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Clinical Articles / BY: Andrea K.Y. Lee, MD May 2016
... obesity, and diabetes.[ 1 ] According to the World Health Organization, a minimum of 150 minutes of moderate ... aerobic activity per week is recommended to achieve health benefits.[ 2 ] Similarly, the American College of ... per day of vigorous activity conferred no additional health benefits. The Copenhagen City Heart Study observed ...
Letters / BY: Andrea K.Y. Lee, MD September 2016
... of moderate or vigorous activity conferred no additional health benefits and, thus, more of a reverse J-shaped curve ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Michael L. Rekart, MD, DTM&H, MHSc December 2016
... outcomes. In a use-effectiveness study at seven public health clinics, doxycycline and azithromycin were equivalent ... Cost A course of azithromycin costs the British Columbia health care system $18.15, whereas a course of doxycycline is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Smith, BFA January/February 2016
... and heartbreaking to families and communities. The World Health Organization recognizes the serious burden of motor vehicle collisions on public health and has reported that more than 1.2 million people are ... BC, clinicians in youth counseling and community health advocacy can be better equipped to counsel teens and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Prabjit Barn, MSc, January/February 2016
... (CO) exposure is an important but under-appreciated health concern. CO is the leading cause of accidental ... level and duration of CO exposure determines the resulting health effects. At lower levels symptoms are nonspecific and ... to increase uptake of this simple and effective public health intervention. —Prabjit K. Barn, MSc  BCCDC ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD January/February 2016
... with the possibility of an extension, with the Ministry of Health. •    Attend an orientation and training session. ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2016
... for the future. The Liberal Party’s platform on health care can be summarized by the following statement, ... available, prescription drugs more affordable, and mental health care more accessible.” I try to keep abreast of every political party’s health care platforms—either that or I took this from their ...
Editorials / BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD January/February 2016
... not next week. All true. How unfortunate that most of the health care team struggles to follow what we have documented. ...
Letters / BY: Perry Kendall, OBC, MBBS, MSc, FRCPC January/February 2016
... assessment prior to entering Canada. Although the physical health of many will have deteriorated from the relatively good health enjoyed by Syrians prior to the onset of civil war, these new arrivals will pose no threat to the health of Canadians. According to the World Health ...
Letters / BY: Evert Tuyp, MD, FRCPC January/February 2016
... to the CMA General Council: “ongoing issues such as… health human resources (also known as Why Aren’t There ... The statement deserves comment. A call to action on health human resources was triggered by increasing complaints ... tragedy is that patients are unable to access timely health care. Why is this misalignment of resources happening? ...