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News&Notes / BY: Jay Draper July/August 2013
... that the BCMA Finance Committee set aside $1 million to $4 million to resolve the issue. Members had no appetite for ...
News April 2013
... Atlantic region.  The online survey was conducted from 4–18 January for the Canadian Foundation for Healthcare ...
News November 2013
... bathing and dressing, were provided by fewer than 1 in 4 caregivers. However, two-thirds of those who performed ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Janet Kushner Kow, MD, MEd, FRCPC, March 2013
... affect over 50% of elderly patients in residential care.[ 4 ] Constipation and other causes common to both types of ...
News June 2013
... than did the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in 4 out of 5 years from 2007 to 2011. The largest gap was in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: J. Rajala MD, FRCPC, April 2013
... plaque formation are seen even in childhood,[ 4 ] with as many as 1 in 6 teenagers exhibiting early ... METs is equivalent to moderate activity such as walking at 4.8 km per hour (3 miles per hour) or cycling on flat ground. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Zamil Karim, MD, FRCPC, October 2013
... of avascular necrosis of the hip is reported to be up to 4% within 6 months of steroid use, and correlates with the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Debra A. Kent, PharmD, DABAT, FAACT January/February 2013
... of 1 to 3 years have the highest rate of poisoning.[ 1 , 4 ]  The substances commonly involved are those that are most accessible in their environment ( Table 1 ).[ 1 , 4 ] However, the most common substances are not necessarily ... as fentanyl, methadone, or oxycodone ( Table 2 ).[ 2 , 4 ] A single adult dose of these opioids is a potentially ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Paul J. Yong, MD, PhD, FRCSC June 2013
... women, CPP has a major impact on women’s health.[ 1-4 ] While endometriosis is the most common gynecological ...
News March 2013
... among the provinces: 1. Quebec 2. Ontario 3. New Brunswick 4. Nova Scotia 5. British Columbia 6. Manitoba 7. Alberta 8. ...