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BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM January/February 2012
... contribute to breakthrough varicella in immunized people after the first dose. Several US outbreak ... in the past 15 years have affected First Nations people living on reserve.[ 6 , 7 ] The largest of these four ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Hamish Hwang, MD, FRCSC, FACS March 2012
... future over the next 25 to 30 years as the number of people in this age group is projected to increase to 24% by ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Bonnie Henry, MD, MPH, FRCPC April 2012
... lesion, erythema mi­grans, develops in 60% to 80% of people with LD and may be accompanied by fever, arthralgia, ... symptom (n = 68) and physician-observed sign (n = 58) in people treated for LD. Rash, fever, and arthritis were ...
MDs To Be / BY: Annika Klopp, BSc, April 2012
... look at the potential of artistic expression as a way for people to feel better and to articulate what is needed for ... writing, music, mask-making, and painting—as a way for people to feel better, voice insights in innovative ways ... a little worried. We hold tight until noon and slowly people start to trickle in. By 12:30, the maximum number we ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Andrew J. Juren, MD, May 2012
... also shows im­provement with smoking cessation, even in people who have already developed symptoms. The forced ... them toward complete abstinence. Summary   Millions of people die prematurely each year as a result of smoking. ... health risks of smoking are well known, yet millions of people die prematurely each year due to the damaging effects ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Jane A. Buxton, MBBS, MHSc, FRCPC June 2012
... takes many forms including take-home-naloxone programs for people who use illicit drugs in Europe, Australia, and over ... in the US; as part of a pain-management toolkit for people prescribed opioids; and availability for anyone who ... access in order to prevent harms from overdose among people using both prescribed and illegal opioids.  Current ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Gibong Lee, BSc(Pharm), MD, July/August 2012
... is common in North America, with an estimated 2 million people identified as current (past month) users.[ 1 ] ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Philippa Hawley, FRCPC July/August 2012
... the biggest barrier to good pain management for the many people living and dying with chronic pain.  Palliative care ...
BC Centre for Disease Control / BY: Muhammad Morshed, PhD, SCCM July/August 2012
... it remains a worldwide scourge. Globally, 25 million people are infected, with an estimated annual incidence of 12 ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Nadia A. Khan, MSc, MD October 2012
... (HOT) trial, which involved randomly assigning 18790 people to a DBP of 90 mm Hg or less, 85 mm Hg or less, and 80 ...