… To test this hypothesis, we injected FITC-labeled E. coli bacteria into the peritoneal cavity
of DT- or PBS-treated RMB mice. After 15 minutes, mice were sacrificed, and resident …

… Eleanor LeBourdais … Eleanor LeBourdais is a freelance writer in Port Moody, BC. …
He predicts that a large amount of free electronic information sponsored by advertisers will …

Nonmedical circumcision can no longer be considered routine in a new era of children's
rights and more careful scrutiny of the medical necessity of surgical procedures. Although the …

… Eleanor LeBourdais … e knew better, but the doctor was almost convinced he had contracted
AIDS from one of his patients. "He knew he had a psychiatric problem", says Dr. Michael …

… E, a gynecologist who works at an abortion clinic in … Many doctors who perform abortions
have been advised by police not to speak with the media, says LeBourdais, but several made …

A lthough management of childbirth in Canada has long been the province of the medical
profession, midwives are beginning to draw increasing support because of the perception that …

Some physicians are questioning the ethics of giving Workers' Compensation Board patients
preferential treatment. They argue that the practice essentially undermines the equal-…

In an address during the recent Whiplash-Associated Disorders World Congress in Vancouver,
Dr. Charles Galasko noted that the number of patients with whiplash-related complaints …

Frail, elderly residents of Vic-toria are being kept out of hospi-tal thanks to a multidisciplinary
team of home-support workers. The Quick Response Team (QRT) program is an …

Although it was well advertised, few Canadian physicians attended a recent conference on
Lyme disease in Vancouver. The apparent lack of interest upsets the president of the Lyme …