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Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM Early online
... feedback. Liraglutide was first approved in Canada in 2010 for the management of type 2 diabetes, and in 2015 for ... of women with obesity? A different way to address the issue of risk may be to change the system in which we practise. Obesity, by ...
Point Counterpoint / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC December 2016
... to those they care for, and they do work while sick and may transmit influenza while asymptomatically shedding ... the arbitrator in Ontario that Mr Offley quotes) is on the issue of whether there is any additional benefit to an ... to year (from the low of 13% in 2014–15 to over 80% in 2010–11 in Canada with an accepted average of 60% ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... antimicrobial resistance demonstrates the severity of this issue and calls for concerted action among all government ... resource-constrained settings.[ 1 ] The use of carbapenems may also accelerate the development of carbapenem resistance, ... of  E. coli  to ciprofloxacin increased between 2007 and 2010 and is reported to be at 25.3% in 2012.[ 2 ] The ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... Act to target impaired driving.15 Introduced in September 2010, these amendments give police the authority to impose ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD October 2011
... legumes, and tofu) as well as iron-fortified cereal may also be introduced at this time. Iron from meat sources ... of the health effects of organic foods, published in 2010, found limited evidence of nutrition-related health ... as mackerel, swordfish, and tuna. 7. Is sodium really an issue? Yes. Eating a low-sodium diet has been shown to help ...
Premise / BY: Jamie Graham, January/February 2011
... involved in fatal or personal injury crashes?” ( BCMJ 2010;52[9]:477-479 ) resonated with many of our frontline ... legislation. Bri­tish Columbia has been studying the issue so the timing is good.  Collecting blood samples from ... and have the warrant “in hand” within 4 hours. This may seem obvious, but believe it or not there are people ...
Premise / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD October 2011
... 3 ] (an excellent resource which also lists actions that may be taken by those having the problem).  Thirty-four ... that up to 100 000 BC renters may move annually over this issue. A strong majority of those surveyed would prefer to ... Journal of Medicine article,[ 7 ] and included in the 2010 shadow report, Canada’s Implementation of the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... Two Health Canada re­calls of children’s jewelry in 2010 serve as reminders that avoidable sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... article on this topic appears in the 14 March 2006 issue of the CMAJ.) This means we all stand a better chance ... 30 but remain stable thereafter in both men and women. In May 2005, the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) released its ... be directed to the BC Healthy Living Alliance and Legacies 2010 specifically for promoting physical activity, healthy ...