23 October 2004 (Vol 329, Issue 7472)

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This Week In the BMJ

Letters may save time

BMJ 2004;329:0.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Sedentary childhood increases the risk of CFS

BMJ 2004;329:0.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Young South Africans are affected by sexual violence

BMJ 2004;329:0.5 (Published 21 October 2004)

Clinicians believe patients benefit from placebos

BMJ 2004;329:0.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Sleep apnoea increases risks in general anaesthesia

BMJ 2004;329:0.6 (Published 21 October 2004)

More than one drug protects the stomach from NSAIDs

BMJ 2004;329:0.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

Editor's Choice

Transparency and trust

BMJ 2004;329:0.8 (Published 21 October 2004)

Editorials

Placebos in practice

BMJ 2004;329:927 (Published 21 October 2004)

What causes chronic fatigue syndrome?

BMJ 2004;329:928 (Published 21 October 2004)

Reforming the consultant contract again?

BMJ 2004;329:929 (Published 21 October 2004)

Computed tomography in children

BMJ 2004;329:930 (Published 21 October 2004)

Back to the future?

BMJ 2004;329:932 (Published 21 October 2004)

Safety of antipsychotic drugs for pregnant and breastfeeding women with non-affective psychosis

BMJ 2004;329:933 (Published 21 October 2004)

News

US government agency to investigate FDA over rofecoxib

BMJ 2004;329:935.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Pfizer criticised over delay in admitting drug's problems

BMJ 2004;329:935.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

In brief

BMJ 2004;329:936.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

US presidential candidates clash over health care

BMJ 2004;329:936.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Consumer organisations criticise influence of drug companies

BMJ 2004;329:937 (Published 21 October 2004)

US health workers who give flu jabs to healthy people could face fines or imprisonment

BMJ 2004;329:939.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

Prisoners held under England's antiterrorism legislation face psychological damage

BMJ 2004;329:940.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Infectious diseases increase in Iraq as public health service deteriorates

BMJ 2004;329:940.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Clinical Reviews

Risks of general anaesthesia in people with obstructive sleep apnoea

BMJ 2004;329:955 (Published 21 October 2004)

Childhood leukaemia masquerading as juvenile idiopathic arthritis

BMJ 2004;329:959 (Published 21 October 2004)

Respiratory complications of preterm birth

BMJ 2004;329:962 (Published 21 October 2004)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2004;329:986 (Published 21 October 2004)

Filler

Early surgery for acute calculous cholecystitis is better than delayed

BMJ 2004;329:0.7 (Published 21 October 2004)

Submitting articles to the BMJ

BMJ 2004;329:947 (Published 21 October 2004)

Reflecting on your practice

BMJ 2004;329:961 (Published 21 October 2004)

Filler - continued

Best laid plans

BMJ 2004;329:965 (Published 21 October 2004)

Treating chronic inflammation of the Achilles tendon

BMJ 2004;329:975 (Published 21 October 2004)

News roundup

UK body calls on UN to allow therapeutic cloning

BMJ 2004;329:938.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Surgeon found liable for not warning of partial paralysis risk

BMJ 2004;329:938.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Malaria vaccine shows encouraging results in children

BMJ 2004;329:938.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Most GPs are unaware of their duties under new act

BMJ 2004;329:938.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

Indian doctors debate incentives for organ donors

BMJ 2004;329:938.5 (Published 21 October 2004)

Parents claiming a link between MMR vaccine and autism lose final appeal for legal aid

BMJ 2004;329:939.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

GP visits excluded from Netherlands' no claims bonus scheme

BMJ 2004;329:939.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Doctors favour legalising assisted suicide for dying patients

BMJ 2004;329:939.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

News extra

US and UK scientists disagree about causes of Gulf war syndrome

BMJ 2004;329:940.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Germany may allow employers to introduce gene tests for job seekers

BMJ 2004;329:940.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

NHS pay rises must lead to better services, say MPs

BMJ 2004;329:940.5 (Published 21 October 2004)

Drugs companies are defrauding healthcare systems, conference hears

BMJ 2004;329:940.6 (Published 21 October 2004)

Young pregnant women lack help and support from doctors

BMJ 2004;329:940.7 (Published 21 October 2004)

Foundation calls for universal hepatitis B vaccination in UK infants

BMJ 2004;329:940.8 (Published 21 October 2004)

Papers

Childhood predictors of self reported chronic fatigue syndrome/myalgic encephalomyelitis in adults: national birth cohort study

BMJ 2004;329:941 (Published 21 October 2004)

Questionnaire survey on use of placebo

BMJ 2004;329:944 (Published 21 October 2004)

Are written responses to some referrals to a general haematology clinic acceptable?

