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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Lukac, MPH October 2016
... risk of syphilis (e.g., those with new sexual partners).[ 5 ] The BC Centre for Disease Control (BCCDC) offers testing ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia Gabriel, MD, MSc, CCFP October 2016
... and timeliness of care are all affected. [ 1 , 3 , 4 , 5 ] Ideally, every Canadian would receive language-concordant ... other than English at home and 3.4% of the population (5.7% in Metro Vancouver) have no English language skills. ... and in some community health care clinics. However, only 2.5% of longitudinal care by family physicians takes place in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... determinant of health for both adults and children.[ 5 ] Children affected by poverty have higher rates of infant ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC October 2016
... virus (CHIKV) was suspected. Treatment with prednisone (5 mg B.I.D.) led to a dramatic and early resolution of ... in the Americas were identified in the Caribbean,[ 5 , 6 ] and by May 2014 almost 60 000 cases had been ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC October 2016
... different health care disciplines varies widely.[ 2 , 5 , 6 , 7 ] Known gaps between guidelines and routine health ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC October 2016
... having its highest overall rates in this group.[ 4 , 5 ] It is critical that health care providers find ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Chris Rumball, MD October 2016
... common standard used to define marijuana-impairment is 5 ng/mL, but legal levels vary significantly between American ... to alcohol levels, Washington State’s decision to use 5 ng/ml to define impairment is more of an administrative ... one. To date there is limited evidence supporting the 5 ng/mL standard. First, research from Australia demonstrates ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2016
... contrast, there is an increased risk in prostate cancer (5% higher risk) and melanoma (up to 27% higher risk), ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bakul Dalal, MD, July/August 2016
... in all races and ages, and at a rate of approximately 5 to 10 cases per million people.[ 1 ] Patients with PNH lack ... 25% to 40% of patients and is the leading cause of death.[ 5 ] Thrombosis can occur at common sites (e.g., deep veins of ... been developed to define the indications for testing PNH.[ 5 ] PNH testing at Vancouver General Hospital Testing for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jaclyn R. Farquhar, MD July/August 2016
... the proportion of obese Canadians has increased by 17.5%.[ 5 ] As our population grows heavier, surgical care providers ...