Premise /
BY: Faith E. Hayman, LLB, BA, BEd
April 2006
... this line of cases in the decision Fidler v. Sun Life , [7] a case which is scheduled to be argued before the ...
Letters /
BY: Margaret McGregor, MD,
December 2006
In response to JAW’s op-ed ( BCMJ 2006;48[7]:310-312 ) claiming that the recent challenge to Dr Brian ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
July/August 2006
... of infants born to mothers with HBV infection over a 7-year period found 2.3% were infected with HBV (oral ... high-risk infants who received HB vaccine when less than 7 days old. The integrated Public Health Information System ... in the cohort who had received the HB vaccine at less than 7 days of age were identified and the time of administration ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Janene Spring, RN, BScN, MSCN,
March 2006
... an overall life expectancy after diagnosis of only 6 or 7 years less than that of the general population. [2] ... patients with MS, with one Canadian study reporting a rate 7.5 times higher than the rate for the general population. ... with MS and the duration and severity of the disease. [7] A patient presenting with few or mild symptoms can have ...
Premise /
BY: Michael F. Myers, MD,
November 2006
... and seduced by endless e-mail, world news bites 24/7, the sports channel, and reality TV—we can take a lesson ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Richard Beever, MD
June 2006
... the active effect of any substance is negligible. [7] Ninety-five percent DEET is effective for 10 hours, ... 55% 1.82 (~2) DEET vs ASSS 0 vs 6 P=.046 15% 6.67 (~7) Appendix. Safety assessments and Health Canada ... was found to be 85% as effective as DEET ( P =.046, NNT=7). The introduction of the West Nile virus in Canada is ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA
January/February 2006
... world, including British Columbia [2-4] and Canada. [5-7] The British Columbia Vital Statistics Agency (BCVSA) ... across the full spectrum of gestational ages. [3-7] As noted previously, current preference suggests ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: G. Ross Baker, PhD,
September 2006
... strategy, these findings yielded an adverse event rate of 7.5 per 100 hospital admissions (95% CI, 5.7−9.3). Physicians reviewing the medical records classified ... two US studies, including a study done in Utah/Colorado, [7] as well as the earlier Harvard Medical Practice Study ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marlene E. Hunter, MD, FCFPC
May 2006
... score on features associated with dissociative disorder 7 Female 26 years Borderline personality disorder 48 Mild ...
Letters /
BY: Sadi Bayrakal, MD,
December 2006
In the September issue ( BCMJ 2006;48[7]:324-34 ), the articles concerning adverse drug effects and ...