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Clinical Articles / BY: Helen Novak Lauscher, PhD May 2008
For most people in British Columbia, the family physician provides an ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Borys Flak, MD, FRCPC, May 2008
... in­creases significantly after age 50.  More than 700 people die of CRC annually in BC alone, each losing an ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Greg Meloche, PhD, RPsych June 2008
... and reminders of the event and may: • Avoid activities, people, and places that remind them of the event. ... wariness and being easily startled. Recovery Many people who experience a traumatic event recover and resume ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS June 2008
As summer approaches many people will be planning a well-earned vacation. ... empty by leaving notes on your door saying you’re away. People sometimes do this when they’re expecting deliveries, ... the door when you lock up. You’d be surprised how often people forget! To be extra safe, place a block of wood in the ...
Letters / BY: H. Davis, MD, June 2008
... the role of this medical specialty in the care of people with alleged traumatic brain injury. In 1999, at the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC June 2008
... fatal motor vehicle collisions in British Columbia—127 people were killed and 3400 were injured.  Injured, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... in many circumstances, they can be less effective with people who are not of Northern European heritage.  The ... disease, or stroke) there may be as many as 1.5 million people, or up to one-third of the BC population, who require ...
News&Notes / BY: Mel Petreman, MD, July/August 2008
... break down. It is, therefore, essential that at least two people in the clinic be interested and keen in learning how ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... are always looking for ways to improve. Health promotion People in BC want to take responsibility for their own health ... • We eat better. • We exercise more than most people in the world.   • We have a world-class cancer ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS July/August 2008
... benefit” designed to protect you while you’re alive. People need to be prepared to survive—not only physically ...