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Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2009
... with the rest of the conference?” I mean really, the people you know, you know, and those that you don’t know, ...
Letters March 2009
... competency to drive the vehicle, and that such testing in people over the age of 75 would save lives [ BCMJ 2008;50:550 ... Superintendant of Motor Vehicles’ job is to assure that people are competent to drive. Doctors should not have to ...
Letters / BY: Lorne Brandt, MD, March 2009
... Mackie’s listed benefits to using public transit. Many people decline using public transit because of time, saying ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD April 2009
... a natural, organic treatment that will make almost 100% of people feel better. Do you want to know what it is?” I ask. ...
Letters / BY: Gerald J.M. Tevaarwerk, MD, FRCPC April 2009
... effect. The placebo effect has been proven to make some people feel better, decreasing their anxiety, pain, and ...
Letters / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, April 2009
The Faculty of Medicine, now numbering 3600 people across the pro­vince, includes those who are ...
Letters / BY: Gavin Stuart, MD, Dean, UBC Faculty of Medicine, May 2009
... heads, with further action being taken if required. People have become more aware of the benefits of transparency ...
News May 2009
... new MDR-TB cases each year, but that fewer than 30 000 people were detected and notified last year and only 3681 are ... Africa, India, Uzbekistan, Georgia, and Armenia. News People with drug-resistant TB neglected by governments ...
News May 2009
... program provides the training and equipment required for people with end-stage kidney disease to do their own dialysis ... largest of its kind in Canada and currently supports 145 people on home hemodialysis across BC. Today Couture is the ...
President's Comment / BY: Bill Mackie, MD May 2009
... arts, and boot camp are relatively new as more and more people participate. We’re also wiser, for the most part, to ... and bike riding clubs in every community. However, many people still refuse to see the benefits of physical activity. ... active lifestyle. As well, surveys have shown that people who are physically active enjoy retirement more, ...