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H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
We, allergists and immunologists of British Columbia, working on the traditional, ancestral, and unceded territory of the Indigenous peoples, want to raise our imperative concerns about the climate crisis, including... Read More
The title of a paper or a letter to the editor is important. It conveys a specific message from the author. The BCMJ follows a specific convention of titling a letter to the editor in response to a published article: “... Read More
In the Jan/Feb BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) article [BCMJ 2019;61:41], authors refer to an ayruvedic herbal remedy as an unusual source of toxic lead exposure. In fact, ayruvedic herbal medicine has been well... Read More
Dr Maheswaran raised the concern of clean-water insecurity for the Indigenous peoples of Canada (BCMJ 2018;60:195). The effects include infections, mental and physical stress, diabetes, and dental caries. Mr Mosa and... Read More
Dr McGeer and colleagues report on a study of the neuroinflammatory process leading to the cognitive deficits that define Alzheimer disease clinical onset in an article titled “Alzheimer’s disease can be spared by... Read More
In 2016 the BCMJ published content on the risk-benefit paradox of exercise[1] in cardiac adverse complication/prevention and cancer risk.[2] An article published ahead of print on 13 February 2017 in ... Read More
The letter by Yoshida and colleagues [BCMJ 2017;59:348] reports on two patients with hepatotoxicity from herbal medicine (Chinese and Indian) requiring liver transplant and recommends regulation of herbal products.... Read More
The article by Warburton and colleagues [BCMJ 2016;58:210-218] reports on the risk-benefit paradox of exercise. There is a transient increase in short-term risk for an adverse cardiac event with vigorous exercise and a... Read More
Many BC doctors are familiar with the antihistamine with the brand name Benadryl to contain diphenhydramine (25/50 mg), to be used up to four times daily. Brand-name Benadryl may contain different antihistamines, and... Read More
The BC Medical Association, founded in 1900, recently changed its name to Doctors of BC. About 30 years ago the name Doctors BC was suggested (BCMJ 2014;56:170), at a time when complementary and alternative... Read More