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The novel power of patient- centred care

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In defence of Health Check; pursuing all possible causes of your symptoms

Editor's note
Winter: a good time to work on your health

Short takes
Just a cold or the flu?; a 12-step plan for heart health; maternal age and birth problems; menopause’s secret symptom; chronic pain in Canada

Patient relations
Heading off scary medical messages

Your time
Nine wise ways to winterize

Oral health
Parents, kids and dentists

Men’s health
Prostate cancer: the pros and cons of PSA screening

Blueprints for health
A crash course in fall prevention

Real health
Yes, you can quit smoking!

Diet detective
The worst and best ways to lose weight

Intelligent eating
Chase off the chill with a comforting corn chowder

From recent issues of CMAJ
Health news in the Canadian Medical Association Journal:

• Screening for Depression not Necessarily a Good Idea
• Kids with Terminal Cancer: Hope Important for Parents
• Agents that Lower Cholesterol Effective in People at Low Risk for Heart Attack
• Diabetes: Sulphonylureas Cost-Effective as Add-On Drug
• Use of Some Anti-Inflammatory Drugs May Increase Abortion Risk

Last word
Stress: the great paralyzer

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Keep your immune system strong
A healthy lifestyle is the best way to arm your disease-fighting defences

How are you treating your eyes?
Many Canadians abuse their most precious faculty

Deflecting dementia
Brain care to ward off Alzheimer’s disease

On the front lines of domestic violence
Health-care workers can be a victim’s first choice for help

Anger management 101
Chronic hostility can be harmful to your health

Forgotten muscles
The muscles you can’t see need exercise too