME/ TSX: COM) today announced that the intravenous (IV) formulation of BRINAVESS™ (vernakalant) has been granted marketing approval in the European Union (EU), Iceland and Norway for the rapid conversion of recent onset atrial fibrillation ...

BRINAVESS™ (vernakalant) for Infusion Approved in the European Union for Rapid Conversion of Recent Onset Atrial ...

WHITEHOUSE STATION, N.J. & VANCOUVER, British Columbia--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Merck (known as MSD outside the United States and Canada) (NYSE:MRK) and Cardiome Pharma Corp. (NASDAQ: CRME/ TSX: COM) today announced that the intravenous (IV) formulation of BRINAVESS™ (vernakalant) has been granted marketing approval in the European Union (EU), Iceland and Norway for the rapid conversion of recent onset ...

N.S. won't pay for girl's U.S. surgery

A Halifax couple is threatening to sue the Nova Scotia government for refusing to pay for an out-of-country operation for their daughter.

Women’s College Hospital to stop birthing babies

The pioneering institution will be overhauled with no overnighting facilities

US hospitals making only modest gains in adoption of electronic health records

Transforming the U.S. health care system from paper-based to electronic-based may improve health care quality and reduce costs, but a new study by researchers from the Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH) suggests that goal is far off. The adoption of basic or comprehensive electronic health records (EHR) by U.S. hospitals increased modestly from 8.7% in 2008 to 11.9% in 2009, but only 2% of ...

Traumatic brain injury causes $6.8 billion worth of economic trauma in Texas

Each year in Texas, traumatic brain injury (TBI) causes an estimated $6.8 billion worth of economic trauma in terms of deaths, emergency room visits, hospitalizations and disability, according to a study commissioned by the CORE Health Foundation. To put that dollar amount in perspective, it equals Coca-Cola's corporate profit for fiscal 2009.