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Manitoba addictions expert quits job One of Manitoba's foremost experts on addictions is leaving her job out of frustration. cbc.ca |
Sports medicine advice online varies widely Sports medicine information from online sites varies widely in quality, say doctors who reviewed advice for 10 common diagnoses. cbc.ca |
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3 Canadians top medicine Nobel contender list Canadians Ernest McCulloch, James Till and Douglas Coleman are among an elite group being touted as possible winners of next month's Nobel Prize in Physiology and Medicine. cbc.ca |