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RESEARCH

Risk factors and outcomes among children admitted to hospital with H1N1
Sean O’Riordan MB BChir PhD, Michelle Barton MBBS DM, Yvonne Yau MD and colleagues
November 19, 2009

Children with pandemic H1N1 influenza were significantly older than those with seasonal influenza (median age 6.4 years v. 3.3 years) and most (79%) had underlying medical conditions. They were also significantly more likely to have asthma than those with seasonal influenza.Full article

SPECIAL REPORT: Pandemic (H1N1) 2009 influenza

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PRACTICE

Leukemia cutis: an unusual rash in a child
November 9, 2009

A sudden, persistent rash of unknown cause warrants full physical examination, hematologic and dermatological evaluation.
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REVIEW

Management of acute asthma in adults in the emergency department: assisted ventilation
November 9, 2009

Noninvasive ventilation should be used only for selected patients with acute asthma, only in an acute care area and only by experienced personnel. The sixth of a seven-part case series. Full article

PART 5: Management of acute asthma in adults in the emergency department

PART 4: When asthma is unresponsive to usual care

PART 3: Management of asthma in adults

PART 2: Diagnosis of asthma in adults

PART 1: Asthma: epidemiology, etiology and risk factors

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November 16, 2009

As of January 2010, some content at cmaj.ca will be restricted to CMA members, subscribers and pay-per-view readers.

Letter from the Editor
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NEWS

Scientists have a duty to challenge government policies, top researcher says
November 20, 2009

Scientists have an obligation to speak out when political leaders “systematically ignore scientific evidence,” says a leading researcher with the British Columbia Centre for Excellence in HIV/AIDS in Vancouver. Full article

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DISPATCH FROM THE MEDICAL FRONT

The value of context
October 29, 2009

A McMaster health sciences student contemplates the relationship between medical and cultural values. Full article

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Crack cocaine use
and HIV infection

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A physician's take
on Outliers

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