In The News Posts

More candour urged in care of dying cancer patients

February 11, 2011

Originally published by CTV News on Feb.8th, 2011. To go to the website please click here WASHINGTON — Patients ...

Too slow or Too Dangerous? Health Canada Pursues Regulatory Modernization for Drugs

February 11, 2011

February 11, 2011 – Depending on your perspective and whom you ask, health Canada is either too slow to approve ...

Health Council of Canada Indicators

February 11, 2011

February 11, 2011 – The Canadian healthcare system often feels like an incomprehensible labyrinth. Knowing how ...

EU trade deal could cost Canadian drug plans billions

February 11, 2011

Originally published in the Globe and Mail Feb 7th 2011. To go to the Globe and Mail website please click ...

Health Care Teams

February 11, 2011

January 27 2011 In 2004, the federal government committed to having 50% of Canadians treated by primary health care ...

Mobile Health for Independent Living

February 11, 2011

Mobile health refers to the provision of health services using mobile devices, it is generally considered a subset of ...

A Most Common Affliction: LOWER BACK PAIN AND SURGERY (part III)

February 11, 2011

In the previous columns we discussed episodic and chronic lower back pain (LBP) treated with non surgical means. I ...

Caregiver’s Diary: Plans Change…Again

February 11, 2011

Youngest sister just got back from a week with my recently widowed 87 year old father in the Maritimes. The point of ...

Financial Insecurity among older Ontarians: CARP Pre-budget submission to the Standing Committee on Finance and Economic Affairs

February 11, 2011

Executive Summary Financial insecurity continues to concern too many older Canadians. Many may never recover from the ...

Protecting Seniors from On-line Fraud

February 11, 2011

CARP's Manager of Community Development, Anthony Quinn has been asked to join a panel discussion on the topic, ...