May 30, 2000 / le 30 mai 2000

CMAJ 2000; 162(11)

Highlights of this issue Cover: The time window for treating acute ischemic stroke with thrombolytic therapy is short. In this issue, Michael Hill and colleagues describe a program in Calgary that has improved patient outcomes and reduced times from symptom onset to treatment (page 1589). (Scans courtesy of Michael Hill; design: Julie Latrémouille)

	Editorial · Éditorial
1545	Home HIV testing: Why not in Canada? [HTML / PDF]
1547	Le dépistage du VIH à domicile : pourquoi pas au Canada? [HTML / PDF]

1553	Letters · Correspondance [PDF] Instructions to correspondents Patient compliance with drug therapy for diabetic nephropathy D. Hughes, B. Manns; response: W.F. Clark, L. Forwell Access to the morning-after pill in BC B. Osmond; W.D. Gutowski Managing hypertension in patients with renal disease and diabetes A. Bell; R. Grad, S. Hanley; response: R.D. Feldman, et al

	Research · Recherche
1557	Folate and vitamin B12 status of women in Newfoundland at their first prenatal visit J.D. House, S.B. March, S. Ratnam, E. Ives, J.T. Brosnan, J.K. Friel [HTML / PDF]
1561	Chest pain with nondiagnostic electrocardiogram in the emergency department: a randomized controlled trial of two cardiac marker regimens E. Dagnone, C. Collier, W. Pickett, N. Ali, M. Miller, D. Tod, R. Morton [HTML / PDF]
	Research Letter · Exposé de recherche
1567	Presence of spirochete causing Lyme disease, Borrelia burgdorferi, in the blacklegged tick, Ixodes scapularis, in southern Ontario S.N. Banerjee, M. Banerjee, K. Fernando, J.D. Scott, R. Mann, M.G. Morshed [HTML / PDF]

	Commentary · Commentaire
1571	Folic acid: the opportunity that still exists J.G. Hall [HTML / PDF]
1573	Lyme borreliosis in Ontario: determining the risks I.K. Barker, L.R. Lindsay [HTML / PDF]
1575	Promoting parental leave for female and male physicians B. Lent, S.P. Phillips, B. Richardson, D. Stewart, on behalf of the Gender Issues Committee of the Council of Ontario Faculties of Medicine [HTML / PDF]

	Review · Synthèse
1577	Rheumatology: 4. Acute monoarthritis J. Cibere [HTML / PDF]
1585	Withholding life-sustaining treatment: Are adolescents competent to make these decisions? C. Doig, E. Burgess [HTML / PDF]
1589	Building a "brain attack" team to administer thrombolytic therapy for acute ischemic stroke M.D. Hill, P.A. Barber, A.M. Demchuk, R.J. Sevick, N.J. Newcommon, T. Green, A.M. Buchan [HTML / PDF]

1594	The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche [HTML / PDF]
	Death's accomplices (book review by D. Mansell) Remarking the unremarkable One thousand words Illness and the hero's journey: still ourselves and more?

1599	News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses [PDF]
	World's "last trial" involving Nazi doctor ends in Austria after suspect declared demented MDs' bid to raise drinking age meets opposition New rapid HIV test opens Pandora's box of ethical concerns Feds honour Dr. Maude Shocking, graphic cigarette packages are a deterrent: study On the Net: Online lifeline for med school applicants Doctors in South Africa becoming gun-shy Pulse: Boys and girls and healthy behaviour Huge study questions HRT's role in heart health Research Update: Pinpointing the genes at work in osteoarthritis and cardiovascular disease Turning T cells to the task of fighting cancer Public Health: Rapid HIV testing Alberta ignores vocal opposition, presses ahead with law to expand role of private clinics Will litigation become part of public health arsenal in Canada's war against smoking? Dr. Martin pushes private medicine, but not even Reformers appear to be listening

1647	Deaths · Nécrologie

	Heart and Soul · Gens de cœur
1648	Canadian MD fights to put remains of Nazi victims to rest A. Silversides [HTML / PDF]

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