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Premise / BY: Michael A. Ross, MD, FRCSC October 2007
... and 11% of men suffer from migraine. MRIs on all these people would bankrupt the system. Anxious patients will ... they leave discouraged, realizing that this is not the type of care they need. Those barely able to leave home are ... put in a plug for the fee, which always does somebody some good. Fearsome authority Hippocrates was born into an age of ...
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 ... ‘non-diagnoses’—mean.” The court described the type of evidence which was required as follows: “So there ... under an obligation to adjudicate claims fairly and in good faith. These principles were applied in a disability ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... for medicine. So moving all over the place like that, people always ask, “Was your dad one step ahead of the ... has all the moving done for you? Or to you…  It was good for me. I wasn’t always happy the minute we moved ... my cousins or brothers were sick I enjoyed doing nursing-type things for them. I decided, at some point during high ...
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 ... as specified in the CRNBC scope of practice for each type of nurse practitioner. Family practice nurse ... BCMA/CMA membership, remember that to remain a member in good standing you must do so by 31 March 2006. To make this ...
News / BY: Fiona Youatt, October 2006
... • Raised fasting blood sugar or previously diagnosed type 2 diabetes. • Reduced HDL cholesterol in the blood or ... BCMA awards Nominations may be made by any BCMA member in good standing. Submit the candidate’s curriculum vitae (CV) ... by a layperson to medicine and/or to the welfare of the people of British Columbia or Canada. CMA Honorary Membership ...
News / BY: David R. Richardson, MD November 2006
... pages. $24.95. This book brings those who care about young people up to date with what is happening to and for the youth ... in rural areas, have the highest occurrence of this type of risky behavior. Because of the decentralization and ... with a young person in their family, it is a particularly good read in order to understand what that young person is ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2004
... I enjoy my office days in practice, and the variety of people. I’ve been in practice now for 26 years, so I’ve ... any system is superior in terms of patient outcomes and good medical care, despite what some politicians are saying. ... are all ably representing physicians who choose this type of payment system and style of practice. Our ...
Editorials / BY: Clarissa Wallace, MD, FRCPC November 2004
... speak to many individuals and groups of individuals with type 1 diabetes (T1D). I sometimes ask: “What messages were ... these complications are potentially preventable through good control of blood glucose. No wonder the relationship ... In a way it seems pretty straightforward. After all, people with T1D don’t have a metabolic syndrome; they are ...
Premise / BY: William A. Falk, MD, FCFPC, FRCGP December 2002
...   The department of National Health and Welfare had a good idea in 1950 when it conducted the Canadian Sickness ... $59 583 765. This suggests there could be a tendency for people to claim their rights when they need medical care but ... of Health expenditures by principal programs, 1999-2000 Type of expenditure Emergency health Adult medical health ...
Blog / BY: Mark Elliott, MD, FRCPC
High volume is obviously good business, but it is probably bad medicine. Can a new way ... there have been many attempts by many well-intentioned people to correct this inequality, it still exists. To a ... financial incentive for the doctors involved in this type of better care unit to do more cases.  These types of ...
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