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Presents information on various medical procedures, therapies, and equipment used in the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of diseases or conditions. Includes descriptions, health benefits and risks, and other health related issues.
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Although blood transfusion saves lives and reduces morbidities in many clinical diseases and conditions, it is associated with certain risks. A transfusion-related adverse event, also called transfusion reaction, is any unfavourable event occurring in a patient during or after blood transfusion.
Source: Public Health Agency of Canada
Hormone therapy (HT) is also known as hormone replacement therapy or HRT. It is a hormone treatment prescribed by a doctor. Some women take HRT to offset the lower levels of oestrogen and progesterone that happen naturally at the beginning of menopause.
Source: Canadian Women's Health Network (CWHN)
Breast implants are medical devices. Like all medical devices, they provide certain benefits, but also pose certain health risks. If you are considering breast implant surgery, it is very important to understand the nature and extent of these risks before you make a decision. The decision to choose breast implant surgery can only be made by you in consultation with your doctor
Source: Health Canada
A growing number of Canadians are buying medical devices over the Internet. Many of the Web sites that sell medical devices are lawful businesses that provide a useful service. However, others sell devices that may pose serious health risks, and some may take your money and send no product at all.
Source: Health Canada
Contact lenses are medical devices which, like drugs, provide benefits while posing certain risks. If you wear contact lenses, you should take steps to minimize these risks and protect your vision.
Source: Health Canada
Laser technology is being used for an increasing number of cosmetic treatments. Examples include hair reduction, skin resurfacing for wrinkle reduction and/or treatment of acne scars, removal of pigmented blemishes (e.g., age spots and moles), and treatment of vascular lesions (e.g., port wine stains and spider veins). Lasers are also used to remove tattoos.
Source: Health Canada
Diagnostic x-rays are sometimes needed during pregnancy to provide a doctor with important information about a woman's medical condition. However, x-rays may involve risks to an unborn child.
Source: Health Canada
Fetal ultrasound creates images of the unborn baby in the womb. The procedure uses very short bursts of sound vibrations that travel as waves through the body in a series of focused beams.
Source: Health Canada
Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is a well-established medical treatment. In April 2005, the Undersea and Hyperbaric Medical Society recognized the therapy as an effective treatment for 13 specific conditions. The therapy promotes healing in these 13 conditions by delivering a high concentration of oxygen quickly and deeply into the affected areas of the body.
Source: Health Canada
Thousands of Canadians are turning to laser eye surgery to correct their vision and replace their glasses or contact lenses.
Source: Health Canada
In certain situations, doctors recommend that women have breast X-rays, known as mammograms, in order to detect breast cancers at the earliest possible stage of development.
Source: Health Canada
Suggested Checklist of Issues and Information All Women Should Consider Before Deciding on Breast Implant Surgery.
Source: Health Canada
MRI stands for Magnetic Resonance Imaging and uses a strong static magnetic field and radio-frequency energy to generate images. CT, or Computerized Tomography, uses numerous X-ray images, which are reconstituted into computer-generated images.
Source: Health Canada
The term Medical Devices covers a wide range of health or medical instruments used in the treatment, mitigation, diagnosis or prevention of a disease or abnormal physical condition. Health Canada reviews medical devices to assess their safety, effectiveness and quality before being authorized for sale in Canada.
Source: Health Canada
The goal of Media Doctor Canada is to improve Canadian media coverage of new medical drugs and treatments. Involving a dedicated group of academics from the University of Victoria, the site reviews current news items about medical treatments, assesses their quality using a standardised rating scale, and presents reviews of good and bad examples of reports.
Source: The Institute for Media, Policy and Civil Society (IMPACS)
The Medical Devices sector is made up of firms that provide a wide range of products used for diagnosis and treatment of ailments.
Source: Industry Canada
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