28 April 2001 (Vol 322, Issue 7293)

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Editor's Choice

Bringing ordinary doctors into the genetics party

BMJ 2001;322:0.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Bringing ordinary doctors into the genetics party

BMJ 2001;322:0.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

News

Insurers will not use test results from research

BMJ 2001;322:0.9 (Published 28 April 2001)

Drug companies withdraw law suit against South Africa

BMJ 2001;322:1011.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Drug company lobbyist joins Oxfam's cheap drugs campaign

BMJ 2001;322:1011.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;322:1012.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Doctors demand immediate access to antiretroviral drugs in Africa

BMJ 2001;322:1012.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

NHS introduces new patient safety agency

BMJ 2001;322:1013.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Government to introduce safer administration of cancer drugs after fatal error

BMJ 2001;322:1013.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Review of generic drugs industry to go ahead, says trade commission

BMJ 2001;322:1015.4 (Published 28 April 2001)

Three views of genetics: the enthusiast, the visionary, and the sceptic

BMJ 2001;322:1016 (Published 28 April 2001)

Milburn challenges NHS to exploit genetics revolution

BMJ 2001;322:1018.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

UK genetics database plans revealed

BMJ 2001;322:1018.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Doctors demand immediate access to antiretroviral drugs in Africa

BMJ 2001;322:1018.5 (Published 28 April 2001)

Editorials

Putting genetics in perspective

BMJ 2001;322:1005 (Published 28 April 2001)

Genetics and developing countries

BMJ 2001;322:1006 (Published 28 April 2001)

Pharmacogenetics

BMJ 2001;322:1007 (Published 28 April 2001)

Preimplantation genetic diagnosis

BMJ 2001;322:1008 (Published 28 April 2001)

The promise of human genetic databases

BMJ 2001;322:1009 (Published 28 April 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Stored tissue may be important for the future care of families

BMJ 2001;322:1060.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Genetics and insurance: a possible solution

BMJ 2001;322:1060.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Confidential inquiries should be funded in clinical genetics

BMJ 2001;322:1061.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia

BMJ 2001;322:1061.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Letters - continued

Screening for medium chain acyl-CoA dehydrogenase deficiency is being evaluated

BMJ 2001;322:1062.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Collusion in doctor-patient communication

BMJ 2001;322:1062.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Bicycle helmets

BMJ 2001;322:1063 (Published 28 April 2001)

Deliberate self harm is common reason for emergency medical admission

BMJ 2001;322:1065 (Published 28 April 2001)

Mortuary facilities

BMJ 2001;322:1066 (Published 28 April 2001)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2001;322:1072 (Published 28 April 2001)

Fillers

The man who had 42 psychiatrists (and rising)

BMJ 2001;322:1026 (Published 28 April 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

Predictive genetic tests can save lives but utility varies because most have uncertain predictive value

BMJ 2001;322:0.6 (Published 28 April 2001)

Knowledge of genetic risk may not change behaviour

BMJ 2001;322:0.7 (Published 28 April 2001)

Genetic medicine needs to be integrated into primary care

BMJ 2001;322:0.4 (Published 28 April 2001)

Genotyping may become routine in clinical practice

BMJ 2001;322:0.8 (Published 28 April 2001)

Regional genetic centres could lead new service developments

BMJ 2001;322:0.5 (Published 28 April 2001)

Genes and environment determine survival in familial hypercholesterolaemia

BMJ 2001;322:0.3 (Published 28 April 2001)

Clinical Reviews

Postgenomic technologies: hunting the genes for common disorders

BMJ 2001;322:1031 (Published 28 April 2001)

Online medical genetics resources: a US perspective

BMJ 2001;322:1035 (Published 28 April 2001)

Online medical genetics resources: a US perspective

BMJ 2001;322:1037 (Published 28 April 2001)

Advice about mammography for a young woman with a family history of breast cancer

BMJ 2001;322:1040 (Published 28 April 2001)

Blood pressure measurement

BMJ 2001;322:1043 (Published 28 April 2001)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

GPs threaten to leave NHS as stress levels rocket

BMJ 2001;322:1014.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Dissolving sugar helps nerve regeneration

BMJ 2001;322:1014.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

New BMA book highlights human rights abuses

BMJ 2001;322:1014.3 (Published 28 April 2001)

NHS ignoring prisoners' health needs, says report

BMJ 2001;322:1014.4 (Published 28 April 2001)

Manufacturing process helps Scottish hospital halve MRSA rates

BMJ 2001;322:1014.5 (Published 28 April 2001)

Rebirthing therapy banned after girl died in 70 minute struggle

BMJ 2001;322:1014.6 (Published 28 April 2001)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] - continued

Doctor convicted of £4m fraud against NHS

BMJ 2001;322:1015.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

US government limits abortion pill for poor women

BMJ 2001;322:1015.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Kidney stones may be linked with sleep posture

BMJ 2001;322:1015.3 (Published 28 April 2001)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Legally aided medical negligence cases fall sharply

BMJ 2001;322:1018.3 (Published 28 April 2001)

Spanish pharmacists fight plans to increase sale of over the counter drugs

BMJ 2001;322:1018.4 (Published 28 April 2001)

Papers

Mortality over two centuries in large pedigree with familial hypercholesterolaemia: family tree mortality studyCommentary: Role of other genes and environment should not be overlooked in monogenic disease

BMJ 2001;322:1019 (Published 28 April 2001)

Value of family history in identifying women at risk of venous thromboembolism during oral contraception: observational study

BMJ 2001;322:1024 (Published 28 April 2001)

Gestational impaired glucose tolerance does not increase perinatal mortality in a developing country: cohort study

BMJ 2001;322:1025 (Published 28 April 2001)

Primary care

The challenge of integrating genetic medicine into primary care

BMJ 2001;322:1027 (Published 28 April 2001)

Education and debate

Integrated regional genetic services: current and future provisionCommentary: The future development of regional genetic services will rely on partnerships

BMJ 2001;322:1048 (Published 28 April 2001)

The complexities of predictive genetic testing

BMJ 2001;322:1052 (Published 28 April 2001)

Genetic risk and behavioural change

BMJ 2001;322:1056 (Published 28 April 2001)

Books

Genetics and Public Health in the 21st Century: Using Genetic Information to Improve Health and Prevent Disease

BMJ 2001;322:1068.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Decoding Darkness: The Search for the Genetic Causes of Alzheimer's Disease

BMJ 2001;322:1068.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Genetics in Medicine: Real Promises, Unreal Expectations. One scientist's advice to policymakers in the United Kingdom and the United States

BMJ 2001;322:1069.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

ART

The Spark of Life

BMJ 2001;322:1069.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Personal Views

Genetic information and the unexamined life

BMJ 2001;322:1070.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Putting the genetics genie back into its bottle

BMJ 2001;322:1070.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Value of genetic counselling: a parent's view

BMJ 2001;322:1071.1 (Published 28 April 2001)

Soundings

Gangsta rappa

BMJ 2001;322:1071.2 (Published 28 April 2001)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

William Muir ConnellThomas GallaMervin GlasserCharles Guy PantinSyed Karamat Husain Zaidi

BMJ 2001;322:1067 (Published 28 April 2001)