At the 2000 International AIDS Conference, South African president Thabo Mbeki sparked considerable controversy when he questioned the link between HIV and AIDS. His health minister, Manto... Read More
Down syndrome, or trisomy 21, is a common congenital anomaly with an incidence rate of approximately 1 in 800 births across all ethnic groups. In dealing with the needs of patients and families... Read More
The rapidly growing use of new macrolide antibiotics such as azithromycin and clarithromycin in British Columbia and Canada has been associated with increasing levels of macrolide resistance in gram... Read More
The following article is reprinted from the September 2008 BC Medical Journal. Please note two important changes—both highlighted in blue. If you are an employer—if you hire people on a full-time... Read More
Last July Gerry Couture, a 70-year-old trapper and pilot from the Yukon, became seriously ill while on a fishing trip with his family. At hospital in Whitehorse the local doctor discovered Couture... Read More