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President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP May 2019
... ] and mistrust in medication due to Big Pharma scandals.[ 2 ] Professionally, doctors also feel under threat. Scope ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brandon Yau, MD, MPH, CCFP, FRCPC July/August 2019
... and the chemotherapy drug melphalan, among others.[ 1,2 ] They also found traces of oxycodone in mussels taken at 3 ... an opioid in mussels received extensive media coverage.[ 2-9 ] CECs in water Pharmaceuticals enter the aquatic milieu ... Seattle and Sinclair Inlet/Bremerton sites of 1.5 ng/g, 1.2 ng/g, and 0.68 ng/g of meat (oral communication with James ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Brett Baumann, MD November 2019
... production of serum amyloid A, an acute phase reactant.[ 2 ] Pulmonary amyloidosis is a localized form of amyloid ... An X-ray image [ Figure 1 ] and CT images [ Figure 2 ] showed a cystic consolidation in the right upper lobe ... The patient’s past medical history was notable for type 2 diabetes mellitus and auto­immune hepatitis with ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Helena Swinkels, MD, MHSc, FCFP, FRCPC March 2019
... under drinking water advisories (as of 31 October 2018).[ 2 ] The number of advisories can fluctuate mainly due to ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi September 2019
... saving an estimated $3.1 million in health care costs.[ 2 ]  Inspired by the results being achieved by the Nurse ...
President's Comment / BY: Eric Cadesky, MDCM, CCFP, FCFP January/February 2019
... clear: long wait lists;[ 1 ] offices that move or close;[ 2 ] retiring doctors who can’t find replacements[ 3 ] and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Erika Ono, MSW, RSW April 2019
... compared with 14% of children in the general population.[ 2 ] Children with a dual diagnosis and their families ... of neurodevelopmental and psychiatric disorders ( Figure 2 ). Children and Youth with Special Needs (CYSN). Most of ... did not change Emily’s behaviors. For the past 2 years Emily’s psychiatrist has been strongly recommending ...
Obituaries / BY: Glenn A. Scheske, MD, FRCPC November 2019
... graduating in 1968. He completed his internship and 2 years of general internal medicine at St. Paul’s Hospital ...
News March 2019
... are 14.1 million new cancer cases diagnosed each year, 8.2 million cancer deaths, and 32.6 million people living with ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Afsaneh Moradi May 2019
... be as effective as antidepressants in treating depression[ 2 ] and most anxiety disorders.[ 3 ] CBT therapy is covered ...