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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 ...
Letters / BY: George Szasz, CM, MD October 2018
... on Astrocite III , faithfully recorded in the June 1968 issue. Or just let yourself go with “The man who stopped ... Moralis, MD (pseudonym of the retired psychiatrist) in the May 2008 issue. Then you might as well switch back to the ... by the then BCMA’s centenary celebration committee in 2000. Each of these artful pieces reminded me how far we have ...
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 ...
Letters / BY: Douglas C. Drummond, MD January/February 2005
In the September issue of this journal, several articles reviewed and endorsed ... have not proven their worth. To support their view, they may cite the AD2000 reported earlier this year. [2]  While ... that might be subsequently published such as the AD 2000 study in Lancet by Courtney and colleagues. [3]  As the ...
Letters / BY: Peter Rees, PhD, FRCPC December 2004
The authors of the BCMJ theme issue “The new era of treatable Alzheimer disease” ( ... and published in the Lancet were the findings of the AD 2000 Collaborative Group conducting an RCT on donepezil ... will have learned of AD 2000 in the lay press during May. Because of the publication time line of the  BCMJ  ...
Letters / BY: Warren Bell, MD, CM, CCFP, FCFP(LM) October 2002
... Dixon-Warren’s request, which appeared in the June 2002 issue [ BCMJ  2002;44(5):234], asking for feedback on the ... conventional practice. Phraseology in the brochure like “may not be effective or safe,” “have not been ... therapy” (Resch KI, Ernst E, Garrow J. J R Soc Med 2000;93:164-167). The authors submitted identical papers, of ...
Letters / BY: John E. Gray, MD May 2001
... article by Dr Sedergreen that appeared in the September 2000 issue of the  BC Medical Journal  ( "Massage Therapy—A ... making referrals to other medical practitioners, but they may not have the same training, experience, or knowledge with ...
Letters / BY: Lorna Sent, MD April 2001
... BC Chinese women " (Hislop TG, Teh C, Lai A, et al. BCMJ 2000;42(10):456-460) confirms the suspicion of why the ... For example, the gender of the smear-taker is an important issue—the women are uncomfortable even with a male family ... the existing services to reach other ethnic groups that may encounter similar barriers in accessing health care. ...