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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Angela Eykelbosh, PhD January/February 2017
... contact may cause allergic reactions, redness, or rash.[ 1,2 ] Inhalation or dermal exposure to dispersants used in ... effects, respiratory and eye irritation, and dermatitis.[ 2,3 ] A review[ 2 ] of the health impacts of oil spills found that short-term ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Leo Lai, MD, FRCPC April 2017
... requires several medications for each clinical condition,[ 2 ] and the polypharmacy that can result (defined in some ... for prescribing or deprescribing medications. Step 2: Identify potentially inappropriate medications Once a best ... horizon to benefit for statin therapy is approximately 2 years.[ 16 ] Thus, in a patient with limited life ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2017
... most often associated with skin and wound infections.[ 2,3 ] Over 1 in 4 cases in 2016 reported being ... 9 years prior to 2016, but was overtaken by  emm  82 (20.2%) and 101 (16.8%) in 2016. While  emm  1 was identified ...
Obituaries / BY: Guy Winch, MBChB December 2017
... for the county of Lancashire. On leaving school he did his 2 years of national service in the Royal Electrical and ... the C.S. Williams Clinic as a consultant in OB/GYN. After 2 years in Trail, Derek and Judy’s marriage fell apart, and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jennifer Smith, BFA January/February 2016
... on public health and has reported that more than 1.2 million people are fatally injured every year.[ 1 ] ... 35.0% of all fatalities for 15- to 19-year-olds in 2001.[ 2,3 ] Young drivers are of particular concern because they ... vehicle type. Data for other factors considered ( Table 2 ) indicate that nearly one-third of drivers (28.7%) were ...
Letters / BY: Meena Dawar, MD, MHSc, FRCPC April 2016
... with administration advice based on provincial guidance.[ 2 ] This advice is consistent with national and US ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ivana Jakovljevic, MD October 2016
... by many as today’s leading pediatric problem.[ 2 ] Multiple childhood psychiatric conditions come to mind ... ( Table 1 ) and programs for income supplements ( Table 2 ). Health care providers can also inform families working ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Karen LeComte, MSN, RN September 2016
... model of specialized care for patients with adult CHD.[ 2 ] Pacific Adult Congenital Heart clinic The PACH clinic was ...
Billing Tips / BY: Keith J. White, MD March 2016
Over the past 2 years the Patterns of Practice Committee (POPC) stepped up ... as outlined in the MSC Payment Schedule and Preamble.  2.    If you have any questions regarding the proper use ...
Letters / BY: Michael M. O’Brien December 2016
... as many for a population that has increased only about 2.6 times, and the number of doctors in the province then (no ...