BMJ  2007;335:742 (13 October), doi:10.1136/bmj.39363.548715.DB

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Bush vetoes children's health bill: George Bush has vetoed a bill that would have expanded US health insurance coverage to four million uninsured children for five years, at a cost of $35bn (£17bn; 25bn). Democrats and some Republicans in Congress hope to over-ride the veto on 18 October.

Chinese doctors agree not to use prisoners' organs: The Chinese Medical Association has issued a statement agreeing that the use of organs of executed prisoners for transplantation, except for members of their immediate family, should be forbidden. The promise to change current practice comes after years of international condemnation.

Older Dutch people seek help for alcohol problems: Demand for alcohol related outpatient care among Dutch people aged 55 or over has risen by 80% since 1996. In younger groups the rise is 35%. People aged over 55 now account for one in five patients seeking such treatment, data from the National Alcohol . . . [Full text of this article]

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