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MDs To Be / BY: Disha Mehta, BSc, July/August 2011
... age in 70% of Canadian adults living with mental illness.[ 2 ] Youth are among the most susceptible groups for mental ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2011
... Dr Ross adjourned the General Assembly just after 2 p.m. —Kashmira Suraliwalla BCMJ Production Coordinator ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Andrew Montgomerie, July/August 2011
... Rehabilitation 1 and Occupational Rehabilitation 2  OR 1 is a structured, active rehabilitation program ... a psychologist as well as a physician, are referred to OR 2. The multidisciplinary OR 2 treatment program is offered by occupational and physical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rishi K. Bhalla, PhD, September 2011
... differing individual cognitive outcomes shown in  Figure 2 .[ 25 ] These possible cognitive outcomes include normal ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bonnie Wiese, MD, MA, FRCPC September 2011
... living in the community experience depressive symptoms,[ 2 ] with higher rates among the elderly in hospital (12% to ... delusions, marked functional im­pairment more than 2 months after loss, or a reaction seemingly out of ... in the elderly minor depressive epi­sodes are common (2 weeks or longer with fewer than five symptoms of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny Rogers, MD, MSc, FRCPC, September 2011
... It is associated with poor mental health functioning,[ 2 ] as well as increased risk of suicide, liver disease, ... Common screening instruments are described in  Table 2 .[ 21-24 ] Findings from laboratory tests can be used to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen J. Kiraly, MD, FRCPC, September 2011
... future impact of dementia in Canada and BC (2008–2038).[ 2 , 3 ] The findings are sobering: in 2008 there were 15150 ... and opportunity costs to informal caregivers in 2008 was $2.1 billion; by 2038 this is expected to reach $130.2 billion (2008 dollars).[ 2 ] Obstacles to prevention ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc September 2011
... caused by the New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase 1 enzyme[ 2 ] highlight the risk if things get much worse. Pathogens ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Brian F. Russell, MD, September 2011
... heart disease with increasing distance from the equator,[ 2 ] which suggests a possible association with vitamin D ... in Denmark may account for the lower levels.[ 2 ] Recent studies published in Canada corroborate this.[ 4-6 ... the studies, because of their design, were inconclusive.[ 2 , 13 ] The limited data suggest that vitamin D supplements ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC September 2011
... from dementia is expected to increase from 1.5% in 2008 to 2.8% in 2038. Are we prepared?  Fortunately, there is some ... will focus more specifically on cognitive problems in Part 2. —Martha Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC, Head, Geriatric ...