BMJ 2004;329:946 (Published 21 October 2004)

Primary care

The effectiveness of five strategies for the prevention of gastrointestinal toxicity induced by non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: systematic review

BMJ 2004;329:948 (Published 21 October 2004)

National cross sectional study of views on sexual violence and risk of HIV infection and AIDS among South African school pupils

BMJ 2004;329:952 (Published 21 October 2004)

Education and debate

Individual response to treatment: is it a valid assumption?

BMJ 2004;329:966 (Published 21 October 2004)

The PROGRESS trial three years later: time for a balanced report of effectiveness

BMJ 2004;329:968 (Published 21 October 2004)

Inclusion of cost effectiveness in licensing requirements of new drugs: the fourth hurdle

BMJ 2004;329:972 (Published 21 October 2004)

Commentary

The PROGRESS trial three years later: time for more action, less distraction

BMJ 2004;329:970 (Published 21 October 2004)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Winter mortality in elderly people in Britain: Action on outdoor cold stress is needed to reduce winter mortality

BMJ 2004;329:976.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Winter mortality in elderly people in Britain: Outdoor exposure and effect of windchill should be taken into consideration

BMJ 2004;329:976.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Letters - continued

Winter mortality in elderly people in Britain: Lack of social gradient in winter excess mortality is obvious in Denmark

BMJ 2004;329:976.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Winter mortality in elderly people in Britain: Author's reply

BMJ 2004;329:977.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Bioterrorism and compulsory vaccination: United States continues vaccinating to keep troops healthy

BMJ 2004;329:977.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Bioterrorism and compulsory vaccination: Author's reply

BMJ 2004;329:977.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Bioterrorism and compulsory vaccination: Arguments for current vaccines are based on inadequate support for older vaccines

BMJ 2004;329:977.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

Preventing the spread of MRSA: All frontline staff need to be involved…

BMJ 2004;329:978.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Preventing the spread of MRSA: …the epidemiological nature of the problem should be tackled…

BMJ 2004;329:978.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Preventing the spread of MRSA: …and the role of practices such as phlebotomy is worth considering

BMJ 2004;329:978.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Treatment of impetigo: Paint it blue

BMJ 2004;329:979.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Treatment of impetigo: Save mupirocin

BMJ 2004;329:979.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Health needs of Zimbabweans are poorly recognised in UK

BMJ 2004;329:979.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Private sector needs incentives for AIDS vaccine

BMJ 2004;329:979.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

Reviews

This week's Reviews section

Hippocratic Oaths: Medicine and its Discontents

BMJ 2004;329:982 (Published 21 October 2004)

Private Complaints and Public Health: Richard Titmuss on the National Health Service

BMJ 2004;329:983.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Stress, the Brain and Depression

BMJ 2004;329:983.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Like our toothbrushes? Then try our 3D ultrasound

BMJ 2004;329:984.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Hit parade

BMJ 2004;329:984.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Personal services or dangerous liaisons: should we help patients hire prostitutes?

BMJ 2004;329:985.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

Dear email correspondent

BMJ 2004;329:985.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

William C Reeves

BMJ 2004;329:980 (Published 21 October 2004)

Susanna Elizabeth Jane Leighton (née Hurley)

BMJ 2004;329:981.1 (Published 21 October 2004)

James Lister

BMJ 2004;329:981.2 (Published 21 October 2004)

James Douglas McDonald

BMJ 2004;329:981.3 (Published 21 October 2004)

Lyndsay MacLennan (née Grant)

BMJ 2004;329:981.4 (Published 21 October 2004)

Sardari Lal Malhotra

BMJ 2004;329:981.5 (Published 21 October 2004)

Meena Sharma

BMJ 2004;329:981.6 (Published 21 October 2004)

Blair Alexander Thompson

BMJ 2004;329:981.7 (Published 21 October 2004)