28 January 2006 (Vol 332, Issue 7535)

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This Week In the BMJ

Let's look at duplicate systematic reviews

BMJ 2006;332:0.5 (Published 26 January 2006)

Stool tests don't reliably screen for coeliac disease in children

BMJ 2006;332:0.4 (Published 26 January 2006)

H pylori screening and eradication cuts dyspepsia—but at a cost

BMJ 2006;332:0.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Providing study results to participants is complex

BMJ 2006;332:0.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Rape victims want holistic post-rape services

BMJ 2006;332:0.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Editor's Choice

Vice versa

BMJ 2006;332:0.7 (Published 26 January 2006)

Editorials

Who benefits from Helicobacter pylori eradication?

BMJ 2006;332:187 (Published 26 January 2006)

Offering results to research participants

BMJ 2006;332:188 (Published 26 January 2006)

Funding the global control of bird flu

BMJ 2006;332:189 (Published 26 January 2006)

Sex workers to pay the price

BMJ 2006;332:190 (Published 26 January 2006)

Oxygen treatment at home

BMJ 2006;332:191 (Published 26 January 2006)

Letters

Waiting for radiotherapy: New initiatives may transform service

BMJ 2006;332:235.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Waiting for radiotherapy: Financing increased capacity is a must

BMJ 2006;332:235.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Introducing new health interventions: Diagnostics is the Cinderella of health technology assessment

BMJ 2006;332:235.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Introducing new health interventions: Some initial risk taking is essential in adopting new surgical technology

BMJ 2006;332:236.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Underfunding of primary care in deprived areas affects everyone

BMJ 2006;332:236.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Surgery is an alternative

BMJ 2006;332:236.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Posture is important

BMJ 2006;332:236.4 (Published 26 January 2006)

When to test women for human papillomavirus: Testing is possible without increasing colposcopy referral rate

BMJ 2006;332:237.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

When to test women for human papillomavirus: Take this opportunity to screen for anal cancer too

BMJ 2006;332:237.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Incapable patients and the law

BMJ 2006;332:237.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Management of Clostridium difficile in NHS trusts

BMJ 2006;332:238.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Research governance: Research governance approval is putting people off research

BMJ 2006;332:238.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Research governance: Whose idea is it?

BMJ 2006;332:238.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

News

Many cancer networks are failing to improve services

BMJ 2006;332:193.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Norwegian researcher admits that his data were faked

BMJ 2006;332:193.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

In brief

BMJ 2006;332:194.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Negative reports of mental health deter people from seeking help

BMJ 2006;332:194.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

News - continued

Private group wins Derbyshire GP contract

BMJ 2006;332:194.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

NICE recommends drugs for moderate Alzheimer's disease

BMJ 2006;332:195.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

US Supreme Court upholds Oregon's Death with Dignity Act

BMJ 2006;332:195.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Twin study shows cannabis makes moving to hard drugs more likely

BMJ 2006;332:197.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Woman loses fight for parents' right to know of abortion advice

BMJ 2006;332:198.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

US health spending reaches a sixth of gross domestic product

BMJ 2006;332:198.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Impact of Helicobacter pylori eradication on dyspepsia, health resource use, and quality of life in the Bristol helicobacter project: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2006;332:199 (Published 26 January 2006)

Compliance with QUOROM and quality of reporting of overlapping meta-analyses on the role of acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast associated nephropathy: case study

BMJ 2006;332:202 (Published 26 January 2006)

Research

Receiving a summary of the results of a trial: qualitative study of participants' views

BMJ 2006;332:206 (Published 26 January 2006)

Women's experiences of and preferences for services after rape in South Africa: interview study

BMJ 2006;332:209 (Published 26 January 2006)

Detection of secretory IgA antibodies against gliadin and human tissue transglutaminase in stool to screen for coeliac disease in children: validation study

BMJ 2006;332:213 (Published 26 January 2006)

Clinical Review

Venous thromboembolism

BMJ 2006;332:215 (Published 26 January 2006)

Practice

Impact of a medically supervised safer injection facility on community drug use patterns: a before and after study

BMJ 2006;332:220 (Published 26 January 2006)

