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MDs To Be / BY: Raiya Suleman, BHSc May 2021
... a social network.[ 2 , 3 ] Social isolation is a prevalent issue among older adults, who are at higher risk due to the ... for loneliness; therefore, intergenerational programs may help address this underlying issue.[ 24 ] Another study ... annual adjusted cost of depression in seniors in Canada in 2006 was $27.4 million.[ 30 ] As well, the cost of managing ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD October 2011
... legumes, and tofu) as well as iron-fortified cereal may also be introduced at this time. Iron from meat sources ... between organic and conventionally produced foods.  In 2006/07, 99% of Canada’s homegrown fruits and vegetables ... as mackerel, swordfish, and tuna. 7. Is sodium really an issue? Yes. Eating a low-sodium diet has been shown to help ...
News&Notes / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2008
... increases had always been modest (3% and under, with 2001, 2006, 2007, and 2008 at 0%). With careful management of ... of General Practitioners of BC for their patience on this issue. Dr Bryan Norton, president of the Society of General ... membership. We also need to reach out to physicians who may feel disenfranchised.   I firmly believe the BCMA is ...
Letters / BY: Zafar Essak, MD November 2007
... views such as this are at the crux of the Code of Conduct issue. The analogy of a government cabinet is probably not ... Board as a whole fails to do so, individual Board members may feel obliged to provide details to members. Policies ... effort to portray the view that motions presented at the 2006 and 2007 AGMs are just the concerns of a handful of ...
Letters / BY: Angus Rae, MB, FRCPC May 2006
The  January/February 2006 issue of the BCMJ [48(1):14-15]  contains a report by ... expensive hospital dialysis units. This is good news, but may I re mind you that, as reported in the CMAJ, [1]  the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... excellent article on this topic appears in the 14 March 2006 issue of the CMAJ.) This means we all stand a better chance ... 30 but remain stable thereafter in both men and women. In May 2005, the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) released its ...