Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Bill Mackie, MD
March 2008
... of sodium each day is: • Age 1 to 3: 1000 mg • Age 4 to 8: 1200 mg • Age 9 to 50: 1500 mg • Age 51 to 70: ...
ICBC /
BY: Glenyth Nasvadi, MA,
March 2008
... longer to search out, recognize, and respond to hazards.[ 4 ] Eye movement patterns of older adults cover smaller ...
Letters /
BY: Michael Dettman, MD,
March 2008
... physician” who did not examine any patients for 3 to 4 hours whilst remaining in front of a computer filled me ...
Letters /
BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
March 2008
... including heavy metals, e.g., lead[ 3 ] or mercury.[ 4 ] The issues of potential adverse and allergic reactions ...
Premise /
BY: Benedikt Fischer, PhD,
April 2008
... where pre-obtained street drugs can be consumed.[ 3 , 4 ] Ever since it opened its doors in 2003, the Vancouver SCS ... I-Track study documented an HIV prevalence rate of 15.4% and an HCV prevalence rate of 68.5% among Victoria ...
News&Notes /
BY: Geoffrey Appleton, MB,
April 2008
... effective, equitable application of payment programs 4. Effective implementation of Physician Master Agreement ...
Letters /
BY: David Hawkins, MD,
April 2008
... The US? Is this a worldwide change or strictly provincial? 4. If MDs are to follow this rule, then what are we to do ...
Letters /
BY: Peter Rothfels, MD
April 2008
... extended these requirements to physicians’ offices. 4. WorkSafeBC is working with suppliers of pre-filled ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM
April 2008
... is a major public health problem worldwide. Over 2.4 billion people in more than 90 countries—40% of the ... Available online: http://ccforum.com/content/7/4/315 . BC Centre for Disease Control Remember to think of ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Wen Q. Gan, MD, MSc,
April 2008
... with COPD, particularly in those with severe COPD,[ 4 ] is mainly due to a loss of skeletal muscle and wasting of ... 16 ] Domingo-Salvany and colleagues reported that every 4-point increase in the SGRQ total score (a change that has ...