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Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB September 2016
... trial begins this September. I foresee that within 5 years following the judgment all patients in Canada will ...
Letters / BY: Donna Dryer, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... gatekeepers of access to cannabis for medical purposes. On 5 May 2015 the College of Physicians and Surgeons of British ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Marla Kiess, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... surgery on a patient with coarctation of the aorta.[ 5 ] In 1948, Sir Russell Brock, working in Guy’s Hospital ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... the cardiovascular risk of pregnancy in women with CVD.[ 5 , 6 ] Certainly the World Health Organization (WHO) ... ambrisentan, and macitentan), the phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors (sildenafil and tadalafil), and the soluble ... endothelin receptor antagonists, phosphodiesterase type 5 inhibitors, or a combination of these agents. A strong ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew Campbell, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... great difficulty qualifying for cardiac transplantation.[ 5 ] Establishment of a separate congenital heart disease ... to reduce the risk of vascular rupture ( Figure 5 ). Venous obstructions. There are no clear indications for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Karen LeComte, MSN, RN September 2016
... in patient numbers (estimated growth to be more than 5% per year) is attributable to the excellent survival ... care management shifts from the family to the patient.[ 5 , 6 ] Transfer is an event that occurs when the patient ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC September 2016
... 24 per 100 000 person-years.[ 1 ] The injury is 2 to 5 times more common in males, with almost half occurring ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2016
... with fetal development and risk of congenital anomalies.[ 5 ] At its June 2013 meeting, the World Health Organization ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2016
... recommended amount of physical activity for children aged 5 to 17. But what if our children are not involved in sports? ... appropriate amount of sleep for children. For children age 5 to 13 years, 9 to 11 hours of sleep is recommended, and 8 ... will be challenging school children to follow the Live 5-2-1-0 message: 5 or more fruits and vegetables each day, no ...
News September 2016
... be eligible to donate if they have been cancer free for 5 years. This change does not apply to those with a history ... disease has decreased since January 2008. Donors who spent 5 years or more in Western Europe since 1980 are deferred ... now including an end date of 2007. Donors who reached the 5-year limit in Western Europe after 2007 will now be ...