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    Respiratory Therapist in the Saskatoon Health Region since 1998. Actively involved in adult, pediatric, and neonatal critical care. Member of the Saskatchewan Pediatric Transport Team and PedALS Instructor. Core champion of Royal University Hospital ICU's Quality & Safety Team which is a part of the Canadian ICU Collaborative. Integral part of creating a Respiratory Therapy Quality Improvement Commitee at Royal University Hospital. Recipient of the Saskatoon Health Region's 2006 Bravo Award for Performance Excellence.
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Mastodons Driven to Extinction by Tuberculosis

Posted on October 6, 2006 by jeffd

Tuberculosis was rampant in North American mastodons during the late Ice Age and may have led to their extinction, researchers say. [via National Geographic News]

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