13 July 1996 (Vol 313, Issue 7049)

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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

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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

Randomised placebo controlled trial of effect on mood of lowering cholesterol concentration

BMJ 1996;313:75 (Published 13 July 1996)

Cardiovascular risk factors in British children from towns with widely differing adult cardiovascular mortality

BMJ 1996;313:79 (Published 13 July 1996)

Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States

BMJ 1996;313:84 (Published 13 July 1996)

Effect of smoking cessation on plasma ascorbic acid concentration

BMJ 1996;313:91 (Published 13 July 1996)

Drug points: Hepatotoxicity associated with herbal tablets

BMJ 1996;313:92.1 (Published 13 July 1996)

Drug points: Rapidly reversible increase in insulin requirement with interferon

BMJ 1996;313:92.2 (Published 13 July 1996)

General practice

What constitutes controlled hypertension? Patient based comparison of hypertension guidelines

BMJ 1996;313:93 (Published 13 July 1996)

Education and debate

Recent Advances: Tobacco control

BMJ 1996;313:97 (Published 13 July 1996)

Lesson of the Week: Anabolic steroid abuse by body builders and male subfertility

BMJ 1996;313:100 (Published 13 July 1996)

Caring for Older People: What an old age psychiatrist does

BMJ 1996;313:101 (Published 13 July 1996)

Caring for Older People: Launching the Nigerian edition of the BMJ: implications for Nigeria's health care

BMJ 1996;313:105 (Published 13 July 1996)

Statistics Notes: Measurement error proportional to the mean

BMJ 1996;313:106 (Published 13 July 1996)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

Ombudsman appoints clinical advisersBMA wants coordinator for partnership campaignSeventeen million fewer forms for GPsCommissioning GPs set out national standardsUniversity employers want more money for academicsBMA supports GMSC election changesCorrect…

BMJ 1996;313:118 (Published 13 July 1996)

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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