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BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Naveed Z. Janjua, MBBS, DrPH
January/February 2015
... with HCV.[ 2 ] In British Columbia, approximately 80 000 people have been diagnosed with HCV and many are unaware of ... with end-stage liver disease. Most new infections occur in people who inject drugs. Other HCV-affected populations ... immigrants from HCV-endemic countries and Aboriginal people.[ 3 ] The Public Health Agency of Canada recommends ...
News /
BY: Goldis Mitra, MD, CCFP
January/February 2015
... and friends, we are also intimately connected to the people and communities around us. We are often the first ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Monika Naus, MD, MHSc, FRCPC, FACPM
March 2015
... rate among HSCT recipients is 186 and among HIV-positive people is 173 per 100 000.[ 3 ] A record linkage study in ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Ron Wilson, MD, CCFP
March 2015
... initiative. BCRPA is all about providing opportunities for people to be physically active, and the local RPAs across the ...
News
March 2015
... for patients on the organ transplant wait list. Over 450 people in BC are currently waiting for a lifesaving ...
BC Centre for Disease Control /
BY: Patrick Tang, MD, PhD,
April 2015
Every year approximately 300 people in BC are diagnosed with active tuberculosis (TB) ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Jeffrey R. Brubacher, MD,
April 2015
... of controlling for tolerance, and the fact that many people use multiple psychotropic medications. Benzodiazepines ...
Family Practice Services Committee /
BY: Brenda Hefford, MD
April 2015
... Strategies include attachment mechanisms that connect people with a family physician/primary care provider; ...
Council on Health Promotion /
BY: Bill Mackie, MD
June 2015
... loss of land that is suitable for growing crops to feed people. Soil creation occurs through the breakdown of ...