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Clinical Articles / BY: Perminder Bains, MD, FRCPC January/February 2017
... the cardiac pacemaker.   John “Jack” Hopps ( Figure 1 ) was born in 1919 in Winnipeg, where he spent most of his ... sports medicine, and, of course, the cardiac pacemaker.[ 1 ] Invention of the pacemaker During the 1940s, Hopps ... “as an annoying interruption to this vital task.”[ 1 ] Little did he know that this assignment would have ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rinette Badker, MSc January/February 2017
... practice of mindfulness may assist with cognitive change.[ 1 ] Mindfulness-based therapy (MBT) is growing in popularity ... experience for potential positive and negative outcomes.[ 1,5 ] Although mindfulness is commonly associated with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Goy, MD, MSc January/February 2017
... setting and accounts for 90% of acute leukemia cases.[ 1 ]  Given the urgency and complexity of managing patients ... importance because it is used for three key tests: (1) morphologic analysis to confirm that blasts account for at ... and multiple Auer rods or so-called faggot cells ( Figure 1 ). APL usually arises from translocation t(15;17) involving ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Maya Ignaszewski, MD January/February 2017
... for the WHO Division of Cardiovascular Diseases.[ 1 ] Karvonen’s upbringing in North Karelia, a rugged part ... the role of diet in the development of atherosclerosis.[ 1 ]    Karvonen’s pioneering work in cardiovascular ... would be an increase of 5 to 10 minutes per session every 1 to 2 weeks.[ 6 ]  The benefits of aerobic activity can ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD January/February 2017
... contact may cause allergic reactions, redness, or rash.[ 1,2 ] Inhalation or dermal exposure to dispersants used in ... and call the BC Drug and Poison Information Centre (1 800 567-8911) for further instructions. If the person is ... or any other skin-safe cleaner (not diesel or kerosene).[ 1 ] Oiled clothing is considered hazardous waste; call the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jay Slater, MD January/February 2017
... raising the spectre of interactions and side effects.[ 1 ] Further, seniors may believe that pain is a normal part ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brenda Hefford, MD January/February 2017
... which describes the pillars of a patient medical home.[ 1 ] The College describes the patient’s medical home as ... on an ongoing basis. As of March 2016, in just under 1 year of operation, the clinic supported more than 500 ...
Letters / BY: Robert Love, MD January/February 2017
... the computer), physicians spent nearly 2 hours on EMRs.[ 1,2 ] What can and should be done to retain and encourage a ...
Letters / BY: R.A. Rockerbie, PhD January/February 2017
... drivers involved in motor vehicle fatalities.[ 1,2 ] An increase from 8.3% in 2013 to 17.0% in 2014 occurred ... by 3.4% between 2005 and 2013, and climbed to a 12.1% increase with legalization in 2014. At first glance the ...
Letters / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc January/February 2017
... in family medicine promise to fill that gap.[ 1,2 ] Most likely, education alone will not lead all ...