JAMC/CMAJ - le 16 mai 2000 / May 16, 2000

le 16 mai 2000 / May 16, 2000

JAMC 2000; 162(10)

Highlights of this issue

Couverture:
Une flambée d'infection à Escherichia coli dans le sud de l'Ontario a incité les responsables de la santé publique à lancer une enquête approfondie afin de détecter la source (page 1409). La commentatrice Susan Tamblyn affirme qu'il nous faut intervenir activement pour instaurer des mesures qui assureront la sécurité de notre approvisionnement alimentaire (page 1429).

Éditorial
Correspondance
Recherche
Commentaire
Synthèse

De l'Oreille gauche
Nouvelles et analyses
Nécrologie
Gens de cœur

	Éditorial · Editorial
1393	Scientific reporting of ethnicity, age, sex and race [HTML / PDF]
1395	Rapports scientifiques sur l'origine ethnique, l'âge, le sexe et la race [HTML / PDF]

1401

Correspondance · Letters [PDF]
Directives aux correspondants

Interpreting the results of small trials F. Molnar, et al

Does the urea breath test tell us what we need to know? J.A. Wroblewski response: C.A. Fallone, et al

Distorted spending priorities in Canada G.F.O. Tyers

TB among aboriginal Canadians L.M. Kahana response: J.M. FitzGerald, et al

Treating TB in the 1950s G. Nickerson

Corrections to the Compendium of Pharmaceuticals and Specialties, 35th edition, 2000 L. Welbanks

	Recherche · Research
1409	Illness outbreak associated with Escherichia coli O157:H7 in Genoa salami R.C. Williams, S. Isaacs, M.L. Decou, E.A. Richardson, M.C. Buffett, R.W. Slinger, M.H. Brodsky, B.W. Ciebin, A. Ellis, J. Hockin, and the E. coli O157:H7 Working Group [HTML / PDF]
1415	Treatment and outcomes of community-acquired pneumonia at Canadian hospitals B.G. Feagan, T.J. Marrie, C.Y. Lau, S.L. Wheeler, C.J. Wong, M.K. Vandervoort [HTML / PDF]
1421	Postmenopausal estrogen replacement therapy and increased rates of cholecystectomy and appendectomy M.M. Mamdani, K. Tu, C. van Walraven, P.C. Austin, C.D. Naylor [HTML / PDF]

	Commentaire · Commentary
1429	The frustrations of fighting foodborne disease S.E. Tamblyn [HTML / PDF]
1431	Screening for lung cancer: Can it be cost-effective? O.S. Miettinen [HTML / PDF]

	Synthèse · Review
1441	Recommendations for the management and treatment of dyslipidemia: report of the Working Group on Hypercholesterolemia and Other Dyslipidemias J.G. Fodor, J.J. Frohlich, J.J.G. Genest, P.R. McPherson, for the Working Group on Hypercholesterolemia and Other Dyslipidemias [HTML / PDF]
1451	Carotid angioplasty and stenting: current status D.M. Pelz, S.P. Lownie [HTML / PDF]

1457	De l'Oreille Gauche · The Left Atrium [HTML / PDF]
	Urgent alphabet (book review by B.E. Hanley) A history lesson All forgiveness Writing in migraine mode One thousand words The tattered map of childhood

1463	Nouvelles et analyses · News and analysis [PDF]
	Study says overworked private-practice Quebec FPs must change way they practise New McMaster health program overrun with applicants Blood collecting resumes in Newfoundland community Vague child protection law puts onus on physician to report Nova Scotia launches assault on assault CMA Online passes the million mark Quebec the breeding ground for many New Brunswick MDs Too many sick infants, not enough nurses Bleak AIDS news from South Africa Physicians fight for access to tobacco info, hope to show criminal negligence Public Health: Indoor moulds and human health Pulse: Patients appear to be patient, survey finds Access to effective TB treatment a human right, countries declare On the Net: Hints for MEDLINE searching Research Update: Inside inflammation: newly discovered receptors are key players in painful conditions Monitoring measles key to predicting epidemics Turning off the "master switch" for cancer Briefly: Virus found in patients with ALS Stems cells, high-dose chemotherapy and breast cancer
1477	OMA fights rising tuition fees with bursaries, other provinces to follow suit B. Sibbald [HTML / PDF]
1478	Canada hopes to climb the DNA ladder to success C. Brown [HTML / PDF]
1481	MDs get crash course in Inuit culture as young patients arrive in Ottawa H. Kent [HTML / PDF]

1539	Nécrologie · Deaths

Gens de cœur · Heart and Soul

1540 One doctor, 150 countries
S. Pinker
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