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Clinical Articles / BY: Michelle P. Wong, MD July/August 2007
... the British Committee for Standards in Haematology (BCSH) [1]  and the systematic review by Stanworth and colleagues. ... plasma, cryoprecipitate, and cryosupernatant. [1]  The resulting guidelines were peer-reviewed by ... to 30% of normal, and when the fibrinogen level is above 1 g/L. [3] - The concentration of coagulation factors after ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP September 2007
On 1 January 2008, WorkSafeBC will implement new Occupational ... from pre-exposure vaccination or prior infection. • 1.8% (with an overall range of 0%–7%) per injury involving ...
Obituaries / BY: Cliff Henderson, MD, September 2007
... of Manitoba where he obtained his MD following a 1-year internship at the Winnipeg General Hospital. From 1952 ...
Obituaries / BY: Eric Pasquet, MD, September 2007
... of the concepts they outlined remain relevant today.”[ 1 ] In 1954 Andy joined the department of anesthesia at ...
News / BY: Geraldine Vance, APR, September 2007
... three priority areas:  Chronic disease management : As of 1 April 2007 physicians receive a $125 incentive per patient ... involved in a group approach to obstetrical care. Up to $1 million was also approved for a new maternity training ... Program, has revised the Provincial Antenatal Record Part 1 and 2. The revision was based on feedback from provincial ...
Letters / BY: Ralph Jones, MD September 2007
... Anyone who worked in the UK for 3 years (and possibly even 1 year) is entitled to some portion of a UK state pension. ...
Letters / BY: Randall F. White, MD, September 2007
... such decisions “simply would not be made in Canada.”[ 1 ]  Certainly we could all use more resources, but private ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Malthouse, MD, September 2007
... has five meta-analyses substantiating its effectiveness.[ 1-5 ] In 2006, a British study looked at outcome scores of ...
Letters / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) September 2007
... research that gives a very different picture.[ 1 ] Dr Malthouse calls for us to think outside the box and ... scientific community has found homeopathy sorely lacking.[ 1-5 ] Open-minded observers will, for example, ask whether ... has borne out the claims of homeopathy. The answer is no.[ 1 ] Nor have we any examples of consistent, positive results ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC September 2007
... climate on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, in 1999.[ 1 ]  C. gattii  is an environmental fungus that causes ...