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News March 2015
... per million leads the country (the national rate is 15.5 as of 2012). The province’s deceased donor rate of 14.8 ... donors in 2014) is just under the national rate of 15.5, and leads all other western provinces. The most ... for 21 deceased organ donors (triple the Island’s 5-year average). Several factors contributed to the increase ...
News March 2015
... two DPP-4 inhibitors that are covered by BC Pharmacare by 5 February 2015. For more information on the survey, contact ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amanzo A. Ho, BSc, April 2015
... colonoscopy was noted in reports for 131 patients (59.5%). The remaining 89 patients (40.5%) had an unknown history of colonoscopy, with 54 patients (24.5%) presenting with symptoms (e.g., rectal bleed, change in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Patrick Tang, MD, PhD, April 2015
... Health Organization in the global battle against TB.[ 5 ] This is a lab-in-a-box system that can produce real-time ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jeffrey R. Brubacher, MD, April 2015
... 10.1% had used at least one drug. Cannabis was found in 5.4% of drivers, cocaine in 4.1%, amphetamines in 1.7%, ... including diphenhydramine (11%), benzodiazepines (5.0%), zopiclone (0.6%), antidepressants (6.5%), and opiates (4.9%) were also detected. In total, 26.1% ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD April 2015
... work suggests, can systemically lower costs per patient.[ 5 ] The Langley Division of Family Practice is an example of ...
Letters / BY: Alexander Boggie, MD April 2015
... BCMJ  2015;57:10]. This was an upbeat summary of the new 5-year plan. The 91% vote in favor out of 3456 is misleading ... not even match the projected inflation rates for the next 5 years. As for the promise of collaboration with the health ...
Letters / BY: Gerard Ponsford, MBBS, April 2015
It is gladdening to read DRR’s editorial ( BCMJ  2015;57:5 ) describing his satisfactory progress from a serious ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, May 2015
... artery disease (CAD) is the leading cause of death[ 5,6 ] and accounts for 50% of mortality. While cardiovascular ... they are increasing in people with schizophrenia,[ 5 ] likely due to underrecognition of cardiovascular-related ... saw the rate of metabolic syndrome rise drastically to 53.5% in chronically medicated patients.[ 13 ] Multi-episode, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Linda Dix-Cooper, MSc, May 2015
... children may be at higher risk for exposure to mercury,[ 4,5 ] and given that 70% of recent immigrants to Vancouver have ... 19 to 45 years old. •    They arrived in Canada 1 to 5 years ago directly from India, China, Taiwan, or Hong Kong. ... Participation in the study involves completing a 1.5 hour in-person survey about one’s health, diet, everyday ...