Table Of Contents
129
Preface from Editors
News and Views
130
News at a Glance
Marat Slessarev
131
The CD28/CTLA-4/B7 Parthway in Immunological Regulation: The Basis of Disease and the Promise of Therapy
Kaylyn Kit Man Wong
136
A Tale of Two Remedies: All-Trans Retinoic Acid and Arsenic Trioxide in the Treatment of Acute Promyelocytic Leukemia
Michael Harman Chui
International Health
140
Trial and Error in HIV Microbicide Research
P.Y. Billie Au
Health Policy and Economics
142
Health Policy and Economics - Redeeming the SARS Tragedy
Matt Schlenker
Medical Education
144
Medical Education - The Financial Barriers that Discourage Students from Entering Primary-Care Practice
Kevin Koo, Sarah Chan and Ekta Khemani
Quick Diagnosis
147
Case 1
Judy Lin and Rodrigo Cavalcanti
Morning Report
150
Sudden Cardiac Death: Small Plaques, Big Problems
Bobby Yanagawa and Jagdish Butany
Technology Review
154
Multimodality Image-Guided Cardiovascular Intervention
Jonathan E. Toma, Ektha Khemani, Kevin J. Anderson, Nigel R. Munce, Alexander J. Dick, Bradley H. Strauss and Graham A. Wright
Historical Review
161
The Uterus and Female Illness: Western Uterine Medicine from the Classical Period to the Renaissance
Danica Cai-Feng Lam
International Health
166
Maternal Care Practices and Perceptions of Birth Defects in Central India
Ripudaman S. Minhas and Robert Hilliard
169
HIV/AIDS-Related Knowledge and Practices of Adults Following Government-Initiated Education Campaigns in Kep, Cambodia
Sasha M. High
173
Dr. Kevin Chan: Conflicts and Synergies between Environmentalism and International Development Initiatives
Ali Okhowat and Alice Han
Complementary and Alternative Medicine
175
Regulation of Acupuncture and Traditional Chinese Medicine in Ontario
Peter Tanuseputro, Gina Yip, and Liana Nolan
Philiosophy and Medicine
177
Commerical Surrogacy: Commodification or Choice?
Steven Orlov and David Orlov
Current Medical Perspectives
180
Dr. Natasha Leighl, B.Sc., M.Sc., MD, FRCPC: Leading Clinician, Scientist, and Educator
Rebecca Menzies
Book Reviews
182
Yellow Fever: A Deadly Disease Poised to Kill Again
Daria Pylpiak
Research
183
The Palliative Care Unit: Does Room Design Matter?
Diana Anderson