July 11, 2000 / le 11 juillet 2000

CMAJ 2000; 163(1)

Highlights of this issue Cover: Hyperhomocysteinemia may be linked to the development of coronary artery disease. The Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care reviews the evidence of this association and the effect of lowering homocysteine levels through vitamin therapy (page 21 and page 37). (Photo: Art Explosion; design: Nicole Barbeau)

	Editorial • Éditorial
5	A treatise on water [HTML / PDF]
7	Un traité sur l'eau [HTML / PDF]

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Letters • Correspondance [PDF] Instructions to correspondents Is medical school only for the rich? C. Milburn Brain refill from Down Under R.G. Lloyd What's in a name? N.G. Nair, et al HIV infection and risk behaviours in young gay and bisexual men R.S. Remis, et al; response: R.S. Hogg, et al Different centuries, same old story A.M. Viens Plastic bread-bag clips: the saga continues S. McDonald, C. Rusnak; C. Fallone

	Research • Recherche
21	Preventive health care, 2000 update: screening and management of hyperhomocysteinemia for the prevention of coronary artery disease events G.L. Booth, E.E.L. Wang, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care [HTML / PDF]
	Le point sur les soins de santé préventifs en l'an 2000 : Dépistage et traitement de l'hyperhomocystéinémie pour la prévention des accidents coronariens G.L. Booth, E.E.L. Wang, et le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs [HTML / PDF]
31	Changes in the treatment and outcomes of acute myocardial infarction in Quebec, 1988-1995 L. Pilote, F. Lavoie, V. Ho, M.J. Eisenberg [HTML / PDF]

	Commentary • Commentaire
37	Homocysteine: To screen and treat or to wait and see? J. Genest Jr., M.-C. Audelin, E. Lonn [HTML / PDF]
38	Sudden neck movement and cervical artery dissection J.W. Norris, V. Beletsky, Z.G. Nadareishvili, on behalf of the Canadian Stroke Consortium [HTML / PDF]
41	Acute myocardial infarction in Canada: improvement with time A. Dodek [HTML / PDF]
43	Who wants to pay for health care? R.B. Deber [HTML / PDF]

	Review • Synthèse
49	Emerging relations between infectious diseases and coronary artery disease and atherosclerosis I.W. Fong [HTML / PDF]
57	Choosing a first-line drug in the management of elevated blood pressure: What is the evidence? 1. Thiazide diuretics J.M. Wright [HTML / PDF]
61	Expansion of gambling in Canada: implications for health and social policy D.A. Korn [HTML / PDF]

69	The Left Atrium • De l'Oreille Gauche [HTML / PDF]
	Challenges and choices (book review by A. Silversides) What I could not return R is for writing Packaging Picasso

73	News and analysis • Nouvelles et analyses [PDF]
	Canadians suing over cigarette-related fires Number of health professionals not keeping pace Alberta allows midwives to practise in hospitals if patients pay Ottawa seeks source of medical marijuana Combating car accidents by examining the causes NB launches ambitious Organ Donation Network On the Net: Sleep-deprived patients turning to Web for help Quebec's GPs get a raise Natural health products get own directorate at Health Canada Pulse: Aging population means more cancer cases Health Canada undergoes a shakeup Canada researcher fired after false data uncovered Clinical Update: Treating obsessive-compulsive and tic disorders Detecting Helicobacter pylori infection New hope in stroke rehabilitation Public Health: Making our water safe to drink

143	Deaths • Nécrologie

	Heart & Soul • Gens de cœur
144	"Hey Dad, it's one-armed Will" S. Wemp [HTML / PDF]

Health Canada In this issue of the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Newsletter [PDF] Potentially harmful drug interaction with St. John's wort and prescription drugs Olanzapine (Zyprexa®): suspected serious reactions Sildenafil (ViagraTM): cardiac risks New bureau name Communiqué Drugs of Current Interest

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