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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 ...
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, ...
News September 2016
... The study examined data collected between 1999 and 2010 by the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey, ... benefit from hearing screening?” was published in the May/June 2016 issue of Ear and Hearing . News Seniors with undiagnosed ...
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 ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Steve Martin, MD, CCFP, MScOH, FCBOM, DipSportMed March 2015
... deemed acceptable in recreational or sport diving. This issue was highlighted in a BC Coroners Service report from December 2010 related to the death of a dive instructor. More ... If you are concerned about a medical condition that may affect a patient working as a diver, or the ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Sophie Y. Wang, BSc, July/August 2014
... antimicrobial resistance demonstrates the severity of this issue and calls for concerted action among all government ... resource-constrained settings.[ 1 ] The use of carbapenems may also accelerate the development of carbapenem resistance, ... of  E. coli  to ciprofloxacin increased between 2007 and 2010 and is reported to be at 25.3% in 2012.[ 2 ] The ...
Family Practice Services Committee / BY: Bill Cavers, MD April 2013
... Practice Services Committee (GPSC) began work on this issue in 2010 and initially provided funding to three divisions of ... With the launch of the attachment initiative, any division may now ac­cess funding for attachment initiatives. Given ...
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 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Catherine Elliott, MD, July/August 2011
... Two Health Canada re­calls of children’s jewelry in 2010 serve as reminders that avoidable sources of lead exposure for children are still an issue.  There is no known safe level of lead exposure. ... into cases of toxic exposures where the public may be at risk—for example those involving exposure in ...
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 ...