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WorkSafeBC / BY: Kukuh Noertjojo, MD, October 2010
... healing,[ 4 ] and treating Achilles tend­ino­pathy.[ 5 ]  Lower-quality and lower-level studies[ 1-4 ] showed the ... result in significant improvement in pain and activity.[ 5 ] These studies could not discount the value of ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jenny Ko, March 2010
... that the physician consult another experienced colleague.[ 5 ] However, this is not a meaningful requirement since he or ... abuse lies in the integrity of the medical professionals.[ 5 ] However, whether such profound trust can be placed in any ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc, July/August 2010
... any organisms, and there was no growth on culture after 5 days of incubation. Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) tests ... geographical distribution and biological characteristics.[ 5 ]  Disease in humans is typically caused by two of these ... which are found throughout the United States and Canada.[ 5 , 6 ] Humans are most commonly in­fected through insect ...
MDs To Be / BY: Kristin DeGirolamo, Pharm MD December 2010
... film the procedures, edit, narrate, and finally produce 5- to 7-minute instructional videos. Once produced, these ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD April 2010
... provides. Knowing that the favorable impression increased 5% means we’re on the right track, but that we still have ... job of supporting member services and needs—that’s up 5% from 2 years ago.  As well, 95% say their call to the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Manal Hasan, MBBS, MD, October 2010
... the hip and knee is enormous and demands our attention.[ 5 ] Symptoms and physical findings The main symptoms of OA of ... stiffness in osteoarthritic lower limb joints lasts about 5 to 10 minutes and occurs when the patient gets up and bears ... The Framingham Study found that women who lost about 5 kg had a 50% reduction in the risk of developing new ...
News&Notes / BY: Fred Bass, MD, DSc January/February 2010
... of, their addiction. They would love your support, even 2.5 minutes’ worth of knowing and caring about their ... effects from this remarkable increase NRT provided.[ 4,5 ] The central theme in these studies is that for smokers ...
Letters / BY: John de Couto, MD, June 2010
... results are comments of “significance” with shifts of 5% to 8% (!) over previous survey (of this tiny sample).  In ... in disgust.  Ominously 21% expect to retire in less than 5 years, and another 29% in 11 to 15 years, and 25% feel ...
News November 2010
... BCMA, #115–1665 West Broadway, Vancouver, BC V6J 5A4 by 5 April 2011. CMA Special Awards Further information on ... one student, one resident, and one early-career physician (5 years post-residency) member who has demonstrated exemplary ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Natalie Prystajecky, PhD, SCCM April 2010
... that rarely occurred during seasonal influenza (3.5%). Test requisitions are available online; correct use ...