Clinical Articles /
BY: Michelle Fung, MD, FRCPC
November 2004
... events in the intensively treated group (3.2 vs 5.4%, P = .08). At the end of the DCCT study, most patients ... therapy in the DCCT and the follow-up EDIC studies. [3,4] Intensive insulin therapy for managing T1D may also be ... receiving intensive treatment gained more weight (5.1 +/- 4.6 kg) than subjects receiving standard therapy (2.4 +/- 3.7 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Michelle Fung, MD, FRCPC
November 2004
... are known to die younger than those not affected. [4] Pancreatic islet transplantation is a new treatment now ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc
November 2004
... in BC ( Figure 2 ) and among pneumococci nationally. [4] Macrolide resistance in pneumococci is becoming a ... for by broad use of longer-acting newer macrolides. [4-6] What can we do about it? European jurisdictions and the ...
Letters /
BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
November 2004
... chloride) to detoxify various poisonous conditions. [4] Mercury as adulterant or contaminant in Chinese patent ... medicines of herbal origin has been well documented. [4-6] The BC Medical Journal [1] and a review article [7] ...
Letters
November 2004
... studies that demonstrate strong reliability is unclear. [1-4] It is noteworthy that these other four all used ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: M.C. Ashe, MSc
December 2004
... than from breast and ovarian cancer combined. Over 1.4 million Canadians have osteoporosis, including 25% of women ... [3] which is associated with a 28% risk of mortality. [4] Thus, the Osteoporosis Society of Canada (OSC) ... fracture. And in their responses to questions 3 and 4, 65% of physicians reported that “Nothing” was stopping ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: W. Alan Dodd, MD, FRCPC
December 2004
... Classically, the patient presents with facial lesions at 4 to 6 months of age. There may be ill-defined patchy eczema ... a chronic problem of thickened cutaneous nodules ( Figure 4 ). Asian skin seems more prone to this nodular reaction. ... The relief of pruritus and secondary eczema may take 2 to 4 weeks. Frequently, the persistence of pruritus produces so ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC
December 2004
... by similar notifications about venlafaxine (Effexor). [4] Subsequently, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) ...