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Clinical Articles / BY: Darren E.R. Warburton, PhD May 2016
... conditions, including cardiovascular disease (CVD).[ 2-4 ] Moreover, various studies of former athletes have ... mortality and various other chronic medical conditions.[ 2-4 ] Even greater risk reductions for all-cause mortality ... are thought to be related to physical inactivity.[ 2-4 ] The World Health Organization has estimated that ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Gabrielle Jacobson, MScPT July/August 2016
... duties and hours while he continued hand therapy. After 2 additional weeks of progressive strengthening and ... limitations. The hand therapist continued to treat Don for 2 weeks beyond his return to work to maximize recovery and ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Graham A.A. Dodd, MSc, MD, CCFP(EM), MADEM April 2016
... deaths and over 6500 injuries within the first 24 hours.[ 2 ] The region’s only acute care hospital suffered ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD May 2016
... . WorkSafeBC will require approximately 2 weeks to process the forms from the date of receipt. If we ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi November 2016
... resources to educate kids and families about the Live 5-2-1-0 health message. Materials include a coloring sheet, ...
Letters / BY: Gerrard A. Vaughan, MD September 2016
... systematic reviews by Furlan,[ 1 ] Ballantyne,[ 2 ] Chou,[ 3 ] and colleagues suggest that, on average, there ... Columbia Letters Safe prescribing. College replies (2) ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: David Sheps, MD, MSc, MBA, FRCSC, January/February 2016
... when a clear non-union of the fracture developed.[ 1,2 ] In 2000 surgeons began to question whether benign neglect ...
Letters / BY: Mike Figurski, MD, CA-CPHIMS December 2016
... in the conventional group (1 leaking drain and 2 infections) vs 11 in the app group (6 infections, 2 minor hematomas, 1 each of edge necrosis, hemorrhage, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jaclyn R. Farquhar, MD July/August 2016
... rate, mirroring trends seen throughout the world.[ 1 , 2 ] The World Health Organization defines an overweight body mass index (BMI) as 25 to 29 kg/m 2 , and an obese BMI as greater than or equal to 30 kg/m 2 .[ 3 ] In 2014, 48% of British Columbians self-reported as ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ahmad Abdullah, MD, April 2016
... vasculature with sparing of the proximal arteries ( Figure 2  and  Figure 3 ).  Following the thorough diagnostic ... was felt to be likely. The final diagnosis was made 2 weeks after admission, following trials of several ... among females, likely due to increased rates of smoking.[ 2,4 ] According to one estimate, 8% to 20% of North American ...