Preface
News and Views
6
Chaoulli and Zeliotis vs. Quebec: A Primer on the Background, Decision and Impact on Health Care in Canada
Martin E. Betts, Peter Tanuseputro and Bobby Yanagawa
10
News at a Glance
Janice Kwan, Martin Betts, Sarah Perkins and Peter Tanuseputro
14
Ten Questions for Dr. Martin Schreiber
Marieke Gardiner and Sam Silver
16
Medical Murmurs - STAT3 - A Promising Molecular Target for Cancer Therapy
Tomce Trajkovski
17
Back to Basics - Molecular Mechanisms of Aging: Telomerase and Cellular Aging
Michael Sidiropoulos
19
In the Literature - Risk-Treatment Mismatch in the Pharmacotherapy of Heart Failure - Another example of paradoxical lower levels of treatment in those at highest risk
Peter Tanuseputro
20
Management of Non-ST elevation acute coronary syndromes: Insights from RITA 3 and ICTUS
John D.D. Neary
22
Shaken Baby Syndrome: The Debate Rages On
Jasrajbir Baath
Medical Education
24
Professionalism for the Medical Student
Wayne C.V. Baici
Current Medical Perspectives
26
June C. Carroll, MD, CCFP, FCFP
Evan Kwong and Rebecca Menzies
Morning Report
29
SOB, Fevers, Murmurs...and CNS
Michael R. Humphreys
Clinicopathological Correlation
32
Evaluating Hoarseness: How to Avoid Backing the Wrong Horse
Goran Jeremic, Mark Rafferty, Jonathan Irish, Dale Brown and David Goldstein
Quick Diagnosis
38
Case 1
Jennifer Singerman and Dr. Liesly Lee
39
Case 2
Vicky Chan, Dr. Lyne Noël de Tilly and Dr. Yuna Lee
40
Case 3
Daniel R. Ricciuto
Technology Review
46
Handheld Computing in Medical Education
Ron Somogyi, Joy Abramson, John Kim and Joseph Koval
International Health
50
The Indian Paradox: An Emerging Epidemic of Cardiovascular Disease
Behzad Hassani and Adnan Jalal
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
53
Survey of First and Second Year Medical Students’ Familiarity and Comfort with Complementary and Alternative Medicine
Rebecca Brundin-Mather, Vishal Avinashi and Marja Verhoef
Philosophy and Medicine
58
Trauma and Terrorism: How Do Humans Respond?
Behzad Hassani
Historical Review
64
Gynaecological Surgery in the 19th Century: Diverging Historical Accounts
Delia Gavrus
Book Reviews
68
The Making of a Surgeon in the 21st Century
Jasrajbir Baath
69
A Consumer’s Guide to Laboratory Tests
Andrew J. Perrin
