MedWorm provides a medical RSS filtering service. Over 6000 RSS medical sources are combined and output via different filters. This feed contains the latest medical blog items that have been tagged with 'british columbia'. Sat, 03 Sep 2011 02:21:33 +0100 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=5159670&cid=t_137120_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2011%2F08%2F22%2Fparp-inhibitor-olaparib-has-activity-in-high-grade-serous-ovarian-cancer-without-inherited-brca1-or-brca2-gene-mutations%2F Researchers affiliated with the British Columbia Cancer Agency reported Phase 2 clinical study results indicating that advanced ovarian cancer, with and without germline (inherited) BRCA 1 or BRCA 2 gene mutations, responded to treatment with the PARP inhibitor olaparib. The Phase 2 study results were published online in the August 21 edition of The Lancet [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=5159670 Mon, 22 Aug 2011 18:39:54 +0100 5159670 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=4197357&cid=t_137120_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2Fzs1JuMdwgfQ%2F Once again, controversy is erupting over British Columbia’s PharmaCare program. The latest flare up centers on a previously undisclosed plan by the health ministry to give the pharmaceutical industry greater input into the process used to review drugs for the PharmaCare formularly placement. A Sept. 30 memo from British Columbia’s deputy health minister John Dyble to unnamed “stakeholders” describes four separate “engagement points” in the “enhanced review process” that would determine which drugs would be covered by PharmaCare. The purpose is to create “increased sponsor engagement,” according to the Sept. 30 memo (see here). The proposed “engagement points” for industry, which are being reviewed today at a closed-do... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=4197357 Wed, 24 Nov 2010 16:48:39 +0100 4197357 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3795022&cid=t_137120_136_f&fid=37846&url=http%3A%2F%2Fhealthinfoispower.wordpress.com%2F2010%2F07%2F28%2Fsmile-open-your-eyes-love-and-go-on%2F Today marks the 2nd anniversary of Libby’s death from ovarian cancer at the age of 26. Although the family healing process continues, we celebrate Libby’s life formally on this day to honor her memory, and remind ourselves that life is precious and should not be taken for granted. Today marks the 2nd anniversary of Libby’s [...] (Source: Libby's H*O*P*E*) Libby's H*O*P*E* blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3795022 Wed, 28 Jul 2010 08:00:47 +0100 3795022 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3420421&cid=t_137120_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Fblisstree.com%2Flive%2F3-cool-things-7%2F Three things we like, in no particular order, from Blisstree to you: Bloomin’ Plantable Seed Paper – Stationery made of 100 percent recycled paper mixed with wildflower seeds that bloom when the cards are buried after use. Surf Sister – Surf camps and lessons in Tofino, British Columbia, led by an all-female staff. Moop – Simple, beautiful handmade bags created in Pittsburgh. (And some are organic cotton!) Post from: BlissTree 3 Cool Things (Source: Breastfeeding 1-2-3) Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3420421 Tue, 30 Mar 2010 15:32:58 +0100 3420421 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3750300&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FCanadianMedicine%2F%7E3%2Fy2HY-vPyPT4%2Fin-news-ottawa-takes-another-stab-at.html Insite ruling appealed, againThe federal government has -- for the second time -- elected to appeal a British Columbia court's ruling that the supervised injection Insite does not fall under federal jurisdiction because it is a health facility. [CBC News] The news of Ottawa's intention to re-appeal sparked protests in Vancouver during the Olympics. [Globe and Mail] Read our previous coverage of the BC Court of Appeal's January decision that found against Ottawa. [Canadian Medicine]Isotope shortfall to worsenA radioisotope shortfall appears imminent, with western Canada likely to suffer to brunt of the damage, as a European reactor gets set to shut off for repairs and the Chalk River plant, in Ontario, remains closed for repairs. [Globe and Mail]Layton has cancerNDP leader and federal MP Ja... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3750300 Thu, 04 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3750300 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3205134&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2010%2F01%2Fin-news-government-loses-appeal-to.html Government loses appeal to close InsiteThe BC Court of Appeal rejected the federal government's appeal of a lower court's decision that Ottawa has no power to shut down the Vancouver supervised-injection site Insite. [BC Court of Appeal decision]The judges' reasoning relied on a complex and sure-to-be-divisive argument about weighing provincial jurisdiction over health matters versus federal jurisdiction over law enforcement.The federal government has not yet said whether or not it will appeal to the BC Supreme Court.New Alberta health minister jumps into actionGene Zwozdesky was selected to replace Rockin' Ron Liepert as Alberta's health minister in a recent cabinet shuffle, and Mr Zwozdesky has not hesitated in getting involved in the province's healthcare disputes. [Edmonton Journal]He ... