10 February 2001 (Vol 322, Issue 7282)

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Editor's Choice

Answering deaths's questions

BMJ 2001;322:0.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

News

Scientists plan human cloning clinic in the United States

BMJ 2001;322:315.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Doctor sets up “how to die” workshops in New Zealand

BMJ 2001;322:315.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;322:316.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Report urges more honest approach to rationing

BMJ 2001;322:316.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Mouthwash may treat malaria

BMJ 2001;322:316.3 (Published 10 February 2001)

Injuries kill over 20000 children a year in developed countries

BMJ 2001;322:317.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Pneumonia, cholera, and dysentery feared after earthquake

BMJ 2001;322:317.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Alcohol book fails to declare an interest

BMJ 2001;322:319.3 (Published 10 February 2001)

GMC suspends former Alder Hey pathologist

BMJ 2001;322:320.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Tissue samples often retained without informed consent

BMJ 2001;322:320.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Editorials

What have we learnt from the Alder Hey affair?

BMJ 2001;322:309 (Published 10 February 2001)

Failure to refer for testing for cystic fibrosis

BMJ 2001;322:310 (Published 10 February 2001)

Social policy and devolution

BMJ 2001;322:311 (Published 10 February 2001)

Another healthcare funding review

BMJ 2001;322:312 (Published 10 February 2001)

The obesity epidemic in young children

BMJ 2001;322:313 (Published 10 February 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

GMC's proposals for revalidation

BMJ 2001;322:358 (Published 10 February 2001)

GMC assessment of Fergusson case was not at fault

BMJ 2001;322:359 (Published 10 February 2001)

Routine vaccination and child survival in Guinea-Bissau

BMJ 2001;322:360 (Published 10 February 2001)

Vaccinations as risk factors for ill health in veterans of the Gulf war

BMJ 2001;322:361 (Published 10 February 2001)

Tracheal stenosis can occur 20 years after intubation

BMJ 2001;322:362.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Contraception in general practice before teenage pregnancy

BMJ 2001;322:362.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Importance of injecting vaccines into muscle

BMJ 2001;322:364.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Evidence is not (yet) enough for evidence based policy for chlamydia screening

BMJ 2001;322:364.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Risk factors for breast cancer

BMJ 2001;322:365.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Letters - continued

Treating bipolar affective disorder

BMJ 2001;322:365.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Overweight and adenocarcinoma of the oesophagus

BMJ 2001;322:366.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Nurses are also punished for having mental health problems

BMJ 2001;322:366.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

All children deserve to know the truth

BMJ 2001;322:366.3 (Published 10 February 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

Richer people with mental illness are more likely to commit suicide

BMJ 2001;322:0.7 (Published 10 February 2001)

Long term anticoagulation is no better than antiplatelet treatment in non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation

BMJ 2001;322:0.3 (Published 10 February 2001)

Delaying antibiotics is acceptable in otitis media

BMJ 2001;322:0.6 (Published 10 February 2001)

Childhood obesity is increasing

BMJ 2001;322:0.4 (Published 10 February 2001)

Patients in the persistent vegetative state should be managed ethically

BMJ 2001;322:0.8 (Published 10 February 2001)

Antiplatelet drugs lower the risk of pre-eclampsia

BMJ 2001;322:0.5 (Published 10 February 2001)

Clinical Reviews

Management of gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in general practice

BMJ 2001;322:344 (Published 10 February 2001)

Portal hypertension—1: varices

BMJ 2001;322:348 (Published 10 February 2001)

Editor's Choice [GP]

Answering deaths's questions

BMJ 2001;322:0.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

News roundup

Natural cycle IVF should be used more frequently

BMJ 2001;322:318.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Dutch investigate if carcinogenic effects of diethylstilbestrol persist

BMJ 2001;322:318.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Activity and pain killers best for back pain

BMJ 2001;322:318.3 (Published 10 February 2001)

Wales to scrap health authorities

BMJ 2001;322:318.4 (Published 10 February 2001)

US tightens its defences against BSE

BMJ 2001;322:318.5 (Published 10 February 2001)

Complete elimination of leprosy still elusive

BMJ 2001;322:318.6 (Published 10 February 2001)

Irish junior doctors spend too little time being trained

BMJ 2001;322:319.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Screening for familial dysautonomia will begin soon

BMJ 2001;322:319.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

News extra

Human anthrax in India may be linked to vulture decline

BMJ 2001;322:320.3 (Published 10 February 2001)

Responsibility for public health should remain at health department

BMJ 2001;322:320.4 (Published 10 February 2001)

Papers

Systematic review of long term anticoagulation or antiplatelet treatment in patients with non-rheumatic atrial fibrillation

BMJ 2001;322:321 (Published 10 February 2001)

Prevalence of overweight and obese children between 1989 and 1998: population based series of cross sectional studies

BMJ 2001;322:326 (Published 10 February 2001)

Antiplatelet drugs for prevention of pre-eclampsia and its consequences: systematic review

BMJ 2001;322:329 (Published 10 February 2001)

Risk of suicide in relation to income level in people admitted to hospital with mental illness: nested case-control studyCommentary: Suicide and income—is the risk greater in rich people who develop serious mental illness?

BMJ 2001;322:334.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Filler

A local celebrity

BMJ 2001;322:334.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Just being there

BMJ 2001;322:342 (Published 10 February 2001)

Escape by water

BMJ 2001;322:347 (Published 10 February 2001)

Decisions, decisions, decisions …

BMJ 2001;322:351 (Published 10 February 2001)

A life saving procedure

BMJ 2001;322:357 (Published 10 February 2001)

Primary care

Pragmatic randomised controlled trial of two prescribing strategies for childhood acute otitis media

BMJ 2001;322:336 (Published 10 February 2001)

Binge eating

BMJ 2001;322:343 (Published 10 February 2001)

Education and debate

Ethical issues in diagnosis and management of patients in the permanent vegetative state

BMJ 2001;322:352 (Published 10 February 2001)

Contamination in trials: is cluster randomisation the answer?

BMJ 2001;322:355 (Published 10 February 2001)

Reviews

Pictures of Health

BMJ 2001;322:369 (Published 10 February 2001)

Is Menstruation Obsolete?

BMJ 2001;322:370.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Children as Partners for Health: A Critical Review of the Child-to-Child Approach

BMJ 2001;322:370.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Gods and monsters

BMJ 2001;322:371.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Persistent vegetative state

BMJ 2001;322:371.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Listen to the voices

BMJ 2001;322:372.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Netlines

BMJ 2001;322:372.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Learning to let go of our organs

BMJ 2001;322:373.1 (Published 10 February 2001)

Goodbye Vesalius

BMJ 2001;322:373.2 (Published 10 February 2001)

Minerva

BMJ 2001;322:374 (Published 10 February 2001)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Cyril Astley ClarkeRobert (Bob) Edwin BowersNorman Arthur Glossop CovellPeter Derrick DrinkwaterGeorge Alexander Findlay (Alistair)Norman MendickRobert MoffatWilliam Norman-TaylorJohn OrrWalter Norman Ramsden

BMJ 2001;322:367 (Published 10 February 2001)