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Preface
Neurology
180
Recent Observations on the Experimental Pathogenesis of Multiple Sclerosis
Gynecology
188
Emergency Contraception: The Canadian Perspective
Rehabilitation Therapy
192
Virtual Reality: An Enabling Environment for Occupational Performance of Leisure Activities for the Older Stroke Survivor
News and Views
195
"The Victims of Cruelty and Combat"; The Impact of War on the Health of Children
197
In the Literature
200
Law and Ethics in Medicine Trials and Tribulations of the IRB Member
203
Law and Ethics in Medicine The Role of Children in DecisionMaking and Consent to Cancer Treatment
208
Forum: Cancer Gene Therapy: Current Limitations and Future Potential Is It Just a Matter of Time?
211
Evidence Based Medicine Should Prostate Cancer Screening Continue?
214
Prolific Scientist Profiles: An Interview with Dr. David Malkin, Medical Oncologist
Technology Review
218
Intensity Modulated Radiation Therapy (IMRT): A New Development in Radiation Oncology
Clinicopathological Correlation
221
Stuff It or Stitch It: Innovations in the Closure of Atrial Septal Defects
Quick Diagnosis
227
Morning Report
231
A Fire in the Head From a Far Away Land
236
When the Diagnosis is "Hard to Swallow": An Interprofessional Approach
Historical Review
243
Mechanism and Vitalism in the Work of William Harvey
Economics and Health Policy
247
An Economic Analysis of Integrated Health Care Information Systems
253
Moral Hazard: Economic Malingering?
Rehabilitation Medicine
256
Update on Hearing Health Care for Preschool Children
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
259
Chiropractic: 'Backing' Itself into Mainstream Healthcare
262
"Do You Use any Herbal Remedies?" - The Impact of Herbal Remedy Use on Diabetes SelfManagement in Different Ethnic Groups
Medical Education
265
Mindfulness Rediscovering Satisfaction and Meaning in Medical Education
Book Reviews
268
A Compendium of Effective, EvidenceBased Best Practices in Prevention of Neurotrauma
269
inno'vation
Fiction
270
Dead Weight
Front cover illustration by Eddy Y. Xuan
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto