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Spending urged for addiction beds, not studies

There is too much studying of problems and not enough fixing them in Health PEI’s three-year plan for addictions treatment, says a counsellor with the Native Council of P.E.I. (Source: CBC | Health) MedWorm Message: Register for MedMatcha, MedWorm’s medical advertising network , and receive $5 free advertising.

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Sugar won’t quell infants’ pain: study

Giving sugar to infants to ease their pain after a blood test may change their facial expressions but not necessarily the pain signals in the brain or spinal cord, a new British study suggests. (Source: CBC | Health)

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Cancer diagnosis prompts lawsuit

A B.C. man who went to hospital with back pain and was treated for spinal cancer is now suing because he never had cancer. (Source: CBC | Health)

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Back surgery wait-list called too long

Patients with back and neck problems are waiting too long in pain because of a shortage of operating times in Calgary, says an orthopedic spine surgeon. (Source: CBC | Health)

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