ISSUE -- March 25, 2008
TOP STORIES
Quebec
doctors enter religious rights debate
Rumblings
in the B.C. ranks
Study
supports surgery as spinal stenosis therapy
Canadian
doctor pictures Tibet
Costly
HPV vaccination still a tough sell
NEWS
Training
to fill rural spots works for U.S.
New
Brunswick downsizes health authorities to cut costs
New
Brunswick college rejects criticism over pathologist's review
Health-care
worker #289: Wash your hands! Beep!
Canada
in brief
BCMA
rumblings in the ranks
B.C.
throne speech promises major health-care reform
CMA
support helps Alberta MDs get Bill 41 revised
AMA
worried Bill 1 threatens advocacy
10
Questions With WHO's Dr. Timothy Evans
EDITORIAL
The
coming push for patient access to EMRs
OPED
Now
available: quick and easy pan-Canadian EHRs
LETTERS
Be
careful drawing conclusions before study outcomes
An
equitable way to pay for care
COLUMNS
INSIDERS:
Consider working a day for Africa
HELPING
HAND: Women still face inequality in the medical workplace
FINANCE:
Tax deductions ease the cost of moving your practice
OTTAWA:
Thin edge of worrisome wedge?
CLINICAL NEWS
Therapy
improves depressed teens' response to med change
Study
supports surgery as spinal stenosis therapy
Biologics
no help in melanoma survival
PHYSICAL
DIAGNOSIS: The cardiovascular system, Precordial inspection and palpation
Healthier
alternatives to sugar
Does
universal MRSA admission screening cut infection rates?
Alternative
resuscitation technique boosts cardiac arrest survival rates
More
abnormal mammograms in women on HRT
Costly
HPV vaccination still a tough sell
Elderly
heart failure mortality rates improving but still too high
Clinical
in brief
No
risk in ADVANCE trial: Safety committee
MEETING UPDATES
ISC:
Tenecteplase yields better stroke outcomes than conventional tPA
ISC:
Insulin resistance warns of stroke risk
ISC:
Rapid cognitive decline linked to high stroke risk
ISC:
Treat hypertension right away after stroke to reduce mortality
ISC:
Boys more likely to suffer childhood ischemic stroke
CDDW:
Liver graft procedure OK for Jehovah's witnesses
CDDW:
Watch dental health in patients on certain Crohn's drugs
CDDW:
Oral vitamin B12 best for Crohn’s patients with malabsorption
LIFE
Hanoi's
complex past and colourful present
SPIRIT
OF MEDICINE: History lessons
MD
turns travel adventures into exhibits
PRACTICE
NOTES: Grumbling stomach
Doctors
getting less sleep than they need
LAST
LAUGH: Drinks with shrinks
Lifeline
for the old
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