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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael R. Lyon, MD, ABOM December 2018
... as fasting may exacerbate disorderly eating patterns.[ 7 ] Perhaps the most common problem seen in obesity treatment ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ryan Danroth, BSc March 2018
... health issues necessarily become community health issues.[ 7 ] Prison needle exchange programs  Under the UN’s ... There have also been arguments put forth that Sections 7, 12, and 15 of the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Fahra Rajabali, MSc September 2018
... issue.[ 2 ] Injury costs in BC in 2010 amounted to $3.7 billion in both direct and indirect costs.[ 2 ] To reduce ... been if these injuries and deaths had been prevented.[ 5 , 7 ] Direct costs were defined as all health care costs, ... to 5% decreased total costs by 15.1%, direct costs by 11.7%, and indirect costs by 21.1%. The analyses for ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jon Havelock, MD, FRCSC May 2018
... the ovarian theca cells more sensitive to LH stimulation.[ 7 , 8 ] The ovarian hyperandrogenism appears to play a role ... prevalence is documented to be significantly higher (by 2.7-fold) in women with PCOS.[ 29 ] However, it is difficult to ...
Obituaries / BY: Alister F. Frayne, MB ChB, MBA, CCFP, FCFP November 2018
... Ina, Fred’s wife of 61 years—who answered the phone 24/7 in addition to caring for 10 children—the average day ...
Clinical Articles / BY: John A. Taylor, MD, MPH, FRCPC March 2018
... powered to detect a reduction in all-cause mortality.[ 7 ] In British Columbia this vaccine is also provided free of ...
News July/August 2018
... exam. John-Paul also started practising karate at age 7, and travelled to Japan this past summer to attend the 11th ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel Shearer, BSc June 2018
... are therefore encouraged to reach an HbA1c target of 7.0% or less before pregnancy, with a target of 6.5% or less ... safely without undue risk of hypoglycemia.[ 4 ] Above 7.0%, adverse outcomes increase by approximately 5.5% for ... pregnancy (47%) and optimizing glycemic control (58%).[ 7 ] Physicians must be proactive in educating their ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP November 2018
... teams are more creative,[ 1-4 ] achieve better results,[ 5-7 ] act more ethically,[ 8 ] and promote more social ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... required to measure performance and audit practice.[ 7 ] Coordinated care benefits In 2009 the Rapid Access Breast ... with a definitive diagnosis based on tissue biopsy within 7 weeks,1 this has not yet been achieved in BC. The most ... an abnormal screening mammogram had the procedure within 7 weeks, while an SMP annual report including data from ...