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Council on Health Promotion / November 2009

New materials on air pollution and health for physicians

By: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC, Bill Mackie, MD

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

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College Library / November 2009

Coming soon to your neighborhood

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

Would you like to learn how to conduct efficient and refined literature searches using evidence-based principles, com­pile print and electronic bibliographies, access the full text of articles, and... Read More

WorkSafeBC / October 2009

What’s new in the literature: Nonspecific low back pain

By: Craig Martin, MD,, Kukuh Noertjojo, MD,

Nonspecific low back pain (LBP) is a common,[1,2] costly,[3-5] and debilitating condition, and to date, management of this disorder remains a challenge.[6,7] While the most recent medical evidence... Read More

News / October 2009

UBCMJ launch event

By: Ciara Chamberlain, MSc,, Pamela Verma, BSc,, Diane Wu, BSc,

On 8 September 2009 at the beautiful Life Sciences Centre, UBC celebrated the release of the first issue of the UBC Medical Journal, the official student peer-reviewed publication of the Faculty... Read More

News / October 2009

Sugar, sugar

By: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP

The American Heart Association released a new guideline on dietary sugar intake in August 2009. Since 1970 dietary sugar intake has increased by 19%, adding about 76 calories per day. Soft drinks and... 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