BC Centre for Disease Control

A 23-year-old male presents to student health services with a mononucleosis-like syndrome. A 42-year-old previously healthy, married woman presents to her long-time family physician with a 3-month... Read More

While the causes of inflammatory bowel disease (IBD) are unclear, evidence indicates that multiple biological and environmental factors are at play. Globally, the highest prevalence of IBD occurs in... Read More

In 2014 it is expected that the number of cellphone subscriptions will outnumber the world’s population of 7 billion people.[1] The use of mobile communication technology such as cellphones and... Read More

This is a revised version of the article published in the January/February 2014 issue (BCMJ 2014;56:29,46). The BC Centre for Disease Control corrected an error that appeared in the first... Read More

Helicobacter pylori is a micro-aerophilic, slow-growing, gram-negative spiral bacterium that colonizes the mucous lining of the human stomach. Infection with this bacterium has been identified as a... Read More