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3205134 Mon, 25 Jan 2010 05:00:00 +0100 3205134 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3048362&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2009%2F12%2Fwill-temporary-phone-consult-billing.html At the beginning of October, in recognition of the strain that this fall's return of the H1N1 flu would put on its physicians, British Columbia offered the medical community a gift: PG13705. That's the billing code that pays doctors $14.74 for dispensing advice on the pandemic flu to their patients via telephone.The fee has proven popular. In the first month it was made available to doctors, the provincial insurance plan paid 16,785 claims for PG13705. That's a quarter of a million dollars for that billing code alone, and that was largely before the H1N1 flu really came surging back around the beginning of November.But just as the government giveth, the government can taketh away. When it's decided it's no longer needed to support doctors dealing with flu patients, PG13705 will disappear "... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3048362 Wed, 02 Dec 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3048362 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3012639&cid=t_137120_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeedproxy.google.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2FR19dKQZgAIU%2F Canada’s Health Committee plans to review the controversial appointment of a Pfizer exec to the board of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, the government agency that oversees health research in Canada, The Tyee reports. Bernard Prigent, Pfizer Canada’s medical director, was appointed last month to the CIHR’s governing council (see here). Last month, CIHR president Alain Beaudet said that he hopes to create closer ties with industry to ensure involvemetn and investment, but the move has stirred concerns since the organization is responsible for allocating research funding across the country, the paper writes. “There’s no place in our scientific organizations like CIHR for a drug company official,” NDP MP Judy Wasylycia-Leis, tells The Tyee. “It’s shocking ... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3012639 Thu, 19 Nov 2009 16:55:49 +0100 3012639 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=3004098&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2009%2F11%2Fwhats-in-news-nov-18-will-feds-permit.html Trying to make crack saferVancouver may get a supervised crack-smoking clinic. PHS Community Services, which also operates the supervised injection site Insite, would like to set up the crack-smoking clinic but federal officials would have to provide an exemption to the relevant drug-control laws. [Globe and Mail] Needless to say, the idea is a controversial one. [Vancouver Courier]Emergency military mental-health team formedThe Canadian Forces created an emergency mental-health squad to respond to soldiers' urgent psychological problems. Major Rakesh Jetly, mental health adviser to the Forces' surgeon general, said they will study soldiers' suicides to find out how to prevent more from occurring. [Toronto Star] This tacit admission by the military should go some way to appeasing members o... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=3004098 Wed, 18 Nov 2009 05:00:00 +0100 3004098 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2406240&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fliberals-win-third-straight-majority-in.html The results are in, and so is the Liberal Party, yet again.Gordon Campbell's Liberals managed once again to defeat the NDP in the BC provincial election, winning 49 seats -- 13 more than the opposition's 36. The Liberals received 46% of the popular vote, the NDP 42%.Before the election was called, the Liberals held 42 seats and the NDP 34. (Six new ridings were created for this election and three seats were vacant.) The Green Party failed to win any seats.Despite problems during the Liberals' tenure in healthcare (as Canadian Medicine reported on last week), voters apparently were reluctant to put the "untested leader" Carole James in power and so chose Mr Campbell (pictured above) to attempt to dig the province out of the recession, as well as to lead the province through next year's Olym... