Clinical
Demented or just dumb?: Neurology study shows simple reading test reveals pre-dementia smarts.

The gene profiler: Novel genetic fingerprinting spots a common leukemia.

Better to be free: Gauging adrenal function? Check free, not bound, cortisol.

Like a hole in the head: Placebo surgery shows neuronal implantations are useless for Parkinson's patients.

Beer gout: Lancet research beers down on the 'disease of kings.'

Short and nasty: Delving into the unfamiliar world of small fibroids.

Hard to stomach: Fans of extended lymph node dissection catch some flak.

Mmm, worms: Pig whipworm Tx squirms its way into irritable bowel disease.

Livin' on love: Study shows MI patients with someone to lean on fare better.

Rub it in: Natural or synthetic progesterone cream -- same diff.

Kiddy steroid pulls another stunt: Dexamethasone used at birth can make Jane and Jim short and dim.

No fibbing: New index fingers the odds for post-bypass atrial fibrillation.

Burned by the bug: Leaving off PPI therapy can fan the flames of heartburn in those with H pylori.

B in control: To calm overactive immune systems: B cells stem T cells.

Government & Medicine
Did you say p-p-private?: Politicos push the P3 envelope, but what does it all mean? This

Geography is destiny: Provincial post- MI procedure rates vary widely, with a surprising loser: Ontario.

An uncivil dispute: Newfoundland's Tories legislate their strike troubles away.

Cold shoulder treatment: Nunavut hopes tough anti-smoking laws will lower outrageous lung cancer rates.

The insulin lottery: Who should pay the price for glucose control?

Features
Spreading the gospel of No fears, no tears: Dr Leora Kuttner's documentaries show kids haven't got time for the pain.

Gene genies: Genetic testing saves lives -- so why are FPs slow on the uptake?

Waiting for the axe to fall: Must women with abnormal mammograms go through hell waiting for followup results?

Waste not want not: Some hospitals have slack 'tudes toward biomed waste.

Stick it out: New alternative to syringes sandblasts needles out of the running.

A trad approach: McMaster med students bone up on aboriginal health.

I'll pass on the gorp: Docs for the environment walk on (polluted) water.

Disabusing notions: Ontario program helps docs help abused women patients.

ARMD and dangerous: The picture's bleak for age-related macular degeneration but researchers haven't lost sight.

Breeding contempt: Why aren't parental benefits for docs keeping pace with the rest of society?

Making an IMPAC: Canadian net pharmacies vie for respectability -- and get it, from US accreditation.

Ice ice baby: Samantha was denied a Yukon health card, until her adoptive parents fought the law -- and won.

Busy tonight, gran?: Were grannies put on earth to look after the wee ones?

Console yourself: Video gaming surgeons err less. Here are the top picks.

I'll take the nausea: Infamous thalidomide makes a comeback.

No way to behave: Ontario pays for behaviour therapy for autistic kids, but only 'til age six. Parents want more.

Allergy special section
Slow and steady: Asthma med omalizumab gets the job done, eventually.

Was Noah on to something?: Families with loads of kids and pets are less prone to allergies.

Attack of the pollen: Ready for hay fever season? WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS passes the tissues.

Departments

Editorial: Its time for family-friendly medicine

Editorial: Dancing around the issue

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

Pursuits: On the beaten track: Direction asking phobia? Time for a GPS.

Pursuits: Exercise in utility: Active docs to colleagues: c'mon and move your feet.

Classics: A film, CD, and book that deserve a second look.

Practice Management
Extreme office makeover: Can an office redesign change your life?