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Clinical Articles / BY: Basia M. Hamata, MD, January/February 2015
... dyslipidemias in BC is estimated to be about 1 in 40 people. An even greater number are affected if people with elevated Lp(a) are counted in this estimate. ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH January/February 2015
... with HCV.[ 2 ] In British Columbia, approximately 80 000 people have been diagnosed with HCV and many are unaware of ... with end-stage liver disease. Most new infections occur in people who inject drugs. Other HCV-affected populations ... immigrants from HCV-endemic countries and Aboriginal people.[ 3 ] The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM March 2015
... rate among HSCT recipients is 186 and among HIV-positive people is 173 per 100 000.[ 3 ] A record linkage study in ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Patrick Tang, MD, PhD, April 2015
Every year approximately 300 people in BC are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Martha J. Ignaszewski, May 2015
... rates climbing.[ 2 ] Compared with the general population, people with schizophrenia have a risk of premature death that ... rates are decreasing globally, they are increasing in people with schizophrenia,[ 5 ] likely due to ... (DM) and CAD,[ 8 ] and is significantly more common in people with schizophrenia. Compared with 25% of people in the ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Ryan R. Woods, PhD June 2015
... a version of their population projections, known as PEOPLE, once a year. This report utilized PEOPLE 2012, which includes population projections by ... driven largely by population growth and aging, more people will have a family member affected by cancer; and ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Benjamin Matthew, MHSc, MD, July/August 2015
Backgound An estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by obesity (BMI greater than 30 ... ABSTRACT   Background:  An estimated 1.7 billion people worldwide are affected by obesity-related ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Geoffrey McKee, MD, MPH July/August 2015
... oxy,” are now available across Canada.[ 4 ] While some people intentionally seek out fentanyl for abuse, others may ... sites throughout the province. Training is available for people who use drugs, as well as their families, friends, and ... Take Home Naloxone kits can be prescribed only to people at risk of an overdose. As of April 2015 over 200 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Rakel Kling, MD, MSc, November 2015
... from such labs are false positives. In BC less than 1% of people tested for Lyme disease have the infection (personal ... = 70%, specificity = 43%[ 6 ]) in a population of 10 000 people with a Lyme disease prevalence of 1% is presented in ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jenny M. Young, MSW, MA December 2015
... such as HIV.[ 7 ] There is widespread devaluation of people with serious psychiatric illness,[ 4 ] and health care ...