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Editorials / BY: Susan E. Haigh, MD January/February 2010
... important is the quality and security with which people can live out the remainder of their lives. ... of care for seniors. Except for a small proportion of people, seniors and the elderly can live at home and maintain ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2010
... and ski runs can be used, but I’m guessing not many people are going to take up ski jumping, luge, or skeleton. ...
President's Comment / BY: Brian Brodie, MD January/February 2010
... the shuffling under the rug of Vancouver’s homeless people, the tremendous cost of hosting the Olym­pic Games at ... but more than anything it’s a call to action to inspire people to be active, be healthy, and eat right. A number of ... can succeed. That’s a great message to inspire our young people today to pursue their dreams. Many athletes are ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mira Keyes, MD, FRCPC March 2010
... after the procedure. The radiation exposure to other people is very low; for example, the total dose of radiation ...
Back Page / BY: Sterling Haynes, MD March 2010
... skull.  Trephination (trepanning) was known by the native people of pre-Columbian Mesoamerica and was used extensively ... Burr holes have been found in the skulls of First Nations people.  Bob Hayes, a high school teacher, gave a talk ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2010
... way to work.  One largely unappreciated constant is the people at my hospital. The doctors, nurses, pharmacists, ...
Letters / BY: Alexander Boggie, MD March 2010
... health care workers of the special role they have in people’s lives. Thank you for bringing this problem to ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ali Zentner, MD, FRCPC April 2010
... emphasize the need to improve control of hypertension in people with diabetes. Sixty- five percent of diabetic deaths ... reduction in blood pressure (below 130/80 mm Hg) in people with diabetes leads to significant reductions in ... initial therapy with two antihypertensive drugs for people with diabetes and blood pressure above 150/90 mm Hg.  ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2010
... need. Does charity really begin at home? I wonder how many people have walked by some homeless guy to give or mail a ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Mazhar Haque, MBBS, FRACP, May 2010
... cirrhosis (PBC), among British Columbia’s First Nations people.[ 26 ] Patients with autoimmune liver disease may have ...