Clinical Articles /
BY: Basia M. Hamata, MD,
January/February 2015
... Even without a positive family history, an LDL-C level above 4.5 mmol/L or an apoB level above 1.3 g/L, with or without elevated triglycerides, ... coronary artery disease were found to have Lp(a) levels above the 90th percentile for the population.[ 15 ] While ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: David Brooks, MD,
January/February 2015
... to you if your patient’s claim falls into one of the above categories? WorkSafeBC medical advisors on the teams cited above will frequently contact attending physicians to discuss ...
Editorials /
BY: Anne I. Clarke, MD
March 2015
... up to see a second long lineup of charts on the shelf above my computer station. Wow, this was a new level of ...
Beyond Medicine /
BY: Nigel Adams, MB, CCFP, MRO,
May 2015
... the letter. Allow ample time in which to be processed and, above all, do not wash your hands. Postscript: I have since ...
Clinical Articles /
BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD
June 2015
... decline in lung cancer rates for men and women. As noted above, cancers with significantly rising incidence rates in ...
Editorials /
BY: David R. Richardson, MD
June 2015
... are clearly factoids. Often, proclamations like the one above are made by educated acquaintances at some social ...
MDs To Be /
BY: Patricia Caddy, MD
July/August 2015
... Our hearts thumped like rabbits inside of our chests and above everything else, we hoped. For the snake to sleep. For ...
WorkSafeBC /
BY: Tom Goetz, MD, FRCSC,
July/August 2015
... consideration, please contact one of the co-chairs listed above. —Tom Goetz, MD, FRCSC Orthopaedic Surgeon and ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP
September 2015
... level of consumption).[ 2 ] Only Quebec reported being above the national average. Physical activity ... decreased in 2014 to 53.7% (55.2% in 2013). BC rates were above average, second only to rates in Yukon. BC rates ...
Editorials /
BY: Cynthia Verchere, MD
September 2015
... teaching, listening, backing someone up, going above and beyond for no other reason than to help someone who ...