Canadian Medical Association Journal / Journal de l'Association médicale canadienne July 1, 1997 / Le 1er juillet 1997 CMAJ 1997; 157 (1) © 1997 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Contents / Table des matières

5 - Editor's preface 7 - Mot du rédacteur en chef

9 - News and analysis / Nouvelles et analyses Prostate cancer forum issues call for action More Ontario MDs wired Cancer patients urged to inform MDs of pain Travel health information available from Health Canada Fringe party preaches prevention Canadians don't practise sun safety but they know they should Nursing specialties popular Moles and melanoma Mosquitoes and malaria In the News

13 - Letters / Correspondance [Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants] Lessons from Amy, C.L. Watler; L. Gervais; response: S. Cameron Another look at those OECD numbers, R. Frankford Debate over dexfenfluramine, M. Deitel; response: S.R. Sukkari Alert over sound-alike drugs, B. Bailey, A. Einarson, G. Koren When to scan, when to operate, S. Workman On_the_Net@cma.ca/Sure_le_Net@cma.ca [correction] A practical guide for the diagnosis and treatment of acute sinusitis [correction]

Evidence / Études 23 - Contemporary practice patterns in the management of newly diagnosed hypertension, F.A. McAlister, K.K. Teo, R.Z. Lewanczuk, G. Wells, T.J. Montague [abstract / résumé]

Editorials / Éditoriaux 33 - Does good science make good medicine? Incorporating evidence into practice is complicated by the fact that clinical practice is as much art as science, N.P. Kenny [full text / résumé] 37 - Terfenadine therapy: Can we justify the risks?, R. Rangno [full text / résumé] 39 - The times they are confusing: What lies ahead for the new health minister and physicians in Canada?, J. Hoey, K.M. Flegel [full text / résumé] 43 - Primary care reform: Is it time for population-based funding?, D.L. Mowat [full text / résumé]

Education / Éducation 45 - A new primary care rostering and capitation system in Norway: Lessons for Canada?, T. Østbye, S. Hunskaar [full text / résumé]

Experience / Expérience 52 - Bay Street Jockey, S. Price Sparling

Public health / Santé publique 55 - Bat rabies after undetected exposure: implications for prophylaxis, J. Hoey, A.M. Todkill [full text] 56 - Le rage de chauve-souris après une exposition non détectée : répercussions sur la prophylaxie, J. Hoey, A.M. Todkill [texte complet]

Features / Chroniques 57 - Health care among forgotten issues in forgettable federal election, C. Gray [full text / en bref] 59 - Fetal alcohol syndrome epidemic on Manitoba reserve, D. Square [full text / en bref] 61 - "Ask the gambling question," FPs told as "secret" addiction becomes more common, D. Kramer [full text / en bref]

Special supplement / Supplément spécial S1 - Obesity: a risk factor for cardiovascular disease -- The Canadian Heart Health Surveys Accompanying this issue, separately bound / En encart de ce numéro, sous reliure distincte

1783 - Deaths / Nécrologie

Pulse / Médicogramme 116 - Canada's international medical graduates / Diplômés de facultés de médecine étrangères au Canada

65 - Books and other media / Livres et autres documents Natural Prozac: Learning to Release Your Body's Own Anti-Depressants House Calls, Rounds, and Healings: A Poetry Casebook

67 - On_the_Net@cma.ca / Sur_le_Net@cma.ca

  68 - Conferences / Conférences
  70 - Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Newsletter
  74 - Bulletin canadien sur les effets indésirables des médicaments
  78 - Instructions for authors
  81 - Directives aux auteurs
  84 - Advertisers' index / Index des annonceurs
  84 - Prescribing index / Index de l'information sur les ordonnances
101 - Service information / Renseignements aux lecteurs
102 - Classified advertising / Annonces classées

ISSN 0820-3946 157 (1) 1­116 (1997)