background healthcare stakeholders have a great interest in the adoption and use of electronic personal health records (ephrs) because of the potential benefits associated with them. little is known, however, about the level of adoption of ephrs in canada and there is limited evidence concerning their benefits and implications for the healthcare system. this study aimed to describe the current ...

Cronkhite-Canada syndrome (CCS) is a rare, non-inherited polyposis syndrome, characterized by diffuse gastrointestinal (GI) hamartomatous polyposis with unique dermatologic changes including alopecia, skin hyperpigmentation, and nail dystrophy. Patients can typically present with diarrhea, weight loss, protein-losing enteropathy, and nutritional deficiency. However, it can demonstrate diverse o...

OBJECTIVES Childhood type 2 diabetes (T2D) is increasing and may present differently across various populations. This study compares clinical features of T2D at diagnosis in Aboriginal children with Caucasian children and children from other high-risk ethnic groups. PATIENTS AND METHODS This retrospective observational study used data from a Canadian surveillance study where newly diagnosed c...

Despite progressive universal drug coverage and pharmaceutical policies found in other countries, Canada remains the only developed nation with a publicly funded healthcare system that does not include universal coverage for prescription drugs. In the absence of a national pharmacare plan, a province may choose to cover a specific sub-population for certain drugs. Altho...

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We present a new way to construct a MAC function based on a block cipher. We apply this construction to AES resulting in a MAC function that is a factor 2.5 more efficient than CBC-MAC with AES, while providing a comparable claimed security level.

The complete blood count (CBC), serum chemistry profile, and urinalysis are the cornerstones of clinical laboratory assessment. It is important to perform all the tests concurrently on presentation, particularly in sick patients. Interpreting one test or one group of tests without the others is prone to diagnostic errors. It is not our intention to provide veterinarians with every interpretatio...

notwithstanding a century of prohibition, marijuana is the most widely used illicit substance in canada. due to the growing public acceptance of recreational marijuana use and ineffectiveness of the existing control system in canada, the issue surrounding legalizing this illicit drug has received considerable public and political attentions in recent years. consequently, the newly elected liber...

background research predicting the public health and fiscal impact of supervised injection facilities (sifs), across different cities in canada, has reported positive results on the reduction of hiv cases among people who inject drugs (pwid). most of the existing studies have focused on the outcomes of insite, located in the vancouver downtown eastside (dtes). previous attention has not been af...