13 July 1996 (Vol 313, Issue 7049)

Editor's Choice

Editor's choice

BMJ 1996;313:7049 (Published 13 July 1996)

News

Private bids for NHS clinical services fail

BMJ 1996;313:69.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

UK government makes environment and health a priority

BMJ 1996;313:69.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Headlines

BMJ 1996;313:70.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Human papillomavirus classified as carcinogenic

BMJ 1996;313:70.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Epidemic of acute renal failure in Haiti

BMJ 1996;313:70.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

New Jersey passes genetic privacy bill

BMJ 1996;313:71.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Cyclospora outbreak in US

BMJ 1996;313:71.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Cuts planned for German spa treatment

BMJ 1996;313:72.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

France bans asbestos

BMJ 1996;313:72.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

AIDS message not getting through to young gay men

BMJ 1996;313:72.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Canada plans to reform doctors' pay

BMJ 1996;313:73.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

International Court restricts use of nuclear weapons

BMJ 1996;313:73.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

NHS research centre will evaluate new technlologies

BMJ 1996;313:74.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Revisiting the Medicare crisis

BMJ 1996;313:74.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Editorials

Oral contraceptives and breast cancer

BMJ 1996;313:63 (Published 13 July 1996)

Guidelines for managing raised blood pressure

BMJ 1996;313:64 (Published 13 July 1996)

Extreme poverty: an obligation ignored

BMJ 1996;313:65 (Published 13 July 1996)

Joint responsibility: the need for a national arthroplasty register

BMJ 1996;313:66 (Published 13 July 1996)

Vaccines, malaria, and a host of resistance

BMJ 1996;313:67 (Published 13 July 1996)

Labour's draft election manifesto

BMJ 1996;313:68 (Published 13 July 1996)

Letters

Misconduct in research

BMJ 1996;313:109.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Profession must police itself

BMJ 1996;313:109.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Medical Research Council is setting up rigorous procedures

BMJ 1996;313:109.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Double reading of screening mammograms will have resource implications

BMJ 1996;313:109.4 (Published 13 July 1996)

Endothelium dependent arterial dilatation in non-insulin dependent diabetes

BMJ 1996;313:110.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Authors' reply

BMJ 1996;313:110.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Low blood pressure is unlikely to be complication of dementia process

BMJ 1996;313:111.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Letters - continued

Providing intensive care

BMJ 1996;313:111.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Authors misinterpreted results of study that they cited

BMJ 1996;313:111.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

GPs' views of consultants' non-urgent referral of patients to other consultants

BMJ 1996;313:111.4 (Published 13 July 1996)

GPs' participation in decisions about non-urgent tertiary referral is appropriate

BMJ 1996;313:112.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Urological emergencies in general practice

BMJ 1996;313:112.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Herpes simplex not mentioned as cause of acute urinary retention

BMJ 1996;313:112.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Symptoms and diagnoses should have been distinguished

BMJ 1996;313:112.4 (Published 13 July 1996)

Authors' reply

BMJ 1996;313:112.5 (Published 13 July 1996)

Minerva's comment was not evidence based

BMJ 1996;313:113.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Reservations about conservative surgery for early breast cancer are unjustified

BMJ 1996;313:113.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Centres that work with cochlear implants listen to views of deaf community

BMJ 1996;313:113.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Evidence used to formulate guidelines on managing asthma did not include costs

BMJ 1996;313:113.4 (Published 13 July 1996)

Evidence based general practice

BMJ 1996;313:114.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Studies using more sophisticated methods are needed

BMJ 1996;313:114.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Drug treatment in general practice in Japan is evidence based

BMJ 1996;313:114.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Author's reply

BMJ 1996;313:114.4 (Published 13 July 1996)

Over the counter drugs

BMJ 1996;313:115.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Working party will see whether antimicrobials should be available

BMJ 1996;313:115.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

GPs' rate of recommending over the counter drugs varies

BMJ 1996;313:115.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Telematics will be useful in providing information

BMJ 1996;313:116.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

GPs lack awareness of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs available over the counter

BMJ 1996;313:116.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Errors by locums

BMJ 1996;313:116.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Histopathology departments already audit diagnostic errors

BMJ 1996;313:117.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Adulterants of herbal products can cause poisoning

BMJ 1996;313:117.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Unicef should do more in Sri Lanka

BMJ 1996;313:117.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1996;313:124 (Published 13 July 1996)

Fillers

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

BMJ 1996;313:90 (Published 13 July 1996)

ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO

BMJ 1996;313:92.3 (Published 13 July 1996)

Why me, doctor?

BMJ 1996;313:96 (Published 13 July 1996)

Papers

General practice

Education and debate

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

Soundings

Princely visit

BMJ 1996;313:119.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

SSSS

BMJ 1996;313:119.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Personal Views

The stress: is it our fault?

BMJ 1996;313:120.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Core values: doctor or everyman?

BMJ 1996;313:120.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

Bringing information to life

BMJ 1996;313:121 (Published 13 July 1996)

Medicine and books

Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Effectiveness of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions

BMJ 1996;313:122.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine

BMJ 1996;313:122.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Drug Therapy in Reproductive Endocrinology

BMJ 1996;313:123.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

The Management of Pituitary Tumours: A Handbook

BMJ 1996;313:123.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

Career focus

Analysing specialty career trends

BMJ 1996;313:S2-7049 (Published 13 July 1996)

Briefing

BMJ 1996;313:S3-7049 (Published 13 July 1996)

Briefing

BMJ 1996;313:S3a-7049 (Published 13 July 1996)

Briefing

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