http://www.healthedition.com/new In a major speech Monday, Ontario Health Minister Deb Matthews unveiled An Action Plan for Health Care which she described as ldquo;obsessively patient-centred.rdquo; It is also a plan which is foc ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10287 Program spending growth in Ontario, including health care, will have to be kept to just 0.7 per cent a year if the government is to erase its $16 billion deficit as planned by 2017-18, the Conferen ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10288 G20 countries, including Canada, have been told that their credit ratings are at risk if they do not soon keep their rising health care expenditures in check. The warning was issued Monday in a rep ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10289 A $67.5 million competition for research projects into personalized medicine has been announced by Health Minister Leona Aglukkaq and Science and Technology Minister Gary Goodyear. Evolving from th ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10295 A framework for personalized medicine in cancer has been developed by the Ontario Institute for Cancer Research (OICR). Published in the journal Cell, the framework supports improved diagnostics fo ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10296 The Ontario government is being asked to boost its spending on health promotion and disease prevention. Members of the Ontario Chronic Disease Prevention Alliance have launched the ldquo;Better hea ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10297 Concerns are being expressed about Albertarsquo;s plans to pilot two new Continuing Care Centres which provide a continuum of care in one location and allowing seniors to ldquo;age in place.rdquo; ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10298 A task force to examine abuse in Ontario nursing homes will be launching a three-month investigation this month. The Toronto Star says the task force, with representatives from 16 different groups, ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10299 Informal caregivers are feeling the burden of their responsibilities, a survey for the home care company We Care has found. The Angus Reid online survey found over a third of female caregivers feel ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10300 A new way of alerting patients about expected wait times at Quebec walk in clinics is being criticized by a pro-medicare physician advocacy group. The technology, which could be in place in some cl ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10301 Electronic health records are being tested in nine First Nations communities in Manitoba. The $3.4 million program is aimed at integrating patient records, a process that is expected to be complete ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10302 An inventory of the 88 organizations involved in health policy research in Canada has been produced by the Conference Boardrsquo;s Canadian Alliance for Sustainable Health Care. It can be found at ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10303 La Presse columnist Alain Dubuc (Feb. 1) says it is unfortunate that people tend to avoid saying ldquo;healthrdquo; and ldquo;economyrdquo; in the same breath. Mr. Dubuc, who has a masters degree i ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10304 The Ottawa Citizen (Feb. 1) says the new Action Plan for Health Care in Ontario ldquo;feels more like an election platform than a prescription for reforming health care.rdquo; It says the governmen ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10305 The House of Commons resumed Monday. On Monday, NDP Health Critic Libby Davies asked about the governmentrsquo;s decision before Christmas on health transfer payments. It was a surprise announcemen ... http://www.healthedition.com/article.cfm?articleID=10306