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Clinical
The
skinny on leptin: NEJM study says
the hormone kickstarts menstruation and boosts bone
density in thin women.
Antiviral
flu the coop: Lancet research on new-found
resistance to avian flu antiviral, oseltamivir, stirs
pandemic panic.
Shaking
off addiction: Epilepsy drug topiramate sops
up tipplers' craving for drink, says Alcoholism
study.
Touting
net tips: Pediatricians' 'info-scripts' help
patients purchase safe passage on the info superhighway.
Surgical
supremacy KO?: EVAR and open surgery duke
it out for top abdominal aortic aneurysm treatment title.
Proof's
not in the yogurt: Lactobacillus may
be your 'friend' — but don't count on it to prevent
yeast infections.
PCV-7
vaccine shields kids better than PPV-23
Waiting
for the loo: Waste that overstays its welcome
in the bowel spells future constipation problems for
kids.
HIV
— the sequel: As if things weren't bad
enough, Montreal docs writing in AIDS find that it's
now possible to get more than one type of HIV.
Coughing
up an iron lung:
New tips from BC experts should help put the chokehold
on ventilator-associated pneumonia.
Government & Medicine
THIS JUST IN
Free
for all:
Nobel laureates throw down the gauntlet and
demand more open source medical research. |
Uncaring
nation: What
are Canada's responsibilities to ailing visitors? Provinces
say 'we can't help everyone.'
Features
Cartoon
canoodler: Pragmatic Dr Kathy Mandigo traded
her pencils for scrubs. Now she at last fulfills her
dreams of publishing her cartoons, right here in NRM.
Totally
skewed up: UK study claims sex changes aren't
proven to help, but patients say 'release the woman
in me.
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Take
my breath away: Common ailment COPD is still
overlooked and underdiagnosed — and its mortality
rate is increasing.
Waiting
list fatigue sends Canadians abroad for surgery
Robo-docs:
The future is Zeus — not the god of thunder,
but a robot who performs remote-control surgery, with
a little help from you.
Shot
in the arm: Parents hesitant about vaccines?
WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS tackles the issue.
An
immodest proposal: Nursing
a baby in public is a good option for mums on the go
— docs say yea, but is the public on board?
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THRUST & PARRY
Fit
to be prescribed: One doc thinks physicians
should make time to talk turkey with patients
about nutrition and exercise.
Enough
already: Another doc doesn't think it's
his job to micromanage what's on his patients'
dinner plates.
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Psychedelic
drugs: terminal cancer patients turn on,
tune in and drop out
Practice Management
Practice
by design: Handy hints to better manage the
space you've got to work with.
Personal Finance
Play the market like a pro:
Investment know-how that will take you into retirement
nirvana.
Departments
Editorial:
Do what it takes to get the jab done.
Editorial:
Opinion: Who examines the examiners?
Editorial:
Cartoon
Letters:
Across
Canada: News highlights from coast to coast
to coast.
Classics:
A film, CD and book that deserve a second look.
News in Brief: Bite-size
treats from the international world of medicine
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