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News / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD March 2017
... sources, and an index. Scots, French, and Aboriginal people established the lucrative fur trade in the area under ...
News November 2017
... survival from cancer between Indigenous and non-Indigenous people in British Columbia, conducted jointly by the BC ... shows a lower incidence of the disease for Indigenous people overall but also lower survival rates for most ... to improve cancer diagnosis and care for Indigenous people in BC, which is why the First Nations Health ...
News June 2017
People with multiple sclerosis can show signs of something ... according to a new analysis of health records from people with the condition. The new research is a first step ... disease. The researchers examined health records of 14 000 people with multiple sclerosis from BC, Saskatchewan, ...
News / BY: Laura McLean March 2017
... to disease. They predict a chilling effect: if people suspect they will be denied insurance, they may avoid ... and to research that depends on genetic testing. If people do undergo testing that reveals risk factors, they may ... privacy advocates worry about potential mishandling of people’s most sensitive medical information. As science ...
News July/August 2017
... may improve the performance of daily activities for people afflicted with Alzheimer disease. The study’s first ... research articles about the impact of physical activity on people with Alzheimer disease. Some of the work explored how ... less likely to develop the disease compared to people who were inactive. The study is published in  BMC ...
News April 2017
... select groups, such as social-assistance recipients and people over age 65. Other Canadians may receive drug coverage ...
News / BY: Mariel Ang, MPH, BA Kin September 2017
... is an evidence-based conservative management program for people with hip or knee OA that addresses the recommended ...
News April 2017
People who boost their vitamin D levels with supplements ... The impact in Canada, based on a population of 35 million people, shows vitamin D could spare 1.75 million people having one RTI per year. Vitamin D researchers have ...
News May 2016
... issue [ BCMJ  2016;58:42 ], we included a photo of five people signing the purchase agreement for the Doctors of BC ... in November 1985. We were unable to identify three people in the photo and asked you to e-mail us if you could ... flips through her husband Dr Rick Helmer’s journal, the people in the photograph have been identified. They are, ...
News / BY: Erin Higgins, January/February 2016
... Coverage (provided for life) is available for purchase for people who are between the ages of 21 and 80. Plans offered ...