STATISTICS & TRENDS

Table of Contents

- Dental News: August 2005

- NexgenRx Health News: July 2005

- New Drugs

- New Indications

- Cardiovascular Disease Updates

- High Dose Statin Therapy

- Low Dose ASA - How low is effective?

- Hypertension

- Policosanol and Cholesterol Lowering

- Remove the Salt Shaker

- Heart Attacks in Young Men

- Crestor for Cholesterol Lowering

- Antihypertensives and Quality of Life

- NSAIDs and Heart Attack

- Guggul for High Cholesterol

- 10 year Survival after Minor Stroke

- Sleep Therapy may protect against Heart Disease

- H.pylori and Atrial Fibrillation

- Invasive treatment after Heart Attack

- Cholesterol Skin Test

- Smoking - Are you thinking about quitting?

- Skin Cancer and Sunscreens

OHIP's Delisted Services

There is still confusion around the dates that various services will be delisted by OHIP. So far, the Ministry has confirmed that optometry services will not be covered after November 30, 2004 and physiotherapy will be covered until March 31, 2005. No date has been set as yet for chiropractic services.*

* Excerpted from the August, 2004 issue of Mellon Outlook - courtesy of Mellon Financial Corporation - Human Resources and Investor Solutions

Dentistry

A new device called HealOzone may provide relief for people who cringe at the thought of needles for freezing prior to having cavities filled. The new technique uses small blasts of ozone gas to kill the cavity-causing bacteria. The treated tooth then .heals. over a period of 12 weeks. Larger cavities may require a subsequent filling. Cost of the initial treatment is around $160, with subsequent fillings costing about $70 each.*

* Excerpted from the August, 2004 issue of Mellon Outlook - courtesy of Mellon Financial Corporation - Human Resources and Investor Solutions