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Off-Target: How a U.S. retail giant misread the Canadian market
Study suggests kids shouldn't have morphine for pain after tonsillectomies
Ontario family makes public plea for twins' liver donor

Off-Target: How a U.S. retail giant misread the Canadian market

Posted: 23 Jan 2015 12:05 PM PST

What the demise of Target's Canadian stores says about the outlook for the country's economy

Study suggests kids shouldn't have morphine for pain after tonsillectomies

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 09:03 PM PST

Children who have had their tonsils removed because they have obstructive sleep apnea should be given ibuprofen not morphine for pain after the surgery, a new study suggests. The research suggests pain can be controlled effectively with a combination of acetaminophen and ibuprofen — sold under the brand names Advil and Motrin among others — in most cases. Currently many doctors use acetaminophen and morphine in these children, fearing that use of ibuprofen might trigger bleeding where the tonsils were removed.

Ontario family makes public plea for twins' liver donor

Posted: 25 Jan 2015 07:13 PM PST

Michael and Johanne Wagner's adopted three-year-old twin daughters, Binh and Phuoc, have Alagille syndrome, a genetic disorder that affects liver function. Both girls need a partial liver transplant to survive. "We need people to come forward, people who are willing to be assessed to be live liver donors," said Johanne in an interview with CBC News Sunday. The Wagners — who have seven older children and reside in Kingston — adopted Binh and Phuoc from Vietnam in November 2012 when the girls were 18-months-old.

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