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Letters / BY: Anthony Taddei, PharmD March 2003
... 1% with naproxen (an older, cheaper generic drug) and 0.4% with rofecoxib. However, the full trial data reported to ... and a heart attack rate of 0.1% with naproxen and 0.4% with rofecoxib. There was no difference in death rate. In ... pick” that literature.  There are many publications [1-4]  regarding the new cyclooxygenase II-selective ...
Clinical Articles / BY: T. Liu-Ambrose, MSc, PT, PhD (C) December 2003
... key factor in functional instability after ACL injuries. [4,5] Both proprioception and kinesthesia are specialized ... the knee joint by contributing to neuromuscular control. [4]  Borsa [15]  proposed that the functional instability ...
Editorials / BY: P. Terry Phang, MD July/August 2003
... local recurrence rates are about 16%, [1]  compared to 4% to 8% in trials using preoperative adjuvant radiation and ... the surgical technique total mesorectal excision (TME). [2-4]  The Netherlands, [2]  Sweden, [3]  and Norway [4]  have all achieved marked reduction in local recurrence ...
Clinical Articles / BY: James E. Miles, MD, FRCPC January/February 2003
... in conflict. Myers has a good chapter on this issue. [4]  Whether this mood disorder arises from the marital ... What kind of relationship do you have with each child? 4. Where do you live? Is it a house or an apartment? Do you ...
Clinical Articles / BY: M. Ryan, MSc November 2003
... 635 (75.2%) females and 205 (24.3%) males participating (4 runners did not indicate their gender). A significantly ... females had body mass index (BMI) less than 19 (F = 4.3%, M = 1.0%;  P  = .002), and a BMI between 20 and 26 (F ... categories: 14.3% had shoes between 3 and 6 months old, 22.4% wore shoes that were 6 to 12 months old, and 15.4% had ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stuart Johnston, MD May 2003
... spectrum of urban-based specialists and subspecialists. [4]  It is this promise of equalizing access to health care ... to Stoney Creek was in place (approximately $300 per 4 hours). The original plan was to have a clinical ... a finding consistent with other telehealth projects. [4,6-8,24-27]  At the time the project was completed (28 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Kathy McInnes, BSc(Pharm) September 2003
... an increased risk of death in women with heart failure. [4]  The women in the study had different causes of heart ... versus ischemic cardiomyopathy, compared to the men. [4]  A study in one hospital found that mean serum digoxin ...
Letters / BY: George E. Price, MD March 2003
... compensation commensurate with their contributions. [4] —George E. Price, MD Vancouver Letters Re: Learning and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jack Taunton, MD December 2003
... have been recommended for patellar tendinopathy. [2-4]  The most effective of these treatments to date is a ... physiotherapy (eccentric loading/stretching, etc.) within 4 weeks of randomization visit. • Receiving NSAIDs or ... sessions of 2000 shocks each at maximum energy level 4 (0.17 mJ/mm 2 ). The CG received three to five treatment ...
Letters / BY: Philip M. Alderman, MD March 2002
... 1224 standard incision vasectomies I reported in 1991. [ 4]  It seems curious that Nirapathpongporn’s ...