Clinical
You smell ill: This e-nose sniffs out diseases caused by bacteria -- including pneumonia -- on patients' breath.

Honey, I shrunk the tumour: Bevacizumab gives tumours the bum's rush -- and colorectal cancer patients reap the benefits.

A sweet silver lining: Physicians' Health Study data hints that diabetes isn't all bad -- it may ward off prostate cancer.

Sucks to be you, babe: Gastric suction in newborns raises the risk of irritable bowel syndrome when they're all grown up.

Bean there: Women who maintain a diet high in soy may lower their risk of endometrial cancer.

A rude awakening: The early bird gets the MI -- 'cause the endothelium is less active in the morning, says Circulation study.

It just doesn't add up: Head-scratching review finds statistical errors are commonplace in big gun journals like Nature and the BMJ.

More's not merrier: Cancer studies aren't 'fessing up to subjects' comorbid ailments, and it's affecting outcomes.

Poppycox!: All anti-inflammatories are created equal, right? Not so, says a Canadian study on NSAIDs and Cox-2 in The Lancet.

Lost your nerve?: New molecular clues about nerve damage could lead to help for MS patients.

Bone-tired feud: Study helps end ongoing osteoporosis squabble -- and a new fracture prediction tool emerges from the scuffle.

Government and Medicine
First do no harm: CMAJ study gives us a long-awaited glimpse into the underbelly of adverse events in hospitals.

Kaiser vs the Crown: What's better, private or public healthcare? Our Brit cousins play David to Kaiser Permanente's Goliath.

Features
Go grease lightning: When Ontario doc rockers the Star Tools don their leathers, Ontario's med community listens, cuts a rug and coughs up for charity.

Their pound of flesh: Canada's young docs head into practice up to their eyeballs in debt. Surely this won't help cure shortages.

A package deal: A privately-funded clinic in St Catharines brings doctors back to the fold -- with some wee perks.

Multi Tasker, MD: With a nationwide dearth of cancer docs, GP oncologists step in to help shoulder the burden.

Are OTC statins OTT?: Simvastatin will soon be available without a script in the UK. Some say it's too much too soon.

Rebels with a cause: NB town drowns in a floodtide of addiction. Local docs defy the province and throw them a methadone line.

A quick fix: Is the Vancouver safe injection site a shot in the arm for public health or a case of switching horse midstream?

Burn the midnight oil: A British pilot project bids adieu to redundant nighttime tasks for residents. Is Canada ready for lights out?

Matters of the heart: THE RESEARCH FILE gladdens aortas at the cutting edge Alberta Heart Institute.

Dirty habits: With scandal after scandal about hospital sterilization, what should we do to make sure patients are safe?

Resist -- it's not futile: WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS does battle against over-prescribing and antibiotic resistance.

A few rotten eggheads: Pediatricians in the UK hold fire on child abuse allegations after debunked theories provoke a backlash.

A plague on it!: What if the Black Death wasn't caused by bubonic plague after all?

A good old natter: New evidence shows that psychotherapy isn't just a lot of hot air for depressed patients.

Hold that scrawl: Some have gone electronic, but most docs still believe 'there's only one right way to boot a computer.'

Lip lock gets kiss off: Yankees give mouth- to-mouth a miss while Johnny Canuck stays loyal to the traditional kiss of life.

Old grey nightmares: "Sick seniors are draining our healthcare system!" Clean up that bad attitude, says new ethics report.

A game of tag: Should straying patients be allowed to wander, or is it better to keep them on a short, electronic leash?

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

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

Editorial: Flying blind in the face of error

Letters: A case of DWD; Land of inequality; Closing up shop

Pursuits: Keep your tunes in your trousers: Welcome to the world of iPod.

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

Practice Management
Closing up shop: Tips and tricks on how to make the transition from fulltime doc to hanging out on the dock.