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News July/August 2014
... error that appeared in the article on page 227, paragraph 1, line 12. The sentence that reads “Constipation should be ...
Letters / BY: Rajesh Nair, MD November 2014
... benefits such as improved self-esteem and reduced stress.[ 1 ] For the mentor, positive mentorship experiences offer the ... of helping and positively affecting somebody’s career.[ 1 ] While mentorship is a facilitator for career success and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Joanne Stares, MHSc, April 2014
... Canada having some of the highest rates of IBD reported.[ 1,2 ] A north-south gradient has been identified in its ... hygiene rather than factors related to latitude itself.[ 1,3,4 ] There are few reported cluster investigations of IBD, ... remaining only slightly elevated in Trail by 2011 ( Figure 1  and  Figure 2 ).[ 7 ] The consistency of these trends ...
News / BY: Shannon Waters, MD, September 2014
... compared to every 5 years for the general population.[ 1,2 ] Aboriginal people are included in “populations with a ...
Letters December 2014
... prevention of stroke in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation.[ 1 ] We absolutely acknowledge some nonvalvular atrial ... risk of embolism increases nearly fourfold at an INR of 1.4-1.7; risk of intracerebral hemorrhage (ICH) increases ...
Letters / BY: Jeffrey Quon, DC, MHSc, PhD, FCCSC January/February 2014
... nonsteroidal anti-inflammatories, and muscle relaxants.[ 1-10 ]  The article specifically references Dagenais and ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Sean Virani, MD, May 2014
... accountability systems over the coming 3 years.”[ 1 ] For the Specialist Services Committee (SSC), creating ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kasandra Harriman, MD, CCFP, November 2014
... risk factor for increased morbidity and mortality,[ 1 ] especially among elderly people, who are more likely to ... care are prescribed an average of 9 medications (range 1 to 42) (personal communication by e-mail with C. ... for a response rate of 61.0%. One-third of respondents (32.1%) were female. The average number of years in practice ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Cavers, MD December 2014
... playing Christmas carols at the stroke of midnight on 1 December.  Granted, this hasn’t always been received ...
News March 2014
... by 22 colleges under the Health Professions Act, and 1 under the Social Workers Act, have incorporated under the ...