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Editorials /
BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD
March 2007
I read with concern the Vancouver Sun article of 4 January 2007, in which Dr Penny Ballem states that she has good data ... to aggressively “treat to target,” so a patient may not be started on oral agents early enough or, if a ... for glycemic control, but diabetes management is a complex issue and isn’t just a question of blood glucose levels. ...
Letters /
BY: H.C. George Wong, MD, FRCPC
June 2007
The article in the March issue of BCMJ ( “Self-report of use of traditional ... a cross-cultural psychiatry outpatient clinic,” 2007;49[2]:68-71 ) reported 20% of Chinese patients attending ... and not specifically for emotional symptoms. Panax ginseng may cause manic-like symptoms when combined with monoamine ...
Letters /
BY: Stephen Faulkner, MBChB
July/August 2007
... “Reality check needed for CME credits” ( BCMJ 2007;49[3]:109) , which included a partial, out-of-context ... and integrative medicine beliefs (see Globe and Mail , May 1999). His involvement in the very unscientific “harm ... in reading some of the skeptical accounts of this issue ( e.g., http://dreamhealer.blogspot.com/ ). Dr ...
Letters /
BY: Zafar Essak, MD
November 2007
At the 2007 AGM I was impressed when Dr Robin Saunders concluded his ... views such as this are at the crux of the Code of Conduct issue. The analogy of a government cabinet is probably not ... Board as a whole fails to do so, individual Board members may feel obliged to provide details to members. Policies ...