CONTENTS FEBRUARY 2008

WEB FEATURES

Arrhythmias in adults
Beats that go bump in the night - and sometimes during the day

Tackling lung cancer
Surgical options continue to advance

News From The Net
Music therapy
Rhythm and melody connect mind and motor function

Bell's palsy
Easy to recognize, easy to treat

DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE
Unexplained anxiety
Whatís giving this woman the heebie-jeebies?

COLUMNS

Cardiology
Broken heart syndrome
Cardiac manifestation of love lost

Nutrition
Fat fads
Sorting through the good, the bad and the better

Dermatology
Scaling of the skin
Ichthyosis vulgaris and X-linked ichthyosis

 

Psychiatry
Integrating treatments
Physiology affects psychology and vice versa

Pediatrics
Detecting visual impairments
From newborns up, assess sight at every check-up

FEATURES

Agents of change
Physician productivity in the Canadian healthcare system

Prolotherapy
A shot against chronic pain

Drug-resistant TB
Isolate the patient immediately and involve a specialized lab

Q&A
23 answers to your clinical questions
Our panel of experts answers queries about breast implants and mammograms, sexual side effects of SSRIs, maple syrup urine, and more...

Question Authority
Challenge the experts with a clinical enigma

Question of the Month
Should cough CPR be taught to patients?

Dermatology Highlight
New Rx for hidradenitis suppurativa

 

Autism
Toxoplasmosis
Dance injuries
Sjögren's


Questions et réponses
La section en français

DEPARTMENTS

Letters
To beat a superbug and stall a virus

Science Photo Spread
Enjoy a new perspective on the human body by peeking into our microscopic art section.

The Symptoms
In part 6 of this serial case study, George Symptom finds out about his treatment options

Frontlines
Read about an arthritis therapy that's as good as gold, a buzz that fights fat, a cannabis compound that arrests cancer, and more...

Index
Fascinating facts on the range of accuracy between radiologists, sobering trends on survival rates from childhood cancers, troubling stats on the suffering caused by sickle cell anemia, and more...

CONTEST
Win a Mountain Equipment Co-op gift certificate by entering our PE Eco-Friendly Office Contest!
See details in our February 2008 issue page 18

 
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