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Clinical Articles / BY: Amil Shah, MDCM, FRCPC, FACP May 2000
... found to improve the response rates to about 30% to 40%.[ 1 ] A meta-analysis of the nine randomized trials confirmed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: C.J. Sedergreen, MBBS September 2000
... College of Physicians and Surgeons of BC (7 July 1999)[ 1 ] relating to alternative and complementary therapies, ... first consultation with a massage therapist may last about 1 hour, during which time the therapist is expected to take a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gordean Bjornson, MBA March 2000
... children the infection rate was about 30% each year.[ 1,2 ] The complications of influenza generally result from ... to complications by underlying conditions ( see Table 1 ). Despite this, it is the most poorly utilized vaccine in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Kendall Ho, MD, FRCPC June 2000
... is equally caught up in this technological revolution.[ 1 ] Witness the proliferation of Internet medical web sites ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Greg McGregor, MD, FRCSC May 2000
... UICC (International Union Against Cancer) system ( Table 1 ). This system depends on the degree of penetration of the ... and perforated cancers have reduced survival rates.[ 1 ] Preoperative blood transfusion adversely affects survival ... Although a 2 cm distal margin is preferred, a margin of 1 cm is acceptable, since most rectal cancers do not exceed 1 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Shayesta Dhalla, MD September 2000
... The spectrum of multiple endocrine neoplasia type 1 (MEN-1) extends beyond the defining parathyroid, pancreatic, and ... and lipomas. In this British Columbia family with MEN-1 and associated carcinoid tumors and carcinoid syndrome, the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Danuta M. Skowronski, MD, FRCPC March 2000
... health problems be vaccinated yearly against influenza.[ 1 ] Canada, along with at least 10 other developed countries, ... also recommends immunization for health-care workers.[ 1 , 2 ] A distinct recommendation to health-care workers has ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martin Zelder, PhD June 2000
... was studied in the RAND Health Insurance Experiment.[ 1 ]  The RAND researchers randomly assigned about 2000 ... there were no substantial benefits from free care.”[ 1 ] The fact that this additional care consumed by the ... calculation has been unfavorable for BC; see  Table 1 . Nevertheless, in the future, public health spending will ...
Clinical Articles / BY: David Baxter June 2000
... population to its record of 12% today (see  Table 1 ). This aging of our population is largely the result of a ... in both fewer and older parents. The current average of 1.6 children born per woman during her lifetime (less than ... gets older since, effectively, 2 older people contribute 1.6 younger people to the population. Below the replacement ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Saw, MD, FRCPC October 2000
... autoimmune, and infectious forms have been recognized,[ 1 ] with Coxsackievirus B3 infection being the most commonly ... Society and Federation of Cardiology Task Force.[ 1 ] Cardiomyopathies are defined as heart muscle diseases of ... Types of specific cardiomyopathies are listed in  Table 1 . Acute dilated cardiomyopathy is defined as the onset of ...