le 26 janvier 1999 / January 26, 1999

JAMC 1999; 160(2)

© 1999 Association médicale canadienne / Canadian Medical Association

Communiqué de presse

Sujets d'intérêt

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Editor's preface Mot du rédacteur en chef

Couverture: Les antileukotriènes, nouvelle catégorie de médicaments de traitement de l'asthme qui s'attaque aux médiateurs de l'inflammation, pourront aider les patients souffrant d'asthme modéré ou grave à respirer plus aisément (pages 209 et 217).

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Nouvelles et analyses · News and analysis Ontario joins prenatal HIV-screening movement BC's "heartsmart" walking paths first of many? Aviation medical examiners rally for rights Cool sites Your Editorial Board: Dr. C. David Naylor New era in butting out Pulse: Canadians not alone in complaining about health care Briefly . . . Injuries cost $8.7 billion a year New COPD guidelines Heated mugwort turns babies

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Correspondance · Letters Directives aux correspondants / Instructions to correspondents Making drug data more transparent, J.A. Erola Physicians and breast examination, J. Zanbilowicz Bittersweet memories of residency, E. Weir Secondhand smoke and statistical analysis, A. Fennell Smoking out the tobacco connection, R. Ellis; response: D. Ahmad, W.K. Morgan Finding the right words, G. Murray Two solitudes, G.D. Sweeney; response: F.D. Davidoff Med students as emotional chameleons, A.K. Dalfen

	Études · Evidence
185	Prevalence of risk factors associated with human papillomavirus infection in women living with HIV, C. Hankins, F. Coutlée, N. Lapointe, P. Simard, T. Tran, J. Samson, L. Hum, Canadian Women's HIV Study Group [abstract / résumé / full text in PDF]
195	Survey of use of malaria prevention measures by Canadians visiting India, C.C. dos Santos, A. Anvar, J.S. Keystone, K.C. Kain [abstract / résumé]
201	Trends in the incidence of testicular germ cell cancer in Ontario by histologic subgroup, 1964–1996, H.K. Weir, L.D. Marrett, V. Moravan [abstract / résumé]

	Éditoriaux · Editorials
209	Antileukotrienes, asthma pathogenesis and the pharmaceutical industry, P.M. O'Byrne [full text]
211	The return of swamp fever: malaria in Canadians, J.D. MacLean, B.J. Ward [full text]
213	Why is the rate of testicular cancer increasing?, L.H. Klotz [full text]

	Éducation · Education
217	Antileukotriene agents in asthma: The dart that kills the elephant?, P.M. Renzi [full text / résumé]
225	Prostate cancer: 9. Treatment of advanced disease, M.E. Gleave, N. Bruchovsky, M.J. Moore, P. Venner [full text]

233	De l'Oreille Gauche · The Left Atrium Psychiatric illness and the politics of blame It's a dog's life: opening day The hands of this child

	Sur_le_Net@cma.ca · On_the_Net@cma.ca
239	Breast cancer online: helping patients navigate the Web, S. Pinker

	Chroniques · Features
241	229 people, 15 000 body parts: pathologists help solve Swissair 111's grisly puzzles, N. Robb [full text]
244	New blood for a new blood agency, C. Gray [full text]
246	No hospital is an island when it comes to Y2K bug, A. Silversides [full text]

	Gens de cœur · Heart and Soul
288	Back from Hollywood, stethoscope in hand, H. Kent [full text]