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The type of needle used during a lumbar puncture makes a significant difference in the subsequent occurrence of headache, nerve irritation and hearing disturbance in patients, according to a study by Hamilton medical researchers.
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Terry Lake, the former British Columbia health minister who oversaw the declaration of a public-health emergency amid the deadly fentanyl crisis, is urging more research on the effects of marijuana on opioid addictions.
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A federal initiative to attract more Indigenous health researchers to the field is up and running in Ontario. Western University says the Indigenous Mentorship Network Program of Ontario officially launched on Thursday (Jan. 11).
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Join Dr. Frederick “Ted” Carrick for a one-hour presentation on clinical neurology with an emphasis on mild traumatic brain injuries. It is designed for the practicing chiropractor and details the diagnostic and therapeutic applications that represent an evidence-based approach to sports concussions.
Carrick is a professor of neurology and senior research fellow of Bedfordshire Centre for Mental Health Research in association with the University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK (BCMHR-CU). He has taught clinical neurology around the world to physicians from all disciplines for 37 years, and has held professorships in neurology at several institutions.
*Approved for CC credit in Alberta (Seminar #3547)
Date: Jan. 31st, 2018, 12 noon EST
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People who live with chronic pain need options beyond prescription opioids, and it's up to the British Columbia government to provide more services such as physiotherapy, says the head of a group that supports patients and their families. Beside painkillers, patients must have access to physical therapy and psychological support but wait lists stretch from one to three years at the few specialized pain clinics in the province, the advocated said.
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