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Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen Kennedy, MD, October 2010
... benefit over acetaminophen alone (approxi­mately 5%), but adverse effects were more frequent.[ 2 ] Another ... exist for intra-articular injection of the knee joint.[ 5,6 ] The patient should be supine and relaxed. It is easiest ... All injections should be performed in a sterile manner.[ 5,6 ]  It’s helpful to palpate surface landmarks prior to ...
Premise / BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD, January/February 2010
... medicinalis. At each feeding a leech can ingest about 5 to 10 ml of blood, almost 10 times its own weight. The use ... the organ of the body that was deemed to be inflamed.[ 5 ] his therapy was very popular in Europe in the 1830s, especially France, where 5 to 6 million leeches per year were used in Paris alone and ...
News June 2010
... helmet legislation as important as seatbelt legislation. 5 tips to give parents to protect their child’s head: 1. ... ride. Remember: You are your child’s best role model. 5.  Children under 10 should not ride on the road. They do ...
Clinical Articles / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD December 2010
... local recurrence from colon cancer is estimated at 5% to 10%.  Factors contributing to a higher rate of local ... to 11% from 27% after follow-up for a minimum of 5 years.[ 3 ]  The combination of short-course preoperative ... adjuvant postoperative chemotherapy for Stage 3 cancers.[ 5 ] Step 3: Education program  To implement the new ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2010
... Chile was hit by an 8.8 quake, then Turkey was struck by a 5.9 quake. The world has mobilized its resources to try and ...
News September 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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Wilma Arruda, MD, January/February 2010
... impairment” in at least two areas of life functioning.[ 5 ]  A very useful and reliable source of information ...
News May 2010
... 2 consecutive days off per week and work no more than 5 consecutive days without time off.  • Reduce work ...
Clinical Articles November 2010
... approach options include the two-incision ap­proach,[ 5 , 6 ] the anterolateral (Watson-Jones) approach, and the ... significantly increased risks and surgical complications,[ 5 ] which have not been seen in THR prior to the popularity ... with a polished inner cobalt-chrome metal surface ( Figure 5 ).  The two surfaces join to create a metal-on-metal ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Diana June King, March 2010
... and who was looking for a partner.  Don spent the next 5 years—and as he contended, five of the happiest years of ...