Background Diabetic nephropathy is currently the leading cause of end-stage renal disease in the western world. This makes being able to determine when renal function is on the decline of vital... Read More
The Canadian wine industry has become more sophisticated over the years and has seen improvements in product quality and competitiveness. Over the last decade, sales of domestic wines in Canada have... Read More
Background Diabetes mellitus is a chronic metabolic disease affecting more than 2 million Canadians, and its prevalence is expected to rise to 3 million by the year 2010.[1] Approximately 85... Read More
A striking feature of modern medicine is the debilitating and lethal consequences of adverse drug reactions (ADRs), which rank as one of the top 10 causes of death and illness in the developed world... Read More
The Canadian Adverse Events Study is the first national study of the incidence of adverse events in Canadian hospitals.[1] Published in May 2004, the study was based on methods developed by... Read More