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Clinical Articles / BY: Pierre Leichner, MD, FRCPC January/February 2005
... good results and improving client satisfaction. [1] The new approach—often referred to as Motivational ... Precontemplation  or the  Contemplation  stage ( Figure 1 ). In our research with youth, we have learned that many ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: K. Pielak, RN, MSN May 2005
... programs will be introduced: •  For infants:  Starting 1 June 2005 infants at 2 months of age will be eligible for ... 17 000 physician visits, 172 hospitalizations, and 1 to 2 deaths. Two-thirds of the hospitalizations due to ... •  Susceptible infants at 12 months of age:  As of 1 January 2005 all infants born on or after January 2004 are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David A. Wood, MD, FRCPC October 2005
... and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes (DM2). [1-2]  While the United Kingdom Prospective Diabetes Study ... greatest impact on preventing CVD in patients with DM2. [1]  In this study, 80 patients were randomly assigned to ... total cholesterol levels <4.5 mmol/L, and triglycerides <1.7 mmol/L. In addition, the patients in the intensive ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ian L. Mitchell, MD, FRCP March 2005
... CR, CK, and AST. • Have the patient take the following: 1. ASA 325 mg STAT and then 81 mg OD. 2. Clopidogrel ...
President's Comment / BY: Michael Golbey, MD July/August 2005
... for this third year are set to begin no later than 1 October 2005 and will be subject to arbitration as early as 1 February 2006. We all remember what happened to our last ...
Letters / BY: Alexander G. Nagy, MD December 2005
... to provide funding for clinical faculty teaching. [1]  Alberta and Ontario have already done so and have given ...
News / BY: John McCracken, MD April 2005
... bonding. The current benefit year under the MLBP is 1 April 2005 to 31 March 2006. For more information regarding ... Ms Lorie Arlitt MLBP administrator Toll free in BC: 1 800 665-2262, ext. 2882 Direct: 604 638-2882 E-mail:  ... Mr Vince Lee Benefits administrator Toll free in BC: 1 800 665-2262, ext. 2808 Direct: 604 638-2808 E-mail:  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP September 2005
... realizing that in such cases medicine is powerless.” [1] While physicians might stay away because a dead patient ... is more allied to madness than to lack of knowledge.” [1] Dying in centuries past was a quick affair, lasting a ...
Letters / BY: John Sehmer, MD January/February 2005
... in British Columbia are undertreating osteoporosis. [1]  They conclude as a possible solution, “Patients with ... women 65 years or older should undergo repeat DEXA every 1 to 2 years regardless of the results of the initial DEXA ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Duncan Robertson, MD, FRCP, FRCPC June 2005
... • 20% of seniors with hip fractures die within 1 year, and half of those who recover never regain full ... Geriatrics Society/British Geriatrics Society Guidelines, [1]   Prevention of Falls and Injuries Among the Elderly , a ...