There is now solid evidence that proper pharmacological and nonpharmacological management of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease (CVD) has a significant beneficial impact on morbidity... Read More

Background In recent years the question of the appropriate use of human albumin has been of keen interest to clinicians and blood system funders. In British Columbia, no standardized guidelines... Read More

Background According to a report issued by Health Canada in 2002, 4.8% of Canadians, 20 years of age and older, had type 2 diabetes mellitus in 1998–1999.[1] In British Columbia, the... Read More

See counterpoint to this article Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is presently used relatively rarely as an evaluation or diagnostic tool in personal injury litigation in British Columbia. This is... Read More

As a senior general surgeon I have watched over the years as surgery has been dissected into smaller and smaller subspecialties. When I was in training, there were only 9 main surgical divisions; now... Read More