17 February 2001 (Vol 322, Issue 7283)

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Editor's Choice

Challenges to orthodoxy?

BMJ 2001;322:0.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Challenges to orthodoxy?

BMJ 2001;322:0.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

News

Dispute as rival groups publish details of human genome

BMJ 2001;322:381 (Published 17 February 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;322:382.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Flu drug still not worth prescribing, experts say

BMJ 2001;322:382.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Drug company fined for excessive hospitality

BMJ 2001;322:382.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

US trade action threatens Brazilian AIDS programme

BMJ 2001;322:383.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Fury as Australia appoints former industry lobbyist to drugs watchdog

BMJ 2001;322:383.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

FDA refuses companies' request to drop ulcer warning

BMJ 2001;322:385.4 (Published 17 February 2001)

India finalises tobacco control legislation

BMJ 2001;322:386.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Climate change will affect UK health

BMJ 2001;322:386.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Editorials

The fetal origins of adult disease

BMJ 2001;322:375 (Published 17 February 2001)

The protective effect of childhood infections

BMJ 2001;322:376 (Published 17 February 2001)

Type 2 diabetes in children

BMJ 2001;322:377 (Published 17 February 2001)

Prognostic factors in prostate cancer

BMJ 2001;322:378 (Published 17 February 2001)

The US sisters of the BMJ

BMJ 2001;322:380 (Published 17 February 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

NCAA has not been given sufficient tools to identify poorly performing doctors

BMJ 2001;322:426.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Revaluation should be part of revalidation

BMJ 2001;322:426.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

The two tier syndrome behind waiting lists

BMJ 2001;322:427 (Published 17 February 2001)

Maternal age and fetal loss

BMJ 2001;322:429 (Published 17 February 2001)

Obstetric intervention among private and public patients in Australia

BMJ 2001;322:430 (Published 17 February 2001)

Bupropion for smokers

BMJ 2001;322:431 (Published 17 February 2001)

Early neonatal mortality and timing of low risk births

BMJ 2001;322:433 (Published 17 February 2001)

Patients with primary herpes should be screened for syphilis

BMJ 2001;322:434.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Explosions may occur if dry ice is placed in airtight transport containers

BMJ 2001;322:434.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2001;322:440 (Published 17 February 2001)

Fillers

Longevity in Spain

BMJ 2001;322:398.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Lessons in communication

BMJ 2001;322:399 (Published 17 February 2001)

Looking backwards in 2001

BMJ 2001;322:405.4 (Published 17 February 2001)

Filled with wonder

BMJ 2001;322:414.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

BMJ 2001;322:414.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

The importance of patient confidentiality

BMJ 2001;322:421.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Suffering in silence

BMJ 2001;322:425 (Published 17 February 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

Early viral infections protect against later asthma

BMJ 2001;322:0.4 (Published 17 February 2001)

Radiography of the lumbar spine does not improve clinical outcomes

BMJ 2001;322:0.5 (Published 17 February 2001)

Routinely administered questionnaires do not improve care of emotional disorders

BMJ 2001;322:0.6 (Published 17 February 2001)

Transmission rate of blood borne viruses in exposed health workers is very low

BMJ 2001;322:0.8 (Published 17 February 2001)

Graded exercise benefits patients with chronic fatigue syndrome

BMJ 2001;322:0.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

Few cases of streptococcal endocarditis are resistant to penicillin

BMJ 2001;322:0.7 (Published 17 February 2001)

Clinical Reviews

Microbicides in HIV prevention

BMJ 2001;322:410 (Published 17 February 2001)

Degenerative cervical disc disease causing cord compression in adults under 50

BMJ 2001;322:414.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Portal hypertension—2. Ascites, encephalopathy, and other conditions

BMJ 2001;322:416 (Published 17 February 2001)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Skin sold for chemical warfare research

BMJ 2001;322:384.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Middle aged women more likely to die after heart attack than men

BMJ 2001;322:384.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Germany turns away UK trained GP

BMJ 2001;322:384.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

Few trusts have race employment targets

BMJ 2001;322:384.4 (Published 17 February 2001)

UK rate of x ray examination less than half the US rate

BMJ 2001;322:384.5 (Published 17 February 2001)

End restrictions on prescribing Viagra, urges coalition

BMJ 2001;322:385.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

New EU rules might hinder research

BMJ 2001;322:385.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Extra 2600 physicians needed Britain

BMJ 2001;322:385.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Medical council fails to act over breaches of confidentiality

BMJ 2001;322:386.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

Babies of teenage mothers 60% more likely to die

BMJ 2001;322:386.4 (Published 17 February 2001)

Papers

Randomised controlled trial of patient education to encourage graded exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome

BMJ 2001;322:387 (Published 17 February 2001)

Early childhood infectious diseases and the development of asthma up to school age: a birth cohort study

BMJ 2001;322:390 (Published 17 February 2001)

Antibiotic susceptibility of streptococci and related genera causing endocarditis: analysis of UK reference laboratory referrals, January 1996 to March 2000

BMJ 2001;322:395 (Published 17 February 2001)

Exposure of healthcare workers in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland to bloodborne viruses between July 1997 and June 2000: analysis of surveillance data

BMJ 2001;322:397 (Published 17 February 2001)

Issues in the management of prisoners infected with HIV-1: the King's College Hospital HIV prison service retrospective cohort study

BMJ 2001;322:398.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Primary care

Radiography of the lumbar spine in primary care patients with low back pain: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2001;322:400 (Published 17 February 2001)

Routinely administered questionnaires for depression and anxiety: systematic review

BMJ 2001;322:406 (Published 17 February 2001)

Education and debate

Should depression be managed as a chronic disease?

BMJ 2001;322:419 (Published 17 February 2001)

Wellbeing of gay, lesbian, and bisexual doctorsCommentary: The medical profession should face up to its own homophobia

BMJ 2001;322:422 (Published 17 February 2001)

Books

HIV

BMJ 2001;322:436.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Working with AIDS Bereavement: A Comprehensive Approach for Mental Health Providers

BMJ 2001;322:436.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Life at the Extremes: The Science of Survival

BMJ 2001;322:437.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care

BMJ 2001;322:437.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

BOOKCASE

Bookcase

BMJ 2001;322:437.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

TV

Doctors find an ally

BMJ 2001;322:438 (Published 17 February 2001)

Personal View

A warning to the GMC

BMJ 2001;322:439.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Soundings

Cocktails with the headmaster

BMJ 2001;322:439.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Corrections

Netlines

BMJ 2001;322:405.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Efficacy and safety of galantamine in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: multicentre randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2001;322:405.2 (Published 17 February 2001)

Qualitative analysis of psychosocial impact of diagnosis of Chlamydia trachomatis: implications for screening

BMJ 2001;322:405.3 (Published 17 February 2001)

Results of genetic testing: when confidentiality conflicts with a duty to warn relatives

BMJ 2001;322:421.1 (Published 17 February 2001)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

William Ernest BowdenElisabeth Jean McQueen LloydPeter RobertsDavid Robertson SmithJohn William Woolley

BMJ 2001;322:435 (Published 17 February 2001)