JUNE 30, 2007
VOLUME 4 NO. 12
 

PATIENTS & PRACTICE
From Sx to Dx: New ovarian cancer symptom list raises hopes of early detection.

Cancer killer?: Toronto MDs are prescribing controversial DCA.

Blood count: Hematocrit appears to predict surgical outcomes.

Crib death debacle: SIDS recurrence in families is exaggerated.

Rimonabant rejection: Diet pill fails to accomplish FDA approval.

Runaway train: Study predicts rise in Alzheimer's, but no help yet.

Too much of a good thing?: What To Tell Your Patients about vitamin D.

Practice Management
"How To" Section

The Interview
Balancing act: Gymnast doc Melissa Hershberg raps with NRM.

Your Practice
Get a roomie: Sharing practice space can be a boon — if you do it right.

Hourglass figures: Time-wasting habits cost you dearly.

Practice Management in Brief

Your Office
Say goodbye to paper woes: 10 ways to better organize your files.

Your Staff
Silence kills: Incompetence doesn't go unnoticed — and it shouldn't go unconfronted.

Family ties: Being a family-friendly boss could backfire on you.

Your Patients
Web medicine: How to keep your patients in line when they go online.

Hard @ work: Make emailing patients work for you.

POLICY & POLITICS
A rare consensus: National accord still elusive on mandatory CPD.

Suer talk: Misconduct doc bays for College blood.

ADVANCES IN MEDICINE
Living longer with liver cancer: New Tx offers hope for advanced HCC.

Toys for docs: Smart sponges and radio-wave stethoscopes.

PHYSICIAN LIFE
Goal-oriented: Soccer doc Rudy Gittens is hyped up about the under-20 World Canada.

Come by chance: Med schools must end family medicine snobbery, our Diarist warns.

Personal Finance
Tax smarts: Simple strategies will help you reach your longterm investment goals.

Departments
Editorial: Vitamin D forces docs to play killjoy.
Editorial: Letters
Editorial: Cartoon
Across Canada: NB health
minister takes on a swingers’ club,
and more.

News in brief:
Sudoku puzzle: Test your 'rithmetic skills.

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