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Premise / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC, Diplomate ABOM Early online
... feedback. Liraglutide was first approved in Canada in 2010 for the management of type 2 diabetes, and in 2015 for ... of women with obesity? A different way to address the issue of risk may be to change the system in which we practise. Obesity, by ...
Letters / BY: Ruth Habte, MD September 2022
... me one for free.” It quickly became apparent that the issue was not obtaining a prescription or finding a provider ... by taking care of people in abusive relationships, who may be in high-socioeconomic-status households but have no ... savings for this kind of program are well established. A 2010 study from Options for Sexual Health estimated that ...
Letters / BY: Stuart Kreisman, MD January/February 2018
... ] and of course I agree very strongly. You may recall my Premise piece, “Toward smoke-free multi-unit ... various levels of government have done little to move this issue forward over the last 6 years. Things are much better ... unit through various connections (which happened to us in 2010 in another place, ultimately forcing us to move) the ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Kashmira Suraliwalla July/August 2017
... Doctors of BC will ensure adequate communication on this issue. There being no further questions, the motion to accept ... guys. They did give us a very nice lunch, though. You may wonder, “How did things evolve to me being so ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...
Editorials / BY: Brian Day, MB September 2016
... too long. But the complexities of the wait-list issue suggest careful study and planning before we try to solve a problem that may be much smaller than we imagine.” These examples ... study groups around the world have verified this. In 2010, Italian health law expert Giandeomenico Barcellona, ...
Editorials / BY: Saul Isserow, MBBCh April 2016
... our pleasure to be guest editors for this two-part theme issue on sports cardiology containing articles aimed at ... for those with known cardiac disease and those who may be at risk for other reasons. The articles highlight our ... is the love child of discussions held during the Vancouver 2010 Olympic and Paralympic Games, when Dr Jack Taunton ...
Beyond Medicine / BY: Joanne Jablkowski July/August 2016
... like to bring to the Board this year is temperance. This may help us be more efficient with our work.” . . . “To ... is not a productive use of our time and energy. The issue is that our two work models simply clash. Doctors are ... Don Rix Award for Physician Leadership was established in 2010 to recognize exemplary physician leadership and lifetime ...
Editorials / BY: Jasmine Grewal, MD, FRCPC September 2016
... increased by 85% from 1985 to 2000 and by 55% from 2000 to 2010, consistent with the concept that the greatest survival ... diseases such as hypertension and coronary artery disease may have a significant negative impact on patients with ... about common issues and available resources. In this theme issue we attempt to bridge some knowledge gaps with four ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC March 2012
... Act to target impaired driving.15 Introduced in September 2010, these amendments give police the authority to impose ... in exactly the positive changes that would be expected. In May 2011, opponents of the new laws launched a legal ... of the immediate roadside prohibition program.  At issue was whether the immediate roadside prohibition program ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Kathleen Cadenhead, MD October 2011
... legumes, and tofu) as well as iron-fortified cereal may also be introduced at this time. Iron from meat sources ... of the health effects of organic foods, published in 2010, found limited evidence of nutrition-related health ... as mackerel, swordfish, and tuna. 7. Is sodium really an issue? Yes. Eating a low-sodium diet has been shown to help ...