From the CMA
Change is in the air for Canadian health care

Editor's note
Should we screen earlier for breast cancer?

Short takes
Dementia risk in spouses, contraceptives quell female desire, lice alert, breast cancer stats 2010, exercising from the neck up

Your time
Save your skin!

Teen health
The kissing disease

Intelligent eating
Roasted root vegetable medley; Pan-seared pork tenderloin with sautéed red cabbage

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

• Guidelines call for more Vitamin D
• Screening for colorectal cancer
• Antidepressant use during pregnancy
• The myth of toxic smoke in cars
• Anti-smoking laws linked with reduced hospitalizations
• Protecting against heat stress

The last word
Hope versus science in multiple sclerosis

The new tooth fairy
Bleach your teeth back to a whiter shade of pale

Conditional pardons
In which we gingerly remove the taboos from certain foods

Bothersome bladders
If you’re living with incontinence, it’s time to come out of the (water) closet

Joint efforts
Your body’s 200 joints take an enormous amount of stress. Here’s how to help them do their job

Let the games begin
Video gaming as rehab therapy

Trends in fitness
Step out of your boring routine into one of these new conditioning regimens