01 June 2002 (Vol 324, Issue 7349)

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Editor's Choice

Tales of discovery, obfuscation, error, and improvement

BMJ 2002;324:0.9 (Published 1 June 2002)

News

Over half the world will face water shortages by 2032

BMJ 2002;324:1293.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

US task force recommends screening for depression

BMJ 2002;324:1293.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

In brief

BMJ 2002;324:1294.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

More than 4000 children are missing out on hormone treatment

BMJ 2002;324:1294.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Parents sue over contaminated human growth hormone

BMJ 2002;324:1294.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

Ovary removal can reduce risk of breast and ovarian cancer in women with gene mutations

BMJ 2002;324:1295.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Doctors should do more for drug addicts, committee says

BMJ 2002;324:1295.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

US court finds antiabortionists guilty of violent threats

BMJ 2002;324:1297.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

Foundation hospitals: freeing the best or dividing the NHS?

BMJ 2002;324:1298.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Editorials

Are selective COX 2 inhibitors superior to traditional non steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs?

BMJ 2002;324:1287 (Published 1 June 2002)

Potential alternatives to COX 2 inhibitors

BMJ 2002;324:1289 (Published 1 June 2002)

Off label prescribing in children

BMJ 2002;324:1290 (Published 1 June 2002)

Quality care at the end of life

BMJ 2002;324:1291 (Published 1 June 2002)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Getting more for their dollar: Kaiser v the NHS: Price adjustments falsify comparison

BMJ 2002;324:1332 (Published 1 June 2002)

“Boutique medicine” in the US: Doctors' groups must rally to preserve the US public's health

BMJ 2002;324:1335 (Published 1 June 2002)

Booked inpatient admissions and hospital capacity: Mathematical model misses the point

BMJ 2002;324:1336.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Education does not explain association between income inequality and health

BMJ 2002;324:1336.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Excess winter mortality: Method of calculating mortality attributed to influenza is disputed

BMJ 2002;324:1337 (Published 1 June 2002)

Measures to reduce smoking in films should penalise film and tobacco industries

BMJ 2002;324:1338.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Medicine compliance aids are partial solution, not panacea

BMJ 2002;324:1338.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Health policies on drug dependence must be based on scientific evidence

BMJ 2002;324:1338.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

Being a child of donor insemination: Organisations are committed to increasing available information

BMJ 2002;324:1339 (Published 1 June 2002)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

Gwyn Elias Roberts

BMJ 2002;324:1340.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Rebhi Mohamed Hamed Eltreki

BMJ 2002;324:1340.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Julienne Goodwin

BMJ 2002;324:1340.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

Ralph Menzies Thomson

BMJ 2002;324:1340.4 (Published 1 June 2002)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2002;324:1344 (Published 1 June 2002)

Fillers

The surname I do not have

BMJ 2002;324:1307 (Published 1 June 2002)

Caustic eye drops

BMJ 2002;324:1314 (Published 1 June 2002)

Lillian and New Year's Eve

BMJ 2002;324:1319 (Published 1 June 2002)

The romance of medicine

BMJ 2002;324:1320.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Time's come

BMJ 2002;324:1328.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

This Week In the BMJ

The future is vaccinology

BMJ 2002;324:0.6 (Published 1 June 2002)

Who to screen for hypercholesterolaemia

BMJ 2002;324:0.7 (Published 1 June 2002)

Cell salvage during surgery reduces need for blood

BMJ 2002;324:0.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Prescribing in children must improve

BMJ 2002;324:0.4 (Published 1 June 2002)

Kaiser versus the NHS

BMJ 2002;324:0.8 (Published 1 June 2002)

Europe is complacent over HIV

BMJ 2002;324:0.5 (Published 1 June 2002)

Rich and poor respond differently to chest pain

BMJ 2002;324:0.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

Nurses improve door to needle time

BMJ 2002;324:0.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Clinical Reviews

New vaccine development

BMJ 2002;324:1315 (Published 1 June 2002)

Conditions not primarily affecting the heart

BMJ 2002;324:1320.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

1.6 million elementary school children have ADHD, says report

BMJ 2002;324:1296.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Psychiatric patient sues for cost of bringing up child

BMJ 2002;324:1296.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

Uninsured Americans are more likely to die prematurely

BMJ 2002;324:1296.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

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

Israeli doctors warn against rubber bullets

BMJ 2002;324:1296.4 (Published 1 June 2002)

High smoking rates among Aboriginal community cause financial hardship

BMJ 2002;324:1296.5 (Published 1 June 2002)

Blair says science needs strong funding and public support

BMJ 2002;324:1297.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

GMC member challenges decision against her

BMJ 2002;324:1297.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Cognitive behaviour therapy and exercise are the only effective treatments for chronic fatigue, says study

BMJ 2002;324:1298.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

US doctors sue over “unfair” scheme for finding jobs for medical graduates

BMJ 2002;324:1298.3 (Published 1 June 2002)

Papers

Mechanical methods of reducing blood transfusion in cardiac surgery: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2002;324:1299 (Published 1 June 2002)

Why is it important to reduce the need for blood transfusion, and how can it be done?

BMJ 2002;324:1302 (Published 1 June 2002)

Cost effectiveness analysis of different approaches of screening for familial hypercholesterolaemia

BMJ 2002;324:1303 (Published 1 June 2002)

Fluoroquinolones and risk of Achilles tendon disorders: case-control study

BMJ 2002;324:1306 (Published 1 June 2002)

Primary care

Socioeconomic variations in responses to chest pain: qualitative study

BMJ 2002;324:1308 (Published 1 June 2002)

Off label prescribing to children in primary care in Germany: retrospective cohort study

BMJ 2002;324:1311 (Published 1 June 2002)

Unlicensed and off label drug use by children in the community: cross sectional study

BMJ 2002;324:1312 (Published 1 June 2002)

Unlicensed and off label prescription of drugs to children: population based cohort study

BMJ 2002;324:1313 (Published 1 June 2002)

Education and debate

Are trends in HIV, gonorrhoea, and syphilis worsening in western Europe?

BMJ 2002;324:1324 (Published 1 June 2002)

Safety and efficacy of nurse initiated thrombolysis in patients with acute myocardial infarction

BMJ 2002;324:1328.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Books

Scanty Particulars: The Strange Life and Astonishing Secret of Victorian Adventurer and Pioneer Surgeon James Barry

BMJ 2002;324:1341.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Science Fictions: A Scientific Mystery, a Massive Cover-up, and the Dark Legacy of Robert Gallo

BMJ 2002;324:1341.2 (Published 1 June 2002)

MARKETING

Celebrity selling

BMJ 2002;324:1342 (Published 1 June 2002)

Personal View

Football yes, surgery no

BMJ 2002;324:1343.1 (Published 1 June 2002)

Soundings

Mentioning the war

BMJ 2002;324:1343.2 (Published 1 June 2002)