ISSUE – JANUARY 16, 2007
NEWS
Ontario case a cautionary tale in billing block fees
OMA to negotiate new malpractice agreement
Ont. Health Coalition road show raises alarm over privatization
MD briefly Fijian prime minister during recent military coup
Staff don combat gear at Chinese hospital
After patient died, family harassed doctors, nurses.
Mental health support group takes MDs out of isolation
Insurance protects cross-border MDs
High morale key to healthy workplace
Ob/gyns and Calgary region clash over proposed newborn facility
New Ont. bylaw will make liability protection mandatory
Rx&D redefines rules for training MDs as product speakers
CMPA ups funds for managing risk, team research
Pandemic would trigger special hospital measures
Regional model streamlines palliative care
Web site aims to help B.C. family doctors adopt IT, improve care
EDITORIAL
Country's GP radicals still stirring up fears
OPED
We can pay for private schools; why not for private care?
It's no surprise physician morale is in the basement
LETTERS
Letter to the editor: Bottom line is, there aren't enough doctors
Letter to the editor: Hormone exposure, not environmental causes, at root of breast cancer
COLUMNS
INSIDERS: Nurses and MDs collaborating to create healthy workplace
OTTAWA: Maculate conception: the sequel
PHARMA INSIDER: Is caution killing the future of drug company R&D?
CLINICAL NEWS
'Almost a miracle'
Enzyme replacement life-saving in infantile Pompe disease.
Beware recurrence of broken heart syndrome
ERs missing myocardial infarctions
PPI therapy increases risk of hip fracture
Alternative drug effective for acute coronary syndrome
Seniors likely get too few drugs as often as too many
Antiparkinsonian drugs linked to valve regurgitation
New study links low vitamin D levels and MS
C-section affects immune system development
MDs urged to take memory complaints seriously
Hair growth agent found to decrease PSA concentrations
Coronary artery disease and diabetes linked to renal dysfunction
Doublecheck for B12 deficiency in elderly
Multivitamin use questioned
Veggies, not fruit, may slow cognitive decline
Majority of Scottish MDs prescribing herbal remedies
Brain training helps seniors improve cognitive function
Chest protectors don't prevent blow-induced fatal arrhythmias
MEETING UPDATES
AHA: Men's migraines linked to CVD
AHA: Low testosterone levels may increase women's heart disease risk
AHA: Pulse a reliable predictor of men's mortality
AHA: Drug may help diabetics manage CVD risks
AHA: Smoking history hurts CABG outcomes
AHA: Off-pump surgery more beneficial to women
RSNA: Ecstasy causes brain cell damage in first-time users
RSNA: First-ever CT scan of King Tut reveals secret of pharaoh's death
RSNA: Aching back? Don't sit up straight
SABCS: Low-fat diet may prevent breast cancer recurrences
SABCS: Treatment-induced amenorrhea cuts relapse rate
SABCS: Gene test predicts tamoxifen response
SABCS: Another aromatase inhibitor now a post-tamoxifen option
LIFE
TRAVEL: Umbria: The roads are winding, the wines are flowing
The atypical doctor patient
A wife tells a tale of transformation as her physician husband spends time recovering from an illness and getting in touch with his softer side.
Pretty please? Handling questionable requests for sick notes
Marathon a metaphor for South Africa's struggle
BOOKS: Ghoul or genius? MD inspired Jekyll and Hyde
With his surgical innovations, Dr. John Hunter’s curiosity and brutal approach advanced science.
The lost art of house calls
Rethinking education: The democractic difference
Unsatisfied with public schools, Dr. John Grant discovered a Nova Scotia program that fuels his children’s independence.
LAST LAUGH: Taming the scary beast that is your waiting room
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