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News / BY: J.E. Albrecht, MD November 2014
By Robert Hirzer, MD. Servus Books, 2013. ISBN 0-992-1-01603. Paperback, 496 pages. $19.99. My colleague, Bob ...
News&Notes / BY: Michal Smialowski, MD, January/February 2014
... snowing so hard I could barely see the road, and the usual 1-hour trip took double that. I get ribbed from the local ... quick reply from Antarctica where he was at the start of a 1-year sojourn as team doctor at the South African research ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Haroon Hasan, BSc, MPH, June 2014
... hypothalamic-pituitary region will be diagnosed with GHD[ 1-3 ] and require growth hormone replacement therapy (GHRT). ... and biochemical response.[ 9 ] It is estimated that 1 year of GHRT for a young adult with GHD would cost between ... and with a pediatric patient population (45%) (see  Table 1 ). The vast majority of respondents (82%) have been in ...
Obituaries / BY: Jane Cowan, PhD, September 2014
... night calls from all across the Lower Mainland, working 1 day a week at Shaughnessy to operate on wounded veterans, ...
News December 2014
... and women can book their mammograms directly by calling 1 800 663-9203. For more information on screening mammograms ...
Premise / BY: Siavash Jafari, MD, MHSc, FRCPC March 2014
... which is more than 3 times that of HIV (9 per million).[ 1 ] Results from qualitative reports of BC data available at ... of abusing painkillers was 15.2% (opioid 14%, oxycontin 1.2%).[ 3 ] Of importance is that 19% of students indicated ... of 0.3%), and was greater than the use of stimulants (0.1%), and sedatives and tranquilizers (0.2%).[ 4 ] Obtaining ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... threatens the effective treatment of infectious diseases.[ 1 ] A recent report published by the World Health ... sectors and society to mitigate antimicrobial resistance.[ 1 ] The report is available at  ... across species, and it should be carefully monitored.[ 1 ] Resistance to last-line therapy, such as carbapenems, and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Raymond Li, BSc(Pharm), MSc November 2014
... tremor were seen with doses of bupropion up to 10 mg/kg.[ 1 ] A single patient in this dose range developed seizures. ... BC Drug and Poison Information Centre at 604 682-5050 or 1 800 567-8911. —Raymond Li, BSc(Pharm), MSc BC Drug and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Deanna Tripodi, MD, December 2014
... each other over the phone throughout an accepted claim of 1 week or more in duration. This involves a two-way exchange ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2014
Medical drama script excerpt: Scene 1: Quiet post-op hospital room where healthy 60-year-old ...