Research

Alcoholic versus aqueous chlorhexidine for skin antisepsis: the AVALANCHE trial
Daniel Charles, Clare F. Heal, Meth Delpachitra, Michael Wohlfahrt, Debbie Kimber, Julie Sullivan, Sheldon Browning, Sabine Saednia, Alexandra Hardy, Jennifer Banks, and Petra Buttner
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1008-E1016
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Commentary

Canada needs a holistic First Nations health strategy
Alan Katz, Jennifer Enns, and Kathi Avery Kinew
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1006-E1007
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Practice

Five Things to Know About …: Bariatric surgery
Sagar Rohailla, Timothy D. Jackson, and Michael Fralick
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1017
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Clinical Images: Severe allergic contact dermatitis due to Polysporin
Sophia Colantonio and Carly Kirshen
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1018
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Humanities

Encounters: The expert
Shannon Chun
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1019-E1020
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News

Online pharmacy still open despite counterfeit allegations
Lauren Vogel
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1023-E1024
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New evidence of contaminants from fracking
Emily Hughes
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1025-E1026
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Reactions to international health care rankings
Roger Collier
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1027
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Letters

Maternal infection can cause spontaneous abortion
Jonathan S. Zipursky, Alex Cressman, and David N. Juurlink
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1021
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Response to: "Maternal infection can cause spontaneous abortion"
Anick Bérard, Flory T. Muanda, and Odile Sheehy
CMAJ August 8, 2017 189:E1022
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