PATIENTS & PRACTICE
Trouble in paradise: AB's rich, but Calgary's ERs struggle.

Impossible task?: Pedophile rehab.

Older, cheaper, better: Old heparins excel in new role.

Weighing in: What to tell your patients about bariatric surgery.

Rotavirus begone: A new vaccine arrives.

Changing faces: Lupus remains an enigma.

Practice Management
FP flame-outs: Don't let medicine and pride ruin you.

Special Section
AIDS: BEYOND THE CONFERENCE
From the floor: Dr Julio Montaner's eyewitness account of the AIDS conference.

What they said

Dismal failure: Canada's cheap drugs plan for Africa.

At home and overseas: AIDS mentoring for MDs.

AIDS news in brief

POLICY & POLITICS
Dr Profit cometh: What the CMA election outcome means for MDs.

ADVANCES IN MEDICINE
Fighting resistance: New antibiotic hope against MRSA.

PHYSICIAN LIFE
No jalopy: Radiologist's stars pointed to green transport.

Reaper complex: Our diarist tackles the grim realities of residency.

Personal Finance
Mutual benefits: Tiptoeing through the mutual fund minefield.

Departments
Editorial: Does the CMA election really matter?
Editorial: Cartoon
Editorial: Letters
News in brief:
Across Canada: News highlights from coast to coast to coast.
Medical History in Brief: Take a walk down medicine's oft-strange memory lane.
Sudoku puzzle: Test your 'rithmetic skills.