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News / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... still teaches courses in the art and science of helping people die on their own terms. Hogg’s lifetime of ... range of games, quizzes, videos, and animations to educate people on subjects such as contraception, STIs, and sexual ... sidestep some of the embarrassment that may stand between people and reliable sexual health information. To date, the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Richard K. Elwood, MB, BCh, MRCP(UK), FRCPC March 2006
... to tuberculosis control efforts. Approximately 50 million people worldwide are infected with drug-resistant ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David M. Patrick, MD, FRCPC, MHSc April 2006
... sometimes cause aggressive infections in otherwise healthy people. [1-9]  Along with severe skin and soft tissue ...
News / BY: Adam Lund, MD, MEd May 2006
... B and C. This is approximately 10 times the number of people in Canada living with HIV infection. Yet, according to ... the risks associated with contracting hepatitis. Many people are not even aware that they have a form of hepatitis ...
News / BY: Sandie Braid, CEBS June 2006
... This is a safety catch for insurers and is there to stop people underinsuring their homes to obtain a lower premium, ... your home can be a challenging process, especially as most people are not involved in the building trade. When ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC June 2006
... area used for cooking. To prevent harmful exposures to people occupying the building after the clandestine lab is ...
News / BY: Mark Bigham, MD July/August 2006
... who they are and why they are calling you. • Watch for people standing near you at retail stores, restaurants, ... prevention tips “Phishing” is when criminals lure people to surprisingly realistic web sites that they have created to trick people into disclosing their account numbers, passwords, ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC July/August 2006
... including fatigue, myalgia, and rash. While most people infected with WNV do not develop symptoms, about 20% of people will develop WNnon-NS and up to 1% will develop more ... as risk factors for more severe disease. Follow-up of people who have developed WNNS has found disability lasting ...
News / BY: Robert Hulyk, MHA, ABC, September 2006
... enjoyable read for all of us who work trying to help people. More of our colleagues need to take up the pen and ... support of the medical community. The exhibit will allow people to see the consequences of a number of modifiable ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... by a layperson to medicine and/or to the welfare of the people of British Columbia or Canada. CMA Honorary Membership ... in the field of medical organization; service to the people of Canada in raising the standards of medical practice ... or health education of the public; service to the people of Canada in raising the standards of health care ...