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Letters / BY: Phillipe Lucas, April 2011
... chron­ic pain. Dr Vroom is simply wrong in claiming that Health Canada created “medical marijuana” to address ... to be unconstitutional. What we can all agree on is that Health Canada’s federal medical can­nabis program has done ...
News June 2011
... per year. Médicins Sans Frontières (MSF) and the World Health Organization are petitioning African governments to ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2011
... at BC Children’s Hospital and BC Women’s Hospital and Health Centre in the Department of Pediatrics.  One month in ... pediatrics the biggest frustration is referrals to mental health and neurodevelopmental problems. We are so lacking ... balance. This will of course lead to manpower issues and health human resources issues, but we will have to somehow ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Stacy L. Elliott, MD, November 2011
... also affect erections. ED as an indicator of vascular health Multiple studies confirm that ED can be an indicator ... provides an opportunity for physicians to improve men’s health before they experience their first cardiovascular ... to assess general metabolic and cardiovascular health risks in men.[ 16 ] Penile rehabilitation Penile ...
News December 2011
... Stop HIV/AIDS initiative— a program of Vancouver Coastal Health, Northern Health, Providence Health, Provincial Health Services Authority, and the Centre ...
News January/February 2011
... in early detection of skin cancer and can be used by any health care professional—dermatologist, family doctor, ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD May 2011
... than ever.  The boomers are going to consume more health care services as they age and demand ever-increasing ... penalty on the rich? Is the answer to expand the private health care sector to relieve the strain on the public ... insurance premiums are already based on a number of health risk factors, so perhaps we could use some of these. ...
Letters / BY: Heidi M. Oetter, MD July/August 2011
All registrants are required under the Health Professions Act to provide a public address and phone ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philip E. Lee, MD, FRCPC, October 2011
... moderate AD,[ 17-19 ] while donepezil is also approved by Health Canada for pa­tients with severe AD.[ 17 ] See  ... on sharing information and experience among physicians, health care professionals, and the public regarding dementia. ... Dr Hsiung is supported by a Canadian Institute of Health Research (CIHR) Clinical Genetics Investigatorship and ...
News / BY: Brian Day, MB November 2011
... Bliss achieves this goal. The current trend in Canadian health care is based on the term “transformation.” We ...