Premise /
BY: Michael A. Ross, MD, FRCSC
October 2007
... for this miracle in reverse of the aggravation of disease. 1. Fearsome authority. The intellectual giants Hippocrates ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP
October 2007
... contact Ms Christine Lynn at 604 276-3329 or toll free at 1 877 633-6233. —Don Graham, MD, CCFP WorkSafeBC Chief ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Hin Hin Ko, MD
November 2007
... proportion had declined to 32% and by 2005 to only 28%. [1] Similar trends were observed in the United States, where ... the ranking variables. Results The response rate was 36.1%, with 327 survey packages distributed and 118 completed ... characteristics of all respondents is shown in Table 1 . Factors influencing career choices Respondents were asked ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Daniel Rapoport, MD,
November 2007
... with an estimated incidence of 29% in the community.[ 1 ] More than 100 different surgical procedures for the ... complications of TVT surgery are summarized in Table 1 . There is some difficulty in synthesizing the published ... Nilsson10 reported 27 intraoperative bleeds of >200 mL (1.7%), 34 delayed hematomas (2.3%) and only three patients ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: H. Davis, MD,
November 2007
... Reflections on experience,” Dr Dhawan and colleagues[ 1 ] have correctly stated that one difficulty in identifying ... under 20 minutes, and posttraumatic amnesia (PTA) of under 1 hour. Quoting several authors,[ 10 ] Hall and colleagues ... a brief loss of consciousness, PTA lasting less than 1 hour, and a score of 15 on the GCS. When patients have ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
November 2007
... stimulated by the National Immunization Strategy [1] in 2004, and federal funding for provincial and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Susan Germain, MD,
November 2007
... to reduce your eco-footprint at home and elsewhere. Step 1. Reduce energy use • Use energy-efficient equipment such ... Dalal, MD Environmental Health Committee Suggested reading 1. Germain S. The Ecological Footprint of Lions Gate ...
Editorials /
BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD
November 2007
... Adrenal Fatigue: The 21st Century Stress Syndrome . [1] Neither of these are accepted medical diagnoses, but the ...
ICBC /
BY: John Vavrik, PhD,
November 2007
... fatalities in British Columbia, particularly for youth. [1] The vast majority of these crashes are not unpredictable ...