Drug company experts advised staff to withhold data about SSRI use in children
W Kondro - Cmaj, 2004 - Can Med Assoc
An internal document advised staff at the international drug giant GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) to
withhold clinical trial findings in 1998 that indicated the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil in …
withhold clinical trial findings in 1998 that indicated the antidepressant paroxetine (Paxil in …
Proposed Canada Food Guide called „obesogenic”
W Kondro - 2006 - Can Med Assoc
News guide will contribute to obesity or encourage consumption of fewer fruits and vegetables.
Rather, it offers a greater degree of specificity and precision by demographic group, she …
Rather, it offers a greater degree of specificity and precision by demographic group, she …
E coli outbreak deaths spark judicial inquiry in Canada
W Kondro - The Lancet, 2000 - thelancet.com
The Ontario provincial government has reluctantly convened a judicial inquiry into the worst
public sanitation scandal in Canadian history. The government was forced to act in the wake …
public sanitation scandal in Canadian history. The government was forced to act in the wake …
Medical errors increasing because of complexity of care and breakdown in doctor-patient relationship, physician consultant says
W Kondro - Canadian Medical Association Journal, 2010 - Can Med Assoc
The message was direct: many a doctor is out of sync with patients and as a consequence
often does them a disservice or makes preventable medical mistakes. The paradigm for the …
often does them a disservice or makes preventable medical mistakes. The paradigm for the …
[HTML][HTML] Eleven satellite campuses enter orbit of Canadian medical education
W Kondro - 2006 - Can Med Assoc
News because there’sa generational difference in facility with electronics.“They actually prefer
the video conference lecture because they feel the best person to teach was teaching all …
the video conference lecture because they feel the best person to teach was teaching all …
Health of rural Canadians lags behind urban counterparts
W Kondro - CMAJ, 2006 - Can Med Assoc
Poverty, motor vehicle crashes, suicide, cardiovascular disease and diabetes are among a
raft of contributory factors to higher death rates and shorter life expectancies for rural …
raft of contributory factors to higher death rates and shorter life expectancies for rural …
[HTML][HTML] Afghanistan: Outside the comfort zone in a war zone
W Kondro - 2007 - Can Med Assoc
According to the handbook, other factors that should be weighed in decisions involving
individual patients include time spent with an individual casualty, evacuation options, medical …
individual patients include time spent with an individual casualty, evacuation options, medical …
Canadian report quantifies cost of medical errors
W Kondro - The Lancet, 2004 - thelancet.com
Use of the drug in pregnant women was discontinued in most countries in the early 1970s
after research showed that daughters were at increased risk of developing clear-cell …
after research showed that daughters were at increased risk of developing clear-cell …
Athletes'“designer steroid” leads to widening scandal
W Kondro - The Lancet, 2003 - thelancet.com
All kinds of people are going to be running for their lawyers”, Dick Pound, the Canadian head
of the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency, predicted last week, as the twisted tale …
of the Montreal-based World Anti-Doping Agency, predicted last week, as the twisted tale …
[HTML][HTML] Academic drug detailing: an evidence-based alternative
W Kondro - 2007 - Can Med Assoc
Program Director Loren Regier says the 10-year-old, $315 000 per year initiative also
conducts sessions at medical conferences, issues newsletters and email updates through the …
conducts sessions at medical conferences, issues newsletters and email updates through the …