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Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... from COPD itself.[ 26 , 27 ]  Like CKD, part of this risk may be due to a commonality of risk factors, but after ... However, two studies from 2002 directly addressed this issue.  A large meta-analysis by Salpeter and colleagues ... and modification. Recognizing the problem As of 1 July 2007 the population of British Columbia was estimated to be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nathan A. Hoag, BSc, October 2008
... cancer), with an estimated 22300 cases and 4300 deaths in 2007. Approximately one in eight men will eventually develop ... future prostate cancer screening directions, though it may be several years before results are published and ... do cover the PSA test for screening ( Table 2 ).[ 21 ] The issue of PSA testing coverage by MSP has been a topic of ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD March 2007
I read with concern the Vancouver Sun article of 4 January 2007, in which Dr Penny Ballem states that she has good data ... to aggressively “treat to target,” so a patient may not be started on oral agents early enough or, if a ... for glycemic control, but diabetes management is a complex issue and isn’t just a question of blood glucose levels. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC June 2007
For this theme issue on pandemic influenza, we assembled a panel of experts ... random occurrences and no one knows when another pandemic may occur. Influenza viruses replicate at a rapid and ... are a particular concern: since 2003 and as of 3 May 2007, 59 countries on three continents have been affected, ...
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