Background: People in custody are more likely to die prematurely, especially of violent
causes, than similar people not in custody. Some of these deaths may be preventable. In this …

Background: Many people immigrating to Canada come from countries with a high burden of
tuberculosis. The aim of this study was to develop a detailed epidemiologic profile of foreign…

• Status Indians in Manitoba and Saskatchewan and the Inuit in Nunavut have the highest
incidence rates among Aboriginals in Canada.• In the 1980s, after decades of decline, the …

The Roche Amplicor Mycobacterium tuberculosis PCR test (RMtb-PCR) was compared with
mycobacterial culture, with the BACTEC 460 system and inoculation on Lowenstein-Jensen …

Many prisoners in both provincial jails and federal prisons across Canada come from
marginalized sectors of society. Many also originate in countries where there is inadequate health …

Background Although micronutrient and antioxidant supplementation are widely used by
persons with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), a therapeutic role beyond recommended …

Mark Osborne Humphries’ book, The Last Plague: Spanish Influenza and the Politics of
Public Health in Canada, speaks to an important time in the development and maturation of …

… Olson L. A comparative study on the incidence of tuberculosis among status Indians and
other selected groups in Manitoba, Canada. Winnipeg: University of Manitoba, 1999 …

Françoise Bouchard and associates suggest that in our study1 we should have compared
total suicide rates within custody to total suicide rates in the community, rather than comparing …

Objective To evaluate the immunogenicity and safety of the quadrivalent HPV (qHPV) vaccine
in HIV-positive women over 24 months. Design Between November 2008 and December …