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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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...
ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, January/February 2010
... have now been legislated, will come into force on 1 July 2010. Part 11 deals entirely with experts. There have been ... In such a case, the joint expert is the only expert who may give expert opinion evidence in the action on a particular issue unless the court grants an order allowing additional ...
ICBC / BY: Laura Jensen, MD, March 2009
... some of this controversy, The Bone and Joint Decade 2000–2010 Task Force on Neck Pain and Its Associated Disorders was ... were published in a supplement to last February’s issue of the journal  Spine  (Spine 2008;33[4 ... 1995;20[8 suppl]:S1–73). While these publications may be considered the gold standard in WAD medical issues, ...
ICBC / BY: Tanya Heuchert, BA, LLB, June 2008
... the parties must agree on the identity of the expert, the issue to be addressed, the facts and assumptions to be ... Once appointed, the joint expert is the only expert who may give expert opinion at the trial on the particular issue ... approved, the new rules will probably come into effect in 2010. Updates on the status of the proposed changes as well ...