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ICBC / BY: Sonny Senghera, September 2008
... on booster seats. The new laws went into effect 1 July 2008. The changes im­prove safety for kids traveling ... the Child Passenger Safety toll-free information line at 1 877 247-5551.   —Sonny Senghera ICBC Road Safety ... 12 months old and 9 kg (20 lbs).  • Children at least 1 year old and 9 kg (20 lbs) to at least 18 kg (40 lbs) are ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD December 2008
... whom we don’t allow to operate. Surgeons in my town get 1 day a week to operate—if they are lucky. Their day is ...
Letters / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS January/February 2008
... as follows. The readers can make their own conclusions. 1. Instead of using this money to support physicians in their ... controversy with some members of the steering committee[ 1 ] and the vendor selection process has been far from ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nabil Al Lawati, MD, MRCP, April 2008
... it is the fourth leading cause of death in the world[ 1 ] and in Canada.[ 2 ] The prevalence of COPD in Canada has ... ob­structive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) account for over 1.5 million physician visits annually in Canada and are the ... The econo­mic impact of the disease in Canada exceeds $1.67 billion[2] and is likely underestimated.[ 5 ] In ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Navid Dehghani, MD, FRCPC, June 2008
... all make children susceptible to foreign body aspiration.[ 1 ]  In the first 9 months of 2007, the divisions of ... foods most commonly responsible for lethal choking ( Table 1 ). Retrieval of these objects requires prompt basic life ... and then experiences paroxysmal coughing for at least 1 minute. While a severe coughing fit suggests an airway ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD October 2008
... two elections for British Columbians this fall within a 1-month time span, plus the US election slated to run smack ...
Letters / BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC March 2008
... •  “Ching Wan Hung” ointment containing myrrha (1.35%) with seven other ingredients and Chinese herbs. •  ... Aconiti tuber lateralis has cardiac side effects.[ 1 ] Allergic contact dermatitis occurs with myrrha.[ 2 ] ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2008
... the most cost-effective health care measures available.[ 1 ] Even in countries with no organized health care system to ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS September 2008
... Our annual Core-Plus Plan open enrollment period runs from 1 September through 31 October 2008. The Core-Plus Plan ... of prescription drugs per in­sured person, basic dental, $1 million of emergency travel and other extended health care ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC November 2008
... magnetic fields as a “possible” human carcinogen.[ 1 ] The first study to link childhood leukemia with ...