Clinical
Candy from a baby: Pregnancy complications multiply in diabetics — and glycemic control isn't making the cut.

Big trouble in small packages: Women who were preemies are prone to high BP when carrying their first kid.

Cross-channel blocking: Study hints at new role for calcium channel blockers and deals a low blow to hypertension.

Antioxidant roulette: Vitamins kill heart disease in some women but speed it up in others. Don't leave it to chance.

Put a B in your bonnet: Vitamin B12 and folate give Alzheimer's patients a much-needed memory boost.

Into the cut: Women who go under the knife fare better than those on meds for uterine bleed.

Papa, don't preach: Girls given the morning after pill aren't saying "no" to precautions even when they say "yes" to sex.

Just give me a sign: An easy test for peptide levels could help finger who'll have the big one and who won't.

Itching for a solution?: Get the skinny on a new way to detect Stevens-Johnson syndrome.

Your Tx is steeping: A component in green tea puts an end to cancer cell growth. Anyone for a cuppa?

NO — don't burst my bubble: Researchers knock the wind out of support for nitric oxide use in acute lung injury.

Government & Medicine
A healing touch: Nunavut's new health minister is a woman intent on building bridges — and opening minds.

This is going to hurt: Newfoundland's new Tory gov't finally lays down its budget. Tightening the healthcare belt.

Of audits and witch hunts: A commission is announced to examine the modus operandi of Ontario's much-maligned MRC.

Prognosis positive: The road to success for Canada's healthcare could be paved with innovation, not budget cuts.

Stuck in the pipeline: No one expected research to stagnate after the human genome project. The FDA steps in.

Features
Playing doctor: This Montreal GP went from stage right to med school. All
was well... then she heard her curtain call once more.

Refill madness: Alberta's pharmacists dream of writing, as well as dispensing, scripts. Docs aren't so sure.

Choice cuts: Mention elective c-sections and you're guaranteed a torrent of opinion. Ob/gyb Richard Gruneir weighs in.

Prion over you: The Research File goes to U of T for some 'bovinized' mice and non-controversial stem cells.

Did I touch a nerve?: The hot debate over whether stress triggers MS shows no sign of cooling. Get both sides now.

Dads to the slaughter: Shaken baby syndrome may have other victims — accused parents. Time for a rethink?

The doc they call Revine: Some of your colleagues are turning to hypnosis to get their patients off the smokes.

This is your LIFE program: Dr Curnew was tired of watching ill-informed patients drop like flies, so he did something about it.

Depressingly familiar: Pharma companies are asked to add suicide warnings to SSRIs, but is there any proof?

Hell's kitchen: The food on your plate may not be fit to eat. Don't pass the anti-bacterial soap.

Men's sexual health
Hey, I got stiffed!: Viagra has put an end to ED for many men. But when the drugs don't work the blues set in.

Pump it up, baby: Penile implants aren't flawless, but they offer a last chance for those left flat by the usual Tx.

A hard day's night: Gay men are bending the rules — and their sex organs — by mixing crystal meth and Viagra.

Departments
Across Canada: News highlights from coast to coast to coast.

News in Brief: bite-size treats from the international world of medicine

Editorial: Whistle for the firing squad

Editorial: Let's hear it for the Southeast Territories

Pursuits:
Enviro-cruising: Want to make the leap to an SUV but your conscience won't let you? Check out the new crop of hybrids.

Perennial solution for peeping toms: Screening plants can make your property a voyeur's nightmare.

Classics:
Music: Forever changes
Book: Summergone
Movie: Crossroads

Practice Management
Golf, anyone?: Too swamped to work on your swing or bond with the kids? It may be time to go part-time.

Caught in the Net: Many patients are insisting that email consults are the way to go. Avoid potential pitfalls.