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Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Wilma Arruda, MD,
December 2010
... children were vulnerable, up from 28.5% in 2008/9.[ 2 ] • “Unnecessary early vulnerability in BC is ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Margot Davis, MD,
September 2010
... the epidemiology of gall bladder disease[ 8 ] and gout.[ 9 ] At age 67, Dr Dawber retired to Naples, Florida. An avid ... lifetime risks of cardiovascular disease (5.2% versus 68.9% in men and 8.2% versus 50.2% in women). In addition, ...
Letters /
BY: Alexander Boggie, MD
March 2010
... recent excellent editorial about attitudes [ BCMJ 2009;51(9):380 ]. As an old-timer, I am often amazed and embarrassed ...
Clinical Articles
November 2010
... cups has recently been reported at over 95%.[ 9 ] However, wear-related complications of the polyethylene ... HR implants approved by the FDA within the past 9 years. HR has been performed for 15 years in both North ... increased neck-length options intraoperatively ( Figure 9 ). Ceramic-on-ceramic bearing surfaces have been ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP
May 2010
... could be attributed mostly to the wishes of the surrogate.9 However, another study did show that patients wish to have ...
Premise /
BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD,
January/February 2010
... supported by the microscope and the stethoscope.[ 9 ] Central to their debate was the observation that the ... derived from microscopic studies of inflamed tissues.”[ 9 ] The tide turns In Paris Dr Pierre Louis (1787–1872) was ... process that continues to determine medical practice.”[ 9 ] With our present understanding of pathophysiology we ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: James Johnston, MD, FRCPC,
October 2010
... be considered. The current standard of therapy for LTBI is 9 months of isoniazid (INH) monotherapy. INH is metabolized ...
Premise /
BY: Judith Marois,
April 2010
... of customary presents and gifts of modest value.”[ 9 ] What is “customary” is not defined. Nova Scotia The ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Erica Frank, MD,
September 2010
... are also significantly lower in BC than other provinces.[ 9 ] While BC physicians trend toward lower BMI readings when ... physicians (vs 3.7% of Canadian female physicians and 9.6% of Canadian women) and 9.2% of BC male physicians (vs 11% of Canadian male ...