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MDs To Be / BY: Annika Klopp, BSc, April 2012
... of health as defined by Aboriginal peoples.”[ 2 ] Despite having some background knowledge about Carrier ...
Obituaries / BY: R. John Hancock, MD, April 2012
... on 31 December 2011.  Ron was born in London, England, on 2 November 1930 and was orphan­ed in infancy, then later ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD, May 2012
... who dared to threaten social convention with statistics.[ 2 ] Dr Richard Doll Sir (William) Richard Shaboe Doll was ... it was known to release many carcinogens into the air.[ 2 ]  A study of more than 700 lung cancer patients younger ... patients progress before being willing to quit ( Table 2 ) allows the doctor to identify where patients are in their ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... protocols recommended by Rivers soon after publication.[ 2 ] Over the ensuing years, EDs around the world have ... signify the presence of a potentially severe infection.2 The four SIRS criteria are:  •    Heart rate > 90 ... of infection be sought within 6 hours of presentation.[ 2 ] This requires blood cultures and often re­quires ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Prabjit Barn, MSc, May 2012
... Bq/m3) and the World Health Or­ganization (100 Bq/m3).[ 2 ]  Although many homes in BC may have radon concentrations ...
College Library / BY: Karen MacDonell, PhD, MLIS May 2012
... akin to e-journal use. In a study by Folb and colleagues,[ 2 ] reference or pharmaceutical books seemed better suited ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2012
... the issue and made recommendations to remedy it. Within 2 weeks Dr Nigel Murray, the Fraser Health Authority CEO, ... region’s hospitals.  Burnaby Hospital also underwent a 2-week “super clean” regimen, with further regional ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... intoxication caused by a homeopathic preparation.[ 2 ] Several reports were quoted regarding the use of ... come into contact with the original substance.  Figure 2  shows “A homeopathic medical product without approved ...
Letters / BY: Stephen Malthouse, MD, May 2012
... which a highly diluted solution of bacteria was given to 2.3 million inhabitants.[ 8 ] In response to a growing ...
Letters / BY: Mark Fok, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... for general prac­titioners” [ BCMJ  2012;54:75-8 2] with great interest and applaud the efforts of Ms Horn and ... of a short duration ranging from 24 hours to 12 weeks.[ 2 ]  This comes at the cost of an increased risk of ...