Clinical Articles /
BY: Kathleen M.N. Lee, RDN
April 2002
... with the intent of recruiting 7,000 to 10,000 subjects. [ 2] The primary purpose of the study is to compare ... over 6 months, which corresponds to a decrease in BMI of 2 units. [ 16] If the weight loss goals are achieved in 6 ... Table 1 and some drug treatments outlined in Table 2 . Among the causes of refractoriness to weight loss, ...
Editorials /
BY: James A. Wilson, MD
October 2002
... the younger member of the duo. In other words, based on my 2-second visual assessment, my assumption was that the two ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: James R. Taylor, MD, PhD
June 2002
... an injury mechanism without specifying a pathology. [1,2] Neck sprain assumes a ligamentous injury. [3] ... to produce neck hyper-extension injuries in monkeys. [2] Anterior distraction caused tears of longus colli with ... disc injuries in eight patients operated on within 2 years of injury. Seven patients obtained pain relief ...
Letters /
BY: Eugene Leduc, MD
December 2002
... permits. The BCMJ published my reasoned response [2] to this, but I was not aware until recently that the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Paul C. Adams, MD
March 2002
... a prevalence of 1 in 327 for C282Y homozygotes. [ 2] However, considerable debate has arisen about the risks ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Andrew Eisen MD, FRCPC
September 2002
... neurodegenerations affecting the aging nervous system. [1,2] Its pathogenesis is complex and multifactorial and ... and prevalence ALS has a worldwide incidence of about 2 per 100 000 population and a prevalence of 4 per 100 000 ... possible, probable, or definite [15] ( Table 2 ). The combination of painless, progressive, but ...
Letters
May 2002
... should be on salary like any public servant.” Character #2: “My parents really sacrificed for me to go to medical ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: E. Jane Garland, MD, FRCPC
November 2002
... The morbid risk by the end of the teen years is now 20%. [2] However, half of major depressive episodes in community ... populations of teens will have spontaneously resolved by 2 months. [1] Nevertheless, more brief depressions may ... in adults, with at least 50% recurrence within the next 2 years and 75% within 5 years. Table 2 shows established ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: William J. Koch, PhD
July/August 2002
... competence, and the trustworthiness of the world, [2] as well as negative emotional responses to resource ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patricia Clugston, MD, FRCSC, FACS
April 2002
... is now widely accepted as safe and effective. [ 1,2] Although several studies have demonstrated the ... risk of local recurrence with skin-sparing techniques. [ 2,7] The benefits of immediate breast reconstruction include ... a deciding factor than the disease stage (36%) ( Table 2 ). Only 14% of the surgeons surveyed discuss reconstruction ...