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MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
... Services Plan only covers routine eye examinations for people who are under 18 or over 65 years old.[ 5 ] ... covered by MSP in most circumstances. The average age of people living in the DTES is roughly 45 years old, 10% of the ... over 65 years old.[ 6 ] This suggests that the majority of people in the DTES are not covered for routine eye exams for ...
News / BY: Shannon Waters, MD, September 2014
... (FNHA) supports frequent HIV testing for Aboriginal people in BC. The new BC HIV testing guidelines urge health ... 5 years for the general population.[ 1,2 ] Aboriginal people are included in “populations with a higher burden of HIV infection,” together with gay men, people who inject drugs, people who work in the sex trade, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2014
... such as children, youth, pregnant women, nursing mothers, people with heart conditions, and the elderly.[ 9 ] Despite ... will be a gateway to conventional cigarette use in young people by exposing them to nicotine[ 11-12 ] and by ...
News / BY: Ian A. Cameron, MD, October 2014
... of the day. At the end of the book, his interviews with people who lived and worked at William Head are an engaging ...
News October 2014
The quality of health care that people receive may be as important as controlling the risk ... Rural Epidemiologic (PURE) study tracked more than 156 000 people in 17 countries and revealed that low-income countries, where people have the lowest risk factors for cardiovascular ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kasandra Harriman, MD, CCFP, November 2014
... morbidity and mortality,[ 1 ] especially among elderly people, who are more likely to have comorbid conditions and ... of medication effects in older patients. Elderly people living in residential care facilities are at ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD November 2014
... regarding coconut oil are that it boosts brain function in people with Alzheimer disease; improves thyroid and heart ...
News November 2014
... practice the aims and ideals of our profession. They are people who exemplify the words of the CMA Coat of Arms:  ... contributions to medicine or to the welfare of the people of British Columbia or Canada. For more information, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle D. Sherwood, MD, December 2014
... respiratory secretions, or close contact with infected people.[ 4 ] Peak EV transmission occurs in the summer and ... include hand washing and avoiding contact with ill people.  Summary A recent case in British Columbia ... know that hand washing and avoiding close contact with ill people can prevent transmission. A broad range of tests for ...
News December 2014
... that leads to premature heart disease and cardiac death. People with FH have substantially increased risk of ... it can result in major or fatal cardiovascular events in people as young as their 20s. If FH is detected early, ...
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