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Premise / BY: Michael F. Myers, MD, November 2006
... pox himself. As he wrote in his essay “L’Envoi” [5]  in 1905, one of his ideals in life was to cultivate ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2006
... the University of Kansas. The GATC project hopes, within 5 years, to identify adverse drug reaction markers that may ... one student, one resident, and one early-career physician (5 years post-residency) member who has demonstrated exemplary ...
Letters / BY: Michael Dettman, MD, November 2006
... in emergency medicine peak dramatically at about 4 a.m. or 5 a.m. due to lessened vigilance and fatigue. I suspect that ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD November 2006
... physical, sexual, and psychological abuse over about 5 years by a school teacher in the internment camp (the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Fred Bass, MD, DSc November 2006
... of smokers advised to stop by physicians have done so). [5]  This is a highly cost-effective maneuver when it is ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brian Phillips, November 2006
... found where it is essential. An internal BCCDC report [5]  shows the cost effectiveness of a program for testing ... to avert one lung cancer case would be in excess of $0.5 million. This information is useful in supporting public ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brenda Kosaka, MD November 2006
... difficult to test. A comprehensive assessment (4 to 5 hours of testing) is more appropriate if there are multiple ... Although many symptoms should dissipate by 3 months, [2,5,6,19]  the speed and rate of recovery can be variable. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC November 2006
... of depression in the general population is approximately 5%, the prevalence of depression following an mTBI has been estimated to be as high as 40%. [5] In 2005, the Trial Lawyers Association of BC sponsored a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pankaj Dhawan, MD, FRCPC, November 2006
... social morbidity and severity of postconcussion symptoms. [5-7] The majority of patients will gradually recover within 3 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Brooks, MD, November 2006
... in contact sports is well documented in the literature. [1-5] There are several common features of a concussive head ... National Hockey League (NHL) concussion rate in the past 5 years was 3 times that reported in the previous decade. [8] ... Step 4 On-field practice without body contact Step 5 On-field practice with body contact, once cleared by a ...