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H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
There was a recall of 45 million toys and other children’s products containing lead and other chemicals in 2007 in the US. It prompted the passing of the Consumer Product Safety Improvement Act in August 2008. It gave... Read More
My esteemed colleague Dr Marshall Dahl has concluded that the “almost complete disappearance of formerly serious and prevalent problems such as chronic hypoglycaemia, chronic candidiasis, chronic Epstein-Barr infection... Read More
I read with interest the recent letter to the editor by the listeriosis patient, the response from the authors, and the editorial note.[1] There was an apology regarding patient consent for publication from the... Read More
In the January/February issue of BCMJ, an interesting case of self-induced mercury poisoning was described.[1] Dr Albrecht outlined elegantly the assistance of the BC Poison Control Centre in the confirmation of the... Read More
Recent visits to local Chinese herbal shops revealed the following complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and Chinese herbal medicines available for sale: • “Jin Kui Sen Wan (Pill)” containing aconiti... Read More
The article in the March issue of BCMJ (“Self-report of use of traditional Chinese medicine by patients attending a cross-cultural psychiatry outpatient clinic,” 2007;49[2]:68-71) reported 20% of Chinese... Read More
Dr Wilson’s recent editorial (BCMJ 2005;47[1]:4) covered extensively the relationship between doctors, patients, and lawyers, and the legal ramifications. A single doctor in a small town survives admirably... Read More
In the October 2004 issue of BCMJ, the BC Centre for Disease Control reported marked elevation of blood mercury in two preschool aged children of Asian ethnicity with unusually high fish consumption.[1]... Read More
Allergic contact dermatitis from topical Chinese herbal medicine and generalized urticaria and angioedema from dietary supplementation: A case report Introduction In a study conducted in 1997, 42% of the... Read More
Parents often have great plans for their children; sometimes their children are unaware of those plans. I was saddened by the passing of esteemed American architect I.M. Pei in May 2019 at age 102. He is widely... Read More
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