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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Fawziah Marra, PharmD October 2006
... contrast, use of clarithromycin increased by 269% from 18.2 (1996) to 67.0 (2003) prescriptions per 1000 children (P ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2006
... S. aureus  continues to be a major infectious agent, [2]  and there has been little real progress in vaccination. ... in general practice would fit into Eron’s class 1 or 2. [16]  Such categorization would lead to treating ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2006
... the median age of those affected was 55 years (range 2 to 84). California continued to experience the most severe ... requisition #1806. •  Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) (1 to 2 mL) collected in each of two tubes without preservatives. ...
President's Comment / BY: Margaret MacDiarmid, MD, December 2006
... Forum sparked the idea. This is a well-attended, 2-day event held annually in Ottawa that addresses the fact ...
Premise / BY: Michael K. McIsaac, BA, May 2006
... by videoconference was effective and saved money.” [2]  The study supports the role of psychiatry, but through a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Bruce C. Carleton, PharmD, September 2006
... 100 000 to 218 000 lives in the United States annually. [2,3]  The direct medical costs of ADRs in the US are US$30 to $130 billion annually. [1,2,4]  These estimates are even more meaningful when compared ... of pediatric medication use—approximately 50% of about 2 million eligible children had been prescribed medications. ...
Premise / BY: Manfred Purtzki, January/February 2006
... at a nominal value must be reported as a taxable dividend. 2. Jim then sells the stock dividend shares to Lisa at fair ...
News / BY: Mark Bigham, MD July/August 2006
... is the period of highest WNV risk to the blood supply. [1,2]  As in the previous 2 years, no case of transfusion-transmitted (TT)-WNV was ... of public health-reported WNV in a health region over a 2-week period exceeding either 1:1000 in rural areas or ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brian Phillips, November 2006
... the International Commission on Radiological Protection [ 2]  recommended that action level values be set between 200 ... of tobacco smoke and radon. For a non-smoker, the risk is 2% (a 1 in 50 chance). Impact on BC Data on testing in BC ... the regions where smoking is more prevalent. Around 1% to 2% of the 200 000 single-family dwellings in these ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... health and well-being of British Columbians. Currently 5.2% of people living in BC have been diagnosed with diabetes ...