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The Canadian Medical Association Journal is published every two weeks. Accredited journalists may register to receive pre-embargo access to CMAJ content prior to publication by contacting:

Kim Barnhardt
Communications and Partnerships Strategist
CMAJ
1867 Alta Vista Dr.
Ottawa, ON K1G 3Y6
1-800-663-7336, 613-731-8610 ext. 2224
kim.barnhardt{at}cma.ca

The media releases are also available on the EurekAlert (http://www.eurekalert.org) Web site, run by the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Please remember to credit the Canadian Medical Association Journal (CMAJ) as the source when reporting on an article and to mention that all material is available full text, free of charge at www.cmaj.ca.

All editorial matter in CMAJ represents the opinions of the authors and not necessarily those of the Canadian Medical Association.

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Time Magazine, November 18, 2008 - "Study: Is Asthma Overdiagnosed?"
http://www.time.com/time/health/article/0,8599,1860347,00.html?xid=rss-health

6 Minutes Australia, November, 18 2008 - "One in three asthma patients misdiagnosed"
http://www.6minutes.com.au/articles/z1/view.asp?id=431112

Today Online, Singapore, November 18, 2008 - "One-third of asthma cases not asthmas: study"
http://www.todayonline.com/articles/287928.asp

The Globe and Mail, November 18, 2008 - "One-third of asthma cases may be misdiagnosed, study says"
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20081117.wasthma1117/BNStory/specialScienceandHealth/home

The Ottawa Citizen, November 18, 2008 - Insite can save health care system $20M: study
http://www.canada.com/ottawacitizen/story.html?id=8799fc9f-5460-4632-a0b4-e4a1fcad5411

CTV News, November 17, 2008 - Injection site opponents emotional, not scientific: study
http://www.ctv.ca/servlet/ArticleNews/story/CTVNews/20081117/insite_costs_081117/20081117?hub=TopStories

CBC November 17, 2008 - "Asthma misdiagnosed in a third of Canadians"
http://www.cbc.ca/canada/british-columbia/story/2008/11/17/asthma-misdiagnose.html?ref=rss

CMAJ’s Embargo Policy

October, 2008

CMAJ issues embargoed information to the media every two weeks. This information, including links to a news release and PDFs of articles, is distributed electronically on a Tuesday one week prior to the print publication date.

Media receive advance copies of papers under embargo with the understanding that individuals or media outlets cannot disseminate the information externally.

The embargo is in effect from the date of issue, generally a Tuesday, until 4:30 pm EST on the Monday before the issue date. We do this to give reporters time to write a thorough article on complex medical and health-related topics.

Example: An article and news release are issued under embargo Tuesday, September 16. Reporters may speak to the author during that period but cannot publish or air the news item until the embargo is lifted on September 22 at 4:30 PM Eastern Time.

Occasionally, CMAJ may issue an article(s) with a shorter embargo period; this would be clearly marked in the early release email.

If an embargo is broken by a media outlet, CMAJ will investigate the circumstances and take appropriate action.

For more information, contact Kim Barnhardt, Communications and Partnerships Strategist, CMAJ, 613-731-8610 ext 2224 or kim.barnhardt{at}cma.ca