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2406240 Wed, 13 May 2009 14:43:00 +0100 2406240 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2399250&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fbc-election-longterm-care-is-big-health.html The NDP now trail the Liberals by just two percentage points in an Angus Reid poll released on Friday. [Globe and Mail] Of course, who knows if those numbers are accurate measurements of voters' intentions? A Mustel Research Group poll released just yesterday had the Liberals, led by Premier Gordon Campbell (right), nine points ahead of the NDP. [CBC News] Simon Fraser political scientist Kennedy Stewart's prediction model has the Liberals winning another majority. [The Tyee]One of the biggest healthcare issues in the campaign has been longterm care and the number of new longterm care beds created by the government. The NDP -- backed on this claim by the BC Medical Association -- blasted the government for failing to create the 5,000 longterm care beds it promised. The government maintains... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2399250 Fri, 08 May 2009 20:04:00 +0100 2399250 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2390448&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.canadianmedicinenews.com%2F2009%2F05%2Fprovincial-elections-take-precedence.html One of the major fallacies commonly held about the Canadian healthcare "system" is that there is such a thing in the singular. The truth of the matter is that beyond providing funding and assessing some apparently arbitrary nominal fines for violations of the Canada Health Act, the federal government has little influence in creating or implementing the health policies that affect the majority of Canadians. Canada has health systems, plural. Counting each province's ministry of health plus Ottawa's administration of healthcare for First Nations, soldiers, veterans and prisoners, there are fourteen distinct systems.Nevertheless, there is often much talk during federal election campaigns about threats to medicare or efforts to kickstart healthcare reform when instead those matters pertain to ... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2390448 Tue, 05 May 2009 19:47:00 +0100 2390448 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=2006514&cid=t_137120_87_f&fid=36050&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.b5media.com%2F%7Er%2Fb5media%2FBreastfeeding123%2F%7E3%2FVQRmM-ERPoo%2F One of the ValuTales series of books my 6- and 4-year-olds enjoy depicts the story of real-life prison reformer Elizabeth Gurney Fry. Fry was a Quaker woman who initiated prison reform for the women and children living in Newgate Prison in the early 1800s. Fast forward 200 years. What are the conditions like in the women’s prisons near you today? What would Elizabeth Fry think of a prison system that separates mothers and children without provision for breastfeeding babies? Remember how Olympic athlete Marion Jones had to wean her baby before she began to serve her prison sentence? What if she could have continued to breastfeed? There is something you can do to support prison reform for breastfeeding mothers and babies. If you are in Canada, read on for specific action you can take. ... Breastfeeding 1-2-3 blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=2006514 Wed, 03 Dec 2008 05:32:21 +0100 2006514 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1806511&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F09%2Fcanadas-healthcare-protectionism.html For the first time ever, the Canadian government is facing a legal threat over the question of whether restrictions on foreign private investment in the healthcare sector are in violation of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA), Embassy magazine's Luke Eric Peterson reports in a column published yesterday.Mr Peterson writes:Successive governments—both Liberal and Conservative—have long insisted that Canadian trade negotiators succeeded in "grandfathering" medicare under the North American Free Trade Agreement. In other words, our health care system -— at least as it stood in 1994 when the NAFTA came into force —- is beyond the reach of foreign insurance companies and HMOs seeking to re-model it after the U.S. system.What's less clear, however, is whether the ongoing flir... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1806511 Thu, 18 Sep 2008 17:07:00 +0100 1806511 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1704982&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F08%2Fhealth-ministers-aids-conference.html Canadian Health Minister Tony Clement's repudiation last week of harm reduction strategies for treating drug addicts was "pretty embarrassing," as one Ottawa AIDS activist described the incident.Mr Clement (right), repeating one of his favourite talking points, declared:"Allowing and/or encouraging people to inject heroin into their veins is not harm reduction, it is the opposite... We believe it is a form of harm addition."Of course, that Mr Clement is opposed to harm reduction is no secret. (He asked Justice Minister Rob Nicholson to appeal a decision by a British Columbia judge that prevents the federal government from shutting down Vancouver's safe-injection site, Insite.)What was surprising and particularly embarrassing about his announcement last week wasn't really the content of his... