It's a heartache: As if pulmonary fibrosis wasn't enough, now patients have to contend with higher risk of CHD.

Baby got back: ... and it's good for the heart, say researchers in a recent issue of Circulation.

Beating the RAp: Unreliable rheumatoid factor test gets the bum's rush from new kid calpastatin.

Yo, lady, take a Pill: Oral contraceptives can lower a woman's risk of developing RA later in life, according to a study in the Journal of Rheumatology.

Breaking the fever: When it comes to feverish infants, clinical guidelines are no match for a doctor's experience.

A one and a two: A new study in The Lancet shows that a double-whammy treatment could drastically reverse bone damage in RA patients.

The end of good chol/bad chol? Assumptions about HDL and LDL cholesterols have been shaken up following two new studies.

Hold the meatballs: Americans and Swedes duke it out to see who's got a better explanation for squamous cell cancers — smoking or tanning.

No mo' melanoma: More good news for sun worshippers. New vaccine fights skin cancer with skin cancer according to a study in the Journal of Clinical Oncology.

Research stemmed: A clinical trial that showed benefits of stem cell injections for heart attack patients halted after restenosis side effects.

Dial up docs: One call to your patients could spur some to fill their scripts. But men remain pharmaphobic.

Hurry up already with the clot-busters: Time is of the essence when it comes to thrombolytics and stroke victims, says a new study in The Lancet.

Government & Medicine
Peace, love and understanding: Unlike their colleagues elsewhere, Alberta's doctors are living a golden age of optimism and cooperation.

Features
Swimming with sea lions in 'the last frontier': Dr Mark Frobb: "eat, sleep and dive".

The graveyard shift: Residents are overtired and it's unsafe. The US and Europe have taken action — shouldn't we?

Please release me: The pain of not knowing where your research paper's at won't go away 'til the journals shape up.

I'll make it worth your while: Some researchers have less scruples than lab rats when it comes to getting published.

Gimme some guidance: The world of clinical guidelines is a minefield where many docs and policy-makers fear to tread.

The milky way: Seven-year-olds who were breast fed have lower blood pressure than their formula-fed playmates.

Let's talk Botox: Docs who dabble in the wrinkle-busting treatment stand to haul in some serious dosh.

Nursing smackdown: Violent patients, unsupportive administration — it's all in a day's work for Canada's nurses.

Myoblast 'em: Immature muscle cells are put to work fighting rare genetic form of muscular dystrophy.

Cottonland: Industry and gov't join forces to stop the needy getting tarred with the OxyContin-abuse brush.

A total brainbox: The Research File takes a trip to 'the Neuro' for a peek at chronic fatigue/MS research.

When drugs don't work: Education, not a puffer, is the key to getting asthma under control. WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS gives the heads-up.

Tipplers at the top: Women execs use booze for feeling no pain — at higher levels than their male counterparts.

Puff daddies: Docs and smoking don't mix — but it wasn't always so, and we've got the cigarette ads to prove it.

Time to cut the cord: A new report from the Kaiser Foundation is critical of junk food ads aimed at kids' waistlines.

Departments:
Editorial: A plea to 'ad' to provincial funding
Editorial Opinion: NOW, it's our turn to speak
Across Canada: News highlights from coast to coast to coast.
News in Brief: bite-size treats from the international world of medicine
Pursuits:
Use the force: TiVo lets you take control of your television viewing experience.
Classics:
Book: Farthing's Fortunes
Music: The Complete Piano Sonatas & Diabelli Variations, Beethoven
Film: A boy and his dogCDs, and books that deserve a second look.

Practice Management
Size matters... at least in group practice: A word of advice — go with what you like.

Dr Jekyll and Dr Hyde: The case of two-faced leader in group practice. If it ain't broke don't fix it.