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Clinical Articles / BY: H. Grant Stiver MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... of each. Amantadine reduces illness rates by 75% to 90%.[ 7 ] Side effects are mainly an “amphetamine-like” effect ... and other gastrointestinal complaints and were mild (7% with placebo versus 9.7% at a once daily dose and 12.7% at a twice daily dose).[ 9 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... 4 hours, and abrupt onset is characteristic of illness.[ 7 ] Influenza-like illness (ILI) typically consists of upper ... elderly and very young, in whom it may not be present.[ 7 ] Acute illness generally lasts 3 to 4 days but cough, ... persist for 1 to 2 weeks after the fever has resolved.[ 7 ] For the purpose of surveillance in long-term care ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leila Srour, MD January/February 2000
... an A/Wuhan/ 359/95(H3N2)-like strain, an A/Bayern/7/95(H1N1)-like strain, and a B/Beijing/184/93-like strain. ... strain was first isolated in Montreal, in September 1997.[ 7 ] Four months later, the virus had reached BC and was ... illness (ILI) activity when compared with the past 7 years. One hundred twenty-five elementary schools reported ...
Editorials / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC January/February 2000
... Peak morbidity in North America is expected about 5 to 7 months following the emergence of the pandemic strain and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gordean Bjornson, MBA March 2000
... media following influenza is about 10% and approximately 7% for pneumonia.[ 3 ] While anyone can develop complications ... household members in 1998 was 42.2% for diabetics and 46.7% for asthmatics. In bronchopulmonary dysplasia households ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... within facilities, placing vulnerable patients at risk.[ 7 ] A Canada-wide survey of long-term care facilities in 1990 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Alex Agranovich, MD, FRCPC April 2000
... of response of rectal cancer to radiotherapy: it took 6 to 7 months to achieve complete regression. Intracavitary ... uncertain. A trial is proposed to answer this question.[ 7 ] Preoperative radiotherapy for unresectable tumors For ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Iain G.M. Cleator, MB, CHB, FRCSC, FRCSE, FRCS, FACS April 2000
... adenomatous polyposis, and inflammatory bowel disease.[ 7 ] The risk for close relatives of patients with CRC is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Greg Hislop, MD April 2000
... for the reduction of cancer incidence worldwide.[ 7 ] The recommendations are summarized in “ Lifestyle ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David J. Klaassen, MD, FRCPC May 2000
... studies were randomized. A large randomized Swedish trial[ 7 ] comparing a group of patients followed with intensive ...