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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, December 2012
... (measurement of ambient fine particulate matter: PM2.5) in fire-affected communities but not in communities where ... system that tracks salbutamol dispensations and PM2.5 throughout the fire season. In 2012, this system detected ... in frequency and intensity as the global climate changes,[ 5 ] and BC forests are particularly susceptible due to the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM January/February 2012
... that in Canada between 1 in 62 and 1 in 312 children under 5 years old will require hospitalization for rotavirus, 36% ... 1000 person years within 1 year after vaccination to 9 at 5 years and 58.2 at 9 years after vaccination.[ 4 ]  This ... men who have sex with men and illicit drug users.[ 5 ]  Despite this decline, four of the five outbreaks ...
News May 2012
... and submissions must be received at the BCMA office by 5 p.m. on this day. Successful applicants will be no­tified ...
Obituaries / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD September 2012
... able to complete her residency in child psychiatry. After 5 years of bliss, the train derailed when June was diagnosed ... or white, no ambiguous shades of grey. As quoted by his 5-year-old grandson, Ashwin, “No means N-O, NOT, NEVER, ...
President's Comment / BY: Ian Gillespie, MD January/February 2011
... Canada’s population is 34 million, and BC’s is 4.5 million. If we extrapolate from US data,[ 1 ] about 25000 ... TBIs, including concussions, among children ages 5 to 18.[ 2 ] This would equate to about 2000 cases per year ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James Lee, MD, July/August 2011
... generally recommended that seizures lasting for more than 5 minutes should be treated as for status epilepticus.[ 5 ] Because of the significant morbidity and mortality ... reduced the mortality rate in children to between 1% and 5%.[ 6-9 ] However, status epilepticus can be associated with ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert D.H. MacMillan, MD, FRCSC, November 2011
... on diet and exercise than their more affluent peers,[ 4 , 5 ] thereby missing an opportunity for primary prevention.  ... experts would be essential when developing this module.)  5. High-risk behavior. Nicotine, alcohol, and other drugs ... of five 90-minute modules presented weekly over 5 weeks. These would include cardiovascular health, diet and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andre Mattman, MD, FRCPC May 2011
... cristae (see histopathological findings in Figures 5 and 6 of “Primer on mitochondrial disease” in this ... energy generation. With the exception of coenzyme Q10,[ 5 ] this assumption remains largely unproven, although ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen J. Kiraly, MD, FRCPC, September 2011
... we do know about prevention. In the US in 2009 there were 5.3 million people with Alzheimer disease (AD), and a new ... (1986) launched the Ottawa Charter for Health Promotion.[ 5 ] Ironically, many countries heed the Ottawa Charter more ... risk factor for dementia. Incidence nearly doubles every 5 years after 65 and increases exponentially with each ...
Letters / BY: Kevin W. Eva, PhD, December 2011
... to its promotion by a global panel of assessment experts.[ 5 ]  Context is important in judging the value of particular ...