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Council on Health Promotion / BY: David A. McVea, MD, PhD November 2018
... wet springs that promote mosquito breeding and feeding.[ 4 ] Though incidence of West Nile virus has been low in BC, ...
Obituaries / BY: Alan Burris, MD March 2018
... Stewart loved the practice of medicine, and over the next 4 decades he delighted in providing medical care to the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jacqueline Chang, MD, CCFP April 2018
... Pureed diet for 2 weeks. Soft and moist solids for 4 weeks. Transition to regular food in very small amounts at ... hernia occurs after RYGB with a reported incidence rate of 4.5%,[ 3 ] the risk can be reduced if the mesenteric defects are closed with running sutures.[ 4 ] Treatment for internal hernia is laparoscopic surgery ...
News September 2018
... the indicators are identified, Reddick says within 3 to 4 years a biopsy could be used to determine a patient’s ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD June 2018
... that the product has been reviewed by Health Canada.[ 4 ] Focusing on healthy eating patterns rather than ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Olivia Sampson, MD, CCFP, MPH, FRCPC, ABPM July/August 2018
... 8%, varying by population, geography, and region.[ 1 , 2 , 4 , 5 ] MRSA is not reportable in BC.[ 6 ] HA-MRSA can be ... contaminated personal items, and lack of cleanliness.[ 4 , 6 , 8 , 10 , 11 ] These factors may also need to be ... have been identified as likely sources of transmission.[ 4 , 6 , 12 ] Unless directed by a health care provider or an ...
Letters / BY: Robert Shepherd, MD November 2018
... if it is moving fast. In a fact sheet on road safety,[ 4 ] the World Health Organization states the following: “An ... in a 3% higher risk of a crash involving injury, with a 4–5% increase for crashes that result in fatalities.” ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Connie G. Chiu, MD, FRCSC March 2018
... typically seen within 3 years of axillary intervention,[ 1,4 ] while the ongoing risk beyond 3 years is estimated at 1% per year to at least 20 years.[ 4 ] Prevention strategies focus on reducing axillary ... radiation, high body mass index, and cellulitis.[ 1,2,4,8,9,12 ] Cellulitis represents a proven and widely accepted ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Andrea McNeill, BScOT, BA Psych, OT(C) December 2018
... new traumatic brain injury (TBI) claims, of which 98.4% were diagnosed as a mild traumatic brain injury (MTBI). ...
Letters / BY: Caitlin Dunne, MD, FRCSC July/August 2018
... the benefits of IVF over expectant management (NNT = 4).[ 2 ] For women with bilateral fallopian tube obstruction ...