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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 ...
News / BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH June 2018
... public health threat.[ 1 ] In 2016, about 10 million people fell ill with TB, and about 1.7 million died worldwide ... killer globally and the leading killer of people living with HIV.[ 3 ]  Approximately one-quarter of ... population has latent (or dormant) TB, which means that people have been infected with the TB bacteria but the ...
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 ...
News / BY: Channelle Sawyer January/February 2018
... since they can be difficult to qualify for, especially as people age. By insuring your spouse, you could answer some of ...
News September 2018
... in extreme detail. It is estimated approximately 1 in 10 people over the age of 40 may suffer from COPD. Dr Don Sin, ...
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 ...
News June 2018
... and a psychologist—to address the common barriers people face in reaching their target glucose levels. Their ... panel’s goal was to help break down and address barriers people may face regarding insulin—to demystify insulin and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C. Bruce Verchere, PhD November 2018
... and have limited therapeutic options. With 1.4 million people impacted by prediabetes or diabetes in British ... risk in vulnerable populations, including Indigenous people and youth with mental illness. These studies have ... laboratory-based discoveries to improving the lives of people with diabetes. Islet biology is clearly a recognized ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... affects the practice of physicians who must care for these people. In the past decade, efforts have been made to ... estimate because costs were assigned only for injured people age 15 to 64 and not for those who leave the workforce ...
News June 2018
... 90%. FIT is a routine screening test recommended for people between the ages of 50 and 74 at average risk of colon ... sign of colon cancer. Screening is only recommended for people who are not experiencing symptoms of colon cancer. ... about diagnostic testing they may need. Factors that put people at greater risk include having a first-degree relative ...