Clinical Articles /
BY: Mark A. Lau, PhD, R.Psych
January/February 2019
... Health Survey[ 1 ] revealed a 1-year prevalence of 5.4% for mood disorders and a lifetime prevalence rate of ... contribute to and result from physical illness and pain.[ 5 ] Despite the collective efforts of national, provincial, ... levels of severity classified as minimal (0 to 4), mild (5 to 9), moderate (10 to 14), moderately severe (15 to 19), ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Judy Dercksen, MD
January/February 2019
... are more likely to take charge of their own health.[ 5 ] Many physicians are not aware of Self-Management BC’s ...
News
March 2019
... with mental health and substance use issues, and the last 5 working with people on Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: John Fan
March 2019
... pmol/L), and free triiodothyronine (FT3) of 46.1 pmol/L (3.5–6.5 pmol/L). Given that these laboratory values were not ... in relieving muscle cramps in hemodialysis patients.[ 5 ] High doses of biotin (5 to 30 mg/day) are recommended in ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Monica Dahiya, BSc
March 2019
... virus and more specific immune-related end-organ effects.[ 5 ] Disease processes associated with hepatitis C infection ... arthralgia, myalgia, and mixed cryoglobulinemia.[ 5 ] The hepatic and extra-hepatic manifestations contribute ... in BC tested for hepatitis C, a prevalence rate of 5.8% was reported.[ 1 ] While high incidence rates are ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Steven Larigakis, MD
March 2019
... start assessing frailty with the PRISMA 7 questionnaire[ 5 ] and the Timed Up and Go test.[ 6 ] Additionally, the ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: David J. Rhine, MD, FRCPC
March 2019
... individuals had a less favorable recovery trajectory.”[ 5 ] Dr John Leddy of the University of Buffalo Concussion ...
News
April 2019
... call 1 855 702-7272, Monday to Friday, 9:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. Register at www.bcchildrens.ca/compass . News ...
President's Comment /
BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP
April 2019
... can work together complementarily and practice to scope.[ 5 ] But I have further reflected on this question. While we ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
April 2019
... By the end of 2015, total traffic deaths had fallen 54.5%, and serious injuries had decreased 59.8%. Rather than ...