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News May 2018
... neuroinflammation, which destroys neurons in the brains of people with AD. Dr McGeer’s team demonstrated that the ... disease commences at age 65, Dr McGeer recommends that people get tested 10 years prior, at age 55, when the onset ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Eleni Galanis, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2018
... recently, nor has she had contact with other symptomatic people. A stool C&S performed at a walk-in clinic was ... and symptoms persist, a second O&P may be necessary. People are infected by ingesting contaminated food or water. ...
News September 2018
People with social anxiety disorder benefit from group ... in their lives. Without treatment, the disorder can impair people’s functioning at school, work, and relationships. ...
News September 2018
... in extreme detail. It is estimated approximately 1 in 10 people over the age of 40 may suffer from COPD. Dr Don Sin, ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Tommy Gerschman, MD, FRCPC, MSc September 2018
... remain the preferred source of health information for many people.[ 1 ] Last year, the CMA’s General Council passed a ... questionnaire, they likely overrepresent the number of people who are adequately physically active. Even if we take ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM September 2018
... post-herpetic neuralgia (PHN). PHN is more common in older people, affecting 4% to 15% of zoster cases in people aged 50 to 59, 7% to 26% of cases in people aged 60 to 69, and 14% to 29% of cases in people 70 ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Brandon Yau, MD October 2018
... of as the provision of sterile injection supplies to people who use drugs or supervised consumption sites, harm ... and delivery of policy, programs, and services to benefit people who use substances, their families, and the community ... needle exchange in BC. From 2007 to 2016, HIV diagnoses in people who inject drugs declined from 118 to 16 cases, ...
News October 2018
The Alzheimer Society of Canada’s Advisory Group of people with dementia has created a Canadian Charter of Rights for People with Dementia. Although people with dementia hold the same rights as every Canadian ...
News October 2018
... masters athletes should stop exercising. She recommends people see their doctor for regular checkups, including blood ...
WorkSafeBC / BY: Susan Dixon November 2018
... of injured workers, and ensuring fair compensation for people suffering injury or illness on the job. Outlines, ...