16 October 1999 (Vol 319, Issue 7216)

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Editor's Choice

All a matter of tone

BMJ 1999;319:0.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

All a matter of tone

BMJ 1999;319:0.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

News

Alan Milburn returns to UK health department

BMJ 1999;319:1021.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Patients' bill of rights passes first US hurdle

BMJ 1999;319:1021.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Patients' complaints: GMC could do better

BMJ 1999;319:1022.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

JAMA appoints woman editor

BMJ 1999;319:1022.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

In brief

BMJ 1999;319:1022.3 (Published 16 October 1999)

Cell biologist wins Nobel prize

BMJ 1999;319:1023.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

BMA opens door on human reproductive cloning

BMJ 1999;319:1023.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Study leads to a call for an end to spanking

BMJ 1999;319:1023.3 (Published 16 October 1999)

Dobson backed NICE ruling on flu drug

BMJ 1999;319:1024.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Tories give a “patient's guarantee”

BMJ 1999;319:1024.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Irish nurses to strike

BMJ 1999;319:1024.3 (Published 16 October 1999)

High PSA levels may show body is fighting cancer

BMJ 1999;319:1025.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Prodi proposes food agency for the EU

BMJ 1999;319:1025.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Doctor accused of killing patients “for enjoyment”

BMJ 1999;319:1026.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Health department backs flexible working for NHS in England

BMJ 1999;319:1026.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Three jailed in bribery and prescription fraud scandal

BMJ 1999;319:1026.3 (Published 16 October 1999)

Editorials

Does stress cause cancer?

BMJ 1999;319:1015 (Published 16 October 1999)

Only a minor part of cerebral palsy cases begin in labour

BMJ 1999;319:1016 (Published 16 October 1999)

The national service framework: a scaffold for mental health

BMJ 1999;319:1017 (Published 16 October 1999)

Accidents that should never have happened

BMJ 1999;319:1018 (Published 16 October 1999)

Radiation risks

BMJ 1999;319:1019 (Published 16 October 1999)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Sunlight and health

BMJ 1999;319:1066 (Published 16 October 1999)

Intervention trial for late life depression defended

BMJ 1999;319:1068.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Design of CRASH trial

BMJ 1999;319:1068.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Letters - continued

Routine antenatal HIV testing

BMJ 1999;319:1069 (Published 16 October 1999)

Influence of data display formats on decisions to stop clinical trials

BMJ 1999;319:1070.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Fungal infections of skin and nails of feet

BMJ 1999;319:1070.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Teaching medical students about bereavement is hard

BMJ 1999;319:1071.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Cycle helmets

BMJ 1999;319:1071.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

The coroner service

BMJ 1999;319:1072 (Published 16 October 1999)

Attribution of time lag theory to explain French paradox

BMJ 1999;319:1073.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Pens are certainly more portable than computers

BMJ 1999;319:1073.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 1999;319:1080 (Published 16 October 1999)

Fillers

A case of tetany due to exposure to the sun

BMJ 1999;319:1039.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Ingenious healing

BMJ 1999;319:1048.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Home

BMJ 1999;319:1048.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Some hiding places of the tubercle bacillus

BMJ 1999;319:1050.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

The whole idea was so disgusting

BMJ 1999;319:1063.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Mozart on death

BMJ 1999;319:1063.3 (Published 16 October 1999)

This Week In the BMJ

Dyspeptic symptoms may improve after eradication of Helicobacter pylori

BMJ 1999;319:0.7 (Published 16 October 1999)

Poverty does not predict tuberculosis in Asians in UK

BMJ 1999;319:0.4 (Published 16 October 1999)

How to determine whether cerebral palsy occurs during labour

BMJ 1999;319:0.8 (Published 16 October 1999)

Obesity among British children is rising

BMJ 1999;319:0.6 (Published 16 October 1999)

Social fragmentation is associated with high suicide risk

BMJ 1999;319:0.5 (Published 16 October 1999)

Life stress is not associated with the onset of breast cancer

BMJ 1999;319:0.3 (Published 16 October 1999)

Clinical Reviews

Treatment of schizophrenia

BMJ 1999;319:1045 (Published 16 October 1999)

Tetanus in an immunised patient

BMJ 1999;319:1049 (Published 16 October 1999)

Herbal medicine

BMJ 1999;319:1050.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Surgeon performs bypass operation by microsurgery

BMJ 1999;319:1026.4 (Published 16 October 1999)

Hospitals' major incident plans worked well

BMJ 1999;319:1026.5 (Published 16 October 1999)

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

Primary care groups frustrated by variations in funding

BMJ 1999;319:1026.6 (Published 16 October 1999)

Papers

Stressful life events and difficulties and onset of breast cancer: case-control study

BMJ 1999;319:1027 (Published 16 October 1999)

Ecological analysis of ethnic differences in relation between tuberculosis and poverty

BMJ 1999;319:1031 (Published 16 October 1999)

Ecological study of social fragmentation, poverty, and suicide

BMJ 1999;319:1034 (Published 16 October 1999)

Does publicity about cancer screening raise fear of cancer? Randomised trial of the psychological effect of information about cancer screening

BMJ 1999;319:1037 (Published 16 October 1999)

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in British children: cohort study

BMJ 1999;319:1039.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

General practice

Is Helicobacter pylori associated with non-ulcer dyspepsia and will eradication improve symptoms? A meta-analysis

BMJ 1999;319:1040 (Published 16 October 1999)

Education and debate

A template for defining a causal relation between acute intrapartum events and cerebral palsy: international consensus statement

BMJ 1999;319:1054 (Published 16 October 1999)

Impact of legislation on nursing home care in the United States: lessons for the United KingdomCommentary: A new script for nursing home care in the United Kingdom?

BMJ 1999;319:1060 (Published 16 October 1999)

Is bigger better? Concentration in the provision of secondary care

BMJ 1999;319:1063.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

BMA establishes racial equality committeeJuniors are assured of BMA's unanimous supportBMA council is happy with annual reportDoctors welcome extra money for Northern IrelandMinister sympathises with public health doctors' concern

BMJ 1999;319:1076 (Published 16 October 1999)

Books

Biohazard

BMJ 1999;319:1077.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Making Use of Guidelines in Clinical Practice; Implementing Clinical Guidelines: A Practical Guide

BMJ 1999;319:1078.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

BESTSELLERS

September Bestsellers

BMJ 1999;319:1077.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Breast problems

BMJ 1999;319:1078.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Personal View

This time it was not a drill

BMJ 1999;319:1079.1 (Published 16 October 1999)

Soundings

Society column

BMJ 1999;319:1079.2 (Published 16 October 1999)

Career focus

Public health is good for you

BMJ 1999;319:S2-7216 (Published 16 October 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;319:S3-7216 (Published 16 October 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;319:S3a-7216 (Published 16 October 1999)

Briefing

BMJ 1999;319:S3b-7216 (Published 16 October 1999)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Robert TurnerErnest John Coponet KendallRonald William Lones McLeishThomas (“Tucker”) MooreWilliam Ross SadlerStanley Grenville ShawCharles Stuart Murray StephenBernard Colin WalkerJohn Robert Winter

BMJ 1999;319:1074 (Published 16 October 1999)