http://phys.org/ en-us Phys.org provides the latest news from Canadian Medical Association Journal Less than one-third of painful procedures performed on children in hospital were associated with documentation of a specific strategy to help manage pain, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news221138720.html Medicine & Health Mon, 04 Apr 2011 13:10:13 EST news221138720 Conventional antipsychotics, antidepressants and benzodiazepines often administered to nursing home residents are no safer than atypical antipsychotics and may carry increased risks, according to an article in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news220534589.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Mar 2011 12:36:44 EST news220534589 Elderly patients prescribed combination angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors and angiotensin receptor blockers (ARB) had a higher risk of kidney failure and death, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news219930017.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Mar 2011 13:30:05 EST news219930017 Significant differences were observed between the overall survival curves for the two countries; compared with the Swiss curve, the Canadian curve showed a quicker drop at the early stages of burial and poorer survival associated with prolonged burial," writes Dr. Pascal Haegeli, Simon Fraser University, with coauthors. "Poorer survival probabilities in the Canadian sample were offset by significantly quicker extrication (median duration of burial 18 minutes v. 35 minutes in the Swiss sample)." http://phys.org/news219929895.html Medicine & Health Mon, 21 Mar 2011 12:38:57 EST news219929895 In the next 20 years in large parts of China and India, there will be a 10% to 20% excess of young men because of sex selection and this imbalance will have societal repercussions, states an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news219325447.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Mar 2011 12:44:36 EST news219325447 Chinese people with a body mass index (BMI) of 24-25.9 had the lowest risk of death, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news218723614.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Mar 2011 12:33:43 EST news218723614 Heart attack patients with a history of depression presenting at emergency departments were less likely to receive priority care than people with other conditions, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news218118951.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Feb 2011 13:40:03 EST news218118951 A medical journal's revenue source can affect drug recommendations, with free journals positively recommending specific drugs while journals funded solely by subscriptions usually recommending against the use of the drugs, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news218118752.html Medicine & Health Mon, 28 Feb 2011 12:32:46 EST news218118752 To speed implementation of an electronic health record system in Canada, e-health policy must be closely aligned with the major strategic direction of health care reform and must take a bottom-up approach to engage people from clinicians to administrators, states a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news217602644.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Feb 2011 13:10:53 EST news217602644 Patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at greater risk of shingles compared with the general population, according to a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). The risk is greatest for patients taking oral steroids to treat COPD. http://phys.org/news217601896.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:58:31 EST news217601896 Health Canada's declaration that bisphenol A is a health hazard makes it unique in the world but it must now follow through with legislation to protect people from exposure, states an analysis published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news217599141.html Medicine & Health Tue, 22 Feb 2011 12:12:38 EST news217599141 A recent outbreak of tuberculosis in Nunavut, with a population infection rate 62 times the Canadian average, points to a need to rebuild trust in public health to combat the disease, states an editorial published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news216910206.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:50:34 EST news216910206 New clinical guidelines for use of noninvasive ventilation in critical care settings are published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news216909573.html Medicine & Health Mon, 14 Feb 2011 12:39:49 EST news216909573 A five-week old infant most likely contracted a vaccine strain of yellow fever virus through breastfeeding, according to a case report published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news216309653.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:01:09 EST news216309653 Focused programs and public health policies can help reduce the burden of alcohol in Canada, which contributes significantly to acute and chronic diseases, social problems and trauma, states an analysis in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal). http://phys.org/news216309616.html Medicine & Health Mon, 07 Feb 2011 14:00:28 EST news216309616