* This article was originally published in the University of Toronto Medical Journal, Volume 89, Number 1, December 2011 * Authors Khurram J. Khan, BSc, MD, MSc Candidate, Department of Medicine, McMaster University Shiraz Noor, BA Candidate, Victoria College, University of Toronto Abstract A historical review of The Canon of Medicine by Per- sian physician
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Originally published on www.farheenkhan.ca | Written by Farheen Khan | May 27, 2010 As Canadians we often don’t speak up and/or speak out about our concerns and issues. Why? Well there are many reasons for this. For some, we are still very much ingrained with the colonial mentality where just living in a country like
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