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1704982 Wed, 13 Aug 2008 16:27:00 +0100 1704982 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1480930&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Finsite-decisions-aftershocks-shake.html In the halls of Parliament, on the pages of newspapers across the country and in international scientific journals, the aftershocks from the Tuesday decision by the British Columbia Supreme Court's Justice Ian Pitfield, which saved Insite and ruled a portion of the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act unconstitutional, are still reverberating. (For more on the decision, see our article published Wednesday.)PARLIAMENTARY DISSENTYesterday, the government launched a retaliatory rhetorical salvo against Justice Pitfield and the proponents of supervised injection. During a briefing at the House of Commons Standing Committee on Health, Health Minister Tony Clement announced that he will ask Justice Minister Rob Nicholson to appeal Justice Pitfield's decision."In my opinion supervised injection is... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1480930 Fri, 30 May 2008 16:10:00 +0100 1480930 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1478231&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Ftony-clement-responds-to-insite.html Yesterday afternoon in Parliament, during question period, Vancouver East NDP MP Libby Davies gleefully turned the knife in the government's wound inflicted by yesterday's BC Supreme Court ruling in favour of Insite, the downtown Vancouver safe-injection site.Ms. Libby Davies (Vancouver East, NDP): Mr. Speaker, yesterday B.C.'s Supreme Court decision makes it abundantly clear that Insite, the supervised injection facility in east Vancouver, is a health facility. The ruling also makes it clear that closing Insite would be “inconsistent with the state’s interest in fostering individual and community health, and preventing death and disease”. Can the Minister of Health assure the House today that his Conservative government will abide by the court's decision and not appeal this importan... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1478231 Thu, 29 May 2008 13:46:00 +0100 1478231 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1475431&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fvancouver-safe-injection-site-saved-by.html The uncertainty is over.Insite, the downtown Vancouver safe-injection site (pictured right) and the subject of a great deal controversy across Canada, cannot be cancelled by the Conservative federal government, a number of news outlets reported today. The government had been equivocating about granting Insite another exemption from federal drug statutes.And that's not all: yesterday's ruling by BC Supreme Court justice Ian Pitfield also found sections of Canadian federal drug law, the Controlled Drugs and Substances Act, to be unconstitutional, for violating drug users' rights under Section 7 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms, which reads: "Everyone has the right to life, liberty and security of the person and the right not to be deprived thereof except in accordance with the ... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1475431 Wed, 28 May 2008 19:54:00 +0100 1475431 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1466289&cid=t_137120_150_f&fid=35777&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FPharmalot%2F%7E3%2F296662894%2F In an effort to keep a lid on rising prescription-drug costs, the health ministry in Canada’s British Columbia convened a special task force to examine the process by which the provincial government agrees to cover medications through its Pharmacare program. And the results, which the government accepted, are drawing criticism. Of the many recommendations (here’s the report), one particular notion is being counterproductive - scrapping the Therapeutics Initiative, an independent group that evaluates meds and issues reports to Pharmacare for coverage decisions. The task force would like to ensure the watchdog group has no future role in coverage, a recommendation that Alan Cassels, a drug policy researcher affiliated with the School of Health Information Sciences at the Universi... Pharmalot blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1466289 Fri, 23 May 2008 16:11:29 +0100 1466289 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1454787&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F05%2Fbc-patient-cum-plaintiff-shirley-healey.html Shirley Healey, who had surgery to repair her damaged arteries in the United States in 2006 after she and her surgeon learned of the long wait time in British Columbia, died last week.Ms Healey was in the process of preparing a lawsuit against the provincial government when she died last Tuesday, says Richard Baker, the president of the Vancouver-based firm Timely Medical Alternatives that was representing her. The lawsuit, the future of which is now in question, would have asked the courts to reimburse Ms Healey for the costs of the surgery she underwent to treat her mesenteric ischemia in Bellingham, Washington."[The cause of death] was a condition not unrelated to the original complaint when she went down to Bellingham," says Mr Baker. He declined to provide details. She died suddenly, ... