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Clinical Articles / BY: James McKinney, MD, MSc, April 2016
... believed in the relationship between physical activity and health, and the lack of physical activity and disease. ... it was believed that physical activity might be harmful to health. Moreover, the recommended treatment of the time after ... of cardiorespiratory fitness include age, sex, health status, and genetics, the principal determinant is ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Andrew Hurlburt, MD April 2016
... become pregnant should discuss all travel plans with their health care provider to assess their risk for Zika exposure ... and unclear duration of persistence in tissues, the Public Health Agency of Canada recommends that women returning from ... 19,20 ] More information can be found on the Public Health Agency of Canada website ( www.publichealth.gc.ca ).[ ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM April 2016
Throughout British Columbia and Canada the majority of health sector emergency preparedness activities have involved first responders, public health, and hospitals, along with their associated emergency ... in August 2015 are reminders that all levels of the health system need to be prepared to respond to an emergency. ...
Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC December 2016
... fertility decline.”[ 19 ] It is therefore incumbent on health care providers to educate women about the risks of ... to “expect it all.”[ 5,37 ] Ethicists have stated that health care providers should “frame discussions” about ... egg freezing “within the broader context of reproductive health and family-making to assist women in making informed ...
Editorials / BY: Saul Isserow, MBBCh April 2016
... issue on sports cardiology containing articles aimed at health professionals and the nonphysician public.  Part 1 ... Dr James Mc-Kinney and his fellow authors discuss the health benefits of physical activity and cardiorespiratory ... along with that of many other colleagues and health professionals, has been key to our success thus far ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2016
... thanks, I already flushed this morning.” My spiritual health was encouraged through meditation and yoga, which ... pulsed magnetic field therapy is also critical to good health. You can purchase devices to stand on or to wear ...
Letters / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2016
... Immunization Bulletin from the Office of the Chief Medical Health Officer, Vancouver Coastal Health, dated 1 September 2015, and the Vaccine ... over 12 months of age. I recommend that Vancouver Coastal Health revise such a recommendation, and I advise immunizing ...
Letters / BY: Meena Dawar, MD, MHSc, FRCPC April 2016
... safety, is important to the public, immunizers, and public health. In this regard, we produce immunization updates ... technique. We recommend all physicians follow local health authority/provincial guidance in immunizing patients ... invite physicians to report adverse events to local public health centres.[ 6 ] Vaccine safety surveillance is an ...
News / BY: Kim Pelletier, CEBS, April 2016
... in a 5% to 10% rise in insurance rates.  The cost of health care is also on the rise due to our aging population, ... must either raise taxes or cut costs to deal with rising health care spending. Cutting costs includes delisting some health services that are currently covered by government and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM December 2016
... to the newly discovered B. mayonii .[ 2 ] The BCCDC Public Health Laboratory identified 18 samples with inconclusive PCR ... child has been negative for Lyme disease. The BCCDC Public Health Laboratory will continue passive tick surveillance to ...