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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 ...
Premise / BY: Morley Sutter, MD, PhD January/February 2006
... the most important method of communication between people. There are other forms of sensory-stimulating ... the Gulf War? Back lot” (of Hollywood). There also are people who still believe that humans never landed on the ... witnesses or other participants in legal proceedings. But people do lie under oath or their observations can be ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ray Copes, MD, FRCPC March 2006
... any adverse effects on health. Although we know most people spend over 90% of their time in indoor environments ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Sami Youakim, MD, MSc, FRCP March 2006
... than 1% will develop meningitis or encephalitis. Older people, as well as those with chronic disease such as ... feed primarily at dawn and dusk from spring to fall. People who work outdoors should be encouraged to wear ... to deal with dead birds (especially of the crow family). People should avoid direct skin contact with the carcass and ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Nadine Caron, MD, April 2006
... that would: • Describe the history of First Nations people in British Columbia. • Introduce current social, ...
Premise / BY: Faith E. Hayman, LLB, BA, BEd April 2006
... status, so the ability to work is critical to most people’s financial survival. When health issues interfere ... and the loss of one’s ability to earn a livelihood, people often experience a loss of identity, feelings that ... to protect oneself against some of these losses that most people purchase disability insurance. The courts in BC have ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... and well-being of British Columbians. Currently 5.2% of people living in BC have been diagnosed with diabetes and ...
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 ...