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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2018
... (PHN). PHN is more common in older people, affecting 4% to 15% of zoster cases in people aged 50 to 59, 7% to 26% ... Canada in October 2017 for adults aged 50 and older.[ 4 ] The adjuvant is unique to this vaccine (AS01 B ), and is ... of liposomes containing two immunostimulants: 3-O-desacyl-4’-monophosphoryl lipid A from Salmonella minnesota ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Constantin Shuster, MD June 2018
... readmissions affect almost 200 000 Canadians annually.[ 4 ] Unfortunately, British Columbia’s 2016 risk-adjusted ... per year, which represents 11% of annual inpatient costs.[ 4 ] Moreover, the average cost of a second hospitalization is ... the first ($10 404 versus $7287 for medical patients).[ 4 ] Hospital readmissions may be complicated by iatrogenic ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Grazia Salvo, MD July/August 2018
... been seized from outlets that were selling it as such.[ 4 ] We performed a descriptive analysis of kratom exposure ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc November 2018
... clinical signs and symptoms, which often appear 1 to 4 weeks after infection, can include fatigue, nausea, and ... people and their pets. Baylisascaris eggs take from 2 to 4 weeks to become infectious and can remain viable in the ... household hygiene when latrines and raccoons are present.[ 4 ] —Erin Fraser, DVM, MSc Public Health Veterinarian, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Christine Wilson, MD, FRCPC January/February 2018
... shortest time from screening to diagnosis in the province.4 Other examples of successful programs include the breast ... tests and treatment and this often results in delays.[ 4 ] Provincial clinical pathway The provincial clinical ... Baliski, surgical oncologist, BC Cancer Southern Interior, 4 June 2017). Although some communication improvement has ...
Letters / BY: Sarah Fraser, BSc January/February 2018
... of the nomenclature continues to be debated.[ 4 ] The terms may convey altered messages to patients, and it ... the transient nature of impaired neurological function.[ 4 ] A negative illness perception in mTBI patients results in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2018
... treatment for obesity and its comorbidities.[ 1 , 2 , 3 , 4 , 5 , 6 ] The Canadian criteria for selecting patients to ... obstructive sleep apnea with right heart failure.  Stage 4. Patient has end-stage comorbidities associated with ...
News September 2018
... and interaction anxiety, depression, and stress. More than 4 million Canadians will develop social anxiety disorder at ...
MDs To Be / BY: Ryan Danroth, BSc March 2018
... lack of harm reduction supplies such as sterile syringes.[ 4 ] Injection materials are often shared multiple times over ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Peter Rothfels, MD June 2018
... the use of opioids to treat chronic noncancer pain.[ 4 , 5 ] This increase in opioid pain prescriptions has likely ...