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Friday Science Review: December 31, 2010

Just a couple papers to squeeze in this year before the clock strikes 12. I look forward to 2011 and the research it will bring in the Canadian realm. For those readers heading out tonight for some fun on the city, enjoy! More science reviews to come in the new year.. Porcine Adenovirus PAV3, A [...]

H1N1 Human Swine Flu Wednesday Update: Ontario, Genetics and Sanofi News

Ontario confirms 13 new cases as of Wednesday afternoon, bringing the total to 49 in the province, all considered mild.  A lot of the public health messaging over the last 48 hours has been advising people not to relax too much. Today also saw an interesting Canadian development on the scientific front.  Although commentary around [...]

Wednesday Brain Dump: Things that Might Surprise You Edition

Things that surprised me this week: AstraZeneca’s CEO David Brennan, elected PhRMA’s new chairman, spoke in favour of comparative effectiveness research, calling it “a market requirement.” PolyCap, a combination of five off-patent cardiac and cholesterol drugs that costs $17 combined per month showed promising results in a 2000-person study in The Lancet. The Ebola researcher [...]

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