Book review The Flu Pandemic and You by Vincent Lam, MD and Colin Lee, MD. Mississauga: Doubleday Canada, 2006. ISBN 987-0-385-66277-2. Paperback, 344 pages. $14.95. Are we all going to... Read More

Each year, WorkSafeBC receives approximately 20 calls that are classified as suicide threats. Between 1993 and 2005, we recorded a total of 15 suicide-related worker deaths. By being aware of suicide... Read More

Health Canada, in collaboration with the provinces and territories, has proposed lowering the national radon guideline for dwellings. This initiative provides a timely opportunity to revisit an... Read More

Aphorisms, even about prevention, can be annoying. However, if we ignore the physician’s role in prevention, we fail to maximize physicians’ potential productivity. For example, since cigarette... Read More

Film review Something the Lord Made. Directed by Joseph Sargent; HBO Films, 2004. Something the Lord Made is a moving true story of the men and women willing to challenge the then-current... Read More