5
Preface
Cardiovascular/International Health
6
Hypertension in Guyana: Lessons from a Health Promotion Program
News and Views
12
In the Literature
Law and Ethics in Medicine
16
Competency and Mental Illness
Evidence Based Medicine
20
Antidepressant Medication and Cognitive Behaviour Therapy in the Treatment of Depression
Medical Murmurs
24
The Benefits of Tea
Prolific Scientist Profiles
26
An Interview with Dr. Philip Seeman, Medical Researcher
Morning Report
28
A Confusing Expression of a Common Disease
Clinicopathological Correlation
34
How Did Those Snowballs Get into My Shoulder?
Quick Diagnosis
39
Rehabilitation Medicine
44
Communication Disorders After a Stroke
Economics and Health Policy
48
Public/Private Funding Mix - The Top Priority Health Issue for Canada
International Health
50
Networking in International Health
Philosophy and Medicine
55
Does Medical Education Blunt Our Moral Reasoning?: A Different Interpretation of the Sherbrooke Moral Development Study
Historical Review
58
"When the External Fire Departs" Sleep Theories of Plato and Aristotle and Their Relevance to Modern Sleep Research
Technology Review
63
From PET to PET/CT: Merging Radiology with Nuclear Medicine
Current Medical Perspectives
68
Michael G. Fehlings, M.D., Ph.D., FRCSC
Medical Education
70
A Comparison of Medical School Programs: University of Toronto vs. Karl Franzens Universität, Graz, Austria
73
History of Medicine in Medical Education: An Interview with Dr. Charles Hayter
Book Reviews
77
Pathologies of Power: Health, Human Rights and the New War on the Poor
79
Healing Through Prayer: Health Practitioners Tell the Story
81
First Aid for the USMLE Step 1 2003: A Student to Student Guide
Front cover illustration by Janice Wong Xuan
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto
Department of Biomedical Communications, University of Toronto