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Council on Health Promotion / BY: Brian F. Russell, MD, September 2011
... 1 ] However, mounting evidence suggests that vitamin D may also influence cardiovascular disease, hypertension, ... 104 confirmed cases of rickets in Canada between 2002 and 2004; 13% were of First Nations descent and 12% of Inuit ... to assist physicians in managing this important health issue ( www.cps.ca/english/statements/ii/fnim07-01.htm ).  ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP May 2006
... article on this topic appears in the 14 March 2006 issue of the CMAJ.) This means we all stand a better chance ... we exercise on a regular basis. As active as we think? In 2004, the BC Nutrition Survey found that although 80% of ... 30 but remain stable thereafter in both men and women. In May 2005, the Heart and Stroke Foundation (HSF) released its ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Lloyd Oppel, MD, MHSc, FCFP(Em) September 2006
... of us in practice, answering patients’ concerns on this issue can be daunting, particularly if we are presented with ... just by chance. In addition, many “findings of harm” may be insignificant, inaccurate, or simply taken out of ... supplementation. American Academy of Family Physicians. 2004 American Academy of Family Practice policy statement on ...