Letters /
BY: Bruce Williams, MD,
November 2007
I couldn’t agree more with Dr Salvian ( BCMJ 2007;5:227 ) that medical journals and physicians should be ...
News
November 2007
... 10 women surveyed is aware of their risk of relapse after 5 years of tamoxifen treatment. Results from the survey show ... risk of recurrence. • Four women in 10 felt cured after 5 years of tamoxifen therapy, previously used as the standard ... treatments that could reduce their risk. • The 5-year survival rate is now 86%. Treatment and better ...
News /
BY: P. Ludemann, MDCM, FRCSC,
November 2007
... lengthwise into quarter sections until a child is at least 5 years old and has no development delay in terms of ...
News /
BY: P. Ludemann, MDCM, FRCSC,
November 2007
... lengthwise into quarter sections until a child is at least 5 years old and has no development delay in terms of ...
News
November 2007
... airs on Mondays at 7 p.m. and repeats on Saturdays at 5 p.m. Dr Behn Smith is a First Nations woman just starting ...
News
November 2007
... known by the trade name Impella, can pump as much as 5.5 L of blood per minute, the equivalent of a healthy heart. ...
Premise /
BY: Deborah Lynn Zutter, LLB, LLM,
November 2007
... directly with the other disputant. Litigation Fewer than 5% of family law actions that are commenced go to trial. Most ...
President's Comment /
BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB,
November 2007
... Physician Master Agreement now in place, I hope the next 5 years will be relatively calm on the negotiations front. My ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC,
December 2007
... and ultramarathons, including 22 Boston Marathons and 5 gruelling Western States 100 Endurance Runs—completing ... pectoris (0.7/1000/year versus 0.4/1000/year versus 0.5/1000/year). As a further test of their hypothesis the ... be related to the incidence of ischemic heart disease.”[ 5 ] Between 1956 and 1960 they undertook thorough clinical ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Nadine Caron, MD,
December 2007
... to reflect BC’s Aboriginal population, approximately 5% of the province’s total population. While such efforts ...