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

May 16, 2000 / le 16 mai 2000

CMAJ 2000; 162(10)

Highlights of this issue

Cover:
An outbreak of Escherichia coli infection in southern Ontario prompted public health officials to mount an intensive investigation to identify the source (page 1409). Commentator Susan Tamblyn says that we must be proactive in adopting measures to ensure the safety of our food supply (page 1429).

Editorial
Letters
Research
Commentary
Review

The Left Atrium
News and Analysis
Deaths
Heart & Soul

	Editorial · Éditorial
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

Letters · Correspondance [PDF]
Instructions to correspondents

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

	Research · Recherche
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]

	Commentary · Commentaire
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]

	Review · Synthèse
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	The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche [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	News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses [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	Deaths · Nécrologie

Heart and Soul · Gens de cœur

1540 One doctor, 150 countries
S. Pinker
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