Clinical Articles /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2011
... treatments, the clinical illness resolved within 3 to 5 days. The addition of oral probiotics from different ... terms for general practitioners ( Table 1 ).[ 4 , 5 ] The likelihood of developing infection largely turns on ... most infections will respond to a short course of 5 to 7 days. More indolent infections may require surgical ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Aaron Talsky, MD,
January/February 2011
... A National Institute of Health panel estimates that 2.5 to 6.5 million Americans currently live with TBI-related ... neurocognitive, and neurobehavioral sequelae.5-8 Decreased level of consciousness refers to a diverse ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Réka Gustafson, MD, MSc, MHSc, FRCPC
January/February 2011
... of the STOP HIV/AIDS Pilot Project in BC (STOP AIDS).[ 5 ] This article provides considerations for clinicians ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
January/February 2011
... children over 2 years of age. • Normal BMI for 2- to 5-year-olds is 13 to 18 (compared with 18.5 to 25 for an adult). • The definition of overweight/obesity is different in children under 5 years of age because caution is needed to avoid ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
January/February 2011
... to this shortage, but the response is still inadequate as 5 million Canadian patients remain without a family doctor. ...
News
January/February 2011
... BCMA, 115–1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 5 April 2011. News Call for nominations ...
News&Notes /
BY: Dan Small, PhD, MPhil Cantab,
January/February 2011
... and wrote a great deal about Naicisyhp healing rituals.[ 3,5 ] His writings remained as the dominant authority for the ...
Obituaries /
BY: Bruce Gillespie,
January/February 2011
... BC representative to the American Board of Pediatrics for 5 years (1975–1980), teaching interns and residents, and ...
Premise /
BY: Jamie Graham,
January/February 2011
... officers will attempt to set a first court appearance 4 to 5 months from the date of the collision as accused drivers ...
President's Comment /
BY: Ian Gillespie, MD
January/February 2011
... Canada’s population is 34 million, and BC’s is 4.5 million. If we extrapolate from US data,[ 1 ] about 25000 ... TBIs, including concussions, among children ages 5 to 18.[ 2 ] This would equate to about 2000 cases per year ...