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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
... heart and lung problems. But what are its consequences on people in smaller urban centres? By comparing pollution data ...
News October 2017
... is far from over. Even with the programs in place, 780 people have died of illegal drug overdoses since the ... and other health care workers, as well as loved ones of people who use drugs. But the take-home kits rarely help people who use drugs on their own—a demographic that, ...
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 ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katarina Wind, BSc (Hons) October 2017
... ), created by Vancouverite Gaby Eirew, that allows people to create their own legacy in the form of a video. ... It is amazing how during the most difficult circumstances people can often feel the most grateful. Lucio talked about ... I’m not planning on dying anytime soon, neither are most people who write wills and purchase life insurance. ...
Letters September 2017
... my city as elsewhere in this province we have thousands of people who cannot find a family doctor. Walk-in clinics ...
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 / 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 ...
Letters / BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC September 2017
... eating disorders that are observed across the age span of people living with diabetes, perhaps most so in the middle ...
Letters / BY: R.A. Rockerbie, PhD January/February 2017
... traffic deaths could merely mean that more people were using the drug, not necessarily that more people were under the influence of marijuana. The doubling in ...