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Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA January/February 2006
... the world, including British Columbia [2-4]  and Canada. [5-7]  The British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (BCVSA) ... birth records. There were 26 150 preterm male births (5.90% prior to 37 weeks) and 21 072 female preterm births (5.03%); 25 218 postterm male births (5.69% after 41 weeks) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Thomas M. Lampinen, PhD January/February 2006
... students, 10.7% reported use in the previous year and 4.5% reported use during the previous month; these students ... MA or club drugs during the same time frame (median 7 [5, 11]) than by students who did not (median 1 [0, 2])  P ... logistic regression analyses, the 15 students (2.5%) who identified themselves as gay or bisexual had markedly ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD January/February 2006
... glycemic control, also has proven cardiovascular benefits [5]  and should be part of what I call the “longevity ... by Eberley and colleagues, [4]  Evans and colleagues, [5]  the placebo subgroup of the HPS Diabetes cohort, [6] ...
News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... Blood pressure and cholesterol screening Starting 5 February 2006, Vancouver Fire Rescue Services, in ...
Premise / BY: Morley Sutter, MD, PhD January/February 2006
... sites) 4. Testimonials from friends or authorities 5. Sworn testimony 6. Recorded observations 7. Recorded ... of sources for use in evidence-based medicine. [1,2] 5. Sworn testimony  Sworn testimony is an attempt by the ...
Premise / BY: Manfred Purtzki, January/February 2006
... and in exchange, Holdco issues a promissory note to Lisa. 5. Medco redeems the stock dividend shares held by Holdco. 6. ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD January/February 2006
... aren’t always what we would like to see. Within the last 5 years, 44% of surveyed GPs said they have stopped providing ... obstetrics; 48% of GPs have already or plan, in the next 5 years, to decrease the number of hours they work in a week; ... and 25% plan on closing their practice within the next 5 years. Combine this with the shortage of physicians and the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Areta B. Wong, BSc, March 2006
... Classification of Diseases  ( ICD-9, ICD-10 ). [5,6]  A maternal death is the death of a woman while ... management but not from accidental or incidental causes. [5,6]  A  direct obstetric death  results from obstetrical ... or from a chain of events involving any of the above. [5,6]  An  indirect obstetric death  results from previous ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Janene Spring, RN, BScN, MSCN, March 2006
... be related to the neuropathology of the disease itself. [5]  The new disease-modifying medications available to treat ... with MS, with one Canadian study reporting a rate 7.5 times higher than the rate for the general population. [6] ... surrounding psychological and cognitive issues. [4] Myth 5: Only advanced MS causes cognitive symptoms Cognitive ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP March 2006
... Ulcerative colitis Ulcerative colitis is associated with a 5% annual incidence of cancer of the colon. Confirming the ... category. Diagnostic colonoscopy initially and on a 5-year term virtually eliminates the risk of death from colon ... rate, and stool for occult blood has a 41% detection rate. 5) Prostate cancer Detecting and diagnosing prostate cancer ...