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News April 2012
... Dr Christilaw is president of BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre, and is a well-known lead­er in wo­men’s health. The award recognizes her more than 25 years of commitment to women’s health in BC, Canada, and globally. Visit Dr ...
News April 2012
... new research project aimed at improving the cardiovascular health of people with spinal cord injuries.  The research ... injury research program at UBC and the Vancouver Coastal Health Research Institute, is titled “Improving cardiovascular health for Canadians living with spinal cord injury: Effects ...
News April 2012
... of the society: British Journal of Nutrition, Public Health Nutrition, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society and ...
News April 2012
... student in the School of Exercise Science, Physical and Health Education at the University of Victoria. The primary ...
Obituaries / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS April 2012
... that I didn’t like!”  In his later years, his health began to deteriorate, but he was blessed with a very ...
President's Comment / BY: Nasir Jetha, MD, April 2012
... with the most precious possession our clients have—their health. It makes what we do very special, and it also makes ... a section of patients believe they aren’t receiving good health care. Since these websites are open to everyone, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Michael Sullivan, PhD, April 2012
... and Neurology Canada Research Chair in Behavioural Health McGill University —Peter Rothfels, MD Chief Medical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD, May 2012
... evidence-based modern medicine. Because of his work on the health hazards associated with smoking, Britain experienced ... 1949 as he began to realize its deleterious effects on his health. Intense resistance to the idea that a pastime as ... at 30 nearly eliminated the risk altogether.[ 6 ] Health risks associated with smoking The health risks ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David D. Sweet, MD, FRCPC May 2012
... Sepsis best practices in BC In 2008, the BC Ministry of Health funded Evidence 2 Excellence, an academic emergency health care initiative to establish interprofessional ... BC.  Research funding from the Canadian Institutes of Health Research is being used for a 3-year study to examine ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Prabjit Barn, MSc, May 2012
... lowest level of a building, such as basements.  In 2007 Health Canada lowered the guideline for annual radon ... Environmental Protection Agency (150 Bq/m3) and the World Health Or­ganization (100 Bq/m3).[ 2 ]  Although many homes in BC may have radon concentrations below the Health Ca­nada guideline, particularly those lo­cated in ...