mcater2006 Posted March 1, 2008 Report Share Posted March 1, 2008 Dear Premed101ers: I'd just like to confirm that the following article is seen by those of you who read "Medical Post" as a genuine "Medical Post" article: canada in brief Anonymous. Medical Post. Toronto: Jan 8, 2008. Vol. 44, Iss. 1; pg. 2, 1 pgs Abstract (Summary) If you have patients who own exotic poisonous snakes, you may want to tell them that the event they sustain a bite emergencyroom doctors may not be able to administer an anti-venom. That is because provincial health authorities don't stock anti-venom as part of their poison-control measures, according to a December CBC story. » Jump to indexing (document details) Full Text (507 words) Copyright Rogers Publishing Limited Jan 8, 2008 Ont. | Health tax under review, but staying The Ontario health tax isn't going away any time soon, even though it will undergo a mandatory legislative review early in the new year. The tax, first implemented without warning in 2004, is still needed for health-care renewal, Premier Dalton McGuinty told Canadian Press shortly before Christmas. "I just can't envision a time at this point in time when we will not need that money for investment in our health-care system," McGuinty said. Critics argued the province now has a surplus it didn't have in 2004, and so the tax should die. B.C. I ERs don't stock anti-venoms If you have patients who own exotic poisonous snakes, you may want to tell them that the event they sustain a bite emergencyroom doctors may not be able to administer an anti-venom. That is because provincial health authorities don't stock anti-venom as part of their poison-control measures, according to a December CBC story. The fact came to light after a Surrey, B.C., man was bitten on his finger by his pet cobra-while he didn't receive venom from the bite, neurotoxins in the snake's saliva caused considerable tissue damage. The CBC reported that had the biting include venom, ER doctors would have had to scramble to find anti-venom. Alta. | Town offering rent-free clinic Any family doctor willing to open a practice in Bragg Creek, Alta., in the Rocky Mountain Foothills, will have an easy time managing their overhead costsbecause they almost won't have any to speak of. The fast-growing small town 50 km west of Calgary is so anxious to land a new physician that it is offering a rent-free, fully equipped and furnished clinic. Bragg Creek has had no family doctor since July, CTV reported in mid-December. N.B. | Patients' health data lost by courier The New Brunswick health minister is in hot water after two computer cartridges containing the health information of more than 600 people went missing. Michael Murphy in the middle of December called on the provincial ombudsman to investigate how the tapes went missing during a shipment to British Columbia in early October. The tapes were couriered to B.C. as part of the inter-provincial deal that sees all provinces (except Quebec) reimburse one another for patient care administered in other provinces. According to the New Brunswick Telegraph-Journal, a courier company knows the shipment took place, but doesn't know where the tapes wound up. Crossword winners Congratulations to the latest winners in the Medical Post crossword contest. Roots travel bags go to Dr. Gisele Viens of St. Claude, Man., and Dr. Ritchie Strachan of Winnipeg (June 2007 winners); Dr. Sudha Koppula of Edmonton and Dr. Gary Kuprowski of Windsor, Ont. (July); Dr. Celine Leger-Nolet of New Liskeard, Ont., and Dr. Vik Desai of Kamloops, B.C. (August); and Dr. Kenneth McCarthy of Charlottetown and Dr. Paulette Comeau of Red Deer, Alta. (September). Enter the crossword contest today for your chance to win. This week's puzzle is on page 54 and can be printed from our website at http://www.medicalpost.com. mcater2006 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
palindrome Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 yes. it is an actual medical post article. it's one of their short tidbit sections. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PhoenixFlare500 Posted March 4, 2008 Report Share Posted March 4, 2008 Can you do that crossword contest online or do you have to actually print it off or subscribe and send it to them? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gogopogo Posted March 5, 2008 Report Share Posted March 5, 2008 Can you do that crossword contest online or do you have to actually print it off or subscribe and send it to them? Yah that would be sweet, are they available for dload? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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