Clinical Articles /
BY: Andrew Eisen MD, FRCPC
September 2002
... neurodegenerations affecting the aging nervous system. [1,2] Its pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial and ... and peaks at between 55 and 65 years of age [10] ( Table 1 ). About 5% to 10% of ALS is hereditary. At present only ... number of trinucleotide CAG repeats within the exon 1 coding regions. The number of repeats may correlate with ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Elissa Press, BA
September 2002
... penis or the upper thigh, areas not covered by condoms. [1] The incubation period of HPV is usually 6 weeks to 8 ... different from common skin disorders and cancers ( Figure 1 ). Condylomata acuminata typically manifest as ... techniques used for cervical precancerous lesions. [1-7] Recommendations for individuals who practise receptive ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Carolyn A. Montgomery, MB
September 2002
... 15 500 per year in BC and 114 000 per year in Canada. [1] Of women surveyed in 1992, 43% of American women and 30% ... due to C. trachomatis: 2% to 3%; N. gonorrhoea: <1:500; bacterial vaginosis: 23%. (W.V.N., unpublished data ... [18] The prophylaxis group received metronidazole 1 g rectally plus doxycycline 100 mg b.i.d. for 10 days. The ...
Letters /
BY: Jim Henderson
September 2002
... the Journal of the American College of Cardiology for 1 year. It cost me approximately the same amount for the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Theresa Isomura, MD, FRCPC
October 2002
... setting with psychosocial distress is as high as 40%, [1] and the prevalence of psychiatric disorder is 25%. [2,3] ... illness are referred to psychiatry [4] and less than 1% to a community agency. [5] Family physicians have ... registered patients was well served by a psychiatrist for 1 half-day every 2 weeks.” Discussion Family physicians ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: J. Ellen Anderson, MD
October 2002
... inventories and clinician-rated scales are available. [1] Some are in the public domain, while others are ... not very specific (35%) screening test for depression: [3] 1. Have you been bothered by little interest or pleasure in ... response on at least two of these four questions ( Table 1 ), the specificity of a positive test increases to 94%. [3] ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Erin E. Michalak, PhD
October 2002
... at all for their condition in the previous 12 months. [1] Of those patients who did receive treatment with ... see a general practitioner in the course of a year ( Table 1, part A ). An analysis of mental health utilization during ... from a psychiatrist or from a mental health clinic ( Table 1, part B ). Given these data, it is not surprising that ...
College Library /
BY: Jim Henderson
October 2002
... are largely produced in the US. The US dollar cost $1.20 when I started and now costs $1.60. Journal prices increased every year an average of 10%, ...
Editorials /
BY: Raymond W. Lam, MD, FRCPC
October 2002
The numbers associated with depression are staggering: 1.4 million people in Canada afflicted at any given time; ... costs; 40 000 person-years lost from work and over $1 billion in economic costs; the second leading cause of ... projected to be the second leading cause by 2020. [1,2] The good news is that depression is a highly treatable ...
Letters /
BY: Peter Rees, PhD, FRCPC
October 2002
... and are not peculiar to traumatic brain injury. [1] The same test results are obtained in depression and chronic pain, [1,2] one or both of which are customary in chronic ...