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Obituaries / BY: William L. Grapentine, MD, September 2011
... but was encouraged to return to medicine for another 5 years. Bernie is survived by his wife, Florence; his ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Keith M. Laycock, MB, ChB (Edin), MCFP, Dip Sport Med, March 2011
... scores and ability to pass a simulated driving test.[ 5 ] Physical examination Although the most straightforward ... at age 80 and every 2 years thereafter to maintain a class 5 driver’s licence.10 Prior to 80 years, and setting aside ... risk is 1% under 65 years and then doubles for every 5 years of age, so that by 80 years the risk is 16%: those ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... million 2-year-olds (in US dollars for the year 2000).[ 5 ] Our case study illustrates the complementary roles of the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard A. Bebb, MD, ABIM, FRCPC November 2011
... 40% of men aged 45 or older,[ 1 ] although less than 5% of these men are actually diagnosed and treated for the ... a bioavailable testosterone level is also obtained.[ 4 , 5 ] Physicians should be aware that testosterone levels ... level and confirm the original clinical impression.[ 5-7 ] Patients who test low for testoster­one should also be ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sandra Sirrs, MD, FRCPC, May 2011
... in mitochondrial function, it is estimated that up to 1 in 5 individuals carry nuclear gene mutations, most of which are ... A muscle biopsy showed typical ragged-red fibres ( Figure 5 ), abnormal mitochondrial structure on electron microscopy ... including patients III-1, III-2, IV-1, IV-2, IV-3, and IV-5. Some family members with the mutation (IV-5) are ...
Editorials / BY: Martha Lou Donnelly, MD, CCFP, FRCPC September 2011
... suffering from dementia is expected to increase from 1.5% in 2008 to 2.8% in 2038. Are we prepared?  Fortunately, ...
News December 2011
... case load (38.8%) and lack of available hospital beds (29.5%). When the responses to the survey questions are broken ...
News January/February 2011
... BCMA, 115–1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 5 April 2011. News Call for nominations ...
News June 2011
... kills over 600 000 African children under the age of 5. For more information, visit  www.msf.ca . News How to ...
Letters / BY: Sheri Souch, October 2011
... reported is a clear indication that something is amiss.[ 5 ]  Another issue of importance is surveillance. Henry and ... bull’s eye. Based on Dr Henry’s survey of BC doctors,[ 5 ] erythema migrans rashes are not even recognized as ...