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Clinical
Unusual
suspect: Research
into Chlamydia’s role in heart disease
turns up unexpected results.
Here’s
to intestinal health: Fish oil, fibre and
anti-oxidant ‘smoothie’ soothes ulcerative
colitis.
Puffers
sent packing: Study supports folk wisdom
to use asthma inhalers only for flare-ups — not
every day.
Pint-sized
cardiac meds: Canadian
study shows that lack of Rx guidelines is a heart-breaking
reality for kids.
Kids
claim the darnedest things: US insurance
reports show that use of complementary and alternative
meds in kids is common.
Seniors
and surgery: Surprisingly,
researchers writing in the Journal of Infectious
Diseases find fewer surgical site infections as
patients age past 65.
Colour
me cancer free: Social exposure at day care
triggers a drop in risk of childhood leukemia, says
BMJ study.
Male
'lumpectomy'':
Cryoablation technique
zeroes in on tumour, sparing the whole prostate gland.
Tough
decisions: Dutch research
shows women are willing to accept the disadvantages
of drug misoprostol to avoid curettage after miscarriage.
Government &
Medicine
Medicine
vs religion: A BC
teen battles the courts to stop treatment for her bone
cancer due to religious convictions — and loses.
Our
health, our business:
A new corporate- government plan aims to keep more of
our healthcare dollars in Canada.
A
just allocation:
Unlike love or war, all is not fair in hospital priority-setting.
See what Ontario is trying to do to fix it.
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Features
They
got game: How two Edmonton
MDs became video game industry high scorers
Out
with fat farms: Obesity clinics for kids
find plenty of clients in Canada’s fattest cities
— and their methods seem to work.
Not
ready for our close-up: In DIARY OF A DOCTOR-IN-TRAINING,
our trainee doc sits on the other side of the med school
interview desk.
WHAT
TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS gives you the straight goods
on diabetes care.
A
kinder, gentler gym:
University of Victoria researchers track the mystifying
link between motivation and rehabilitation.
Bionic
men and women: Brain
chips linked to computers offer hope to the disabled,
from the paralyzed to the blind.
Departments
Editorial:
Should teens
have the right to refuse treatment?
Editorial:
cartoon
Letters:
News
in brief:
Across
Canada
Classics
Practice
Management
Goodbye,
trouble: Save
yourself a lot of hassle and get those pesky patients
out of your practice for good.
Personal
Finance
Life
insurance snake oil: Be
prepared, know what you want and avoid getting duped
by the life insurance broker’s smooth talk.
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