Clinical Articles /
BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC,
October 2011
... management is not appropriate as it can worsen delirium,[ 5 ] can contribute to further decline, does not address ... parkinsonian side effects (EPS), especially above 4.5 mg a day in the elderly.[ 21 ] Prolonged QT syndrome and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Janet McElhaney, MD,
March 2011
... undergoing an unprecedented demographic shift: in 2000, 12.5% of the population of British Columbia was aged 65 years, ... level of frailty, some improvement remains possible.[ 5 ] In a study by Lang and colleagues, researchers attempted ...
Editorials /
BY: Kevin Farrell, MBChB,
July/August 2011
... in primary care and emergency departments. Between 3% and 5% of children under 5 years of age will have a febrile seizure, and approximately 1.5% of children under 15 years of age will have at least one ...
Interviews /
BY: Jay Draper
November 2011
... Guide] process, which was quite difficult. It had taken 5 or 6 years before it culminated in 1995 during my ... lot of issues. What dangers does the BCMA face in the next 5 years? The next 5 years for the BCMA are going to be a major time of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC
May 2011
... not been available in Canada for any purpose since 2005.[ 5 ] Levamisole is known to cause agranulocytosis in 3% to 10% ...
Letters /
BY: James McCormack, BSc(Pharm) PharmD
September 2011
... The overall rating for the course this year was 4.6/5.0, indicating that not everybody had the same experience as ...
Obituaries /
BY: Bruce Gillespie,
January/February 2011
... BC representative to the American Board of Pediatrics for 5 years (1975–1980), teaching interns and residents, and ...
Proust for Physicians /
BY: Marco Terwiel, MB, MD, CCFP, FCFP,
June 2011
... in 1961. He practised as a family physician in the US for 5 years before moving, in 1968, to Maple Ridge, BC. He is ...
President's Comment /
BY: Nasir Jetha, MD,
October 2011
... British Columbia” is just that, and for the past 5 years the Economist Intelligence Unit has ranked Vancouver ...
Council on Health Promotion
April 2011
... if one becomes minimally active (30 minutes of activity 5 days per week). As doctors, we see the people who are most ...