Clinical Articles /
BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC,
January/February 2012
... and transmission of bloodborne infectious agents). At $2.60 per gram (Canadian dollars),[ 5 ] albumin is ... liaison specialist, Canadian Blood Services BC and Yukon, 2 December 2011). In order to examine the effect that the ... 1 month, and were then asked to collect data for a full 2 months. At the end of the study period, the anonymized ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Leslie A. Sadownik, MD, MEd, FRCSC,
January/February 2012
... prevalence of this condition range from 4% to 28%.[ 1-2 ] The majority of women with vulvodynia (90%) will seek ... characteristics of participants are presented in Table 2 . Major themes emerged when the responses to the ... relationship until I get things under control.” Question 2: What was your experience with the health care system ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
January/February 2012
The publicly funded rotavirus vaccine for infants at 2 and 4 months of age is the orally administered live ... series and a more favorable cost-effectiveness profile.[ 2 ] Based on immunization registry data, about ... within 1 year after vaccination to 9 at 5 years and 58.2 at 9 years after vaccination.[ 4 ] This phenomenon may be ...
Interviews /
BY: Jay Draper
January/February 2012
... is also of great value here. You’ve been CEO for about 2 months now. Any surprises? I have some really positive ...
Letters /
BY: Robert Obara, BSc, MPH,
January/February 2012
... are dedicated to international medical graduates (IMGs).[ 2 ] These IMG BC positions are offered only to BC residents ...
Letters /
BY: Richard A. Bebb, MD, ABIM, FRCPC
January/February 2012
... for case finding of hypogonadism in men with type 2 diabetes.[ 2 ] To endocrinologists, the Endocrine Society is the most ... osteoporotic fractures, the metabolic syndrome, type 2 diabetes, and shortened life expectancy, that is no longer ...
Letters /
BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2012
... of men over 45 affected by testosterone deficiency”[ 2 ] may cause unnecessary anxieties. The article is based ... we must ask six questions: 1. Who published it? 2. In what group of subjects was the study done? 3. Where was ...
News
January/February 2012
... (10029) for Rotarix (oral rotavirus immunization given at 2 and 4 months) is available ( see the article on page 42 ). ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Kukuh Noertjojo, MD,
January/February 2012
... Close to 12% of the population is disabled by LBP[ 1,2 ] and its lifetime prevalence is as high as 84%, whereas ... and following failed nonsurgical treatment.[ 13 ] At 2 years, the standardized mean difference for pain and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
March 2012
... in order to limit antibiotic requests and hence use.[ 2 ] The medical practice audit is a powerful tool for ... sinusitis, conjunctivitis, and gastroenteritis. Table 2 details the breakdown of diagnoses for these ... to 13 November 48% of isolates were rhinovirus-like, 2% were parainfluenza, and 1% were adenovirus.[ 7 ] During ...