Hep C Virus - HEALTH NOTES: Patients e-records facing legal hurdles

HEALTH NOTES: Patients e-records facing legal hurdles
Kansas City Star - Feb 28 12:24 PM
Although information technology promises to reduce medical errors and bolster efficiency, the road to the electronic promised land is fraught with legal potholes.Save to My Web

'Missing patients' in Hep C infection risk
The Scotsman: Scotland News - Jan 31 6:36 PM
NHS patients may be unaware they have contracted hepatitis C through blood transfusions, Scottish health officials admitted yesterday.Save to My Web

Local News Hepatitis C - silent epidemic
Thunder Bay Post - Feb 23 1:30 PM
It's being called the silent epidemic by those that deal with it on a day to day basis. The incidence of Hepatitis C is rising in Northwestern Ontario, and alarmingly, at a much higher rate than the rest of the province.Save to My Web

Proposal to give free pipes to crack addicts
The Scotsman: Health - Feb 08 5:15 PM
ADDICTS who smoke crack cocaine could be given free pipes at the taxpayers' expense to prevent the spread of tuberculosis and other diseases.Save to My Web