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
BC Centre for Disease Control
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
Every day immunization saves lives and makes it possible for British Columbians to live free of illness and disability associated with many vaccine-preventable diseases. In 2007 the province... Read More
The influenza season is almost upon us, and this fall the BC publicly funded influenza immunization program will be incorporating one new influenza vaccine into the mix: the live attenuated influenza... Read More