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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Andrew Hurlburt, MD April 2016
... was rare and isolated to Africa and Asia until 2007.[ 1-3 ] Since the first human case of Zika infection in the ... of countries with known Zika virus circulation ( Figure 1 ) can be found on the Centers for Disease Control and ... virus antibodies (serology) are detectable approximately 1 week after the start of symptoms and the test remains ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD April 2016
... listed below. Eligible complex care condition categories: 1.    Diabetes mellitus (type 1 and 2).  2.    Chronic kidney disease.  3.    Heart ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM April 2016
... have typically not been included in disaster planning.[ 1 ] Recent disasters and events such as the 4.7 magnitude ...
Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... human oocyte was reported in the Lancet in 1986.[ 1 ] Initial attempts utilized a technique called ... found that a newborn’s ovaries contained approximately 1 million eggs, and by puberty this number had fallen by ...
Editorials / BY: Saul Isserow, MBBCh April 2016
... health professionals and the nonphysician public.  Part 1 addresses the benefits and hazards of athletic endeavors ... Editorials Guest editorial: Sports cardiology, Part 1: A discipline whose time has come ...
Letters / BY: Aidan Byrne, MD, FCFP, April 2016
... adverse drug reactions in hospital patients at any age.[ 1 ] In contrast, drugs on the ubiquitous Beers list account ...
Letters / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2016
... Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health, dated 1 September 2015, and the Vaccine Administration and Pain ... recognized to occur more frequently than was thought.[ 1 ] Indeed, inadvertent injury to the radial nerve continues ...
Letters / BY: Meena Dawar, MD, MHSc, FRCPC April 2016
... In this regard, we produce immunization updates regularly[ 1 ] with administration advice based on provincial guidance.[ ...
Articles / BY: Derek Plausinis, MASC, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... in 1953 for the treatment of a fractured humeral head.[ 1 ] Experience with replacing the humeral head alone (a ... component, anatomic total shoulder arthroplasty ( Figure 1 ) has been found to relieve pain and substantially improve ... the brachial plexus or a peripheral nerve is approximately 1.8%. Fortunately, most patients recover from these injuries, ...
Articles / BY: Kelly L. Apostle, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... affects quality of life as much as arthritis of the hip[ 1 ] or congestive heart failure.[ 2 ] Arthrodesis has long ... bone quality, and a good soft tissue envelope ( Figure 1 ). By contrast a young patient with isolated end-stage ... study (nonrandomized) comparing gait in 17 patients 1 year after ankle fusion or arthroplasty found that patients ...