Physician Spotlight /
BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski,
March 2013
... and commented on social issues rampant during wartime.[ 4 ] Developing a unique social and pedagogical program ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: J. Rajala MD, FRCPC,
April 2013
... plaque formation are seen even in childhood,[ 4 ] with as many as 1 in 6 teenagers exhibiting early ... METs is equivalent to moderate activity such as walking at 4.8 km per hour (3 miles per hour) or cycling on flat ground. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Tyler W. Smith, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
April 2013
... antithrombin deficiencies remaining of uncertain value.[ 4-7 ] More importantly, studies have yet to show any ... (9 or 10 of 11 respondents) for only 27% of the scenarios (4 of 15), partial agreement (8 of 11 respondents) for 40% of ... 1 , VGH received 7928 orders for FVL testing during the 4-year study period, most of which were for outpatients ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Sandberg, RRT,
April 2013
... with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD),[ 1-4 ] and more trials are currently underway.[ 5 ] There is ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Natalie Prystajecky, PhD, SCCM
April 2013
... previously been observed in BC. This strain, named GII.4 Sydney (2012), was first identified in Sydney, Australia, ... and Denmark.[ 1 ] In BC, sequencing has revealed that GII.4 Sydney (2012) has replaced GII.4K New Orleans as the ... for Disease Control Emergence of norovirus strain GII.4 Sydney (2012) in BC ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD
April 2013
... Enteropathy (Celiac Disease). 2006. Accessed 4 March 2013. ... diet. Clin Gastroenterol Hepatol 2008;6:753. Accessed 4 March 2013. ... cohort study. Gastroenterology 2005;129:454. Accessed 4 March 2013. www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16083702 . ... before testing for coeliac disease. Accessed 4 March 2013. ...
Letters /
BY: Peter Blair, MD,
April 2013
After 30 years in practice and 4 years working at a high level of health administration, I ...
News
April 2013
... Atlantic region. The online survey was conducted from 4–18 January for the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare ...
News
April 2013
... is forecast to go up 2.3% in 2013–14, rising by 2.4% and 2.7% in the next two years as part of a 3-year plan. ... are getting the same increase as forecast last year, 4.3% and 2.9% respectively for 2013–2014 and 2014–2015, ... years. Starting 1 January 2014, MSP premiums will increase 4%, meaning families of three or more will pay $138.50 per ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jiao Yang, MD, FRCPC,
May 2013
... from ventricular arrhythmia or complete heart block.[ 4 ] As well as being more common among Japanese people and ... can be seen in 14% to 56% of patients with CS.[ 4 ] These include regional wall motion abnormalities, ... to 100% in detecting CS and a specificity of 39% to 91%.[ 4 ] The use of cardiac biomarkers such as brain natriuretic ...