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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Grazia Salvo, MD July/August 2018
... coexposures including supplements such as phenibut, 5-HTP, L-tyrosine, all used for anxiety and insomnia, other ... mood elevation, anxiety reduction, and opioid withdrawal.[ 5 ] In the context of the current North American opioid ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2018
... 696 267 eligible patients and 1 569 324 visits.[ 5 ] Patients were seen in centres that either were or were ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carla Pajak, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... namely reduced complication and mortality rates.[ 4 , 5 ] When compared with delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy ... open procedure, and to reduce duration of hospital stay.[ 5-11 ] Looking at data from 77 case-control studies, early ... associated with a higher risk of complications and costs.[ 5 , 9 , 12 ] Patients with acute cholecystitis who are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... that everyone should live a long life in full health.[ 4 , 5 ] Disability-adjusted life years are calculated as the sum ... time in BC was quantified using an incidence costing,[ 5 ] human capital, societal perspective approach.[ 4 , 6 ] ... been if these injuries and deaths had been prevented.[ 5 , 7 ] Direct costs were defined as all health care costs, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... arthritis, and hallux valgus as well as other conditions.[ 5-9 ] Non-weight-bearing images are often felt to be ...
Shared Care Committee / BY: Nancy Falconer, September 2018
... solutions. Communities leading the way In the last 5 years, a few communities—Comox, Penticton/South Okanagan, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2018
... 70 and older (median follow-up time: 3.1 years), and 66.5% against post-herpetic neuralgia unaffected by age.[ 2 ] ... significantly lower) for those 70 and older.[ 5 , 6 ] Efficacy against PHN was 91% (95% CI, 75.9-97.7) for ... with activities of daily living) were reported by 8.5% and 9.5% of recipients 70 and older, and 50 and older, ...
Obituaries / BY: Murray Peglar September 2018
... BC, where he excelled at sports and studies, winning a 5-year scholarship to Ridley College in St. Catharines, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Rebecca Sugar, MD October 2018
... 44 (17.7%) presented with postoperative infection, 31 (12.5 %) presented with postoperative bleeding, 27 (10.9%) ... presented for concerns about wound appearance, and 13 (5.2%) presented with symptoms of deep vein thrombosis or ... complications presenting to the emergency department,[ 3-5 ] and in our study the vast majority of these (90.7%) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Patricia Caddy, MD October 2018
... a complex neurobehavioral illness recognized in the DSM-5 . Opioid use disorder is characterized not only by negative ... after undertaking Suboxone training as another barrier.[ 5 ] Other barriers frequently identified were a lack of local ... 7 , 9-11 ] a lack of time (and space) in a busy practice,[ 5 , 7-9 , 11 ] fear of misuse and diversion of the ...