Consensus panel calls for action to address depressionPanel led by Michael Kirby wants greater support for family physicians in accessing support services for patients Diabetes meds underused, taken irregularly in QuebecCardiovascular protective therapies also underused among these diabetic patients Effective health policy-making remains elusive at all levels Geriatric community teams ‘absolutely vital’ Physician extender-like professionals help family and ER doctors manage patients and reduce polypharmacy Government-speak: Full of sound and fury, signifying nothing Insulin still under-prescribed by family doctors for type 2 diabetes Forty per cent of patients in study not reaching blood glucose targets LETTER: Pharma needs to be more upfront about drug risks More discussion with families needed on glucocorticoid side-effects in kids More specific physio helps ease patients’ non-specific back pain Approach classifies pain into ‘patterns’ New indication for Tygacil Wyeth's Tygacil is now indicated for the treatment of community-acquired pneumonia of mild to moderate severity. New research calls for starting antiretrovirals earlier Benefit seen by treating at CD4 counts between 351 and 500/mm3, but challenge is patients are identified too late Players score with discectomy First Previous 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 Next Last