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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. ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP March 2015
... initiative. BCRPA is all about providing opportunities for people to be physically active, and the local RPAs across the ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Jeffrey R. Brubacher, MD, April 2015
... of controlling for tolerance, and the fact that many people use multiple psychotropic medications. Benzodiazepines ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Bill Mackie, MD June 2015
... loss of land that is suitable for growing crops to feed people. Soil creation occurs through the breakdown of ...
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 ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP(PC), FCFP July/August 2015
... are from legal fatal prescriptions. The vast majority of people still choose to die naturally. The concern is that in ... of our society is discernible in how we treat vulnerable people. —Romayne Gallagher, MD, CCFP, FCFP —Maria Chung ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP September 2015
... 21.4%, females 14.8%) but still totaling about 5.4 million people.[ 1 ] BC (14.3%) and Ontario (17.4%) are the only two ... habits has also played a significant role in helping many people quit. Is it not time to fully embrace the importance ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Roy Purssell, MD, FRCPC October 2015
... enforcement, health authorities, the Coroners Service, and people who use drugs. These established relationships ...