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Obituaries /
BY: William J. McLaren, MBChB,
May 2012
... Ian completed his radiological training by spending 2 years in Dundee, obtaining his specialist degree in ... radiology, and enrolled at McMaster University for a final 2 years of study. Now fully qualified, Ian settled in ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Ronette Haboosheh, MSc, RAUD, RHIP,
May 2012
... with these claims are more than $20 million, with $2 million for hearing aid batteries alone. Given the ... to cause acoustic trauma is approximately 140 dB SPL.[ 2-4 ] Conductive hearing loss rarely results from noise, but ... hearing loss in the ear closest to the noise source.[ 2 , 5 , 6 , 10 ] NIHL Exposure to noise of moderate ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Monika Hudoba, MD, FRCPC
June 2012
... even though their platelet counts are low.[ 1 , 2 ] This means HIT often results in major venous and arterial ... resources was conducted at Vancouver General Hospital over 2.5 years. In the first 15-month retrospective phase of the ... ON, Canada). Data were analyzed using Minitab release 14.2 (Minitab Inc.), employing the chi-square test, Fisher exact ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
June 2012
... drug deaths (IDD),[ 1 ] opiates were found in 60%,[ 2 ] and an additional 74 deaths were in persons prescribed ... Society. However, overdose deaths occur throughout BC.[ 2 ] People who use drugs have requested training and access ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
June 2012
... and other types of clinical or scientific evidence.”[ 2 ] The extent to which Health Canada’s messaging departs ...
Editorials /
BY: Brian Day, MB
June 2012
... that (apologetically) offer consultation appointments in 2, 3, and even 4 years. Yet newly trained orthopaedic ...
Letters /
BY: Marc Kazimirski, JD,
June 2012
... (Workers’ Compensation Board) v. Martin [2003] 2 S.C.R. 504 succinctly summarized the prejudice against ...
Letters /
BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD
June 2012
... far exceeds the risks associated with modest obesity.[ 2 , 3 ] High-quality studies show many of the benefits of ... living with a chronic disease such as CVD, type 2 diabetes, cancer, and depression. It is no exaggeration to ...
Letters /
BY: Leah Caldwell,
June 2012
... complete a quick online survey to be entered to win a 2-night stay at any Coast Hotels property in British ...