Letters /
BY: Bernhard Toews, MD
July/August 2004
... therapy in the management of plantar fasciitis,” 2004;46[4]:174-178 ). While appreciating the complexity of this type ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jean Hlady, MD, FRCPC
March 2004
... theory and knowledge clearly and in an impartial manner. [4] Competing interests None declared. Medical expert ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Daniel L. Metzger, MD, FAAP, FRCPC
November 2004
... in children under 5; the reason for this remains unclear. [4] Risk factors Both genetic [5] and environmental factor ... only (i.e., no intervention) or parenteral insulin (4 days of intravenous insulin annually and twice-daily ...
Clinical Articles
June 2004
... for full version) www.epocrates.com Memory requirement: ~4.5 MB This is the most popular drug reference for the Palm, ... Lexidrugs (US$75) www.lexi.com Memory requirement: ~4.5–8 MB for full database This comprehensive drug ... iSilo (US$12.50) www.isilo.com/ Memory requirement: ~0.4 MB for iSilo reader application This compact reader ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC
January/February 2004
... multiple sites in the cardiovascular system ( Table 3 ). [4-5] Ventricular dysfunction includes both diastolic and ... central hemodynamics and increasing stroke volume. [4,34,35] However, there has been little success with orally ... in symptomatic LVSD (treatment arm) decreased mortality at 4-year follow-up. [41] A 12-year follow-up of the original ...
Letters /
BY: John W.H. Legge, MBBCh
September 2004
... of plantar fasciitis” with interest ( BCMJ 2004;46[4]:174-178 ). I am a plastic surgeon in New Westminster and ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D.B. Clement, MD
May 2004
... positive ultrasound findings and patient symptoms. [3,4] The examining physician must consider that seronegative ... shock waves can be generated in three ways ( Figure 4 ), each with distinct focal characteristics: • ... dropped from 6.9 points to 1.5 points compared with 7.0 to 4.4 points in the placebo group. The P value was >0.0001. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: M.C. Ashe, MSc
December 2004
... than from breast and ovarian cancer combined. Over 1.4 million Canadians have osteoporosis, including 25% of women ... [3] which is associated with a 28% risk of mortality. [4] Thus, the Osteoporosis Society of Canada (OSC) ... fracture. And in their responses to questions 3 and 4, 65% of physicians reported that “Nothing” was stopping ...
Letters /
BY: Paul R. Latimer, MD
July/August 2004
In the May issue of the BCMJ ( 2004;46[4]:164 ) you have defended your decision to publish the ... response to a letter to the editor from Dr Oppel ( 2004;46[4]:169,171 ). As part of your defence, you point out that ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marie D. Hay, MD, DCH, DRCOG, FRCPC, MRCP(UK)
April 2004
... of homeless Canadian children who live on the streets.” [4] Why children are exploited There are a number of ... easy to access from the Internet if you know about them. [4] The most obvious use of child porn is as an aid to sexual ... linkage between child pornography and child sexual abuse. [4] Pedophiles also have private clubs on the Internet. One ...