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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 ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP June 2006
... impairment—is seen in 8% to 10% of people over age 65 and 35% to 40% of people over age 85. Symptoms of cognitive impairment are hard ... that plague residents. It aims to create communities where people can live full and meaningful lives. It is a call to ...
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 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Amy C. MacArthur, MHSc June 2006
... using a 2-tailed test with 5% alpha. Results Twenty-three people responded to the survey, for an overall response rate ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Richard Beever, MD June 2006
... and mortality. It is estimated that more than 700 million people become ill each year from mosquito-transmitted disease, and that 3 million people die from malaria, including one child every 30 ...  In response, numerous measures have been used to protect people from mosquitoes. On an international level, attempts ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hin Hin Ko, MD June 2006
The global health of Aboriginal people is suboptimal when compared with the health of the ... disease among American Indian (AI) and Alaska Native (AN) people were more than twice those of other racial groups. [2] ... that indications for liver transplantation in Aboriginal people differed significantly from those of the overall liver ...
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 ...