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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD July/August 2016
... but so indistinct close up. The Modern Man three pack of 1.25 readers from Costco was an easy fix. I keep a pair in ...
Obituaries / BY: Sherrill Purves, MD September 2016
... They maintained full coverage of these services with a 1-in-2 call for 12 years before they were joined by a third ... to see the wine-growing regions, teaching neurosurgery for 1 month for each of 3 years in Indonesia with the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel J. Lithwick, MHA, April 2016
... conditioned athlete typically doesn’t exhibit symptoms.[ 1 ] As a result, medical organizations such as the American ... same observational study used to support the Italian law.[ 1 ] This population-based study looked to determine the ... about heart murmurs in the physical examination ( Table 1 ).[ 3 ] Sensitivity has been reported to be a concern with ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2016
... and has been upheld as reasonable at arbitration in BC.[ 1 ] The policy is, in fact, predicated on several factors: ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ilona Hale, MD, FCFPC November 2016
... vegetables, and fish are effective in preventing disease.[ 1 ] The traditional assumption is that simply replacing these ... prevent congenital neural tube defects (strong evidence).[ 1 ] Vitamin D in breastfed infants (strong evidence), frail ... medications such as metformin, proton pump inhibitors).[ 1 ] Vitamin B12 for vegans and those at risk for poor ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jonathan Pearce, MD, CCFP(PC) June 2016
... and diverse cultural and spiritual perspectives.[ 1 ] There is well-established evidence that effective ... ACP discussions[ 12 , 13 ] are outlined in Table 1 . In British Columbia, the My Voice workbook provides a ...
Letters / BY: Ashley Roberts, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2016
... in children and pregnant women in BC, an update .”[ 1 ] His comment raises important distinctions between the use ... treatment of influenza in children and pregnant women.[ 1 ] As described in the article, we agree that the absolute ...
News / BY: Kim Pelletier, CEBS, April 2016
... for life insurance and long-term disability insurance. A 1-year increase in the average age of a group is estimated to ... of Canada’s lending rate has been trending at less than 1% in order to stimulate growth. This is bad news for ...
News / BY: Dirk van Niekerk, MD, FRCPC October 2016
... updated recommendations for cervical cancer screening.[ 1 ] The age to initiate cervical cancer screening has ...
Editorials / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... is estimated to be 12 to 14 cases per 1000 live births[ 1 ] and includes a spectrum of abnormalities, from minor ...