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Clinical Articles / BY: Paul Ian Steinberg, MD, FRCPC, July/August 2007
... for the treatment of psychotic patients.  Frosch  [4]  describes the nature of psychotic defences, the state of ... individuals with psychotic illness, are well documented. [4,9-11]  These treatments make considerable demands on the ... neuroleptics should be monitored for weight (baseline, 4 weeks, 8 weeks, 12 weeks, and quarterly), waist ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle P. Wong, MD July/August 2007
... 1 blood volume is approximately 30% of normal levels.  [4] - There is no direct relationship between bleeding and ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... Reporting suspected cases of TT-WNV WNV developing within 4 weeks of blood transfusion may be transfusion-associated. ... 3 October 2007 Royal Jubilee Hospital, Begbie Hall Kelowna 4 October 2007 Manteo Resort Hotel Reduce your tax ...
Letters / BY: M.S. (Bud) Wolochow, MD, September 2007
... great mechanical geniuses in vain ( BCMJ  2007;49[4]:170 ) just has to irk an old coot who has spent much of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC September 2007
... period has been estimated as 6 weeks to 11 months.[ 4,5 ]  The majority of those infected resided on or traveled ... people have died of cryptococcosis (case fatality rate = 4.5%). Serum antigen detection, microscopy of respiratory or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC September 2007
... can adversely affect memory and cognitive performance.[ 4-6 ] More recently, it was found that residents working ... ).  Residents were found to have worked an average of 65.4 hours per week, slept an average of 6.5 hours in the 24 ... who are at risk for traffic accidents and medical errors.[ 4 ],[ 6 ],[ 7 ],[ 10 ] Study limitations Our study had ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Russell Callaghan, PhD, September 2007
... methamphetamine) remained relatively low and constant at 4% to 5%. [1]  In a study conducted in 2003, Lampinen and ... the scope and spread of methamphetamine use. [4]  To obtain such data in a Canadian setting, we conducted ... per day. The 28-day treatment program is composed of seven 4-day treatment modules: (1) family relationships, (2) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mario McKenna, MSc, September 2007
... their medical degrees between 1966 and 1985, while 62.4% of Canadian-educated psychiatrists received their degrees between 1976 and 1995 ( table 4 ). This may be one factor contributing to the number of ... completed their medical training in English.[ 4 ] Female psychiatrists, whether trained in Canada or ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jay Draper September 2007
... Remaining funds reside in the General Fund, totalling $4 019 825. Although this seems a substantial amount, in reality this is equivalent to about 4.5 months of operational expenses. The general guideline for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John A. Dufton, DC, MD, October 2007
... as well as accelerated onset of these complications.[ 4-6 ] Lustman and colleagues noted a significant association ... with comorbid depression. Egede and colleagues reported 4.5 times greater annual health care expenditures in diabetic ... comorbid depression was 28.2 visits per year versus 22.4 visits per year for those without depression (P<.01). ...