03 June 2000(vol 320, issue 7248)

This Week In the BMJ

• People who have strokes while in hospital have a poor prognosis

  BMJ 2000; 320 :f (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Studies of patient satisfaction with telemedicine are inconclusive

  BMJ 2000; 320 :g (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Troponin T predicts mortality in patients with ischaemic stroke

  BMJ 2000; 320 :c (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Unsafe sexual practices are increasing among gay men in London

  BMJ 2000; 320 :d (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Patients prefer enemas to laxatives for bowel preparation

  BMJ 2000; 320 :e (Published 03 June 2000)

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• HTLV is as prevalent as HIV among UK infants

  BMJ 2000; 320 :b (Published 03 June 2000)

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Editorials

• Adjuvant irradiation for breast cancer

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1485 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Stalking: why do people do it?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1486 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• HIV risk behaviour in gay men: on the rise?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1487 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• New approaches to conversion hysteria

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1488 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Revalidation for doctors in the United Kingdom: the end or the beginning?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1490 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Letters

• Authors' reply to Camelford letters

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1536 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Drug use has declined among teenagers in United Kingdom

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1536 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Unconventional approaches to nutritional medicine

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1538 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Child discipline

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1538 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Treatment of Helicobacter pylori infection

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1540 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Stool immunoassay for Helicobacter pylori is not specific enough

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1541 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Health effects of landfill sites

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1541 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Haemoglobinopathy screening can be carried out in general practice

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1542 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Working in other countries

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1543 (Published 03 June 2000)

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News

• Clinton seeks heavy fines for breaching research ethics

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1491 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Unusable medicines “dumped” on Venezuela

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1491 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Asylum seekers in UK receive poor health care

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1492 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Coffee may lower risk of Parkinson's disease

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1492 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• In brief

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1492 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Mouth to mouth ventilation does not improve CPR

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1493 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Prisoners in England and Wales are at risk of bloodborne viruses

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1493 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Junior doctors accept new pay deal

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1494 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Romanian junior doctors left without salaries

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1494 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Irish juniors defer their strike

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1494 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• BMA demands more responsible media attitude on body image

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1495 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• SLE is caused by cell debris

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1495 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Geographical mobility is predictor of demand on psychiatric services

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1496 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• High insulin levels linked to deaths from breast cancer

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1496 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Clinical Reviews

• Management of lateral neck masses in adults

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1521 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Persistent diarrhoea and occult vipomas in children

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1524 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Swollen lower limb—2: Lymphoedema

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1527 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Minerva

• Minerva

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1550 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Editor's Choice

• Time to reinvent yourself?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :0 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Time to reinvent yourself?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :a (Published 03 June 2000)

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News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

• First genetic medicines available in five years?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1496 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Papers

• Human T cell leukaemia/lymphoma virus infection in pregnant women in the United Kingdom: population study

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1497 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Relation between troponin T concentration and mortality in patients presenting with an acute stroke: observational study

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1502 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Single blind, randomised trial of efficacy and acceptability of oral Picolax versus self administered phosphate enema in bowel preparation for flexible sigmoidoscopy screeningCommentary: participants should have been told they were being randomisedCommentary: opportunity for patient partnership was lost

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1504 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Increase in high risk sexual behaviour among homosexual men, London 1996-8: cross sectional, questionnaire study

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1510 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Retrospective case note review of acute and inpatient stroke outcomes

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1511 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Preventing dog bites in children: randomised controlled trial of an educational intervention

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1512 (Published 03 June 2000)

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General practice

• Asthma after childhood pneumonia: six year follow up study

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1514 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Information in practice

• Systematic review of studies of patient satisfaction with telemedicine

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1517 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Education and debate

• Using conjoint analysis to elicit preferences for health care

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1530 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Challenges to the health services: the professions

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1533 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Books

• Breast Cancer: Sharing the Decision

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1545 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Resuscitation Rules

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1545 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Peer Review in Health Sciences

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1546 (Published 03 June 2000)

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ART

• Defining Features

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WEB

• The sum of my parts

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1547 (Published 03 June 2000)

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WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

• Gay sex

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1547 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Personal Views

• One person's innovation is another's experiment

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1548 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Railway signals passed at danger: psychology matters

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1549 (Published 03 June 2000)

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NETLINES

• NETLINES

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1548 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Soundings

• Choosing socks

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1549 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Fillers

• A wise physician

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1512 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Me, the heartsink patient

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1513 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• We are interdependent

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1514 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• What is humanity?

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1524 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• An old friend

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1529 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Triage

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1535 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Corrections

• Letter

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1520 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• Guidelines for managing acute bacterial meningitis

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1520 (Published 03 June 2000)

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• ABC of arterial and venous disease: acute stroke

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1527 (Published 03 June 2000)

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Obituary

• Dashper James ArkleRobert GilbertEllen (“Mischa”) O'Sullivan (née Walsh)Amar Singh RayanDavid Ward Shedden

  BMJ 2000; 320 :1544 (Published 03 June 2000)

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