Clinical
Warming up to cryotherapy: MRI helps guide freezing of liver tumours.

Sweet aroma of success: Guidelines favour aromatase i nhibitors over tamoxifen for some breast cancer patients.

Pill pocketers: A pill in the pocket could help atrial fibrillation patients help themselves, says NEJM study.

Sleep off the munchies: Lack of sleep can crank up junk food cravings.

Eye-popping news about spinach: Popeye's favourite snack fights off cataracts.

A bone to pick with RA: Rheumatoid arthritis whittles down BMD.

Folate folly?: Study shocks with suggestion folic acid increases breast cancer risk for pregnant women.

Didn't make the cut?: Don't feel bad — research shows your patients are better off without surgical excision of lung tumours.

Getting 'em off dialysis: IV immunoglobulin increases kidney transplant success rates.

Thalidomide's kinder cousin: For myeloma, lenalidomide is more effective — and less destructive.

MS horoscope: Geminis are more likely to have MS than Scorpios, predicts BMJ study.

ASCOT ties it up nicely: Antihypertensive trial stopped as new CCB/ACE combo beats out the standard Tx.

Government & Medicine
Country road rage: Quebec's residents denounce gov't plan to force them to work in rural regions.

Pharmacare patchwork: Tired of waiting for a national prescription drug plan? Brush up on current options.

Carts and horses: Newfoundland MDs question the wisdom of putting all the province's eggs in a nurse practitioner basket.

HRT, part II: Is testosterone therapy the answer for men going through 'male menopause'?

Prodigal son: Our new section WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? updates you on Canadian health stories. This time: the return of disgraced doc Ian Shiozaki.

Who's out of touch?: NRM unravels the CCFP's labyrinthine certification process. Patient-centred or totally unrealistic?

Living large on the high seas: Study shows that living on a cruise ship's no more costly than a nursing home.

Auld lang sine 'o the times: Working the New Year's Eve shift in the ER isn't exactly a party.

Changing realities ahead: What's behind headlines that say family docs are offering fewer services than ever?

Sex bombshell: NB docs disagree on the merits of a new explicit sex ed curriculum.

Where's the Lovaas?: Supreme Court ruling on BC autism treatment gives kids and their carers the cold shoulder.

"Where were you?": New study asks patients why the heck they didn't show up for their doctor's appointment.

Flu remedy roundup: Use our handy chart to find the best Tx for your flu patients.

Old flu, new tricks?: Scientists are hopeful that new Spanish flu research will ready us for the next pandemic.

Fun in the sun: WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS tackles travel essentials.

Pump it up: A new wireless glucometer could help your diabetic patients on insulin pumps improve control.

Simulate me: Virtual refresher courses for MDs a little rusty on their basics win friends in North America.

Pinheads by choice: The wrinkle-afflicted flock to acupuncturists for an alternative to Botox.

Ladies second: Too many images of men in heart drug ads could be blinding doctors to the disease in women.

Departments
Editorial: Back by popular demand
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Corridor Canoodles: More medical mayhem in Dr Kathy Mandigo's comic strip.
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Contest winners: Kudos to the winners of our contest

Practice Management
Keeping the peace: Soothe office tensions before they get out of hand.

Personal Finance
Death and taxes: Tips on how to dole out less to the tax man and keep more in your pocket.