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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Christine Halpert, RN, BSN, MA, June 2015
... to medical procedures in healthy infants and children.[ 2 ] In BC, the immunization schedule calls for 13 to 15 ... should be administered prior to injected vaccines at the 2- and 4-month visits.[ 10 ] •    Immunization ... able to place the cream or patch on the appropriate site.[ 2 , 8,9 ] There is no one strategy that will work for every ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Yu Ling Cheng, BSc, MD, October 2015
... can cause significant morbidity and mortality.[ 2,3 ] Currently there is no organized communication system ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2015
... disease, cancer, diabetes, and respiratory disease.[ 2 ] We have made some progress, particularly in ... states that 40% of cancers and 80% of heart disease, type 2 diabetes, and respiratory disease are preventable by ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ken Q. Little, MSc, March 2015
... rate of HPV in British Columbian women is between 12.2% and 16.8%.[ 2,3 ] In British Columbian men, the rate is likely ... agent in a number of other cancers. It is estimated that 5.2% of all cancers worldwide are associated with HPV ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Tom Goetz, MD, FRCSC, July/August 2015
... other imaging modalities and anatomic regions. Proposal 2: Form for specialist’s consultation In collaboration with ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) December 2015
... which accounts for a quarter of total mercury emissions.[ 2 ] Health Canada calls mercury a global contaminant because ... health problems, particularly neurological problems.[ 2 ] This form of mercury tends to accumulate in body tissues ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, May 2015
... 1% of Canadians,[ 1 ] with prevalence rates climbing.[ 2 ] Compared with the general population, people with schizophrenia have a risk of premature death that is 2 to 3 times higher.[ 3,4 ] Although suicide and high-risk ... schizophrenics, with poor cardiorespiratory fitness being 2 times higher than in the general population.[ 9 ] As well ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nita Jain, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... point to a medical diagnosis when abuse is not present.[ 1,2 ] Fortunately, pre-existing medical conditions that result ... ( Figure 1 ), or posterior rib fractures ( Figure 2 ), both of which are strongly suggestive of abuse even when ... A limited repeat skeletal survey, done approximately 2 weeks following the initial one, is recommended when there ...
Letters January/February 2015
... are not in favor of preserving life at all costs.[ 1,2 ] Withdrawal of medically futile care that is merely ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: John Hamilton, MD, July/August 2015
... the province is the best way to drive system progress.[ 2 ] System-wide changes are being led by three joint clinical ...