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News / BY: Nicole Racette, MD, March 2010
... is for all patients to be seen and treated within 1 to 2 business days.  The clinic sees patients who: • Have ...
Letters / BY: John de Couto, MD, June 2010
... the results of the membership survey, a second after only 2 years.  This latest is presented in graphic form by Ipsos ... again on surveys, hoping to be congratulatory, after only 2 years is out of line as expressed before. —John de Couto, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Robert C. Schweigel, MD, FRCSC, November 2010
... reported good results in patients younger than 60 years[ 2 ] and in obese patients with BMIs over 30.[ 3 ] Generally ... arthroplasty A patellofemoral replacement ( Figure 2 ) is indicated for the management of isolated ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Derryck H. Smith, MD, FRCPC January/February 2010
... Ehrcke affirmed the application of the Swirski decision.[ 2 ] In this particular case, a physician (Dr D.) was treating ...
Obituaries / BY: W. James Corbett, MD, April 2010
... was appointed chief justice of the Aesculapian Court for 2 years. In his final year he was class president and gave ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: E. Lyle Gross, MD, July/August 2010
... CT scan include the following: • GCS less than 15 at 2 hours post­injury. • Cranial fracture—depressed or ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, December 2010
... of pollutants including fine partic­ulate matter (PM 2.5) and many tox­ic compounds.[ 1 ] Exposure to forest fire ... health ef­fects,[ 1 ] including asthma exacerbations[ 2 ] and other respiratory complaints.[ 3 ] This summer, ... New Westminster, Burnaby, and Coquitlam, even though PM 2.5 reached only 17.6 ug/m3 ( Figure 2 ). Although the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM March 2010
... indicate that female-only vaccination is cost effective.[ 2 ] The grade 9 HPV vaccine program for girls in BC was ...
News May 2010
... with HIV in the US in 2006, even though MSM are only 2% of the adult population. News Gay men still more likely to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stephen Kennedy, MD, October 2010
... several studies showing no benefit over pla­cebo.[ 1 , 2 ] The Osteoarthritis Research Society International (OARSI) ... within 6 months treatment should be discontinued.”[ 2 ]  Other guidelines, such as those for the American ... ] Both sets of guidelines are based on level I evidence.[ 2 , 3 ] This disparity in recommend­ations is considered to ...