February 23, 1999 / le 23 février 1999

CMAJ 1999; 160(4)

© 1999 Canadian Medical Association / Association médicale canadienne

Press release

Highlights of this issue

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Editor's preface Mot du rédacteur en chef

Cover: Overeating contributes to obesity, which affects almost one-third of adult Canadians. This issue includes recommendations for the prevention and treatment of obesity (page 513), a cost analysis (page 483) and a call to action on this important health care issue (page 503).

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News and analysis · Nouvelles et analyses One-stop shopping for prostate patients England's million-dollar needlestick injury Your Editorial Board: Dr. Neill Iscoe Finnish MDs say land mines needed for border defence An amazing MD finally gains recognition Pulse: Students' confidence in residency-matching system grows Cool sites

477	Letters · Correspondance Instructions to correspondents / Directives aux correspondants Canada's drug problem: time to get serious, E.A. Voth; response: J.S. Millar Watch out for drug–drug interactions, too!, G. Dresser Improving communication skills, J. Parboosingh, et al; B. Kumar

	Evidence · Études
483	The cost of obesity in Canada, C.L. Birmingham, J.L. Muller, A. Palepu, J.J. Spinelli, A.H. Anis [full text / résumé]
493	Candidemia at selected Canadian sites: results from the Fungal Disease Registry, 1992–1994, D.L.R. Yamamura, C. Rotstein, L.E. Nicolle, S. Ioannou, and the Fungal Disease Registry of the Canadian Infectious Disease Society [abstract / résumé]

	Editorials · Éditoriaux
503	Call for action: preventing and managing the expansive and expensive obesity epidemic, D.C.W. Lau [full text]
507	Science, sex and semantics: the firing of George Lundberg, J. Hoey, C.E. Caplan, T. Elmslie, K.M. Flegel, K.S. Joseph, A. Palepu, A.M. Todkill [full text]

	Education · Éducation
513	Periodic health examination, 1999 update: 1. Detection, prevention and treatment of obesity, J.D. Douketis, J.W. Feightner, J. Attia, W.F. Feldman, with the Canadian Task Force on Preventive Health Care [full text / abstract]
513	Examen médical périodique, mise à jour de 1999 : 1. Détection, prévention et traitement de l'obésité, J.D. Douketis, J.W. Feightner, J. Attia, W.F. Feldman, en collaboration avec le Groupe d'étude canadien sur les soins de santé préventifs [texte complet / résumé]
528	Prostate cancer: 11. Alternative approaches and the future of treatment, J. Trachtenberg, J. Crook, I.F. Tannock [full text]

	Public Health · Santé publique
535	Bacterial contamination of blood components: Is it in the bag?, R. Slinger, A. Giulivi [full text]
	Contamination bactérienne des constituants sanguins : Est-ce dans le sac?, R. Slinger, A. Giulivi [texte complet]

537	The Left Atrium · De l'Oreille Gauche Rwanda redux Chiapas: a state of health in a state of siege Fabricating the body One thousand words

	On_the_Net@cma.ca · Sur_le_Net@cma.ca
545	CMA Online opens a (virtual) doctors' lounge, P. Vaughan

	Features · Chroniques
547	The health care agenda hijacks "social union" talks, C. Gray [full text / in brief]
551	Storage of cord blood attracts private-sector interest, J. Hass [full text / in brief]
556	Solving stubborn-wound problem could save millions, team says, L. Swanson [full text / in brief]
557	Medical simulation is wave of the future, U of O doctors say, L. Cohen [full text]

	Heart and Soul · Gens de cœur
616	Delicious sounds from the Wild Strawberries, B. Sibbald [full text]