FEATURES

Air pollution and the heart
Congested roads and blocked arteries

COLUMNS

DERMATOLOGY
Erythrasma
This common infection attacks the skin folds

HEAD CASE
The neurobiology of anxiety
Perception of danger runs deep

PEDIATRICS
What’s that sound I hear?
Most heart murmurs in kids don’t need referrals

CARDIOLOGY
Taking stock on fish oil
The data on cardiovascular benefits is a bit… fishy

DEPARTMENTS

LETTERS
An easy treatment for pain

PRACTICE MANAGEMENT
Pharmacist prescribing

10 THINGS YOU SHOULD KNOW ABOUT…
New drugs in type 2 diabetes

THE SYMPTOMS
In part 29 of this serial case study, George is treated for pulmonary emboli

ECG strip tease
Can you recognize these conditions?

Cartoon exchange
A full page devoted to your “funny bone”

TEst your knowledge
How heart savvy are you?

EXPERT OPINION
The future of statin therapy

ANALYZE THIS!
What’s causing this woman’s neck mass?

DIAGNOSTIC CHALLENGE

Not a big enough jerk
Diminishing reflex spells trouble

Q&A

19 answers to your clinical questions

Eye exercises can’t stave off age effects

No rest for the pregnant

Legs apart?

Eye movement therapy for traumatic stress

Coffee, no sugar

Does melatonin work for jet lag?

Vitamin D — it’s all good

Watch the heart when following the kidneys

Antiplatelets for the long haul

Alternatives for anxiety

Beta-blockers: safe option in asthma?

You are what you eat… or are you?

Exactly what is an adjuvant?

To really lower CRP, waistlines must shrink

Metformin in prediabetes

Tracking early diabetes

Tetanus shot for corneal abrasion?

Bleeding on DMPA — often a passing phase

QUESTION OF THE MONTH
Do protein pump inhibitors weaken clopidogrel?

QUESTION AUTHORITY!
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