2002

Introduction

Introduction

In 2001, meningococcal disease re-emerged as one of the most significant public health issues in British Columbia. Highlights included:

• A significant increase in overall provincial meningococcal disease activity.

• An outbreak of serogroup C meningococcus in the Abbotsford area that was successfully controlled using a new conjugate-protein meningococcal C vaccine.

• Introducing important laboratory enhancements for diagnosis and molecular evaluation of meningococcus.

 Burden of diabetes

Allergic contact dermatitis from topical Chinese herbal medicine and generalized urticaria and angioedema from dietary supplementation: A case report

Introduction

I recently read with some interest the president’s message in the January edition of the British Columbia College of Family Physicians’ News. There, Susan Knoll, the current president, is extolling the virtues of family medicine. She quotes from Warren Jones, the president of the American Academy of Family Physicians, who said last year “We need to get the swagger back in our step. We need to tell our young people that if they want to make a lot of money go into business.