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Hospital's strict dress-code policy helps patients identify clinical staff

Denim jeans, workout clothes, cracked nail polish, visible tattoos and "revealing" outfits are no longer acceptable attire for staff at Ontario's Ottawa Hospital, which recently implemented a

Docs insist on brand-name drugs even when cheaper generics are available

Even though generic prescription drugs may be as effective as brand-name drugs, some physicians continue to prescribe branded drugs out of habit, according to a Washington Post article yesterday.

Can a flu shot really lower your risk for a heart attack?

A study published Monday in the Canadian Medical Association Journal offered an enticing possibility: that something as simple as a flu shot cold help prevent recipients from suffering a heart