Editor's Letter
Like many other Canadians, I’ve become much more ecoconscious, packaging-wary and energy-minded

From the CMA
Preaching what we practise: patients consider doctors with healthier diet and exercise habits more believable and motivating when it comes to their promotion of a healthy diet and regular exercise to their patients

Short Takes
Bothersome Bladders, The Awful Tooth, Sleep for Safety, Gluten-free globe-trotting

Real Health
Andrea Kenney
Living smart with allergies and asthma

Blueprints for Health
Smart Swaps
With a few savvy switches, you can trim your daily calories without feeling deprived

Your Time
Sound Healing
How music therapy helps troubled minds

Sex Matters
Words and Sex
Talk your way to a better time in bed

Intelligent Eating
Going With the Grain
A New World salad, a Middle Eastern main and a stick-to-your-ribs Scots pastry — all featuring glorious grains

From Recent Issues of CMAJ
Health news in the Canadian Medical Association Journal:

• Improving communication to reduce adverse events in hospitals
• Postdischarge care after joint replacement surgery
• Osteoporosis screening and treatment
• Treating acute pain in babies and children
• Potential dangers of taser use

Stat Bites
Cancer in Canada
A snapshot of this country’s most feared disease

Salubrious Cities
How to make your community healthier

The Silver Tsunami
For our fast-greying population there’s a wave of Alzheimer’s disease offshore

Hitting Back at Stress
Check out these 25 pressure busters

Diagnosis Cancer
How one man changed a harmful lifestyle — one manageable step at a time

A Stockbroker Invests In His Health
The right mattress is the backbone of better slumber, but it's a buyer's jungle out there

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