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The Scoop on Poop
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Zoonotic transmission from pets
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Over half of Canadian households own a cat or a dog; however, many infectious agents are found in animal feces. This article reviews the latest information on the health risks related to the transmission of zoonoses from pets to humans via feces.
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Editor’s Letter
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Our goal in publishing informed is to put health services information and clinical research together to give you, the practicing physician, information that is directly relevant to your practice…
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Warts and All
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HPV infection and the HPV vaccine
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Last year in Canada, there were 14,000 new cases of cervical cancer resulting in nearly 400 deaths. In August 2006, Health Canada approved the first-ever vaccine against human papillomavirus (HPV), known to cause most cervical cancer cases. This article presents the latest information on the new vaccine and HPV vaccine.
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Bone of Contention
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Clinical Shorts: a "brief" look at the literature
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Over the past few years, there have been an increasing number of case reports describing an association between bisphosphonates and osteonecrosis of the jaws (ONJ). Should health care providers and patients be concerned?
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Pill Drill
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Clinical Shorts: a "brief" look at the literature
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Sometimes patients stop taking their medications after a while. Others never fill their prescriptions in the first place. What are the consequences of nonadherence to medications? Are there any patient or treatment factors associated with the discontinuation of medications?
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