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News June 2019
Eating the placenta provides no mental health benefits for new mothers, suggests new research from the BC Mental Health and Substance Use Services Research Institute and the ... celebrities claiming that the practice provided them with health benefits, including preventing postpartum depression. ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Ng, July/August 2019
... of the illicit drug supply in BC. In April 2016 a public health emergency was declared in the province following an ... in Vancouver from 1 January 2014 to 31 October 2016. Health records were reviewed for all patients who received ... each hospital visit were considered, including emergency health service notes, nursing notes, consultation summaries, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Joanna Cheek, MD, FRCPC October 2019
Background Mental health conditions are the leading cause of chronic illness in ... and type 2 diabetes.[ 1 ] The costs of untreated mental health disorders are immense: individuals suffer poor quality ... of life, disability, lost productivity,[ 1 ] physical health problems, increased mortality,[ 2 ] impaired social ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Matthew Mo Kin Kwok, MD, CCFP(EM), FCFP December 2019
... with federal legislation, N 2 O is classified by Health Canada as an “ethical” product that “does not ... acute and chronic nitrous oxide use. Reporting limitations Health care providers play an important role in reporting ... for making whipped cream, the appropriate authority is Health Canada Consumer Products and Cosmetics. A member of ...
News March 2019
... cases, women perceived a lack of communication from their health care providers about the risks of cannabis as an ... the latest evidence on women’s perspectives on the health aspects of cannabis use during pregnancy and ... and 2% chose cannabis (see Figure ). While research on the health effects of cannabis is limited, some studies have ...
News May 2019
... Oral Oncology. It is well known that maintaining good oral health is important in cancer patients, including patients ... discontinuation of life-saving cancer treatment. Poor oral health can also lead to negative impacts on a patient’s ... Association’s website: https://bcdental.org/Dental_Health/Oral_Care_Manual_2018.pdf . Early childhood ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Heather Wray, MD, CCFP(SEM) September 2019
... physical activity into their own lives, for their own health and well-being, and to provide further credibility and ... reflects an important paradigm shift in the field. Public health professionals are learning that placing explicit ... business, technology, art, and design sectors. While the health benefits are occasionally acknowledged, it is the ...
Letters / BY: Suzanne Montemuro, MD, CCFP April 2019
... Vancouver at the CHANGEpain Clinic, the Downtown Community Health Centre (Downtown Eastside), and the Complex Pain ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lauri McCoy MD, CFPC July/August 2019
... prognostication. One common tool is the Canadian Study of Health and Aging Clinical Frailty Scale (CSHA Scale). A ... for patients, caregivers, physicians, and other health care providers. —Lauri McCoy, MD, CCFP Council on Health Promotion Improving end-of-life care in heart failure ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD October 2019
... islanders. Iceland consistently ranks high on worldwide health scales. According to the 2019 Bloomberg Global Health Index, Iceland is the world’s third-healthiest ... research. Perhaps, I thought, the secret to Icelanders’ health and happiness is the health care system. However, ...