Clinical
Resistance to antibiotic use: Amoxicillin-clavulanate flunks out in acute cystitis treatment trials.

Mutation hits below the belt: Changes in the KLF6 gene dramatically increase prostate cancer risk.

A leg up: Cochrane mega-review gives naltrexone the thumbs up as treatment for alcohol addiction.

More depressing news: Three large trials in the BMJ point the finger at all tricyclics, not just SSRIs, as a cause for suicide.

Enter venlafaxine: SSRI commercial liability creates a niche for newcomer drug to treat social anxiety.

Reverse bone loss: Teens on DMPA can regain bone after they stop taking the injectable contraceptive.

Manic attack: Primary care docs often mistake bipolar disorder for depression according to JAMA study.

Sweet Tx success: Glargine outperforms traditional insulin
shots in type II diabetics.

Don't HRT the bladder: Hormone therapy proves a hindrance rather than a help for urinary incontinence.

Less is more for CF therapy: Antibiotics once a day are as effective as three times daily for cystic fibrosis patients.

Blood clot plot thickens: A new study delves deeper into the link between tumours and venous thrombosis.

Government & Medicine
The invisible hand's death grip: THE PULSE argues Canada's current drug safety regulations are in need of a major overhaul.

Geraldton's doctor exodus: The tale of a small Ontario town that lost all its physicians in one fell swoop.

Features
She may not look like a superhero...but office manager Cathy Wood has rescued her doctor bosses more times than they can count

Cries for help: A spate of sexual scandals involving Canadian MDs begs the question, why?

Bad business: A Quebec company selling illegal HIV home-tests online mysteriously disappears after FDA advisory.

Once bitten, infinitely shy: Undiagnosed social phobia sufferers doomed to a life of being 'just shy.'

Subsidized shot in the arm: Controversial pilot project offering prescribed heroin to chronic users hits major cities.

Nesting instincts: Quebec's maternity leave programs are leaving specialists out of the loop.

Add it up: Parental leave across the country — find out who's the fairest of them all.

The pressure's on: WHAT TO TELL YOUR PATIENTS about new hypertension recommendations.

We're so organized: Doctor-developed online roster program DocRoster is a hit with Ontario physicians.

Drugstore chlamydia cowboys: UK looks to in-pharmacy testing as a way to corral the wildfire-like spread of 'the clam.'

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