Vol. 77, No. 1
December 1999

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Editorial
 
Letter to Patrons
4
 
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Preface
 
From the Editors
5
 
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Neuroendocrinology
 
Leptin and Obesity: Is it All in the Mind?
6
Ehur Ur, Barbara Morash, Cindee Leopold, and Michael Wilkinson
 
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Neurosurgery
 
Acoustic Neuroma: Etiology, Presentation, and Treatment
12
Paul Kongkham
 
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Psychiatry
 
Antiglucocorticoid Treatment in Depression
18
Michael Lewis
 
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Health Policy
 
The Basics of Physician Compensation
22
Khristinn K. Leitch and Paul M. Walker
 

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News and Views
 
In the Literature
28
Yvonne Chan and Stephen C. Juvet
 
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Prolific Scientist Profiles
Gairdner Awards 40th Anniversary
A Canadian Tradition
32
Susan Quesnel
 
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Reversal of Fortune

36
Allan K. Grill
 
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Law and Ethics in Medicine
The Doctor's Duty of Confidentiality
Separating the Rule from the Exceptions
40
Bernard M. Dickens
 
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Back to Basics
Interpreting the Electrocardiogram
44
Stephen C. Juvet, Yvonne Chan and Robert W. Wald
 
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Evidence-Based Medicine:
A Primer on Medical Statistics - P Values and Confidence Intervals
52
Evette Weil
 
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Morning Report
 
Chest Pain: An Unusual Suspect
55
Sharon J. Kular, Jordana B. Sacks, and Wayne L. Gold
 
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Clinicopathological Correlation
 
Edema Everywhere
60
Jennifer L. Shin and Eni J. Keszthelyi
 
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Quick Diagnosis
 
Surgery Rounds
66
Patrick S. Tawadros and Aric Storck
 
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Technology Reviews
 
Ultrasound Biomicroscopy:
A Promising Candidate for Monitoring Tumour Resopnse to Therapy in Cancer Patient
74
Christopher Tam and Lana Tan
 
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Book Reviews
 
Previously Published in the UTMJ
76
 
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Nephrology
78
Reviewed by Dan Perri
 
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Osteoporosis 80
Reviewed by Grant Chen
 
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Bates' Guide to Physical Examination and History Taking
Textbook of Physical Diagnosis, History and Examination
82
Reviewed by Stephanie Wiesenthal and Amy S.M. Tam
 
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Honour Due: The Story of Dr. Leonora Howard King
84
Reviewed by Michael Klompas
 
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Front cover illustration by Karen Petruccelli
Division of Biomedical Communications,
Department of Surgery, University of Toronto.