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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 ...
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&Notes /
BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla
July/August 2008
... 10 years, showing that other than a special levy in 1999–2000, any increases had always been modest (3% and under, ... of General Practitioners of BC for their patience on this issue. Dr Bryan Norton, president of the Society of General ... membership. We also need to reach out to physicians who may feel disenfranchised. I firmly believe the BCMA is ...