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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC May 2011
... radiation that ranges from 3 kHz to 300 000 MHz.[ 1-3 ] It is part of the electromagnetic spectrum, with ... to the head was 0.0057 W/kg. This represents less than 1% of the specific energy absorption rate calculated for a typical mobile phone exposure, and well below the 1.6 W/kg limit to the head for uncontrolled exposures.[ 5 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Darcy Cox, PsyD, RPsych, ABPP, September 2011
... are associated with a number of mental disorders.[ 1-3 ] The purpose of CBT is to help the patient reduce or ... to their experience of anxiety and depression.[ 1-3 ] In addition, patients may identify dysfunctional core ... contribute to a number of Axis I and Axis II disorders.[ 1-3 ] Core beliefs are challenged in the same ways that ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Brian Evoy, PhD, November 2011
... genetic evidence that we are predisposed to cooperate.[ 1 ] History is full of examples of great inventions, works of ...
Letters / BY: R.M. Preshaw, MD March 2011
... fecal occult blood test in colorectal cancer screening,[ 1 ] but I take issue here with the implication that screening ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD, June 2011
... higher because of spontaneous abortions and stillborns.[ 1 ] For decades this drug became a forbidden word as it was ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Peter K.Y. Chan, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... with rates as high as 50% in older hospitalized patients.[ 1 ] A substantial number of patients are delirious upon ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC December 2011
... for people choosing to notify their partners themselves.[ 1 ] Developed in 2004 by Internet Sexuality Information ... they would use the service to notify their sex partners.[ 1 ]  Most people using the inSPOT service do include a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC January/February 2011
... colitis and pseudomembranous colitis.[ 1 ] While securing an honored place in my mind as a polished ... G-tube was initially successful, although relapse occurred 1 week later. Repeated episodes of  C. difficile -associated ... vancomycin: 125 mg q.i.d. for 14 days, 125 mg b.i.d. for 1 week, 125 mg o.d. for 1 week, 125 mg every 2 days for 2 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andre Mattman, MD, FRCPC May 2011
... considered in terms of published classification systems.[ 1-3 ]  The outcome of this process is a statement of how ... includes blood and urine testing as shown in  Table 1 . Lactic acidemia is an important but inconsistent ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC July/August 2011
... The pass rate was 86%, with additional 7% on second try.[ 1 ] It is most difficult to comprehend that with such short ...