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Table of contents
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Preface

Palliative Care

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The knowledge, attitudes and practices of physicians in End-of-Life care
Esther C. Bui and Dr. Mary Anne Huggins
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Dermatology

94
Malignant melanoma: Diagnosis and treatment
David Adam
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Otolaryngology

100
Sound frequency discrimination in normal-hearing listeners and cochlear implantees
Evan J. Propst, Karen A. Gordon, Robert V. Harrison, Sharon M. Abel, and Blake C. Papsin
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News and Views

108
Forum: The relationship between medical education and the pharmaceutical industry - Good medicine or a bitter pill to swallow?
Paolo Mazzotta and Julianna Borbely
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In the Literature
Carolyn Best, Anne F. Davison, Mital Joshi, Amy Erica Lin, and Eli Rosenberg
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Back to basics IX: Rheumatoid arthritis: An approach to early diagnosis and treatment
Agnes Kwasnicka and Tania Samanta
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Law and ethics in medicine: Medical error - Cautionary tales that leave us wondering about the system
Ann Stewart
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Evidence-Based Medicine: Part 1: More than just the randomized controlled trial
Alex E. Vesely and John De Almeida
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Technology Review

133
The fourth horseman's armored cavalry: The technology of bioterrorism in the early 21st century
Anil J. Misir
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Morning Report

136
"Truth Serum"
Catherine Lam, Mitesh V. Badiwala and Michael Froeschl, M.D.
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Clinicopathological Correlation

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A case of a wobbly man with a wobbly tooth
Pedram Kazemian and Guangming Han
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Quick Diagnosis

148
Karoon C. Danayan, Andrea Johnston, Helen G. Juffs and Christina Canil
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Economics and Health Policy

153
A comparison of public and private health care systems
Jason Noble and Jason Lee
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Historical Review

156
Of lemons, yams and crocodile dung: A brief history of birth control
Susan James and Charis Kepron
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Medical Education

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Interview with Dr. William Chapman
Collan Simmons
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Interview with Dr. John Bradley
Wigdan Al-Sukhni
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Thinking globally: International health in medical education
John Hanlon, Sumit Gupta, Shannon Wires, Tara Kiran and Darrell Tan
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Foreign physicians: Filling the gaps or falling short?
Luke Drzymala and Joyce So
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Complementary & Alternative Medicine

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Acupuncture: A form of eastern medicine needling its way into the western world
Perry P. Choi and Paul E. Szmitko
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Herbal supplements: Regulation and known contraindications
Stuart A. Lax
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Biotech Investment

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Biotech stock selection using peer group analysis and relative valuation
Stephan Patten
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Book Reviews

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Congenital anomalies of the ear, nose and throat
Sharon Cushing
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Using multivariate statistics, 4th edition
Irfan A. Dhalla
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Spine Trauma
Douglas J. Cook
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The potential for health: How to improve the nation's health
Naomi Spitale
186
Imaging for surgeons: a clinical guide, 2nd Ed.
Gilbert H. L. Tang
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Poem

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A feast fit for a physician
Evan J. Propst
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Front cover illustration by Jen Polk
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto