September 8, 1998 / le 8 septembre 1998

CMAJ 1998; 159(5)

© 1998 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Press release

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Editor's preface Mot du rédacteur en chef

Cover: Prostate cancer raises many questions about "odds": What are the odds of getting it? Is early intervention a better bet than "watchful waiting"? Is androgen ablation worth it? The first article in our new Clinical Basics series interprets the epidemiology and translates it into actual risks (pages 491 and 509).

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News and analysis ˇ Nouvelles et analyses Plight of Iraqi children shocks Canadian MD Several nominations expected for surprise presidential election CMAJ's first fellowship editor melds humanities and medicine Clue to cancer treatment found in urine Your Editorial Board: Dr. Nicholas Anthonisen Consensus on doping policy may be legacy of Nagano games Cool sites

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Letters ˇ Correspondance Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants Carcinogen-in-a-Can, S. Workman Secondhand smoke and cancer: Where's the proof?, D. Ahmad, W.K. Morgan; response: C. Gray Evidence for effectiveness of home care, B. Brossart, L. Thompson Confidentiality in medical publishing, R. Barnes Facing reality, M.H. Gault Marathon's success, J.S.W. Aldis Understanding Quebec's policy on nursing training, B. Desjardins National incidence study of child abuse and neglect, G. Phaneuf, L. Tonmyr

	Evidence ˇ Études
451	Ontario Student Drug Use Survey, E.M. Adlaf, F.J. Ivis [abstract / résumé]
457	Relation between severity of Alzheimer's disease and costs of caring, M.J. Hux, B.J. O'Brien, M. Iskedjian, R. Goeree, M. Gagnon, S. Gauthier [abstract / résumé]
469	The antihypertensive efficacy of losartan and amlodipine, T.W. Wilson, Y. Lacourcière, C.C. Barnes, for the Canadian Cozaar Hyzaar Amlodipine Trial Study Group [abstract / résumé]

	Editorials ˇ Éditoriaux
481	Secrecy and the Health Protection Branch, J. Lexchin [full text]
485	Reducing substance abuse: attitudes and approaches, J.S. Millar [full text]
488	Randomized clinical trials of antihypertensive drugs, F.A. McAlister, S. Straus, D. Sackett [full text]
491	Prostate cancer: progress and perplexity, J. Hoey [full text]

493	Controversy
	A tax-based alternative to privatization, M. Gordon, J. Mintz, D. Chen [full text] Still here, still flawed, still wrong, S. Lewis [full text] Rebuttals: M. Gordon et al; S Lewis
502	So you want to be an editor, J. Hoey, C. Caplan [full text]
503	Patient consent for publication — an apology, J. Hoey [full text]

	Education ˇ Éducation
	Clinical Basics
509	Prostate cancer: 1. The descriptive epidemiology in Canada, I.G. Levy, N.A. Iscoe, L.H. Klotz [full text]

	Experience ˇ Expérience
517	Ascending the Magic Mountain, R. Bayne [full text]

	Public health ˇ Santé publique
519	Chronic fatigue syndrome or just plain tired?, C. Caplan [full text]

	Features ˇ Chroniques
521	Anemic loonie begins to affect health care sector, A. Mullens [full text]
523	Results from CMA's huge 1998 physician survey point to a dispirited profession, P. Sullivan, L. Buske [full text]
533	Chronic fatigue syndrome gets court's nod of approval as legitimate disorder, K. Capen [full text]
537	Chronic fatigue syndrome comes out of the closet, B. Sibbald [full text]
543	Offshore energy boom providing opportunities outside medicare's umbrella, N. Robb [full text]
551	New private facility woos public dollars in Calgary, R. Cairney [full text]
553	Rising tuition fees a nightmare for many medical students, B. Sibbald [full text]
556	A most delicate job: terminating the physician–patient relationship, D. Grant
557	Phoney-physician furore leads to massive credentials check, B. Sibbald [full text]

559	On_the_Net@cma.ca ˇ Sur_le_Net@cma.ca    CPGs, at your fingertips

	Pulse ˇ Médicogramme
632	Computer use still climbing / L'utilisation de l'ordinateur : toujours à la hausse

ISSN 0820-3946 159(5) 425-632 (1998)