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Clinical Articles / BY: Kathleen Eddy, BSc, January/February 2013
... and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) examinations per 1000 people in British Columbia increased by approximately 50%.[ 1 ... and 2007 the number of CT and MRI examinations per 1000 people in BC increased by approximately 50%, a finding that ...
Council on Health Promotion / BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP January/February 2013
... So what are we to do? Conveying knowledge and educating people about why something is good for them is seldom enough. ... does seem to work, however, is the observation that when people realize that other people are doing something positive, they just might do it ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD January/February 2013
... it—if it didn’t have any carbohydrates in it, then people were feeling smug while essentially consuming ...
MDs To Be / BY: Laura Budd, BMSc, January/February 2013
... communication tools providing channels for connecting people.[ 1 ] Social media enables real-time sharing of text, ... of social media is promoting a change in the way people use the Internet from purely recreational to encompass ... or person and damage the subject’s reputation.[ 17 ] People often feel less inhibited when engaging in online ...
News January/February 2013
... patients, and who makes a difference in the lives of people living with cancer. Dr McGregor, nominated by his ...
Obituaries / BY: Linda J. Warren, MD, January/February 2013
... follower of world affairs, Larry is one of the better read people in our class. He is best described as an ... at Vancouver General Hospital awarded him with “The People’s Choice Award for the Best Supporting Actor for the ...
President's Comment / BY: Shelley Ross, MD January/February 2013
For many people, the new year is an opportunity for new beginnings, ...
Specialist Services Committee / BY: Ian Courtice, MD, January/February 2013
... and medical school all rolled into one. It employs 36000 people including 2857 physicians and scientists. In practical ...
Clinical Articles / BY: Jean-François Kozak, PhD, March 2013
Prior to the Second World War, highly dependent elderly people unable to live on their own received care through a ...
Editorials / BY: David R. Richardson, MD March 2013
... smoking areas. I’m not saying we should make it easy for people to smoke. Heck, we could make the room a giant ...