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Clinical Articles / BY: Gordon J.D. Cochrane, Ed. D., R. Psych. June 2019
... partner in a life-enhancing relationship as well. What people in loving primary relationships have in common is an ... their primary relationship comes first. High-performing people in many fields have to deal with the demands, time ... are created by two self-aware, emotionally healthy people. Successful physicians who want such a relationship ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andy Jiang, BSc December 2018
... can lead to unnecessary stigma for already marginalized people, and for this reason the term poisoning is preferred. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Chang, MD, CCFP April 2018
... National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute website,[ 8 ] people who want to maintain their weight loss, as well as people who want to lose a large amount of weight (more than ...
Letters / BY: Melissa Carr, DrTCM, BSc January/February 2018
... 8 August 2017).” That makes it sound like 25% of people who take Chinese herbs end up with liver damage. ... numbers) is correct, we still have no idea how many people that is. The statistic is meaningless. Next, the ... aware of the potential dangers of these products.” Some people think that the world of natural health products is ...
Letters / BY: Zafar Essak, MD October 2018
... courage as a fundamental value at the company. We want people to speak the truth, and we say, ‘To disagree ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... in the Journal of Alzheimer Disease . They recommend that people get tested for peptide amyloid beta protein 42 (Abeta ... disease would typically occur. If it’s elevated, these people should take daily ibuprofen to ward off the disease, ... of heart attack, stroke, and death. In addition, elderly people may have increased cardiovascular risk and disease. In ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2018
... Cadesky asked us to use science and stories to appeal to people.[ 3 ] Here is some science: kinetic energy equals one ... road crashes.” In the years 2008 through 2017, 3268 people died in motor vehicle incidents in British Columbia. Among the 298 people killed in motor vehicle incidents in BC in 2017, 163 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC July/August 2018
... has been highlighted in the media.[ 10 , 11 , 12 ] Young people age 20 to 29 years have higher rates of mental illness ... 15 ] Mental illness is highly detrimental to these young people, delaying or preventing their education, increasing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maureen Clement, MD, CCFP November 2018
... 2 , 3 ] Primary care physicians manage the majority of people living with diabetes, and more than 20% of a typical ... physician’s caseload will likely involve caring for people with either diabetes or prediabetes.[ 4 ] Not only is ... preferences and values are considered by consulting people with diabetes and reviewing the literature. Each ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... rate of type 2 diabetes is 8.8%,[ 1 ] with Indigenous people being disproportionally affected.[ 2 ] In Canada, the ... in women.[ 3 ] It is predicted that one in two Indigenous people in their 20s will develop diabetes at some point in ... communities. This is of consequence, since many Indigenous people have had adverse experiences with authorities who are ...