Diagnostic Challenge
Pressure point Is hypertension causing this patient to have persistent panic attacks?

Casebook
Brain tumours These elusive and diverse lesions have a knack for subtle presentations.

Update
Alzheimer's disease Current treatment trends and the future of genetic advances. By Serge Gauthier, MD

ClinicalTalk
Acute coronary syndrome part 1 Missing a step in this diagnosis can have devastating consequences. An interview with Matthew Bennett, MD and Andrew Ignaszewski, MD

Letters and Exchanges: what your colleagues are saying...
Chinese medicine: exploring the grey zone between art and science.

Mind Matters
Bypassing bipolar disorder The search for a "wonder drug" to curb recurring depression.

Cultural Medicine
Hepatitis A New efforts are needed to control a potentially large-scale outbreak.

Heart Beat
The fat benefits of fish A diet rich in omega-3 fatty acids fights cardiovascular disease.

Food for Thought
Macular degeneration Why some nutrition experts are eyeing antioxidants in the fight against blindness.

Geriatrics
Memory loss A look at forgetfulness as a part of aging and the factors that come into play.

Cover photo: Gardnerella vaginalis, SEM; ©BSIP/Alpha Presse

Perspectives on Pain
Abdominal wall hernia The examination, diagnosis and debate around surgery.

From the front lines
Clearing the haze on croup therapy, pumping up the volume ups the risk of tumours, the hazards of chelation therapy, and more...

Parkhurst correspondence
42 answers to your clinical questions Our panel answers your questions on allergy to sulfa meds, Asperger's syndrome, diagnosing von Willebrand's disease, and others...
This month's Dermatology highlight Tips on treating wounds in pyoderma gangrenosum.
Question authority Got a clinical quandary? Send your questions to our panel for expert advice.
Question of the month Avoiding anticholinergics in the elderly.

Journal Club
Leading experts comment on augmenting depression meds, reversing atherosclerosis and stepping down asthma treatment.

Checklist
Intestinal blockage Spotting the signs and symptoms of bowel obstruction.

Skin Sense
Varicose and spider veins Sclerotherapy and other therapeutic options for venous varicosities.

Round Table
Organ donation The challenges, strategies and controversies of giving life.

Passing Scene
More on the menace of marijuana, the possible source of SIDS, breast cancer screening that'll take your breath away, and more...

Code Red
Poisons The dangers of accidental ingestion by unsuspecting toddlers.