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Cover: How do cultural perspectives and religious values affect physician-patient communication? This is one of the questions addressed in a new subset of articles in CMAJ's bioethics series, introduced on page 833. In the first article Jonathan Ellerby and colleagues discuss ethical values appropriate to Aboriginal patients (page 845). (Graphic by Graham Ross)

	Editorial • Éditorial
801	Vaccination: refuting the refusals [HTML / PDF]
803	Vaccination : la réfutation des refus [HTML / PDF]

807	Letters • Correspondance [PDF] Instructions to correspondents The effects of stress on oncology staff G. Jones, et al Uncertainty and equipoise D. Fergusson, P. Hébert

	Research • Recherche
811	The validity of a sore throat score in family practice W.J. McIsaac, V. Goel, T. To, D.E. Low [HTML / PDF]
819	Investigation and treatment of osteoporosis in patients with fragility fractures E.E. Jahcsar, G. Hawker, E.R. Bogoch [HTML / PDF]
823	Expanding the epidemiologic profile: risk factors for active tuberculosis in people immigrating to Ontario W.L. Wobeser, L. Yuan, M. Naus, P. Corey, J. Edelson, N. Heywood, D.L. Holness [HTML / PDF]
	Research Letter • Exposé de recherche
831	Prevention of perinatal transmission of HIV infection J.L. Robinson, B.E. Lee [HTML / PDF]

	Commentary • Commentaire
833	Bioethics for clinicians: continuing the series P.A. Singer, A.M. Todkill [HTML / PDF]
	Controversy • Controverse
834	Why Sackett's analysis of randomized controlled trials fails, but needn't S.H. Shapiro, K.C. Glass [HTML / PDF]
835	Equipoise, a term whose time (if it ever came) has surely gone D.L. Sackett [HTML / PDF]
	Occasional Essay • Réflexion
837	Evidence-based medicine: a commentary on common criticisms S.E. Straus, F.A. McAlister [HTML / PDF]

	Review • Synthèse
845	Bioethics for clinicians: 18. Aboriginal cultures J.H. Ellerby, J. McKenzie, S. McKay, G.J. Gariépy, J.M. Kaufert [HTML / PDF]
851	Environment and health: 3. Ozone depletion and ultraviolet radiation F.R. de Gruijl, J.C. van der Leun [HTML / PDF]
857	Setting priorities for waiting lists: defining our terms D.C. Hadorn and the Steering Committee of the Western Canada Waiting List Project [HTML / PDF]

863	The Left Atrium • De l'Oreille Gauche  [HTML / PDF]
	Difficult journeys (book review by J. Mulder) Exploratory surgery (book review by P.M. Singh) MTF, A.D. Peterkin Parallax, P. Uhlmann Caught looking, M. Miller

867	News and analysis • Nouvelles et analyses  [PDF]
	Patenting life: genetically altered mice an invention, court declares New CMA president-elect from Quebec World water crisis in the offing? MDs worried about access to care, CMA survey indicates An Insider's look at the tobacco industry On the Net: An interactive approach to treating prostate cancer Supreme Court refuses to hear MD's infertility case Desperate government begs Yellowknife's MDs to stay Communities plead with college over suspension of FP Pulse: The greying of Canada's medical workforce continues Ontario to train 40 more medical students Clinical Update: A new treatment option for severe heart failure Public Health: West Nile fever heads north

939	Deaths • Nécrologie

	Heart & Soul • Gens de cœur
940	Banking on the Third World S. Pinker [HTML / PDF]

In this issue of the Canadian Adverse Drug Reaction Newsletter [PDF format] : New influenza drugs: unexpected serious reactions Intravenous Rho [D] immune globulin [human]: suspected hemolytic/renal adverse reactions Abboject® Unit-of-Use Syringe: reports of malfunction Communiqué Drugs of Current Interest

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