17 October 1998 (Vol 317, Issue 7165)

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Editor's Choice

Such things as values

BMJ 1998;317:0.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Such things as values

BMJ 1998;317:0.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

News

Beef safety compromised, says former CMO

BMJ 1998;317:1031.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Nobel prize for medicine awarded for work on nitric oxide

BMJ 1998;317:1031.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

In brief

BMJ 1998;317:1032.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

AIDS deaths fall by nearly one half

BMJ 1998;317:1032.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

South African AIDS plan criticised

BMJ 1998;317:1032.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

British GP may face further murder charges

BMJ 1998;317:1033.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Cancer diagnosis is often missed

BMJ 1998;317:1033.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Environmental policy must take into account public opinion

BMJ 1998;317:1033.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

Health of the Nation deemed a failure

BMJ 1998;317:1034.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Suspension of hepatitis B vaccinationcondemned

BMJ 1998;317:1034.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Oral treatment for hepatitis B gets approval in United States

BMJ 1998;317:1034.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

Tories urge private cash for NHS

BMJ 1998;317:1035.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

“Liquid ecstasy” trading to be investigated

BMJ 1998;317:1035.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

GP cooperatives in Scotland benefit patients and doctors

BMJ 1998;317:1035.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

Chiropractic treatment is of limited benefit

BMJ 1998;317:1036.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Ireland's waiting list initiative is failing

BMJ 1998;317:1036.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Editorials

Severe mental illness in prisoners

BMJ 1998;317:1025 (Published 17 October 1998)

NHS Direct

BMJ 1998;317:1026 (Published 17 October 1998)

Changing practice in maternity care

BMJ 1998;317:1027 (Published 17 October 1998)

Sticks and stones

BMJ 1998;317:1028 (Published 17 October 1998)

Fluoroquinolone resistance

BMJ 1998;317:1029 (Published 17 October 1998)

Letters

Practicalities of warfare required service personnel to be vaccinated against anthrax

BMJ 1998;317:1077 (Published 17 October 1998)

European Medicines Evaluation Agency is ahead of national licensing authorities

BMJ 1998;317:1078.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Identifying asthma and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease in patients with persistent cough

BMJ 1998;317:1078.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Letters - continued

NSAIDs need not usually be withheld after orthopaedic surgery

BMJ 1998;317:1079.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Cost effectiveness of community leg ulcer clinics

BMJ 1998;317:1079.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Terminology for early pregnancy loss must be changed

BMJ 1998;317:1081.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Medical and psychological effects of early discharge after surgery for breast cancer

BMJ 1998;317:1081.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Outcome of low back pain in general practice

BMJ 1998;317:1083 (Published 17 October 1998)

Successful treatment of toenail mycosis with terbinafine and itraconazole gives long term benefits

BMJ 1998;317:1084.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Post-exposure prophylaxis against HIV infection is hard to supply for expatriate staff

BMJ 1998;317:1084.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Views & Reviews

September Bestsellers

BMJ 1998;317:1090.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Soundbites

BMJ 1998;317:1090.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1998;317:1092 (Published 17 October 1998)

Fillers

Prescribing pressures

BMJ 1998;317:1053.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Medicine in Holland

BMJ 1998;317:1053.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

An oldfashioned miracle

BMJ 1998;317:1053.4 (Published 17 October 1998)

The Roumanian soldier and the spirit ration

BMJ 1998;317:1060.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

This Week In the BMJ

Testing for D-dimer is useful in diagnosing venous thrombosis

BMJ 1998;317:0.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

Younger HIV positive men have higher risk of acquiring gonorrhoea

BMJ 1998;317:0.7 (Published 17 October 1998)

Nurses can safely manage half of out of hours calls in primary care

BMJ 1998;317:0.8 (Published 17 October 1998)

A third of women would prefer a female breast surgeon

BMJ 1998;317:0.6 (Published 17 October 1998)

Ethnicity is more important than social class in young people's use of health services

BMJ 1998;317:0.5 (Published 17 October 1998)

Getting clinicians to use evidence from systematic reviews is difficult

BMJ 1998;317:0.4 (Published 17 October 1998)

Clinical Reviews

Medical microbiology

BMJ 1998;317:1060.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Oxygen at high altitude

BMJ 1998;317:1063 (Published 17 October 1998)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Doctors win South African registration battle

BMJ 1998;317:1036.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

Papers

D-dimer testing as an adjunct to ultrasonography in patients with clinically suspected deep vein thrombosis: prospective cohort study

BMJ 1998;317:1037 (Published 17 October 1998)

Randomised trial of educational visits to enhance use of systematic reviews in 25 obstetric units

BMJ 1998;317:1041 (Published 17 October 1998)

Papers - continued

Use of health services by children and young people according to ethnicity and social class: secondary analysis of a national survey

BMJ 1998;317:1047 (Published 17 October 1998)

Patients' preference for male or female breast surgeons: questionnaire study

BMJ 1998;317:1051 (Published 17 October 1998)

Factors associated with gonorrhoea in men aware of being positive for HIV infection: case-control study

BMJ 1998;317:1052 (Published 17 October 1998)

Science Commentary

Vaginal viricides—another way to tackle HIV transmission

BMJ 1998;317:1053.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

General Practice

Safety and effectiveness of nurse telephone consultation in out of hours primary care: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 1998;317:1054 (Published 17 October 1998)

Education and debate

Rationing and the health authority

BMJ 1998;317:1067 (Published 17 October 1998)

Validity of advertising claims for multivitamin preparation Vitacor 20/90 on the internet

BMJ 1998;317:1069 (Published 17 October 1998)

Theories of masculinity

BMJ 1998;317:1072 (Published 17 October 1998)

What outcomes should be measured?

BMJ 1998;317:1075 (Published 17 October 1998)

Letter

This week's Letter section

Use of calcium channel blockers and risk of suicide

BMJ 1998;317:1076 (Published 17 October 1998)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

Medicopolitical digestHealth department shows lack of understandingBMA council supports action over review body remitBMA calls for urgent decision on ViagraConsultants are wary of revalidation proposalDoctors oppose regulation changesGetting consultant a…

BMJ 1998;317:1086 (Published 17 October 1998)

MEDICINE AND MULTIMEDIA

The Woman in the Surgeon's Body

BMJ 1998;317:1088.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Regulating How We Die: The Ethical, Medical and Legal Issues Surrounding Physician-Assisted Suicide

BMJ 1998;317:1088.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

How Science Takes Stock: the Story of Meta-analysis

BMJ 1998;317:1088.3 (Published 17 October 1998)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

BMJ 1998;317:1088.4 (Published 17 October 1998)

The National Research Register

BMJ 1998;317:1088.5 (Published 17 October 1998)

Personal View

Virtual politics in the new NHS

BMJ 1998;317:1091.1 (Published 17 October 1998)

Soundings

We won't forget you, Bill

BMJ 1998;317:1091.2 (Published 17 October 1998)

Career focus

Starting a new consultant post

BMJ 1998;317:S2-7165 (Published 17 October 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3-7165 (Published 17 October 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3a-7165 (Published 17 October 1998)

Briefing

BMJ 1998;317:S3b-7165 (Published 17 October 1998)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

ObituariesJohn Bruce BittinerAmélie BoydDavid Christy DunnJudith Anne HardyLeonard Shenfield

BMJ 1998;317:1085 (Published 17 October 1998)