WorkSafeBC /
BY: Celina Dunn, MD, CCFP, CIME
March 2012
... return to work for open and laparoscopic repairs were 27.2 and 11.7 days, respectively. This information was shared ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Carolyn Gotay, PhD,
April 2012
... breast cancer, and 600 will have died from the disease.[ 2 ] If age-standardized incidence rates remain constant, the ... new breast cancer cases over the 3054 diagnosed in 2010.[ 2 ] Breast cancer prevention While there have been positive ... Organization and structure The clinic is supported by 2 years of funding through a grant from the Canadian Breast ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: David Creighton, MSc,
April 2012
... and various chronic inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.[ 2,3 ] More recently, compelling evidence has emerged ... each 40 nmol/L increase in serum 25(OH)D (approximately 2 SDs).[ 6 ] Vitamin D has been shown to inhibit ... D intake has been associated with a reduced risk of type 2 diabetes. A 2011 meta-analysis of four observational ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC
April 2012
... (47/77) said they did not report and gave reasons ( Figure 2 ). Thirty physicians reported they probably or definitely ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
April 2012
... to eat healthfully and engage in physical activity.[ 2 , 3 ] Physicians can attempt to help patients struggling ... your life? Each “yes” equals 1 point; a score of 2 indicates a likely diagnosis of anorexia nervosa or ...
Editorials /
BY: David B. Chapman, MBChB
April 2012
... differently; they have devised a plan over the final 1 to 2 years of their careers. They have looked forward to their ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Liza Kallstrom,
April 2012
... it helps set the right tone for mental health treatment. 2. When going through the PHQ-9 assessment, have your ...
Letters /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
April 2012
... diagnostics, homeopathy, and bioenergy therapy.”[ 2 ] Indeed, some readers may find it difficult to marry Dr ...
Letters /
BY: J. Gord McInnes, MD, FRCPC,
April 2012
... No statistical analysis was conducted. The second study[ 2 ] had similar distressing issues. Five patients received ... later. The first group had a reduction from 6.6 to 5.2 mEq/L in their serum potassium while the second group ...
Letters /
BY: Hal D. Gunn, MD,
April 2012
... healing environment. The Samueli Institute received a $2.2 million research grant to study InspireHealth’s programs ...