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Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA January/February 2006
... throughout the world, including British Columbia [2-4]  and Canada. [5-7]  The British Columbia Vital ... (BCVSA) published the first BC-specific chart in 1990, [2]  followed by comprehensive reports in 1993 [3]  and ... were excluded. Data were analysed using SAS Release 8.2, leased and maintained by the British Columbia Ministry of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Thomas M. Lampinen, PhD January/February 2006
... for those students without drug experience it was 1 (0, 2) ( P  <.0001). Similarly, greater numbers of substances ... 7 [5, 11]) than by students who did not (median 1 [0, 2])  P  <.0001). All but one MA user reported use of ... logistic regression analyses, the 15 students (2.5%) who identified themselves as gay or bisexual had ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD January/February 2006
... aspirin, an ACE, and a statin in a person with type 2 diabetes even when there are no identifiable risk factors? ... drugs not indicated at diagnosis in someone with type 2 diabetes regardless of BP or lipid levels. [2-4]  Furthermore, in obese patients—the vast majority of ...
News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... costs for dialysis in BC are expected to be reduced by $1.2 million in the 2005 fiscal year. With the launch of the ... the LTD benefits for all employees will be taxable. 2. Next, cover the cost of the group life benefit. Group life ...
Premise / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC January/February 2006
... effect on the patient and this can be measured. 2. Diseases themselves have a natural history and all ... “Healers join hands” in the Healthy Living section. [2]  This told me that the complementary and alternative ...
Premise / BY: Morley Sutter, MD, PhD January/February 2006
... is the same, with expert opinion being least reliable. [2]  It is the purpose of the present essay to broaden the ... sources) 1. Advertisements (including political speeches) 2. Hearsay 3. Testimonials (including most Internet sites) 4. ... to decide what constitutes an advertisement for a drug. 2. Hearsay Information garnered during casual conversation or ...
Premise / BY: Manfred Purtzki, January/February 2006
... at a nominal value must be reported as a taxable dividend. 2. Jim then sells the stock dividend shares to Lisa at fair ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Areta B. Wong, BSc, March 2006
... in published reports for the periods 1955–1962, [2]  1963–1970, [3]  and 1971–1986. [4]  We continued ... obstetric deaths in 1987–2004 are shown in  Table 2 . The most common causes of direct deaths were hemorrhage ... another occurred following C-section. One patient died 2 days following vaginal delivery from group A streptococci ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Janene Spring, RN, BScN, MSCN, March 2006
... 6 or 7 years less than that of the general population. [2] Although physicians and nurses in a clinical setting are ... MS may be as prevalent as diagnosed disease. [4] Myth 2: Infection leads to relapse Infection is a causative factor ... of nerve conduction in the previously demyelinated fibres [2]  and a consequent recurrence of previous symptoms. For ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP March 2006
... which are fatal. Treatment with warfarin to an INR between 2 and 3 reduces this risk by 68% per year. 2) Diabetes mellitus Undiagnosed and untreated diabetes (type 2 being by far the most common) inevitably results in ...