Medical treatment of early breast cancer. IV: neoadjuvant treatment

BMJ 2006;332:223 (Published 26 January 2006)

What's new in the other general journals

BMJ 2006;332:225 (Published 26 January 2006)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2006;332:246 (Published 26 January 2006)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Review says oseltamivir and zanamivir should be kept for epidemics of flu

BMJ 2006;332:196.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Media's treatment of Roy Meadow was “unfair,” says High Court judge

BMJ 2006;332:196.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

German doctors march in protest at health cuts

BMJ 2006;332:196.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Three hospital PFI schemes are delayed while government looks at their cost

BMJ 2006;332:196.4 (Published 26 January 2006)

US agency wants to limit lawsuits against drug manufacturers

BMJ 2006;332:196.5 (Published 26 January 2006)

GPs facing removal from primary care trusts' lists may get legal representation

BMJ 2006;332:197.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Health department gives £12m backing to Dr Foster company

BMJ 2006;332:197.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Funding of bird flu initiative exceeds expectations

BMJ 2006;332:198.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Moralistic campaigns are pushing out AIDS prevention work that is based on science, report says

BMJ 2006;332:198.4 (Published 26 January 2006)

Claim that “smart” weapons pose little risk to civilians is “absurd”

BMJ 2006;332:198.5 (Published 26 January 2006)

Switzerland moves to curb healthcare costs by sending patients abroad

BMJ 2006;332:198.6 (Published 26 January 2006)

Health officials say free prescriptions will not be available to more patients

BMJ 2006;332:198.7 (Published 26 January 2006)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web] - continued

Hospital compromised safety of its patients, report says

BMJ 2006;332:198.8 (Published 26 January 2006)

Scientists produce new tool for studying brain development

BMJ 2006;332:198.9 (Published 26 January 2006)

Analysis and Comment

Blowing smoke: British American Tobacco's air filtration scheme

BMJ 2006;332:227 (Published 26 January 2006)

Developing standards, criteria, and thresholds to assess fitness to practise

BMJ 2006;332:230 (Published 26 January 2006)

Criteria, competencies, and confidence tricks

BMJ 2006;332:233 (Published 26 January 2006)

What the educators are saying

BMJ 2006;332:234 (Published 26 January 2006)

Reviews

Alternative Medicine

BMJ 2006;332:241 (Published 26 January 2006)

Scientists seek chemical reaction from journalists

BMJ 2006;332:242.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Dream Anatomy

BMJ 2006;332:242.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Bio-bling: making jewellery from human tissue

BMJ 2006;332:243.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

The Placebo Effect and Health: Combining Science and Compassionate Care

BMJ 2006;332:243.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Do doctors who volunteer their services in disasters overseas do more harm than good?

BMJ 2006;332:244 (Published 26 January 2006)

Prostitution shake-up: one sex worker's view

BMJ 2006;332:245.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

Emerging infections

BMJ 2006;332:245.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Fillers

Most patients with sciatica get no worthwhile relief from epidural steroids

BMJ 2006;332:0.6 (Published 26 January 2006)

The ABC of pharmacy

BMJ 2006;332:212 (Published 26 January 2006)

Colour blindness on the football field

BMJ 2006;332:214 (Published 26 January 2006)

So, those who can't do it, teach it?

BMJ 2006;332:219 (Published 26 January 2006)

An alcoholic patient who continues to drink

BMJ 2006;332:222 (Published 26 January 2006)

The tortures that result from high living

BMJ 2006;332:229 (Published 26 January 2006)

Obituaries

David Greenfield

BMJ 2006;332:239 (Published 26 January 2006)

Elizabeth Gemmell

BMJ 2006;332:240.1 (Published 26 January 2006)

James Harper

BMJ 2006;332:240.2 (Published 26 January 2006)

Brendan Keane

BMJ 2006;332:240.3 (Published 26 January 2006)

Francis Rankin Kilpatrick

BMJ 2006;332:240.4 (Published 26 January 2006)

Fergus James Macartney

BMJ 2006;332:240.5 (Published 26 January 2006)

Douglas Andrew Campbell Reid

BMJ 2006;332:240.6 (Published 26 January 2006)

David Vigushin

BMJ 2006;332:240.7 (Published 26 January 2006)