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Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... it from other parts of the country. I don’t feel like a British Columbian particularly—I don’t identify with any ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... BC Nutrition Survey found that although 80% of adults in British Columbia believed they were active enough for good ... (36%) exercise during their leisure time. Therefore, many British Columbians fall short of achieving 30 minutes of ... at the impact of diabetes on the health and well-being of British Columbians. Currently 5.2% of people living in BC ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP October 2006
... wines in Canada have increased by more than 50%. [1]  British Columbia is a significant participant in this ... and the workplace.  Illness caused by pesticide exposure British Columbia vineyards have many pests that reduce the ... A variety of pesticides are used to control pests in British Columbia, including organophosphates, carbamates, ...
News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... of research in the Faculty of Medicine a the University of British Columbia. Dr O’Shaughnessy was awarded the Order of British Columbia in June 1998 and received a Commemorative ...
News / BY: Mark Bigham, MD July/August 2006
... years, there were no confirmed positive WNV donations in British Columbia. Nationally, CBS detected WNV in 15 ... in 1996, this program promotes health and fitness for all British Columbians interested in adopting a more active ... projects striving to improve the health and safety of British Columbians.  BCPA online listings There are over ...
News / BY: Sarah Gilgoff, BSc, April 2006
... leave benefit Are you a physician practising medicine in British Columbia and having a baby or planning a pregnancy in ... Working Agreement between the BCMA and the government of British Columbia. The MLBP ensures that a new mother can ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD, September 2006
... at the Children’s and Women’s Health Centre of British Columbia in January 2005 suggest that ADR reporting ... least one prescription medication annually. (PharmaNet is British Columbia’s fully comprehensive prescription data ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2006
... occur overnight. However, this is no longer the case in British Columbia. According to BC Vital Statistics, between ... care has become essentially the new hospice for British Columbians. Today we are living longer and ... more disability-free years of life. In 1986, 137 British Columbians died at an age greater than 100. By 2004 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Brooks, MD, November 2006
... and a summary and agreement statement was published in the British Journal of Sports Medicine, [6]  the Clinical ... need for education as shown by a recent study of British Columbia minor hockey players. Williamson and Goodman ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2006
... across the country for the presence of the virus. So far, British Columbia has not had any reported viral activity, but ... of the physician • Stay up-to-date with WNV activity in British Columbia. The Public Health Agency of Canada web site ...