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PATIENTS
& PRACTICE
Performance
review: Ontarios colorectal cancer
screening program raises concerns over who performs
colonoscopies.
Preterm
labour saviour: Nitroglycerine retards delivery
-- and protects the baby to boot.
Hot
flush news: Progestin works as well as conventional
estrogen therapy.
Lets
talk about food: New Canadas Food
Guide a great reason to talk to your patients about
diet.
When
personal opinions and medical practice mix:
MD's morals affect care.
Practice Management
Give
'em the slip:
If you have to fire a staffer, do it right.
Personal
Finance
SPECIAL SECTION
Your investments
The
results are in: Our
annual Personal Finance Survey shows your finances are
in pretty good shape.
Investments
101: Diversify your portfolio for the best
returns.
Do
no harm to your portfolio: Treat your investments
like your patients.
Your taxes
Take
those tax breaks: Make
sure you dont give up more than you have to come
tax time.
Thems
the breaks: New tax rules can benefit many
MDs.
Get
down to business: Incorporation pros and
cons.
Your retirement
The
hottest retirement destinations:
The best places to spend your golden years in Canada.
In
my hours of darkness: Prepare for the worst,
and save your kids inheritance.
The
most common retirement planning mistakes:
Five financial blunders you can avoid
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Your
assets
Reverse-mortgage
your home: Don't let
the M-word scare you.
Real
case in type: Whether you're buying or selling,
it helps to know what makes your agent tick.
POLICY
& POLITICS
Prenatal
screening guidelines draw criticism:
Docs influence over patients at issue.
The
new math: Experts accuse BC of fudging health
spending estimates.
MD
recruitment unethical: A new report says
Canadas strategies are starving developing nations
of healthcare workers.
ADVANCES
IN MEDICINE
How
bads that prostate?
A simple blood test identified most severe cases of enlarged
gland.
Transplant
rejection radar: Canadian researchers find
genetic key to graft-vs-host disease.
Toys
for docs: A sneak peek at the latest medical
gadgets.
PHYSICIAN
LIFE
Islam
in the interior: Q&A
with Muslim MD Jennifer Rahman.
A
lesson in country living: Our rural doc shows
med students the star power of rural practice.
Departments
Editorial
Opinion: Prenatal screening is
about choice, respect
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.
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