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Letters / BY: Stephen Malthouse, MD, May 2012
... which a highly diluted solution of bacteria was given to 2.3 million inhabitants.[ 8 ] In response to a growing ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2012
... and did medical school and graduated at 23. They have a 2-year rotating internship, so he did the first year in ... in the third year. So they’ve wasted a minimum of 2 years. Many of them have been out of practice for 10 years, ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Craig Martin, MD, December 2012
... undertook a national lung cancer screening study.[ 2 ] It involved more than 53000 former smokers and current ... spiral CT screening at the start, and then annually for 2 years. The results indicated a 20% lower death rate among ... re­ceive a medical exam, including a chest X-ray, every 2 years. We hope more eligible workers will come forward for ...
Premise / BY: A. Daniel Malebranche, MSc, MD, March 2012
... roles in the manifestation of cardiovascular disease,[ 2 ] then I suspect that the clinical judgment that has been ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) June 2012
... to the public, health authorities,[ 1 ] and to academia[ 2 ] under the guise of wellness and prevention initiatives. ...
MDs To Be / BY: Katie Wiskar, MD, FRCPC October 2012
... to address the health care needs of their members.[ 2 ] Further­more, we are recognizing that the health of ... such as nutrition, exercise, smoking, and alcohol use.[ 2 , 6 ] Physicians who eat a healthy diet themselves are more ... at inciting positive behavioral changes in patients.[ 2 ] Because of this link, it would be ex­tremely valuable to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Wei-Shuen King, MD, FRCPC, January/February 2012
... and transmission of bloodborne infectious agents). At $2.60 per gram (Can­adian dollars),[ 5 ] albumin is ... liaison specialist, Canadian Blood Services BC and Yukon, 2 December 2011).  In order to examine the effect that the ... 1 month, and were then asked to collect data for a full 2 months.  At the end of the study period, the anonymized ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD, May 2012
... who dared to threaten social convention with statistics.[ 2 ] Dr Richard Doll Sir (William) Richard Shaboe Doll was ... it was known to release many carcinogens into the air.[ 2 ]  A study of more than 700 lung cancer patients younger ... patients progress before being willing to quit ( Table 2 ) allows the doctor to identify where patients are in their ...
News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2012
... Committee, and the General Practice Services Committee ($2.2 million). But despite the in­crease in costs over 2010, ... Brodie explained that dues for 2012 were raised by $25 (a 2% increase). The last time there was a dues increase was in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, December 2012
... smoke causes exacerbations of chronic lung disease,[ 2 ] but it has been challenging to demonstrate effects on ... from fires in Siberia, the United States, and BC ( Figure 2 ). Over the next 3 years we will improve the surveillance ...