It is 15:30 on Thursday. I retrieve the next chart in my door and see the patient is Scott, a 9-year-old boy. The referral note from one of my family physician colleagues asks me to see Scott for... Read More
Council on Health Promotion
There are well over 150 fatalities each year due to drinking and driving in British Columbia. Research based on coroners’ data indicate that there were 458 traffic fatalities in British Columbia in... Read More
The BC Lung Association, with support from the BC Ministry of Environment, has developed information on air pollution and health for BC physicians. The materials are available at the BC Lung... Read More
We continue to face the growing obesity epidemic and its fallout (increasing rates of diabetes, heart disease, osteoarthritis, and related depression and anxiety). We hear about the dieting industry... Read More
Older adults represent the fastest growing age group worldwide. In Canada there were 4.3 million Canadians age 65 and older in 2002, a 66% increase over the last 20 years.[1] This demographic... Read More