Women and babies

Wednesday, June 6, 2007 Canada's first hospital-based HPV vaccine clinic opens at Sunnybrook

The first HPV (Human Papilloma Virus) Vaccine Clinic based in a Canadian hospital has opened its doors.

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Friday, June 1, 2007 Telus Launches Luminato; Makes Gift to Sunnybrook's Neonatal Intensive Care Unit

Amid a powerful and glittering light display across Toronto’s waterfront, Luminato was born to the beat of 13-year-old Jackson Church’s heartbeat. Luminato, Toronto’s new cultural festival, is a 10-day celebration of the arts, bringing major new installations and performances to Toronto

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Thursday, July 13, 2006 Aboriginal women receive culturally sensitive care from new midwifery practice

New midwifery practice providing culturally sensitive care to Aboriginal women in Toronto; incorporates traditional teaching & ceremony into pregnancy, birth and beyond

Tuesday, May 23, 2006 A simple injection of stem cells from a woman's own muscle may effectively treat urinary incontinence

In the first clinical study of its kind in North America, women with stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were treated using muscle-derived stem cell injections to strengthen deficient sphincter muscles responsible for the condition.

Tuesday, April 11, 2006 Planned cesarean delivery less costly than planned vaginal birth for breech births

A new study has found that the estimated mean cost of a planned cesarean delivery is $877 lower than that of a planned vaginal birth for breech births.

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