OBJECTIVE: The purpose of this study was to determine the incidence of lactic acidosis in a
geographically defined population of metformin users. RESEARCH DESIGN AND …

Abraham Flexner's 1910 report is credited with promoting critical reforms in medical education.
Because Flexner advocated scientific rigor and standardization in medical education, his …

The study objective was to investigate a possible association between statin use and breast
cancer (BRCA). An historical cohort design based on Saskatchewan's population health …

… David Butler-Jones) convened a series of meetings involving SHHP employees, representatives
of … David Butler-Jones) contracted the services of the Prairie Region Health Promotion …

The importance of a safe and reliable source of drinking water is beyond question. Water is
a basic biological necessity without which the human body and life in general cannot be …

The microbiological contamination of drinking water supplies can have serious health
consequences for consumers, and this has been dramatically illustrated in recent years by two …

The outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2002–2003 exacted considerable
human and economic costs from countries involved. It also exposed major weaknesses in …

Objective: To examine the degree to which Master of Public Health (MPH) programs' course
descriptions align with the Public Health Agency of Canada's (PHAC's) core competency …

The emergence of pandemic influenza (H1N1) 2009 in spring 2009 has provided a real test
to the pandemic preparations that Canada, other countries and the World Health …

Although the outbreak of severe acute respiratory syndrome in 2003 was the event that
focused attention on Canada's capacity in public health, there have been, and will be, many …