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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Lorraine McIntyre, MSc July/August 2013
... others became ill after consuming mussels in Poison Cove.[ 5 ] The first Canadian cases of amnesic shellfish poisoning ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: A. Maria Chung, MDCM July/August 2013
... who had pneumonia was 46.7%, febrile episode was 44.5%, and eating problems was 38.6%. The authors note that with ... pain may be undermedicated or not medicated at all.[ 5 ] Although there is always fear that narcotics could cause ...
Letters / BY: Judith Hammond, July/August 2013
... understand the natural course or pathophysiology.”[ 5 ] The gluten-free diet controversy provides an excellent ... gluten sensitivity (as recommended by Aziz and colleagues[ 5 ]) might be overstating the probability of the patient ...
Obituaries / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD July/August 2013
... but got stuck in the mud and hoarfrost. For the next 5 years he practised at the Fort Nelson Medical Clinic with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sophia Wong, MD, FRCPC September 2013
... hFH affects an estimated 13 million people worldwide;[ 5 ] however, less than 25% of these individuals have thus far ... second- and third-degree relatives have a 25% and  12.5% likelihood of inheriting hFH respectively.[ 31 ] Cascade ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Winsby, MD September 2013
... costs. A recent BC-based study determined that even a 5% increase in the number of patients who visit the same ...
News / BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD September 2013
... Fredericton: Goose Lane, 2012. ISBN 13: 978-0-86492-754-5 e. Paperback, 344 pages. $22.95. A young, intelligent, ...
News / BY: Jennifer J. Telford, MD, MPH, FRCPC, CAGF, FACG September 2013
... Columbians are not up to date with their screening.[ 5 ] While the exact number of colorectal cancers diagnosed ... (FIT) has been available in British Columbia for the past 5 years, and has been covered by MSP since April 2013. FITs ...
News / BY: Sinden Luciuk, September 2013
... steel-braided hoses when they show wear and tear, or every 5 years, whichever occurs first. •    Turn the tap to ...
News September 2013
... HPV prevalence (HPV-6, -11, -16, or -18) decreased from 11.5% in 2003 to 2006 to 5.1% in 2007 to 2010, a decline of 56%. Among other age ...