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Clinical Articles / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... a prevalent condition that affects about 15% of couples[ 1 ] and is commonly encountered by family physicians in the ... time the chances of pregnancy decline substantially.[ 1 ] After 1 year, 85% of couples will have achieved a pregnancy, while ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jason Wong, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC May 2018
... LGV has become increasingly common in North America[ 1-3 ] and Europe[ 4-7 ] among gay, bisexual, and other men ... and probable cases of LGV recorded in the STI-IS from 1 January 2011 to 31 December 2015 were included in the ... proportion z test. Data were analyzed using R-Studio 3.2.1 (RStudio Inc, Boston MA). A P value of < .05 was considered ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... of the polycystic ovary dates back to the 17th century,[ 1 ] the characterization of the present-day disorder known as ... genome-wide significance for a locus mapping to chr 11p14.1 in the region of the follicle-stimulating hormone beta ... for polycystic ovary syndrome are used commonly ( Table 1 ). All require the exclusion of other known disorders. The ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM May 2018
... RV5, median VE was 90% (range, 63%–100%) in 20 studies.[ 1 ] The main difference for the BC program will be the ... While intussusception had been observed at a rate of about 1 in 10 000 recipients with a prior rotavirus vaccine ... the generally accepted excess risk of intussusception is 1 to 2 cases per 100 000 vaccine recipients, mainly ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MBBS, DTM&H, DRCOG, DFFP, PMETB, CELTA, LMCC, CCFP, MPH May 2018
... mental and physical stress, diabetes, and dental caries.[ 1 ] Canada is called a first-world country, but within Canada ... of Indigenous peoples live in a fourth world.[ 1 ] This fourth world is defined as a place where ... costs with inconsistent funding from government.[ 1 ] What is also concerning is the frequent use of sugary ...
Editorials / BY: Willem R. Vroom, MD May 2018
... function, and improvement of health services.”[ 1 ] Just as I never envisioned retiring from medicine, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ekua Yorke, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... ineffective in treating severe obesity in the long term.[ 1 ] Bariatric surgery is the only evidence-based approach for ... port. AGB-induced weight loss is slow and steady over 1 to 2 years, and typically averages between 22 and 27 kg. At ... ideal restriction, the patient should lose between 0.5 and 1.0 kg per week without any vomiting.[ 5 , 6 , 7 ] Some ...
Editorials / BY: Sharadh Sampath, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... diarrhea, malabsorption, or other surgical complications.[ 1 , 2 , 3 ] Why should you care?  Whether you practise in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... effective treatment for obesity and its comorbidities.[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] The Canadian criteria for selecting ... metabolic, functional, or psychological state.  Stage 1. No obesity-related comorbidities. Mild effects on a ... meet criteria for bariatric surgery. But although 1 million Canadians meet the criteria for bariatric surgery, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2018
... and bloating, nausea, flatulence, fever, and weight loss.[ 1 ] Symptoms typically last 2 weeks to 2 months, and often ...