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Wine :: Light wine intake give longer life expectancy in men

Drinking a little alcohol every day, especially wine, may be associated with an increase in life expectancy.

Physician :: Ontario doctors applaud measures to increase physician supply

Ontario’s doctors welcomed the announcement by the provincial government to invite American-based Ontario-licensed physicians back to Ontario, and to increase the number of specialist residency training spaces.

Doctor :: Retention must be new priority ? doctors still leaving Ontario

A comprehensive report released by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) reveals a reduction in the number of patients in the province without a doctor for the first time in more than five years.

Healthcare :: Doctors Still Leaving Ontario and 2,500 Near Retirement

A comprehensive report released by the Ontario Medical Association (OMA) reveals a reduction in the number of patients in the province without a doctor for the first time in more than five years.

Depression :: Depression increases health risks in heart failure patients

Psychological depression appears to contribute to worse medical outcomes for patients with heart failure, ranking it in importance with such risk factors as high cholesterol, hypertension, and even the ability of the heart to pump blood throughout the body.

Northwestern surgeon invents teaching technology for scary patient exams

Pelvic and prostate exams provoke jitters for medical students. Carla Pugh, an assistant professor of surgery at Northwestern University, invented and patented a sensor technology in exam simulators to show students whether they have the right touch in these sensitive exams without a patient ever having to yell “Ouch!” Pugh has also invented teaching technologies for other difficult medical procedures. She was honored for being a trailblazer in a national museum.

X Ray :: New technique by CU-Boulder researchers opens door to tabletop X-ray laser

A team of researchers at the University of Colorado at Boulder has developed a new technique to generate laser-like X-ray beams, removing a major obstacle in the decades-long quest to build a tabletop X-ray laser that could be used for biological and medical imaging.