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Letters / BY: Karen Fediuk, RD, July/August 2009
... limit consumption of all types of canned tuna[ 1 ] whereas Health Canada currently recommends limiting consumption of albacore tuna.[ 2 ] HealthLink BC and Health Canada have set different serving limits and age ... Dr Laurie Chan, chair of Aboriginal environmental health at UNBC, has told me that cheaper light tuna tends to ...
News / BY: S. William A. Gunn, FRCSC, July/August 2009
by John Farley Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, & the Cold War . By John Farley. ... stormy but always wise stewardship of the nascent World Health Organization (WHO). Chisholm’s retirement years were ... a plethora of bibliography,  Brock Chisholm, the World Health Organization, & the Cold War  is a valid contribution ...
News / BY: Francis Gardiner, July/August 2009
... and Control Network (CCPCN), supported by the Public Health Agency of Canada and the Canadian Partnership Against ... . The web site provides information for the public and health care professionals about cervical cancer, cervical ... sent to your office at no cost. —Francis Gardiner Public Health Agency of Canada News Cervical cancer web site launch ...
News / BY: Deirdre Maultsaid, July/August 2009
... teachers, and members of their interprofessional health care teams by looking for innovative and collaborative ... “Our rural physicians are the real heroes of our health care system and we want to support the delivery of quality health care by rural physicians by working to provide for ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2009
... acknowledged the presence of assistant deputy ministers of health, Dr Stephen Brown and Ms Sheila Taylor, with whom the ... for the Association, especially in regard to delivery of health care in the province. The BCMA has received global ... collaborative efforts of the BCMA/GPSC and the Ministry of Health Services. He in­formed members that the Association ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: D. Barry Carruthers, MD, CCFP, CIME, FCBOM, July/August 2009
... exposed to various types of dust particles, long-term lung health is a concern. Silicosis is preventable with worker ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marion Thomas, PhD, September 2009
... patient care. Thanks to the Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research, which supports the British Columbia Clinical ... the BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre (C&W) did exactly that when she saw a patient ... at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre in collaboration with the BC Clinical Genomics ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Tom Kosatsky, MD, MPH September 2009
... air pollution and to help interpret public air-quality health messaging. The primer offers essential background on air pollution and its effects on health and provides a series of tips on how to decrease ... BC air-quality advisories and the new Air Quality Health Index. The primer, with its many web-accessible ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Samir K. Sinha, MD, DPhil, FRCPC, September 2009
... underway will place unprecedented pressure on the Canadian health care system.  Although some commentators have warned ... this aging demographic will pose for our current health care delivery systems. Older adults drive health service utilization and health costs in Canada. Older ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB September 2009
... answer is that in both the US and Canada, when it comes to health care, partisan political rhetoric has trumped reasoned ... in Canada have boxed themselves into a corner. The World Health Organization has stated that if services are to be ... in violation of the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. Our health system fulfills the criteria for impending bankruptcy. ...