Drug ads: CanWest Mediaworks Inc. has requested an adjournment of its Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms challenge to the ban on direct-to-consumer advertising. — Ann Silversides, CMAJ
Healing stories: Hamilton, Ontario therapist uses story-based curriculum to treat post-traumatic stress disorder in Afghanistan. — Laura Eggertson, CMAJ
River blindness: The Ugandan government indicates incidence of onchocerciasis (river blindness) is rising in northern parts of the country. — Wairagala Wakabi, Kampala, Uganda
Dispatch: A Toronto, Ontario physician recalls lost friends and unmet promises in Papua New Guinea. — Gretchen Roedde, MD, Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea