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Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD October 2010
... small. Without effective intervention, though, they may well become staggering in the future. Preventing ... in dietary and lifestyle habits. This is a very complex issue and intervention must take place at a number of ... obesity and promoting health. It was es­ta­blished in 2005 as a cross-government health promotion initiative and ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Don Graham, MD, CCFP January/February 2006
... from WorkSafeBC When a worker develops a disease that may be work related, it is the role of Occupational Disease ... and risk infecting your staff and patients. In early 2005, when the Norwalk virus infected large numbers of health ... workplace. —Don Graham, MD Chief Medical Officer   Next issue: West Nile virus Next month, Dr Sami Youakim, one of ...
Editorials / BY: H. Ewart Woolley, MD May 2005
In his editorial, “Forced retirement”  (BCMJ 2005;47[4]:165),  Dr Anthony Salvian decries the fact that ... under the Charter of Rights and Freedoms. The case may be found on the Internet under Stoffmann v. VGH, 1990 ... for such decisions; the word is “curious.” The second issue was that as a university-affiliated teaching hospital ...
Editorials / BY: B. Lynn Beattie, MD, FRCPC November 2005
... overview with important recommendations. In a previous issue (BCMJ September 2004;46[7], “The new era of treatable ... the possibility that more than one pathological entity may be affecting the brain and causing symptoms. An ... receive timely assistance when needed. Medical practice in 2005 requires skill in managing chronic diseases. ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD April 2005
... of some DSM-IV diagnosis. The findings of the Ipsos-ASI 2005  BCMJ  Readership Survey were released at the end of ... myself. A detailed report on the survey will appear in the May issue, but if you want to see the full results now you can ...