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Thursday, July 26, 2007 A Message from the Family of Injured Truck Driver

As family members of the truck driver injured on Monday on the 401 near Keele Street, we would like to thank members of the public and media for their inquiries and well wishes for our loved one who is currently being treated for his serious injuries at Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre in Toronto. | PDF file

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Wednesday, July 4, 2007 Brain Waves of Dreaming Sleep Found For First Time

Researchers are the first in the world to find and identify the fundamental waveform of dreaming sleep | PDF file

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Tuesday, June 26, 2007 EDMOND AND GLORIA ODETTE MAKE LANDMARK INVESTMENT AT SUNNYBROOK TO HELP FIGHT CANCER

Cancer care and research in Ontario received a tremendous boost today in the form of a visionary investment from Edmond and Gloria Odette to Sunnybrook Health Sciences Centre’s cancer program. To honour the Odettes’ philanthropy, the Toronto Sunnybrook Regional Cancer Centre, the sixth largest comprehensive cancer centre in North America, will be re-named the Edmond Odette Cancer Centre. | PDF file

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Monday, June 25, 2007 Discovery of a “neurotransmitter” system in airway epithelial cells could mean asthma patients will breathe easier

Researchers found a surprising connection between a major "neurotransmitter" and the overproduction of mucus | PDF file

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Monday, June 25, 2007 Study suggests remembering surgery might be real in rare cases

Researchers uncover a receptor that may underlie resistance to memory-suppressing component of the anesthetic state | PDF file

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