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Letters / BY: Jerilynn C. Prior, MD, FRCPC July/August 2006
... estradiol oral contraceptive (OC) in perimenopause. [1]  I stand by what I said: therapy with OC in ... were not statistically significant.” (p. 143) [1]  Likewise, “There were no significant between-group ... in the endpoint quality of life scores.” (p. 145) [1] I share Dr Rowe’s concern about the lack of randomized ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB July/August 2006
... school intake, leading to our physician supply crisis. At 1.9 doctors per 1000 population, we have the lowest physician ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) July/August 2006
... and acupuncture had some clinical utility, fewer than 1% felt the attendant diagnostic techniques had any validity. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2006
... about 20% of people will develop WNnon-NS and up to 1% will develop more severe WN neurological syndrome (WNNS) ... lab requisition #1806. •  Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (1 to 2 mL) collected in each of two tubes without ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2006
... of cirrhosis of the liver or hepatocellular carcinoma. [1]  In Canada, all pregnant women should be screened for HBV ... birth, and subsequent doses of HB vaccine administered at 1 and 6 months of age. Even with complete and timely ... prophylaxis, vertical transmission of HBV still occurs in 1% to 2% of infants; [4]  rates up to 6.5% have been ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Harvey Thommasen, MD, MSc, FCFP July/August 2006
... and hospitalizations and hence reduce health care costs. [1,2] With respect to diabetes, this means that health care ... are much lower than those reported for nondiabetics. [1-8]  The reason for lower scores for diabetics is probably ... amputations, symptomatic hyperglycemia, and hypoglycemia. [1-4,6,9-23]  All these things have been associated with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Humer, MD, FRCSC, July/August 2006
... accessing specialty and subspecialty medical care. [1,2] One million people live within the jurisdictions of the ... (NHA). The population density for this combined zone is 1.2 persons per square kilometre, substantially lower than ... average of 3.2 persons per square kilometre (see  Table 1 ). This presents a particular challenge to thoracic patient ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP September 2006
... WorkSafeBC coverage, please call WorkSafeBC at 1 888 922-2768 and choose option 2. Personal Optional ... or call WorkSafeBC’s Employer Service Centre at 1 888 922-2768 and choose option 2. —Don Graham, MD WCB ...
President's Comment / BY: Margaret MacDiarmid, MD, September 2006
... up front and in focus at all times. In the upcoming 1-day strategic planning session in which the BCMA Board will ...
News / BY: Robert Hulyk, MHA, ABC, September 2006
... here . Top three reasons members visit the BCMA web site 1. Benefits 2. News and updates 3. Club MD Top four specific areas of the web site most used 1. Member benefits/Insurance 2. News—Newsflash and news ... Web site improvements members would like to see 1. None 34% 2. Log-in and password 14% 3. More links 6% Web ...