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Letters June 2014
... physicians doing rounds at any one time between 7 a.m. and 9 a.m. Maybe they are going to introduce a reservation ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Michael Horkoff, MD, FRCSC November 2014
... in the context of DISH is conservative or surgical.[ 7-9 ] Patients who have minimally bothersome symptoms should be ... which consists of consuming soft foods and liquids.[ 8,9 ] The involvement of a dietitian may be helpful in ... reported as occasionally helpful in reducing symptoms.[ 9 ] Where conservative management fails to control symptoms ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC April 2014
... vaccine-related herpes zosteriform dermatitis. Case data A 9-year-old boy presented to a medical clinic in Kelowna in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Shaila Jiwa, RN, BScN, MScPPH September 2014
... it has been routinely offered to girls in grades 6 and 9 in BC. Despite its benefits and organized program for ... that for other vaccines given or assessed in grades 6 and 9, including hepatitis B, meningococcal C, and the combined ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Karen Rideout, PhD, January/February 2014
... is associated with higher prevalence of diabetes[ 8,9 ] as well as cardiovascular,[ 8,9 ] dental,[ 10 ] and psychosocial9 outcomes in adults. ... Food-insecure women are more likely to be obese.[ 8 , 9 , 11 ] Researchers are conflicted as to whether these ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jason An, BSc(Hons), December 2014
... by the surgeon from its warm, bloody home of the past 9 months into the cool, sterile air of the operating theatre, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jessica A. Otte, MD, CCFP, July/August 2014
... a white cell count of 15.1 (reference range 4.0-10.5×10 9 /L), with elevated neutrophils at 10.2 (reference range 2.0-6.0×10 9 /L), elevated monocytes at 0.91 (reference range 0.1-0.8×10 9 /L), and markedly elevated eosinophils at 2.54 (reference ...
Back Page / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC November 2014
... exercise may cause in those with mumps. D-Day came 9 weeks later at 6:30 a.m. on 6 June 1944. Fortunately, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ramesh Saeedi, MD, PhD, May 2014
... statin treatment. Statins decrease Lp(a) only modestly.[ 9 ] In patients with familial hypercholesterolemia, statins ... apheresis is the most effective way to lower Lp(a).[ 1-4 , 9 ] Mipomersen, an antisense oligonucleotide,[ 1,2 ] is a new ... B. The protein convertase subtilisin/kexin-type 9 (PCSK9) inhibitor and cholesterol ester transfer protein ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ahmad Al-Sarraf, MD, FRCPC, September 2014
... visual impairment is 500 per 10 000 (5%), which is roughly 9 times higher than that of the general population. Cataracts ... practices is centred on the Vancouver General Hospital.[ 9 ] There are currently five practising ophthalmologists ...