Clinical Articles /
BY: Karen A. Gelmon, MD, FRCPC
November 2001
... and increase risk by increasing breast mitotic rates. [ 2] Recent evidence suggests that progesterone does not ... women, that is, women with a body mass index of 24.4 kg/m 2 or less. This study once again highlighted the different ... so the benefits must outweigh the risks (see Table 2 for a summary of the provincial guidelines). Models [ ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Margo R. Fluker, MD, FRCSC
November 2001
... and continuation rates for HRT continue to be low. [ 2] Concerns about a possible increase in breast cancer risk ... but generally improve spontaneously over a period of 2 to 5 years. Some women have residual bothersome symptoms ... in the years or decades following menopause ( Table 2 ). Urogenital complaints may affect 30% to 50% of ...
Clinical Articles
November 2001
... containing sufficient concentration of B. anthracis . [ 2,3] These prerequisites of inhalation anthrax infection ...
Editorials /
BY: Vera Frinton, MD
November 2001
... Columbia Editorials Guest editorial—Menopause, Part 2 Hormone replacement therapy ...
Letters /
BY: Peter J. Nunn, MB
November 2001
... of amalgams releases about 30 micrograms a day. [ 2] He also calculates that the transition of only 1 gram of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D.B. Clement, MD
December 2001
... of EMF does not create pain in humans but Grundler [ 2] and Eichwald and Walleczek [ 3] have suggested that ... pretreatment, placebo, and Farabloc means shown in Table 2 demonstrate a significant effect on pain reduction by ... VAS and eccentric torque of the knee are shown in Figure 2 with significantly different results (p=0.00) and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Barry Rich, MD
December 2001
... and participation of men and their physicians. [ 2] The United Nations report on world contraception shows ... field. First a small subcutaneous wheal is raised, then 2 cc of local anesthetic is deposited a few centimetres above ... the rat’s body) is there a higher concentration of COX-2 receptors than in the distal vas deferens. This abundance ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michael R. McKenzie, MD, FRCPC
December 2001
... through careful computerized treatment planning ( Figure 2 ), to deliver a high dose of radiation to a volume that ... a relocatable coordinate system have been developed. [ 2,3] Generally, these are based on mask and/or bite block ... two-thirds of them were referred by neurosurgeons. Table 2 summarizes patients treated. Research is important for ...