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Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC March 2010
... after the procedure. The radiation exposure to other people is very low; for example, the total dose of radiation ...
Letters / BY: Alexander Boggie, MD March 2010
... health care workers of the special role they have in people’s lives. Thank you for bringing this problem to ...
MDs To Be / BY: Jenny Ko, March 2010
... about achievable quality of life experienced by people living in the community with mech­anical ... permissible.  Worst of all, legalized euthanasia puts people who are suffering and vulnerable at risk, and no legal ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Diana June King, March 2010
... in medicine. Over the years Don was many things to many people—philanthropist, entrepreneur, community leader, ... for their tests; he provided lab services in areas where people had none—in many cases, at a financial loss. Service ... He was always on the lookout for opportunities to match people up. One of his legacies at a number of institutions is ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM April 2010
... emphasize the need to improve control of hypertension in people with diabetes. Sixty- five percent of diabetic deaths ... reduction in blood pressure (below 130/80 mm Hg) in people with diabetes leads to significant reductions in ... initial therapy with two antihypertensive drugs for people with diabetes and blood pressure above 150/90 mm Hg.  ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mazhar Haque, MBBS, FRACP, May 2010
... cirrhosis (PBC), among British Columbia’s First Nations people.[ 26 ] Patients with autoimmune liver disease may have ...
Letters / BY: John Dale, MD, May 2010
... her conclusion, “Worst of all, legalized euthanasia puts people who are suffering and vulnerable at risk, and no legal ...
Letters May 2010
... that if you shout a message loud enough and long enough, people will believe it no matter how utterly illogical it may ...
Physician Spotlight / BY: Pamela Verma, BSc, May 2010
  Every time we ask people if they have heard of Dr Arun Garg, smiles spread ... seems to be in his ability to engage diverse groups of people—to connect the dots. Dr Garg, tell us about your ... picture and connect the dots by bringing diverse groups of people together, you can have a tremendous impact. Indeed, I ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Megan Isaac-Renton, BSc, July/August 2010
... hunters, trappers, and those who handle ill wild animals. People working with sheep have been reported to be at high ... infected animal.  Infection can be prevented by educating people at high risk (animal handlers, trappers, and farmers ... and to insect vectors that harbor disease) and encouraging people to avoid exposure to insects in endemic areas. Because ...