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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) May 2021
... of alleged health benefits. Kombucha appeared as early as 2000 years ago in China and Tibet, but only made its way to ... (including children and pregnant women), as consumers may often be unaware that there is alcohol in kombucha.[ 5 ] ... BC Centre for Disease Control’s recent study into this issue[ 5 ] recommends that: Labeling must clearly indicate ...
Interviews / BY: Joanne Jablkowski September 2014
... entire system is never going to be fixed--as soon as one issue is addressed, major or minor, something else crops up. ... president of the Society of General Practitioners in 1999/2000, my colleague and mentor Dr Ken Kolotyluk was the ... find that if you hear people out and you work together, it may take more time, but when you achieve a consensus decision ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2013
... of Medical Staff at Whitehorse General Hospital. In 2000, Dr Cunningham and his family moved to the Cowichan ... and made too many other people’s problems my own, which may have been a contributor to my divorce. Why should medical ... in facilities and make them work once again. Which health issue is not getting enough attention? End-of-life care and ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... of 3.8 million 2-year-olds (in US dollars for the year 2000).[ 5 ] Our case study illustrates the complementary ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC November 2010
... in the British Columbia trauma registry between 1992 and 2000 were convicted of impaired driving.[ 7 ]  The second ... 9 ] These studies suggest that our emergency departments may have become safe havens for the worst drinking drivers, ... causing bodily harm were dismissed.[ 14 ] Complicating the issue further, the present statutes require the collection of ...
News July/August 2007
... be read on its own. Those not facing a terminal illness may wish to focus on the introduction as well as the sections ... Open Enrollment will be coming your way in the September issue of the  BCMJ. —Sandie Braid, CEBS Assistant ... join a group practice, and a New Practice Supplement of $2000 per week for the first 26 weeks of practice. Eligible ...
Interviews / BY: Jay Draper September 2006
... in a way that you’re not in the city. I remember back in 2000 when we had the dispute over our specialists. We ... it looks like a good package and a good way to change, it may be a major shift for the BCMA and the goals are to have ... and the best possible representation. Another difficult issue is economic representation. Surveys show that a ...
College Library / BY: Jim Henderson October 2001
... As time becomes more precious, reading and staying current may suffer. For GPs and family physicians reduced to reading ... paper they review. Titles from the July/August 2001 issue include “Rate and rhythm control showed similar ... Medicine , expanding the specialties covered. In 2000, the  ACP Journal Club  itself expanded, coverage ...