27 May 2000 (Vol 320, Issue 7247)

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Editor's Choice

New Labour, new Stalinism

BMJ 2000;320:0.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

New Labour, new Stalinism

BMJ 2000;320:0.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

News

Paediatric surgery should be performed by specialist surgeons

BMJ 2000;320:1423.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Juniors to wait 9 years for EU rules to bite

BMJ 2000;320:1423.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Appeal court refuses mother's request for hysterectomy

BMJ 2000;320:1424.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Digital radio relays text to remote doctors and nurses in Africa

BMJ 2000;320:1424.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

In brief

BMJ 2000;320:1424.3 (Published 27 May 2000)

Israeli infertility experts investigated for “selling” ova

BMJ 2000;320:1425.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

GMC to consult on next stage of revalidation

BMJ 2000;320:1425.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

AIDS activists arrested in India

BMJ 2000;320:1426.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Proceedings start against former chemical warfare chief

BMJ 2000;320:1426.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Milburn attacks doctors' private pay

BMJ 2000;320:1426.3 (Published 27 May 2000)

Tobacco firms fight ban on advertisements

BMJ 2000;320:1427.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Campaigners accuse tobacco firm of dubious ploy

BMJ 2000;320:1427.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

FDA approves device for female sexual dysfunction

BMJ 2000;320:1427.3 (Published 27 May 2000)

Thrombolytic agents no benefit to those over 75

BMJ 2000;320:1428.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Deaths from breast cancer fall dramatically in UK and US

BMJ 2000;320:1428.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Editorials

Changing society: changing role of doctors

BMJ 2000;320:1417 (Published 27 May 2000)

Fluctuations in lower urinary tract symptoms in women

BMJ 2000;320:1418 (Published 27 May 2000)

Magnetic resonance imaging of the pelvis

BMJ 2000;320:1419 (Published 27 May 2000)

Distinguishing mental illness in primary care

BMJ 2000;320:1420 (Published 27 May 2000)

Dereliction of duty in an ageist society

BMJ 2000;320:1422 (Published 27 May 2000)

Letters

This week's Letters section

VAT and fat

BMJ 2000;320:1469 (Published 27 May 2000)

The Newcastle exercise project

BMJ 2000;320:1470 (Published 27 May 2000)

Letters - continued

Cost utility of drugs for multiple sclerosis

BMJ 2000;320:1474 (Published 27 May 2000)

New guidelines for urgent referral of patients with cancer

BMJ 2000;320:1476 (Published 27 May 2000)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2000;320:1484 (Published 27 May 2000)

Fillers

Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

BMJ 2000;320:1441.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Listening to the patient

BMJ 2000;320:1445 (Published 27 May 2000)

Books of life, death—and what comes in between

BMJ 2000;320:1448 (Published 27 May 2000)

Check, check, and check again

BMJ 2000;320:1452 (Published 27 May 2000)

Understanding today's Joads

BMJ 2000;320:1456 (Published 27 May 2000)

Not the right welcome

BMJ 2000;320:1467 (Published 27 May 2000)

Business of the philosopher

BMJ 2000;320:1468.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

This Week In the BMJ

Lower urinary tract symptoms follow a variable course

BMJ 2000;320:0.3 (Published 27 May 2000)

Low job control leads to decline in physical function and mental health

BMJ 2000;320:0.4 (Published 27 May 2000)

Women from deprived areas do not receive worse treatment for breast cancer

BMJ 2000;320:0.7 (Published 27 May 2000)

GPs' susceptibility to abuse varies with deprivation

BMJ 2000;320:0.8 (Published 27 May 2000)

Consultants feel imbalance between work and family life

BMJ 2000;320:0.5 (Published 27 May 2000)

Admissions for acute anaphylaxis have increased in England

BMJ 2000;320:0.6 (Published 27 May 2000)

Clinical Reviews

Endometriosis

BMJ 2000;320:1449 (Published 27 May 2000)

Swollen lower limb—1: General assessment and deep vein thrombosis

BMJ 2000;320:1453 (Published 27 May 2000)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

New structures needed for the UK health service

BMJ 2000;320:1428.3 (Published 27 May 2000)

Consultants profit too much from private work, says health secretary

BMJ 2000;320:1428.4 (Published 27 May 2000)

Doctors test injecting drug victims for anthrax

BMJ 2000;320:1428.5 (Published 27 May 2000)

Papers

Incidence and remission rates of lower urinary tract symptoms at one year in women aged 40-60: longitudinal study

BMJ 2000;320:1429 (Published 27 May 2000)

Association between psychosocial work characteristics and health functioning in American women: prospective study

BMJ 2000;320:1432 (Published 27 May 2000)

Papers - continued

Relation between a career and family life for English hospital consultants: qualitative, semistructured interview study

BMJ 2000;320:1437 (Published 27 May 2000)

Hospital admissions for acute anaphylaxis: time trend study

BMJ 2000;320:1441.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

General practice

Primary and secondary care management of women with early breast cancer from affluent and deprived areas: retrospective review of hospital and general practice records

BMJ 2000;320:1442 (Published 27 May 2000)

Thresholds for taking antihypertensive drugs in different professional and lay groups: questionnaire survey

BMJ 2000;320:1446 (Published 27 May 2000)

Aggression and violent behaviour in general practice: population based survey in the north of England

BMJ 2000;320:1447 (Published 27 May 2000)

Education and debate

The secret life of the NHS

BMJ 2000;320:1457 (Published 27 May 2000)

The private finance initiative: spinning out the defence

BMJ 2000;320:1460 (Published 27 May 2000)

Performance and productivity

BMJ 2000;320:1462 (Published 27 May 2000)

Measuring performance in the NHS: what really matters?

BMJ 2000;320:1464 (Published 27 May 2000)

The odds ratio

BMJ 2000;320:1468.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

PFI poses threat to health careAge Concern survey shows ageism in NHSGPs respond to Blair's modernisation plans

BMJ 2000;320:1479 (Published 27 May 2000)

Books

New Labour, New Language?

BMJ 2000;320:1480 (Published 27 May 2000)

Caring for Women with Circumcision: A Technical Manual for Health Care Providers

BMJ 2000;320:1481.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

The River: A Journey Back to the Source of HIV and AIDS

BMJ 2000;320:1481.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

PRESS

Vilified for tackling tobacco

BMJ 2000;320:1482.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Urinary tract symptoms

BMJ 2000;320:1482.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Personal View

Has humanity disappeared from the NHS?

BMJ 2000;320:1483.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Soundings

Be very afraid

BMJ 2000;320:1483.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Corrections

Using thresholds based on risk of cardiovascular disease to target treatment for hypertension: modelling events averted and number treated

BMJ 2000;320:1436.1 (Published 27 May 2000)

Association between teenage pregnancy rates and the age and sex of general practitioners: cross sectional survey in Trent 1994-7

BMJ 2000;320:1436.2 (Published 27 May 2000)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Peter Gordon DalgleishIvonna Ellis (née Hughes)H John FriendAnthony Harold Mercer GazePamela Mary Kendall (née Field)David LintottThomas Ignatius McBrideJames Lang McNeillLionel Gordon WhitbyJack (“John”) Kenneth Willson-Pepper

BMJ 2000;320:1477 (Published 27 May 2000)