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Clinical
Heart-stopping
risk: Inflammation
markers indicate likelihood of sudden cardiac-related
deaths in RA patients.
If
memory doesn't serve:
Changes in BP associated with cognitive decline,
according to Hypertension study.
Therapy
deficit: Adult ADHD meds are prescribed too
infrequently and at doses too low to be effective.
Colon
cancer signals: Thought to be benign, serrated
polyps do play a role in a hereditary form of the disease.
Tugging
at the HAART strings: Study reveals how HAART
prevents patients' progression to AIDS.
Parkinson's
winning drug combo: Rasagiline improves symptoms
for patients on levodopa treatment.
Treble
yell: Diabetes triples the risk of developing
liver cancer, according to Gut study.
Benefits
trump zero tolerance:
New study gives wings to Vancouver's safe injection
sites.
Herd
immunity: Pneumococcal
conjugate vaccine protects the few and the many from
antibiotic resistant infections.
Fighting
inequality: Study finds no quality of care
disparity between IMGs and Canadian-trained docs.
Government &
Medicine
Med
students join in:
Doctors-to-be are the latest to unite in the Quebec
province-wide university strike.
Done
deal, at last: After months of back and forth
between the OMA and gov't, Ontario's doctors ratify
new contract.
Our
unimpeachable government?:
THE PULSE finds Canada has been unusually bold in
its flu pandemic plan.
Kiss
the hand that feeds:
Credibility of some NIH-backed research questioned after
conflicts of interest revealed.
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Maternity Special Section
Wails
for help: International initiative gets more
mums breastfeeding, so why are so few Canadian hospitals
onboard?
Not
sleeping like a baby:
Study on the nocturnal behaviours of parents and
kids sheds light on poor sleep habits.
PRECOG
predicts pre-eclampsia: New checklist recommends
docs keep watch over high BP too.
Features
Send
in the clown doctors:
Jester Bernie Warren on laughter, medicine and rolling
with the punches
Ready
for their close-up:
Find out why Canadian medical reality TV stars agreed
to become small screen idols.
HAART
to heart:
BC's Dr Julio Montaner goes BEYOND ON-CALL at celebrated
AIDS centre.
Break
the cycle: WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS about
high cholesterol and keeping lipoprotein levels in check.
Loose
lips sink confidence: Coping
with keeping patients' sometimes scandalous revelations
under wraps.
A
troy ounce of prevention: A tale of two provinces'
approaches to pricey early autism intervention.
The
power of babble: Should second language training
be mandatory in med school?
Departments
Editorial:
Editorial:
cartoon
Letters:
News
in brief:
Across
Canada
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Management
Pigeonhole
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Personal
Finance
New
cars: choosing add-ons that are worth the
dough
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