Letters /
BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC
May 2006
... team in London, England, of which I was a junior member, [2,3] John Merrill in Boston, [4] and Belding Scribner and ...
Letters /
BY: Galina Vorobeychik, MD, FRCPSC,
May 2006
... sclerosis: Myths and realities” ( BCMJ 2006;48[2]:72-75) . We have had a tremendous response from physicians ... independent research. Our wait time is approximately 2 weeks. For further information visit ...
Letters /
BY: G. Frank O. Tyers, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACC, ABS, ABTS
May 2006
... system. —ED [See responses to this letter: 1 , 2 , 3 Letters Re: Status quo--not an option ...
Letters /
BY: Ken Bassett, MD, PhD
May 2006
... several million visits a year. For many years an annual 2-day drug therapy course has been offered. The course is ... for periods ranging from a few days to a maximum of 1 to 2 years. Clinical trials usually compare a drug’s effects ...
News /
BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd
May 2006
... the creation of the authors’ ACES course. Sections 2, 3, and 4 represent the “A, B, and C” of early ... care and dental benefits at competitive premium rates. 2. The Plus Plan will allow you to provide coverage at a ...
Premise /
BY: Michael K. McIsaac, BA,
May 2006
... by videoconference was effective and saved money.” [2] The study supports the role of psychiatry, but through a ...
News /
BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS
June 2006
... General compensation increase is 10.4% over 4 years (3%, 2%, 2%, and 3%). Particular increases will be calculated once the ... and the Rural Education Action Plan will receive $3.2 million between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010; for the ...
Letters /
BY: David Pearson, MD
June 2006
... in your practice pearls by Dr Mitchell (BCMJ 2006;48[2]:84-85) very confusing. Chronic ulcerative colitis, ...
Letters /
BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD
June 2006
... the metabolic syndrome. In fact, up to 90% of type 2 diabetics have the metabolic syndrome and few would deny ... and UK guidelines to all recommend that people with type 2 diabetes be treated as if they already have vascular ... from the use of these drugs yet suggest that all type 2 diabetics be screened with an ECG. Where is the evidence ...
Editorials /
BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD
June 2006
... well-respected cardiologist. We spent at least 2 hours with the patient before presenting the case to him at ...