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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kevin Elwood, MD March 2007
... condition. Our current practice is to initiate INH for 2 months prior to starting the TNF–α inhibitors. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2007
... with moxifloxacin in solution. Repeat routine cultures 2 and 4 weeks later were devoid of bacteria. Culture of the ... antimicrobial qualities and components ( Table 1 ). [2]  In its undiluted state, honey’s high osmolarity ... standard forms of medicinal honey become available ( Table 2 ). The current medical literature provides many anecdotes ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hiram Mok, MA, MB BCh, BAO, FRCPC March 2007
... methods of treatment and to comply with treatment plans. [2]  Chinese patients tend to deal with psychiatric illness ... help for physical complaints than for psychological ones. [2]  Because TCM is not dualistic and does not separate ... with the mean number of years spent in Canada being 13.2.  Results Patients were found to use TCM both prior to and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA March 2007
... and to determine the need for additional surveillance. [2]  Although these two measures are not as predictive of ... regarding the accuracy of gestational age estimates [2]  , which have usually been based on the mother’s report ... head circumference of newborns can present difficulties [2]  and requires a combination of skill, speed, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brett Heilbron, MB ChB March 2007
... documented coronary artery disease presented with a 2-year history of atypical chest pain that had increased in ... fraction and left ventricular mass were normal ( Figure 2 ). The ejection fraction and hypokinesis were assessed on ...  Close to 100% of coronary arteries greater than 1.5 to 2.0 mm in diameter are reportedly assessable with 64-CT, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP April 2007
... resources of WorkSafeBC’s Occupational Rehabilitation 2 Program. • Who need management of pain medication (opioid ... to the Pain Management Program, the first step is a 2-day multidisciplinary pain and medication management ... may not include admission to the Pain Management Program. 2. Pain management modules Most injured workers in the ...
MDs To Be / BY: Lee MacKay, BSc, April 2007
... stages and necessitating more radical interventions. [2]  It is clear that solutions are needed to solve the ... clinics: 1) community-based organization and control; 2) a spectrum of primary health, social, and related services ... over traditional health care delivery is clearly needed. [2]   Another benefit of the cooperative model is derived ...
Editorials April 2007
... lot on the west side of Vancouver cost $110 000 ($1.2 million plus today). Last week our dishwasher broke down ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) April 2007
... ) has expressed concern that a decline in science skills [2]  will cause North America to lose its innovative and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Barbara Cadario, BSc, BScPhm, MSc April 2007
... and dramatic improvement of his clinical symptoms.” [1,2] Adverse drug reactions (ADRs) are the second-most common ... withdrawal is the first published report of this ADR, [2]  illustrating that we have limited knowledge of the ... dechallenge suggest a probable causal association. 2. Monitor Inadequate monitoring is a frequent cause of ...