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Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD January/February 2006
... thought Canada was a lovely place populated by wonderful people and he loved visiting us; he just wouldn’t want to ... to move forward it is clear that passionate, committed people in this country have to get together, form strong, ... and are passionate about it. However, when you speak with people from Britain, France, New Zealand, and other countries ...
Editorials / BY: Anthony J. Salvian, MD January/February 2006
... one week we had four shootings in the downtown clubs. Most people assume that it is “gang bangers” or drug dealers ... nothing about it. In addition, we have over 1000 homeless people living in the street. It is just me or does it seem ... even psychiatric hospitals have been cut back. Some of the people in the street are elderly and clearly are not able to ...
Letters / BY: Andrew Farquhar, MD January/February 2006
... and nephropathy continue to exert their grim toll, most people with diabetes (up to 80%) will eventually succumb to a ... as individuals without diabetes. The question is whether people with diabetes are really a coronary risk equivalent. ...
Premise / BY: Morley Sutter, MD, PhD January/February 2006
... the most important method of communication between people. There are other forms of sensory-stimulating ... the Gulf War? Back lot” (of Hollywood). There also are people who still believe that humans never landed on the ... witnesses or other participants in legal proceedings. But people do lie under oath or their observations can be ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD March 2006
... or both of the following occur. 1) You run into a group of people who seem to recognize you and identify themselves as ... some unfathomable reason a group of otherwise intelligent people have decided to present you with some kind of memento ... shuffled off to memory bins that can only be accessed by people with names like Raveen. After writing an editorial ...
Premise / BY: Faith E. Hayman, LLB, BA, BEd April 2006
... status, so the ability to work is critical to most people’s financial survival. When health issues interfere ... and the loss of one’s ability to earn a livelihood, people often experience a loss of identity, feelings that ... to protect oneself against some of these losses that most people purchase disability insurance. The courts in BC have ...
Back Page / BY: Graham C. Fraser, FRCS, FACS May 2006
... actually do anything for themselves. For example, other people gown them and put on their gloves; instruments are ... their garbled reports are interpreted and transcribed by people whom they never see and seldom acknowledge. The subtle ...
Editorials / BY: James A. Wilson, MD May 2006
... residents of non-urban locales, and the need for people who have an intimate knowledge of the people and the problems of the region to find workable ... for a cause that is shared by an enormous number of people living outside the Lower Mainland. I was introduced to ...
Editorials / BY: Timothy C. Rowe, MBBS, FRCSC, FRCOG May 2006
... and activities, committees and functions. Things, but not people. And I was left reflecting, once again, how privileged ... of the most personal, tragic, and humorous nature by people who trusted me—and all without asking. Maybe I ... profession we have the privilege of being involved with people who reward us with their confidence. Everyone should ...
Letters / BY: G. Frank O. Tyers, MD, FRCSC, FACS, FACC, ABS, ABTS May 2006
... North Korea are the last two countries trying to deny sick people a choice. Surely Cuba can’t have moved ahead of us? ... I would appreciate knowing if I have been wrong in telling people that Canada and two brutal communist dictatorships ...