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Clinical Articles / BY: Andrea K.Y. Lee, MD May 2016
... disease (CAD), heart failure, obesity, and diabetes.[ 1 ] According to the World Health Organization, a minimum of ... pressure by 2 to 5 mm Hg and diastolic blood pressure by 1 to 4 mm Hg. Although there are certainly benefits to ... 9 ] When joggers were compared with sedentary non-joggers, 1.0 to 2.4 hours of jogging per week was associated with a ...
Letters / BY: Joel Fox, MD (PGY-1 Psychiatry) September 2016
... U-curve is found in the study on Copenhagen joggers.[ 1 , 2 ] The study on runners in Texas[ 3 ] also showed a U ... again for a stimulating article! —Joel Fox, MD (PGY-1 Psychiatry) Vancouver Letters Re: The impact of excessive ...
Letters / BY: Andrea K.Y. Lee, MD September 2016
... varying activity and fitness levels. The Taiwan study[ 1 ] attempted to define the minimal amount of exercise ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc December 2016
... Transmitted Disease (STD) Guidelines, azithromycin (1.0 gm orally as a single dose) replaced doxycycline (100 mg ... 7 days) as treatment of choice for chlamydia infection. [1]  Azithromycin was also listed before doxycycline for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Lisa Eunyoung Lee, January/February 2016
... neuroinflammatory disease of the central nervous system.[ 1,2 ] This debilitating disease is clinically and ... rare disease and is understudied worldwide. Currently, 1 to 2 pediatric-onset NMOSD cases and 15 adult-onset NMOSD ... 15 ] Minority groups identified included Chinese (10.1%), South Asian (7.2%), Filipino (2.9%), Southeast Asian ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2016
... to do so because of insufficient hospital resources.[ 1 ] Despite a current shortage and growing need for general surgeons because of an aging population,[ 1,2 ] 28.3% of Canadian graduates in general surgery are ... with recruitment are very relevant and topical.[ 1-3 ] The number of hours worked and the number of nights on ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Smith, BFA January/February 2016
... on public health and has reported that more than 1.2 million people are fatally injured every year.[ 1 ] Although Canada has among the lowest fatality rates in ... was observed overall during the study period ( Figure 1 ), with peaks in 2005 and 2008. After 2008, rates declined ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP January/February 2016
... to 65% of frail elders receive inappropriate medications.[ 1 ] Frail older adults ( Homo fragilis ) have an increased ... I be surprised if this person died in the next 6 months to 1 year?[ 5 ] If the answer is no, then you have a species ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC January/February 2016
... testing yields a discriminating power of only 2.7 (or 1.35%). Armed with these simple figures it should be easier ...
Letters / BY: Ashley Roberts, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2016
... in children and pregnant women in BC, an update .”[ 1 ] His comment raises important distinctions between the use ... treatment of influenza in children and pregnant women.[ 1 ] As described in the article, we agree that the absolute ...