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OTTAWA, Dec. 3, 2012 /CNW/ - On the opening day of the 10(th) Canadian Immunization Conference, the Honourable Leona Aglukkaq, Minister of Health, announced two important initiatives to protect Canadians from infectious diseases. "Immunization lays the foundation for good health in this country," said Minister Aglukkaq. "That is why we are renewing our commitment to a leading influenza research network and launching an updated, online edition of the Canadian Immunization Guide."...

Health experts identify gap in medical trainee programs Globalization has led to significant changes in the health care of children worldwide, yet medical education in the developed world has remained domestically focused. Canadian pediatricians are caring for growing numbers of new immigrants, refugees and international adoptees, so their formal training should reflect these changes. Now medical trainees in Canada don't have to go abroad to improve cultural competency and expand their...

BEIJING, Oct. 3, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Medical Care Technologies Inc. (OTCBB: MDCE) -- Timing is everything, and this is certainly true for Medical Care Technologies Inc. For those of you following the growth of the corporation, we know that it has been moving towards opening the first health and wellness center in the very near future. The question remains, however, why? Why paediatric care? Well, it seems that with all of the great strides in healthcare that have occurred in China,...