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Clinical Articles / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG November 2001
... study of HRT, current or past, is the Women’s Health Initiative. One segment of this study is comparing the ... and a synthetic progestin) with placebo on postmenopausal health, and initial results are expected to appear in 2007. ... pharmacological approaches to optimizing postmenopausal health, either in development or currently in use in other ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Karen A. Gelmon, MD, FRCPC November 2001
... large case-controlled studies. The updated Nurses’ Health Study, which included 1935 breast cancer cases, ... Although there is good evidence that HRT can improve bone health and some contradictory evidence regarding heart health, there are often other therapies and lifestyle changes ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Margo R. Fluker, MD, FRCSC November 2001
... not be practical, affordable, or acceptable. Many of the health consequences of menopause and aging can be modified by ... medicine have the potential to offer such a wide array of health benefits with relatively low cost. Yet, acceptance and ... for periods of HRT use tailored to the woman’s current health concerns. This model focuses on treatment rather than ...
Clinical Articles November 2001
... Columbia to effectively respond to biothreats. Public health and other emergency response personnel in British ... Agents Response Plan”  [1]   to assist medical health officers and other regional officials in integrating ... agents such as anthrax. And, the federal Minister of Health also recently announced a multimillion dollar plan to ...
Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD November 2001
... that wasn’t doom and gloom? We are struggling with a health care system in crisis. Our day-to-day lives as ... the petty differences that seem to pass as discussions on health care and health policy. I will not let my view of health care be ...
Letters / BY: Peter J. Nunn, MB November 2001
... Does Mercury from Dental Amalgams Influence Systemic Health?  by Gary A. Strong. [ 3]  This author has collected ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Barry Rich, MD December 2001
... to the world) and the Tulane University School of Public Health. [ 5]  This revealed that 500 000 vasectomies were ... men with respect to their sexuality and their partners’ health. Latex allergy occurs in 15% of the population, and is most prevalent in health care workers, including doctors. In Vancouver, The ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael R. McKenzie, MD, FRCPC December 2001
... a better option, including poor general medical health, lesions in areas of the brain that are essential for ... radiation therapy require the diligent efforts of health care professionals from radiation oncology, ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD December 2001
... out by an energetic group of Canada’s politicians, health bureaucrats, and health economists, all seemingly possessed with an uncommon ...
Letters / BY: Barry Rich, MD December 2001
I am not sure if the lack of response to the Men’s Health Committee “Call to Arms” [BCMJ 2001;43(8): ...