PAPP-A knows best: PAPP-A protein levels predict if a pregnancy will go smoothly or end in stillbirth.

A real downer: Before the SSRI advisories, scripts for kids were rising and rising in Canada.

PEACE trial attacks claims that ACE inhibitors benefit stable CAD patients

Not-so-macho: Testosterone weakens the male immune system, says Journal of Immunology paper.

All in the family: Newly discovered gene is a key player in Parkinson’s disease.

Alzheimer's treatment donepezil jogs memory for MS patients too

New link clicks: Computer geeks have to battle spam, carpal tunnel — and now glaucoma.

Free fall: Epileptic seizure-related injuries are rarer than you might think, says Neurology study.

Killer vitamin?: Annals of Internal Medicine study gives stark warning to patients too fond of vitamin E.

Down in one shot: Genital warts don’t stand a chance against the HPV vaccine.

Government & Medicine
Take it or leave it: Ontario Health Minister Smitherman wants a doctor deal signed soon — or else.

Golden pills: The new Common Drug Review doesn't like pricey drugs. MDs decry the penny-pinching.

Features
St Nick for a day: Dr Harvey Guyda gets suited up in red for the Montreal Children's Hospital's 100th Christmas.

Cutting room floor: Who's driving the alleged rise in cosmetic procedures — reality TV or surgeons?

Magic wand: A new wireless sensor predicts which stents will go kaput.

I'm just a girl: Emotion-focused therapy is better than CBT for the 'illogical' sex, says York expert.

Fishnet stocking device offers support to failing hearts

Don’t lump them together: All breast cancer detection methods are not created equal.

Senses working overtime: Synaesthesia continues to baffle researchers — and inspire musicians.

Bittersweet symphony: Treating musicians with repetitive strain injuries.

Not black and white: A US clinical trial of a heart med specifically for black patients stirs controversy.

Stimulating studies: Rumour has it students are popping their siblings' Ritalin to make the grade.

Sweet dreams: WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS about sleep apnea and help put all their worries to bed.

Rural wrath: Our med student learns to let go during rural rotation in DIARY OF A DOCTOR-IN-TRAINING.

Sync up: Ontario geriatricians take part in computerized prescribing pilot.

Quantifying violence: Lancet study on health implications of the Iraq invasion still creating firestorms.

Pass the hat: Docs, nurses and respiratory therapists raise their voices for a great cause: investing in their city.

THRUST & PARRY
If you got it, use it: This doc suggests we hang on to PSA screening 'til something better comes along.

Just say nay to PSA: Efficacy is doubtful, so this doc says it's time to say goodbye to PSA.

Practice Management
All by myself: Do you have what it takes to strike out on your own?

Personal Finance
The best laid plans: The Dursts finance their retirement dreams.