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Obituaries / BY: Vera Frinton, MD November 2006
... people. Murray loved sports and cars, especially Formula 1 racing. He was thrilled by taking Alec to hockey games. He ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2006
... structure for family practitioners that came into effect 1 April 2006: FP Obstetrical Premium —a continuation of the ... CMA web site at  www.cma.ca/index.cfm/ci_id/1368/la_id/1.htm.  Or contact Ms Kathy Hannam, Strategic and Corporate ...
ICBC / BY: Martin Ray, MD, November 2006
... minutes or portion thereof) A00096 Photocopying records—$1.15 for first 10 pages, $0.30 per additional page A00098 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Fred Bass, MD, DSc November 2006
... for 7% of medical care use and costs in recent times [ 1,2]  and since a large part of the damage can be reversed ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brian Phillips, November 2006
... for about 10% of the lung cancer cases in Canada. [1] It is the major risk factor for non-smokers and ... Radiation Protection Committee (FPTRPC) [1]  (see media release at ... findings that show an excess relative risk of around 0.1 per 100 Bq/m3. The FPTRPC report [1]  estimates that about ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brenda Kosaka, MD November 2006
... a history of mild traumatic brain injury (mTBI). Patient 1 is a successful 45-year-old financial advisor with a large ... frequent diagnostic activity in clinical neuropsychology. [1]  The cognitive domains that are typically affected by a ... scans) for major depression in mTBI patients early on (at 1 week postinjury) may have important implications for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC November 2006
In Canada, approximately 50 000 [1]  patients suffer a traumatic brain injury each year. Of ... Guest editorial--Mild traumatic brain injury, Part 1: Assessment and management ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Pankaj Dhawan, MD, FRCPC, November 2006
... injury (mTBI) is estimated to be 100 to 300 per 100 000. [1]  One difficulty in identifying and reporting mild ... escalation of symptoms after mild traumatic brain injury. [1,3,9,11]  These medical, psychological, and situational factors are summarized in  Table 1  . The presence of one or more of the risk factors in  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Brooks, MD, November 2006
... the brain, induced by traumatic biomechanical forces. [1]  A high incidence of concussion in contact sports is well documented in the literature. [1-5] There are several common features of a concussive head ... symptoms and signs to be monitored are shown in  Table 1  . If any one of the symptoms or signs listed is present, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP December 2006
... are more results of our analysis: • The 14 males and 1 female were, on average, 37 years old. • The first ...