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Letters / BY: Melissa Carr, DrTCM, BSc January/February 2018
... products.” Some people think that the world of natural health products is like the Wild West—anyone can sell ... According to the Government of Canada website, all natural health products are required to have a natural product number (NPN), and in order to get that product licence, Health Canada needs to assess that the product is “safe, ...
Editorials / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... a patient’s life when she is so motivated to achieve a health care goal. This is even more the case with infertility ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Grazia Salvo, MD July/August 2018
... exposure to kratom. Six were received from the Interior Health Authority, none from Northern Health, and three each from Vancouver Coastal, Fraser, and Island Health. Kratom-related calls increased in number from ...
News October 2018
... testing. The study, funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research, was presented at the American Chemical ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: David Unger, MD December 2018
... closer to the upstream source of this unprecedented health crisis that has claimed the lives of thousands. The ... from patient support groups, physicians, key health partners, and the Ministry of Health, an updated standard, “Safe prescribing of opioids ...
Letters / BY: C.P. MD March 2018
... I believe it would be so helpful for doctors with chronic health issues to support each other with similar challenges. ... Over the years, I have looked into the Physician Health Program in BC to see what services and supports are ... and northern regions. When I approached the Physician Health Program in BC some years ago, they expressed some ...
News June 2018
... BC Cancer, Laboratory Services, and the Ministry of Health are exploring all options to address this situation.  ...
News / BY: Laura McLean May 2018
... insurance policy, the applicant must disclose any personal health changes since the date of the application. Even a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Carla Pajak, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... variation in practice seen even within a single regional health care system, suggesting the presence of institutional ... In 2014 all practising general surgeons in the Fraser Health Authority were approached to complete an online survey ... all patients presenting with acute cholecystitis in Fraser Health between April 2012 and June 2013 who underwent a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith G. Dawson, MD, PhD, FRCPC November 2018
... at some point in life.[ 3 ] The social determinants of health play a major role in the development of chronic ... worldwide as the most significant social determinant of health.[ 3 , 4 ] Other social determinants affecting diabetes ... poor access to care, food insecurity, obesity, and lack of health education. Risk is compounded by lifestyle habits such ...