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BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC
April 2018
... recently, nor has she had contact with other symptomatic people. A stool C&S performed at a walk-in clinic was ... and symptoms persist, a second O&P may be necessary. People are infected by ingesting contaminated food or water. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Patricia Caddy, MD
October 2018
... included primary care physicians, trainees, and people with opioid use disorder throughout BC. Based on the ... The needs of primary care physicians, trainees, and people with opioid use disorder were considered during ... included primary care physicians, trainees, and people with opioid use disorder throughout BC. Feedback was ...
Letters /
BY: Robert Shepherd, MD
November 2018
... Cadesky asked us to use science and stories to appeal to people.[ 3 ] Here is some science: kinetic energy equals one ... road crashes.” In the years 2008 through 2017, 3268 people died in motor vehicle incidents in British Columbia. Among the 298 people killed in motor vehicle incidents in BC in 2017, 163 ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Charuka Maheswaran, MBBS, DTM&H, DRCOG, DFFP, PMETB, CELTA, LMCC, CCFP, MPH
May 2018
... of trained personnel.[ 2 ] It is estimated that people living on reserve are 90 times more likely to lack ... and Hudson found that in remote Indigenous communities, people often rely on bottled water even though it is ...
News
September 2018
... in extreme detail. It is estimated approximately 1 in 10 people over the age of 40 may suffer from COPD. Dr Don Sin, ...
Letters /
BY: Geoffrey Ainsworth, MD
December 2018
... the other 95% think. It is time for us to all insist that people who publish results of studies clearly state what the ...
Letters /
BY: Melissa Carr, DrTCM, BSc
January/February 2018
... 8 August 2017).” That makes it sound like 25% of people who take Chinese herbs end up with liver damage. ... numbers) is correct, we still have no idea how many people that is. The statistic is meaningless. Next, the ... aware of the potential dangers of these products.” Some people think that the world of natural health products is ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Marilyn Thorpe, MD, FRCPC
July/August 2018
... has been highlighted in the media.[ 10 , 11 , 12 ] Young people age 20 to 29 years have higher rates of mental illness ... 15 ] Mental illness is highly detrimental to these young people, delaying or preventing their education, increasing ...
News
October 2018
The Alzheimer Society of Canada’s Advisory Group of people with dementia has created a Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia. Although people with dementia hold the same rights as every Canadian ...