Thursday, May 17, 2012
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Why has this retired teacher lost her appetite?
A 64-year-old retired teacher, Ms M, presented with a 3-4 week history of generalized malaise, nausea and poor appetite following a flu-like illness in last August. She denied difficulty with urination or burning during urination. She also denied symptoms of fever, chills, cough or phlegm.
It all goes back to the nature vs nurture argument
Many of us are confronted with parents who bring their child to our office due to poor school performance. The teacher has recently met with the parents because of concerns that her pupil isn’t keeping up with his/her
Keep an eye out for this condition — especially during spring and summer
Polymorphous light eruption (PMLE) is a common photodermatosis that occurs more commonly in patients who reside farther from the equator. In Canada, the incidence may approach 20%,
Canada has one of the world’s highest burdens of MS, at 133 cases per 100,000 (the MS Society estimates up to 240 per 100,000). The WHO ranks Canada 5th in the world, behind the U.S., Germany, Norway and Hungary.
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