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Clinical
Breast
assured: NEJM
study finds women with low-grade benign breast tumours
aren't at increased risk for cancer.
Sound
like hogwash?: Stem
cells cure heart attack in pigs and could do the same
for humans, posits PNAS study.
Cervical
cancer conundrum: Is Chlamydia the missing
link between HPV infection and cervical cancer?
God
complex: A look at how cultural competency
training and religious convictions affect your practice.
On
a Hy note: Hepatology study validates the
use of Hy's rule to detect drug-induced liver disease.
High
BP goes old-school: Humble diuretic gets
top marks in treating hypertensive diabetics, says ALLHAT
study.
No
more poking fun: A roundup of largely positive
study results for acupuncture.
Testicular
cancer curve ball:
A single shot of carboplatin
could curtail the need for both radiation and castration.
Government &
Medicine
New
deal for clinics: After
all the rigid rules and barely-there incentives, Ontario
and Quebec test physician-friendly clinic models.
Teen Health Special Section
So,
seeing anyone?: Taking
an interest in your teen patients' love lives could
be key to preventing STIs.
Ironing
out the facts:
Teen iron deficiency not as common as previously
believed.
What
teens want: Research shows teens and docs
are worlds apart when it comes to health queries.
The
monogamy menace: Teens who go steady think
love is grand and condoms are lame
.Yo,
listen up:
Docs and researchers harness the power of celebs and
gadgets to get teens to take their asthma meds.
Bad
jugglers: Research explains why multitasking
just isn't your average adolescent's strong suit.
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Features
Physician
plays pick-up sticks:
Furniture maker can't see the forest for the twigs
The
deadliest season:
Is there any such thing as the
"July phenomenon"?
Help
or hindrance: Well-established
in the US, physician assistants seem to be heading our
way.
Chip
in their shoulder: Manufacturers claim new
implantable chip is an ED doctor's dream — but
is it really an ethical nightmare?
Hold
on tight: In DIARY OF A DOCTOR-IN-TRAINING,
our student takes a ride on the surgery rotation rollercoaster.
Zero
sex appeal: Asexuals come out and demand
the oversexed world accept their celibate lifestyle.
When
it hurts so bad: WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS
about how to keep migraines under control.
All
the lonely people:
Socially isolated men, heart disease and the concern
of a good GP.
Departments
Across
Canada
Editorial:
Editorial:
opinion
Editorial: cartoon
Letters:
News
in brief:
Corridor
Canoodles
Classics
Practice
Management
Incomes
steady
while patient loads soar
Personal
Finance
Not
all banks are created equal, Part II
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