28 October 2000 (Vol 321, Issue 7268)

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Editor's Choice

Much about women

BMJ 2000;321:0.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

News

Ebola virus claims more lives in Uganda

BMJ 2000;321:1037.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Phenylpropanolamine in drugs could be a risk for stroke

BMJ 2000;321:1037.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

“Labour” think tank proposes privatisation of clinical services

BMJ 2000;321:1038.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

VSO launches campaign to increase access to AIDS drugs

BMJ 2000;321:1038.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

In brief

BMJ 2000;321:1038.3 (Published 28 October 2000)

Biotechnology company's shares dive 67% after drug failure

BMJ 2000;321:1039.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

No advantage in screening for endometrial cancer

BMJ 2000;321:1039.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

UK is losing market share in pharmaceutical research

BMJ 2000;321:1041.3 (Published 28 October 2000)

Of pills and ills

BMJ 2000;321:1042.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Editorials

Using patient-identifiable data for observational research and audit

BMJ 2000;321:1031 (Published 28 October 2000)

The current status of psychological debriefing

BMJ 2000;321:1032 (Published 28 October 2000)

Driving after repair of groin hernia

BMJ 2000;321:1033 (Published 28 October 2000)

Time to talk about rape

BMJ 2000;321:1034 (Published 28 October 2000)

Bicycle helmets: it's time to use them

BMJ 2000;321:1035.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Impact of NHS Direct on demand for immediate care

BMJ 2000;321:1077.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Evidence on endometriosis

BMJ 2000;321:1077.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Seeing what you want to see in randomised controlled trials

BMJ 2000;321:1078 (Published 28 October 2000)

Thyroid function tests

BMJ 2000;321:1080 (Published 28 October 2000)

Incidence and remission of lower urinary tract symptoms

BMJ 2000;321:1082 (Published 28 October 2000)

DoH explains thinking behind national service framework for coronary heart disease

BMJ 2000;321:1083.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Long standing heart disease should be better screened

BMJ 2000;321:1083.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Discontinuation rates for use of statins are high

BMJ 2000;321:1084.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

General medical journals should have covered war in Kosovo more

BMJ 2000;321:1084.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

This Week In the BMJ

Advice on driving after hernia surgery is inconsistent

BMJ 2000;321:0.8 (Published 28 October 2000)

Understanding the motivation of rehabilitation patients

BMJ 2000;321:0.5 (Published 28 October 2000)

Debriefing does not reduce depression after childbirth

BMJ 2000;321:0.3 (Published 28 October 2000)

Head injuries in cyclists in England have fallen as helmet use has increased

BMJ 2000;321:0.7 (Published 28 October 2000)

Patient and practice characteristics of primary care groups vary widely

BMJ 2000;321:0.6 (Published 28 October 2000)

Type of service, not location, determines success of child mental health care

BMJ 2000;321:0.4 (Published 28 October 2000)

Clinical Reviews

Susceptibility to infection

BMJ 2000;321:1061 (Published 28 October 2000)

Cholesterol emboli syndrome

BMJ 2000;321:1065 (Published 28 October 2000)

The role of primary care

BMJ 2000;321:1068 (Published 28 October 2000)

Editor's Choice [GP]

Much about women

BMJ 2000;321:0.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Filler

Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom

BMJ 2000;321:1035.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

The doctor is on your side

BMJ 2000;321:1054 (Published 28 October 2000)

Food for thought

BMJ 2000;321:1056.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

On the receiving end

BMJ 2000;321:1067 (Published 28 October 2000)

Why do patients need info?

BMJ 2000;321:1074.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

News roundup

Statins may reduce risk of Alzheimer's disease

BMJ 2000;321:1040.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

“Designer baby” cures sister

BMJ 2000;321:1040.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Greenpeace action on life threatening poisons in Gujarat

BMJ 2000;321:1040.3 (Published 28 October 2000)

Researchers able to check chromosome numbers in embryos

BMJ 2000;321:1040.4 (Published 28 October 2000)

Early exposure to cows' milk raises risk of diabetes in high risk children

BMJ 2000;321:1040.5 (Published 28 October 2000)

Transplanted cells revive heart muscle

BMJ 2000;321:1040.6 (Published 28 October 2000)

Genetically engineered sweetcorn may be in US food chain

BMJ 2000;321:1041.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Abortion pill withdrawn in Germany after financial losses

BMJ 2000;321:1041.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

News extra

More than 1% of Canadian population suffers hunger

BMJ 2000;321:1042.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Budapest to privatise 11 hospitals

BMJ 2000;321:1042.3 (Published 28 October 2000)

India draws up new guidelines for medical research

BMJ 2000;321:1042.4 (Published 28 October 2000)

AIDS activists import cheap drugs into South Africa

BMJ 2000;321:1042.5 (Published 28 October 2000)

Papers

Randomised controlled trial of midwife led debriefing to reduce maternal depression after operative childbirth

BMJ 2000;321:1043 (Published 28 October 2000)

Randomised comparison of the effectiveness and costs of community and hospital based mental health services for children with behavioural disorders

BMJ 2000;321:1047 (Published 28 October 2000)

Qualitative analysis of stroke patients' motivation for rehabilitation

BMJ 2000;321:1051 (Published 28 October 2000)

Trends in serious head injuries among cyclists in England: analysis of routinely collected data

BMJ 2000;321:1055 (Published 28 October 2000)

Advice on driving after groin hernia surgery in the United Kingdom: questionnaire survey

BMJ 2000;321:1056.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

General Practice

Cross sectional study of primary care groups in London: association of measures of socioeconomic and health status with hospital admission rates

BMJ 2000;321:1057 (Published 28 October 2000)

Education and debate

Is clinical breast examination an acceptable alternative to mammographic screening?

BMJ 2000;321:1071 (Published 28 October 2000)

Why journals should not publish articles funded by the tobacco industryForAgainst

BMJ 2000;321:1074.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Reviews

The NHS Direct Healthcare Guide

BMJ 2000;321:1086.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

The Genetic Revolution and Human Rights; Human Genetics—Choice and Responsibility

BMJ 2000;321:1086.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Gender Inequalities in Health

BMJ 2000;321:1087.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

William Osler: A Life in Medicine

BMJ 2000;321:1087.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Super television

BMJ 2000;321:1088.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

Susceptibility to infection

BMJ 2000;321:1088.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Bestsellers

BMJ 2000;321:1088.3 (Published 28 October 2000)

The day my life changed

BMJ 2000;321:1089.1 (Published 28 October 2000)

The unkindest cut

BMJ 2000;321:1089.2 (Published 28 October 2000)

Minerva

BMJ 2000;321:1090 (Published 28 October 2000)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Francis Bernard HartleyCalvin LambertMaurice NellenElsie Gwendoline Oates (née Ford)Ernest Victor Page

BMJ 2000;321:1085 (Published 28 October 2000)