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MDs To Be / BY: Annika Klopp, BSc, April 2012
... groups of the various Aboriginal groups in Canada.[ 1 ]  Another afternoon, we learned about the medicine wheel ...
Letters / BY: Michael J. Passmore, MD, July/August 2012
... toll on function, quality of life, and caregiver health.[ 1 ] As emphasized by Drs Fok and Dian, the treatment of ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD, November 2012
... the medical system. In his 2008 editorial, Nick Goodwin[ 1 ] noted that several attempts in the United States at ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... outcomes and has concerned researchers for many years.[ 1 ] While there is a general perception that antibiotic use ... 93 cases (82.8%) the parents were im­migrants.  Table 1  lists the countries of origin for all immigrant ... Control reported for two similar time periods in 2010: for 1 September to 1 October 51% of viral isolates were possibly ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Monika Hudoba, MD, FRCPC June 2012
... even though their platelet counts are low.[ 1 , 2 ] This means HIT often results in major venous and ... heparin than with low molecular weight heparin (1% to 5% vs <1%). Other risk factors for HIT include recent surgery and ...
News&Notes / BY: Gerd A. Asche, MD September 2012
... Boaters arrived at the accident site in less than 1 minute, however, the aircraft had already sunk amid a small ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC December 2012
... supplements that exceed the limits of its partial ban.[ 1 ] However, the current natural health product compliance ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD April 2012
... the perpetuation of weight-based stigma/discrimination.[ 1 ] Reflect on the language used with patients and adopt ... say that Food dominates your life?  Each “yes” equals 1 point; a score of 2 indicates a likely diagnosis of ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gibong Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD, July/August 2012
... were present in some of the ulcers examined ( Figure 1 ). Purpura in the pinna and the lobes of the ears were also ... 3 of 30.2) with atypical peri­nuclear pattern, ANA of 1:80, normal complements levels, and no cryoglobulins. By day ... million people identified as current (past month) users.[ 1 ] Levamisole has been isolated in 30% to 71% of cocaine ...
Premise / BY: Keith M. Laycock, MB, ChB (Edin), MCFP, Dip Sport Med, October 2012
... Clinic project (British Columbia Medical Journal[ 1 ]) have to be recognized, and none of the following ... Firstly, the introductory comment that women have a 1 in 9 lifetime risk of breast cancer should be clarified and ... 2 ] and only those women living to 90 years have a 1 in 9 chance of the disease;[ 2 ] the highest cause of death ...