MDs To Be /
BY: Maia Love, BSc, BGS,
January/February 2007
... ratios of 17.4% to 12.8%, 40.2% to 30.6%, and 22.3% to 16.9%. [6] Thus, several studies support the efficacy of using ... effects in physiological and psychological diseases. [9] Research needed Further research regarding the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Janet Webb, BSc(Pharm), MSc,
January/February 2007
... of United Kingdom mortality data published in 2002. [9] In overdose from a single antidepressant, venlafaxine ... index of 13.2 deaths/million prescriptions (95% CI 9.2–18.5), which was comparable to clomipramine (12.5 deaths/million prescriptions; 95% CI 9.4–16.3). Among serotonergic antidepressants, the maximum ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Chris Whittington, MB BS, MBA, FCFP, FACRRM
January/February 2007
... all normal. Total iron was elevated at 32 µmol/L (normal 9–30 µmol/L) and TIBC was reduced at 41 (normal 45–70 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Dafna Rippel, MD, MAH,
January/February 2007
... genetic polymorphism affecting MTHFR (677C→T). [8,9] Normally it would be expected that if a particular ... high levels of homocysteine with vascular consequences, [9] a number of other causes of hyperhomocysteinemia (see ... B12 reduced the Hcy level by 27% on average (from 13 to 9.6 µmol/L), but had no effect on the endpoints. On the ...
ICBC /
BY: Martin Ray, MD,
March 2007
... $3.1 billion in insurance premiums from almost 2.9 million annual policies. Through a province-wide network of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Kevin Elwood, MD
March 2007
... inhibitors, but the timing is controversial. Ideally, a 9-month course of isoniazid (INH) should be completed prior ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Hiram Mok, MA, MB BCh, BAO, FRCPC
March 2007
... even though a national survey in the US reported that 40.9% of subjects with depression used alternative medicine. [4] ... Chronic schizophrenia Delusional disorder 42 9 1 1 5 2 1 69% 15% 1.6% 1.6% 8.1% 3.3% 1.6% Table 2. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Brett Heilbron, MB ChB
March 2007
... stenosis as greater than 50% of the luminal diameter. [9] Compared with IVUS, CCTA had sn of 86%, sp of 69%, ppv ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP
April 2007
... injured workers and a client satisfaction score of 9.13 out of 10. MARP offers three options: 1. A medical ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Lee MacKay, BSc,
April 2007
... a jointly owned and democratically controlled enterprise. [9] For health cooperatives this association can be made up ... between BC’s Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal populations. [9] The member-control model of health cooperatives provides ... of Aboriginal people for their health services. [9] The health cooperative model, with its emphasis on ...