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WorkSafeBC / BY: Derek Smith, MD, FRCSC September 2018
... some authors who feel supine radiographs are sufficient,[ 1 ] but many consider a weight-bearing AP pelvis film to be ...
News January/February 2018
Effective 1 February 2018, physicians will receive an across-the-board ... the 0.5% annual general increase that will be applied on 1 April 2018, as negotiated in the 2014–2019 Physician ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Michael R. Lyon, MD, ABOM December 2018
... body considers our normal weight continues to increase.[ 1 ] After intentional weight loss, potent neuroendocrine ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Daniel Shearer, BSc June 2018
It is well known that women with type 1 or type 2 pregestational diabetes have an increased risk of ... and a nearly fourfold increase in perinatal death.[ 1 ] These increases in risk can be attributed primarily to ... adverse outcomes increase by approximately 5.5% for every 1.0% in HbA1c.[ 3 ] Comprehensive preconception care is ...
Beyond Medicine, Interviews July/August 2018
... with respect and collegiality. The president’s term of 1 year is relatively short. Recognizing that change takes ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Emma Cumming, MSc January/February 2018
... emerged from California’s cannabis subculture.[ 1 ] Vancouver hosts a large 4/20 event, most recently held at ... among consumers of edible marijuana products (95% CI, 1.39–11.82). It was not surprising that 4/20 cannabis users ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ekua Yorke, MD, FRCSC April 2018
... ineffective in treating severe obesity in the long term.[ 1 ] Bariatric surgery is the only evidence-based approach for ... port. AGB-induced weight loss is slow and steady over 1 to 2 years, and typically averages between 22 and 27 kg. At ... ideal restriction, the patient should lose between 0.5 and 1.0 kg per week without any vomiting.[ 5 , 6 , 7 ] Some ...
News September 2018
... consolidation” by Fabien Dal Maso and colleagues in the 1 July 2018 issue of NeuroImage . News Fifteen minutes of ...
Letters / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD January/February 2018
... have complete smoke-free policies by July 2018.[ 1 ] On a personal level, getting the 75% strata vote needed ...
News December 2018
... 6 months after a previous birth, researchers found a 1.2% risk of maternal mortality or severe morbidity. Waiting ... . News At least 1 year between pregnancies reduces risks for mother and baby ...