Canadian Medical Association Journal: Special Reports

Pfizer is pleased to announce that CHAMPIX has won the 2009 Prix Galien Canada Innovative Product Award

IMMIGRATION SERIES

The new Canadian preventive care guidelines for newly arriving immigrants and refugees encompass topics from infectious diseases to women's health and chronic diseases.

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OSTEOPOROSIS CANADA GUIDELINES

Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada (summary)
July 12, 2010

Osteoporosis Canada emphasizes that, for most Canadians, vitamin D supplementation is necessary to achieve an optimal serum level of vitamin D and thus to reduce the risk of osteoporosis. The recommended daily intake of vitamin D is 400–1000 IU for those at low risk for osteoporosis, but doses up to 2000 IU are safe and do not require monitoring. Full article

REVIEW: Vitamin D in adult health and disease: a review and guideline statement from Osteoporosis Canada

SPECIAL REPORT

Uncovering the science Imperial Tobacco Canada sought to conceal
October 14, 2009

Sixty documents destroyed by Imperial Tobacco Canada were uncovered in files at its parent company, British American Tobacco. The documents contain scientific evidence that cigarette smoke was carcinogenic and addictive. Full article

CIHR/CMAJ: TOP CANADIAN ACHIEVEMENTS IN HEALTH RESEARCH

Celebrating 8 projects that improved our world
September 28, 2009

Results of the first annual competition for top achievements in health research, which was launched by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and CMAJ in 2008. Full article