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News / May 2012

2012 BCMA Scholarships—application deadline 25 May

The BCMA annually presents three $500 scholarships to children of BCMA members planning to pursue post-secondary studies in the following school year. Eligibility To apply, applicants must be... Read More

Council on Health Promotion / May 2012

Food and the environment

By: Bill Mackie, MD

Does treating the soil as if it were machine to produce food for sale and sustenance degrade our biosphere? As world econ­omies increase our standard of living should developing countries include... Read More

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College Library / May 2012

The book lives on

By: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS, Robert Melrose, Judy Neill

Scholarly publishing is in a state of flux as electronic resources have arisen as an alternative to print. A distinct shift has occurred in the case of journals: print journal collections are... Read More

Illustration of radon in dwellings
BC Centre for Disease Control / May 2012

Radon: Informing your patients about home screening and exposure reduction as cancer prevention

By: Prabjit Barn, MSc,, Tom Kosatsky, MD, MPH

Radon is a naturally occurring ra­dioactive gas produced from the fission of uranium in bed­rock. Radon decays to alpha-emitting metals that, once inhaled, can damage DNA in the lung’s epithelial... Read More

WorkSafeBC / April 2012

Identifying and managing modifiable risk factors for chronic pain and disability

By: Michael Sullivan, PhD,, Peter Rothfels, MD

Over the past two decades disability due to musculoskeletal problems has been increasing in almost epidemic proportions, with 10% to 20% of those with work-related musculoskeletal injuries... Read More

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BCMJ

The BCMJ is a general medical journal that shares knowledge while building connections among BC physicians.

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ISSN 0007‍-‍0556 (Print)
ISSN 2293‍-‍6106 (Online)
Established 1959