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CIHR Cafe Scientifique presents Wearing your genes: Can personalized medicine help them fit better?
Join us for a lively discussion on the most recent research in personalized medicine, and how it could help you. ... Read more
New research program investigates leading cause of death for women in BC
Providence Health Care and the University of British Columbia announce the establishment of the first research program in B.C. to focus on the impact of gender-based differences on cardiovascular disease (heart disease and stroke). ... Read more
Posted: 20 October, 2011
Request for Proposals: Jean-Francois Bowden Fund
The St. Paul’s Hospital Healthy Heart Program is pleased to announce a Request for Proposals for two awards created in the memory of Jean-Francois Bowden to reflect his dedication to cardiovascular disease prevention and rehabilitation, and the use of information technology. ... Read more
Posted: 14 October, 2011
Smoking cessation: slowing the decline of lung function in COPD
As part of an international research study called ECLIPSE, researchers found that quitting smoking is still the best antidote to slow progression of the disease. ... Read more
Posted: 4 October, 2011