BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Mark Gilbert, MD, MHSc, FRCPC
December 2009
... 1 ] The BC rate rose in 2008 to 31.3 per 100000 from 27.9 in 2007, reflecting an increase in case reports from 1220 ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Jason Andrade, MD, FRCPC,
June 2009
... per day [confidence interval (CI) 1.1–2.1 for men and 0.9–2.5 for women]; RR 2.8 [CI 2.1–3.8] in men and 3.0 [CI ... as well as induction of a favorable lipid profile.9-12 Some of these effects are almost instant (such as the ... The Canadian Hypertension Society estimates that 4.0% to 9.2% of Canadian men and 0.6% to 2.6% of Canadian women have ...
Premise /
BY: Gerry Greenstone, MD,
October 2009
... one of the major obstetric facilities in Europe.[ 9 ] Soon after arriving he made some startling observations ... mortality at the First compared with the Second Clinic was 9.5% vs 2.6%, 7.8% vs 3.5%, 15.8% vs 7.5%, respectively. ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: James K. Lai, MD, CCFP, FCFP,
April 2009
... of a pan-Canadian patient electronic health record.[ 9 ] Physician organizations, including the Canadian Medical ...
News
September 2009
... the 2009 Report Card indicates that only 13% (up from 9% in 2008) of Canadian children and youth are meeting the ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: D. Dance, BSc, LLB,
January/February 2009
... with Ciprodex drops. Tympanoplasty was performed 9 months after the initial injury; the middle ear was found ... already had a surgery date for another elective procedure 9 days later and had no pain or inflammation from the foreign ... on the wooden end of a cotton-tipped applicator. [ 9-13 ] This technique is recommended in cooperative patients ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC
December 2009
... offence, and for over 6 years before being convicted.[ 8,9 ] Unless a driver admits to drinking, the police currently ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Kyle D. Burns, MD, FRCPC,
June 2009
... only been available since the publication of the DSM-III.[ 9 ] Most of the surgeries described in the earliest reports ... The majority of patients undergoing surgery were male (78.9%) and the mean age was 67 years. The surgical interventions ... included CABG alone in 22 cases, valve surgery in 9 cases, and combined CABG and valve surgery in 7 cases. ...
President's Comment /
BY: Brian Brodie, MD
October 2009
... arrive with flu-like symptoms should use these supplies. 9. Wash down the exam rooms and waiting rooms as often as ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Nevio Cimolai, MD, FRCPC
April 2009
... of reportable invasive infections from 1998 to 2006.[ 9 ] While the bacterium remains susceptible to penicillin, ...