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Tuesday, October 9, 2007 The Effects of Aging on Vision Explained

As people get older, it is normal for their vision to change. The effects of aging on vision can range from mildly irritating changes to serious eye diseases. Because vision is so vital to daily living, it is important to recognize changes. | PDF file

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Wednesday, September 26, 2007 The Importance of the HPV Vaccine

HPV, or the Human Papillomavirus, is one of the most common sexually transmitted infections in Canada and around the world. It is estimated that as many as 75 per cent of sexually active men and women will have at least one HPV infection in their lifetime. | PDF file

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Monday, September 17, 2007 New President & CEO Welcomed

Sunnybrook is proud to call Dr. Barry McLellan our new President and CEO. He is truly an internationally respected healthcare leader. His experience as a researcher, educator, mentor and clinician make him the ideal person to lead the hospital into its exciting future. | PDF file

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Thursday, September 13, 2007 Leading Approach To Reduce Prostate Cancer Overtreatment To Be Championed Worldwide

Active surveillance, a Canadian-conceived and unprecedented approach to reduce overtreatment and radical treatment side effects in men with low-grade prostate cancer is being championed worldwide with the launch of an international multi-centre study START (Surveillance Therapy Against Radical Treatment) to definitively prove the effectiveness of Surveillance Therapy in a randomized setting. | PDF file

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Tuesday, September 11, 2007 Unsafe Drivers With Dementia A Growing Concern: Responsibility to be shared, say doctors

As the number of people with dementia continues to escalate, clinicians are advocating that health care providers, government and service providers need to join together and share the responsibility for assessing the risk of drivers with dementia. | PDF file

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