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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM January/February 2012
... contribute to breakthrough varicella in immunized people after the first dose. Several US outbreak ... in the past 15 years have affected First Nations people living on reserve.[ 6 , 7 ] The largest of these four ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP January/February 2012
... we think, “Oh no, not again, I’m so tired of hearing people get on their soapbox about this.” Do we think, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... death in Canada.[ 1 ] It was estimated that in 2009, 976 people died in alcohol-related crashes in Canada.[ 2 ] Canada ... 2 ] The BC road fatality rate in 2009 (8.1 per 100000 people), was above the national average (7.3) and far higher ... again, and general deterrence refers to the fact that people who might otherwise drink and drive are deterred from ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2012
... lesion, erythema mi­grans, develops in 60% to 80% of people with LD and may be accompanied by fever, arthralgia, ... symptom (n = 68) and physician-observed sign (n = 58) in people treated for LD. Rash, fever, and arthritis were ...
MDs To Be / BY: Annika Klopp, BSc, April 2012
... look at the potential of artistic expression as a way for people to feel better and to articulate what is needed for ... writing, music, mask-making, and painting—as a way for people to feel better, voice insights in innovative ways ... a little worried. We hold tight until noon and slowly people start to trickle in. By 12:30, the maximum number we ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2012
... biochem­­ist T. Colin Campbell, concludes that people whose diet consists of high con­sumption of ... likely.  Campbell examined the diet and lifestyle of 6500 people and discovered that those people who ate less than 20% animal protein failed to develop ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC June 2012
... takes many forms including take-home-naloxone programs for people who use illicit drugs in Europe, Australia, and over ... in the US; as part of a pain-management toolkit for people prescribed opioids; and availability for anyone who ... access in order to prevent harms from overdose among people using both prescribed and illegal opioids.  Current ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM July/August 2012
... it remains a worldwide scourge. Globally, 25 million people are infected, with an estimated annual incidence of 12 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: David Roth, MSc, October 2012
... and Immigration Canada (CIC), evaluated TB incidence in people entering BC between 2004 and 2010. A total of 324 TB ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, December 2012
... occurred over the past decade, with tens of thousands of people evacuated from communities at risk of fire or ...