Letters /
BY: Ken Bassett, MD, PhD
May 2006
... of community educational sessions around BC, ranging from 1-hour CME rounds to 1-day courses. The main purpose of these is to provide an ... for periods ranging from a few days to a maximum of 1 to 2 years. Clinical trials usually compare a drug’s ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em)
September 2006
... fluoride and there is much misinformation on the topic. [1,2] For those of us in practice, answering patients’ ... condition. At the recommended water levels (0.7–1.2 ppm), at worst, it is a minimal cosmetic problem (white ...
Editorials /
BY: James A. Wilson, MD
March 2006
... old when either one or both of the following occur. 1) You run into a group of people who seem to recognize you ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Richard Beever, MD
June 2006
... if virus activity is reported in an area near you.” [1] On a global basis mosquito-transmitted disease is ... was negligible: the surface area of each limb was within a 1% variance of the mean surface area of 2102.5 cm2. Each ... and the number needed to treat to prevent one event was 1.00 (=1) for DEET and 1.17 (~1) for ASSS ( Table 1 ). ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kevin W. Johns, BSc
October 2006
... microalbuminuria have become standard for screening [1] and treating nephropathy in patients with type 1 and type 2 diabetes mellitus. Between 10% and 45% of ... average AER of 55.7±18.2 mg/24 hours and an ACR of 4.46±1.28 mg/mmol—values well above the Canadian Diabetes ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marlene E. Hunter, MD, FCFPC
May 2006
... times we also find dissociative identity disorder (DID). [1-3] If mental health care is inadequate when it comes to ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP
September 2006
... WorkSafeBC coverage, please call WorkSafeBC at 1 888 922-2768 and choose option 2. Personal Optional ... or call WorkSafeBC’s Employer Service Centre at 1 888 922-2768 and choose option 2. —Don Graham, MD WCB ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP
December 2006
... are more results of our analysis: • The 14 males and 1 female were, on average, 37 years old. • The first ...
Premise /
BY: Manfred Purtzki,
January/February 2006
... is an outline of how Jim can use the capital gains method: 1. His medical corporation (“Medco”) pays Jim a dividend ...
Letters /
BY: Joelle Bradley, MD,
June 2006
Dr Graham’s article for WorkSafeBC ( BCMJ 2006;48[1]:36) makes intuitive sense but is not feasible. He ...