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1454787 Tue, 20 May 2008 17:23:00 +0100 1454787 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1376886&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fescaping-vancouver-helps-drug-addicts.html Injection drug users who leave the city of Vancouver fare better than those who stay, according to an article to be published this September in the journal Health & Place by some of Canada's top addiction researchers.A team of UBC and Simon Fraser researchers, including prominent HIV and addiction researchers Evan Wood and Thomas Kerr, report that emigration out of Vancouver is associated with less frequent crack smoking; less heroin injecting; less involvement in prostitution; fewer overdoses; fewer instances of incarceration; lower risk of contracting HIV; and better housing. However, leaving the city was also associated with higher rates of alcohol abuse -- a way to "cope with the stresses of migrating or the reduced availability of harder drugs outside of Greater Vancouver," the re... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1376886 Wed, 16 Apr 2008 18:27:00 +0100 1376886 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1370879&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F04%2Fvancouver-safe-injection-site-gets.html When I last wrote about Insite, the experimental safe-injection site in Vancouver, a Health Canada spokesperson told me the government was still unsure of the facility's benefits.Health Canada continues to repeat that more research is needed on Insite to determine how safe-injection sites affect crime, prevention and treatment.But extensive research has shown Insite is successful at reducing crime and overdoses, getting addicts into treatment and saving money.Asked what research [federal Health Minister Tony] Clement still needs to see in order to make his decision, Erik Waddell, a spokesman for Mr Clement, answers, "To see if Insite is getting people to programs to help them get off drugs."Well, the verdict is in: Insite improves drug addicts' access to treatment and counselling, doesn't ... Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1370879 Mon, 14 Apr 2008 14:10:00 +0100 1370879 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1223713&cid=t_137120_145_f&fid=35710&url=http%3A%2F%2Fstoryofhealing.com%2F2008%2F02%2F11%2Fhow-web-20-is-changing-medicine%2F Here is a slide show by Dean Giustini of the University of British Columbia’s Biomedical Branch Library on “How Web 2.0 is Changing Medicine.” This has been sitting in my drafts folder for some time now. Nearly forgotten. Glad I found it again. (Source: the story of healing) the story of healing blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1223713 Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:21:13 +0100 1223713 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1170228&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fis-universal-healthcare-illegal.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1170228 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 14:36:00 +0100 1170228 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1149842&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2008%2F01%2Fgay-rights-advocate-physicians-death.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1149842 Mon, 14 Jan 2008 19:00:00 +0100 1149842 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1093208&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fvancouver-island-plans-clean-crack-pipe.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1093208 Thu, 13 Dec 2007 21:27:00 +0100 1093208 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1084455&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F11%2Fbc-woman-files-wait-times-lawsuit.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1084455 Mon, 10 Dec 2007 21:45:00 +0100 1084455 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1070394&cid=t_137120_154_f&fid=35946&url=http%3A%2F%2Fcanadianmedicine.blogspot.com%2F2007%2F12%2Fcma-prez-day-pulled-strings-to-jump.html (Source: Canadian Medicine) Canadian Medicine blogs http://www.medworm.com/rss/comments.php?id=1070394 Tue, 04 Dec 2007 17:04:00 +0100 1070394 http://www.medworm.com/index.php?rid=1067892&cid=t_137120_109_f&fid=35677&url=http%3A%2F%2Ffeeds.feedburner.com%2F%7Er%2FBrainBasedBusiness%2F%7E3%2F194661420%2Fwhen_quitters_finish_winners.html My Alma mater, the University of British Columbia’s just landed in the news for touting the notion that quitters can be winners. Does the idea that ... if at first you don’t succeed – throw in the towel ... catch you off guard, as it did me?  Ok, this quitter mentality caught my interest because when I finished my PhD at UBC – they prided themselves in letting only 1 percent through. Constantly faculty and leaders there told us … hang in and hold on! Now we’re told that people who persist too much tend to have high levels of harmful protein. Can you have it both ways ... and how much is too much? Dr. Gregory Miller at UBC, shows research to support the fact that people should give up on goals at times. In fact, th... 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