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News January/February 2010
... and fossil fuel use have been low, and encouraging people everywhere to make low-carbon choices, promoting ...
Obituaries / BY: Mark Schonfeld, MD, January/February 2010
... in BC and elsewhere in Canada. Don really cared about people. He was always there, ready to help individuals, ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC March 2010
... after the procedure. The radiation exposure to other people is very low; for example, the total dose of radiation ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jenny Ko, March 2010
... about achievable quality of life experienced by people living in the community with mech­anical ... permissible.  Worst of all, legalized euthanasia puts people who are suffering and vulnerable at risk, and no legal ...
News / BY: Jeremy Daniels, March 2010
... Rehabilitation Program in Ottawa, has written a book for people who have come to know pain, and those who are curious ...
News / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) March 2010
... disease once it has already occurred. In the minds of many people, including the popular press and government health ... primary care pro­vider. It is all too possible for people to fall between the cracks in the current system, and ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS March 2010
... It can cause considerable damage to your home or injury to people. • During the winter season, if you are going to be ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Diana June King, March 2010
... in medicine. Over the years Don was many things to many people—philanthropist, entrepreneur, community leader, ... for their tests; he provided lab services in areas where people had none—in many cases, at a financial loss. Service ... He was always on the lookout for opportunities to match people up. One of his legacies at a number of institutions is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2010
... emphasize the need to improve control of hypertension in people with diabetes. Sixty- five percent of diabetic deaths ... reduction in blood pressure (below 130/80 mm Hg) in people with diabetes leads to significant reductions in ... initial therapy with two antihypertensive drugs for people with diabetes and blood pressure above 150/90 mm Hg.  ...
News April 2010
... where possible.  It is estimated that more than 12000 people in BC are living with HIV, and about 27% of these ...