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Clinical Articles / BY: Lauren MacDonald, BScH, MSc, December 2010
... long-term risks to their health and well-being.[ 2 , 6-8 ] These “late effects” may not become apparent ... neoplasms over the normal population was 1.3% at 15 years, 2.5% at 20 years, and 4% at 25 years.  The most common ... females only (requires ovarian stimulation over at least 2 weeks prior to starting chemo­therapy or radiation, so it ...
Back Page / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD March 2010
... evacuated a blood clot) when they trepanned his skull.[ 2 ] Then they sewed his scalp back on by the banks of Jacques ...
Letters May 2010
... author of this article on medical ethics [ BCMJ 2010;52(2):92-94 ] seems a little confused. It seems that she argues ... (1) competence is irrelevant because it cannot be proven, (2) autonomy in euthanasia cannot exist because the patient is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Hawkeswood, MD, October 2010
... 1 ] along with data published from 1945 to January 2006.[ 2 ] Treatments were evaluated for ef­ficacy, safety, and ... non-pharmacological therapy.  SOR: 97% (95% CI 95–99)[ 2 ] Patient education regarding osteo­arthritis ... their weight at a lower level. SOR: 96% (95% CI 92–100)[ 2 ] The entire OARSI panel recommended encouraging patients ...
Clinical Articles / BY: S.E. Lord, MD, April 2010
... injuries sustained by any other motor vehicle crash group.[2] Although public health efforts have resulted in ... and one electoral area with a combined population of over 2 million ( www.metrovancouver.org ).  The region is a large ... of 12 or higher, or if they required a hospital stay of 2 days or longer. Population-based epidemiology Few studies ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD June 2010
... other people’s emergencies to become your emergencies.  2. Life is not found in the abundance of the things we ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD November 2010
... physicians across the province. Since its launch almost 2 years ago, the initiative has seen the creation of 18 ... recruit up to four new family physicians within the next 2 years.  The Division is also working with Fraser Health to ...
News&Notes / BY: Fred Bass, MD, DSc January/February 2010
... of, their addiction. They would love your support, even 2.5 minutes’ worth of knowing and caring about their ... stop-smoking treatment.[ 1 ] • Nicotine gum, 4 mg and 2 mg, when used by smokers who wanted to gradually reduce the ... and 1.8 respectively for continuous 6-month abstinence.[ 2 ] • Pretreatment with the nicotine patch improved quit ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David N. Landsberg, MD, May 2010
... rates ( Figure 1 ) and pa­tient survival rates ( Figure 2 ) for BC recipients of deceased donor and living donor ... Biological agents such as basiliximab (an interleukin-2 receptor blocker) or antithymocyte globulin (ATG) are now commonly used at the time of transplant.[ 1,2 ]  The immunosuppressive regimen is determined by a ...
News September 2010
... #1  Carole Williams  dr_carole@shaw.ca   District #2  Robin Routledge  routledge@shaw.ca   District #2  Michael Morris  michaelmorris@shaw.ca   District #3  ...