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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 ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... medicine residency. Then we went to England while he did 2 years of research in genetics and I started school there. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: William J. Kierans, BA, MA January/February 2006
... throughout the world, including British Columbia [2-4]  and Canada. [5-7]  The British Columbia Vital ... (BCVSA) published the first BC-specific chart in 1990, [2]  followed by comprehensive reports in 1993 [3]  and ... were excluded. Data were analysed using SAS Release 8.2, leased and maintained by the British Columbia Ministry of ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC June 2006
... injury [1]  and long-term decline in lung function [2]  in law enforcement personnel dealing with clandestine ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP October 2006
... inclement weather, solar radiation, and thermal stress. [2,3]  In addition, viticulture workers are at risk of ... succinate and citrate. The pH of wines ranges from 3.2 to 3.8. Winemakers may do 5 to 50 tastings per day, holding ...
Clinical Articles / BY: H.F. Kennecke, MD, MHA, FRCPC, April 2006
... death by 31%, regardless of age or use of chemotherapy. [1,2]  This benefit is sustained even at 15 years from initial diagnosis. [2] Although well tolerated by the majority of women, ... thromboembolic and uterine cancer due to tamoxifen is 0.2% per decade, which is small compared with the absolute ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC July/August 2006
... infant should receive postexposure prophylaxis at birth. [2,3]  Postexposure prophylaxis consists of hepatitis B ... vertical transmission of HBV still occurs in 1% to 2% of infants; [4]  rates up to 6.5% have been reported for ... to mothers with HBV infection over a 7-year period found 2.3% were infected with HBV (oral communication, Ameeta ...
News December 2006
... Mississauga: Doubleday Canada, 2006. ISBN 987-0-385-66277-2. Paperback, 344 pages. $14.95. Are we all going to die? If ... about these initiatives. Next steps Over the next 2 to 3 months, PITO will be focused on the following ... 2006–07 salary and service contract rates increase of 2.84%. All of these rates will increase by 2%, 2%, and 3% in ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS June 2006
... General compensation increase is 10.4% over 4 years (3%, 2%, 2%, and 3%). Particular increases will be calculated once the ... and the Rural Education Action Plan will receive $3.2 million between 1 April 2007 and 31 March 2010; for the ...