10 March 2001 (Vol 322, Issue 7286)

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Editor's Choice

Delivering drugs and making the BMJ less boring

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

Delivering drugs and making the BMJ less boring

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

News

Wyeth suppresses research on pill, programme claims

BMJ 2001;322:571 (Published 10 March 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;322:572.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

US healthcare system too geared to acute medicine

BMJ 2001;322:572.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Professor reprimanded for failing to act over fraud

BMJ 2001;322:573.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Sudden cardiac deaths rise by 10% in young Americans

BMJ 2001;322:573.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Surfactant trial in Latin American infants criticised

BMJ 2001;322:575.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

WHO says tobacco industry “used” institute to undermine its policies

BMJ 2001;322:576.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

India invests heavily in genomics research

BMJ 2001;322:576.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Editorials

Foot and mouth disease: the human consequences

BMJ 2001;322:565 (Published 10 March 2001)

HIV and infertility: time to treat

BMJ 2001;322:566 (Published 10 March 2001)

Practice based primary care research networks

BMJ 2001;322:567 (Published 10 March 2001)

Management of stage 1 endometrial carcinoma

BMJ 2001;322:568 (Published 10 March 2001)

Societal responsibilities of clinical trial sponsors

BMJ 2001;322:569 (Published 10 March 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Rectal bleeding and colorectal cancer

BMJ 2001;322:610 (Published 10 March 2001)

All epidemiological evidence is important in colorectal cancer

BMJ 2001;322:611.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Impact of NHS Direct on demand for immediate care

BMJ 2001;322:611.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Should NICE's advice be handled centrally or locally?

BMJ 2001;322:613.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Catheter ablation for cardiac arrhythmias

BMJ 2001;322:613.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Surveillance of Haemophilus influenzae infection

BMJ 2001;322:613.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

Outcome of pregnancy in diabetic women

BMJ 2001;322:614 (Published 10 March 2001)

Ultrasonography in diagnosis of acute appendicitis

BMJ 2001;322:615 (Published 10 March 2001)

Interrupting antiretroviral treatment needs particular care

BMJ 2001;322:616.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Smoking and use of mobile phones

BMJ 2001;322:616.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Letters - continued

Hospital mergers may be painful but have positive aspects too

BMJ 2001;322:617.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

The fragile male

BMJ 2001;322:617.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Title of Dr should be sufficient for all doctors

BMJ 2001;322:617.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

Fillers

A hair as the nucleus of an appendicular calculus

BMJ 2001;322:587.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

The silver lining

BMJ 2001;322:598 (Published 10 March 2001)

The correct leg

BMJ 2001;322:602.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

My Englishness

BMJ 2001;322:602.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

Continuous infusions of amphotericin B deoxycholate reduce toxicity

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

Elderly people are unlikely to benefit from zanamivir treatment because of the delivery system

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

People with light eyes are more likely to be deafened by meningitis

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

Eating less and exercising more may reduce risk of breast cancer

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

People with light eyes are more likely to be deafened by meningitis

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

Peer led asthma education improves quality of life in teenagers with asthma

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

Clinical Reviews

International perspectives on health inequalities and policy

BMJ 2001;322:591 (Published 10 March 2001)

Raised cortisol excretion rate in urine and contamination by topical steroids

BMJ 2001;322:594 (Published 10 March 2001)

Acute pancreatitis

BMJ 2001;322:595 (Published 10 March 2001)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Weak link between power lines and leukaemia

BMJ 2001;322:574.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Alzheimer's disease rarer among Nigerians than among African Americans

BMJ 2001;322:574.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Ireland to introduce tougher tobacco law

BMJ 2001;322:574.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

New diagnostic marker found for glaucoma

BMJ 2001;322:574.4 (Published 10 March 2001)

Plastic surgery rockets as baby boomers search for youth and beauty

BMJ 2001;322:574.5 (Published 10 March 2001)

More than a quarter of India's youngsters have premarital sex

BMJ 2001;322:575.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Spanish doctors warn others off their territory

BMJ 2001;322:575.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Small rise in vitamin C intake could greatly reduce heart disease

BMJ 2001;322:576.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

UK survey shows public confusion about human genetic research

BMJ 2001;322:576.4 (Published 10 March 2001)

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

Budapest nurse held over deaths of elderly patients

BMJ 2001;322:576.5 (Published 10 March 2001)

Papers

Comparison of elderly people's technique in using two dry powder inhalers to deliver zanamivir: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2001;322:577 (Published 10 March 2001)

Comparison of effects of amphotericin B deoxycholate infused over 4 or 24 hours: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2001;322:579 (Published 10 March 2001)

Effect of peer led programme for asthma education in adolescents: cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2001;322:583 (Published 10 March 2001)

Lifestyle, hormones, and risk of breast cancer

BMJ 2001;322:586 (Published 10 March 2001)

Light eye colour linked to deafness after meningitis

BMJ 2001;322:587.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Primary care

Networks for research in primary health care

BMJ 2001;322:588 (Published 10 March 2001)

Education and debate

Is bigger better for primary care groups and trusts?

BMJ 2001;322:599 (Published 10 March 2001)

Premature discontinuation of clinical trial for reasons not related to efficacy, safety, or feasibilityCommentary: Early discontinuation violates Helsinki principles

BMJ 2001;322:603 (Published 10 March 2001)

The health of survivors of torture and organised violence

BMJ 2001;322:606 (Published 10 March 2001)

Books

Plague Wars

BMJ 2001;322:620.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Cutting the Cost of Cold: Affordable Warmth for Healthier Homes

BMJ 2001;322:620.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Ritalin Nation: Rapid-Fire Culture and the Transformation of Human Consciousness

BMJ 2001;322:621.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Helping People with Eating Disorders: A Clinical Guide to Assessment and Treatment

BMJ 2001;322:621.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Netlines

Netlines

BMJ 2001;322:621.3 (Published 10 March 2001)

TV

The Human Face

BMJ 2001;322:622.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Health inequalities

BMJ 2001;322:622.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Personal View

Why have sex?

BMJ 2001;322:623.1 (Published 10 March 2001)

Soundings

Just sign this …

BMJ 2001;322:623.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Review

Minerva

BMJ 2001;322:624 (Published 10 March 2001)

Correction

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

BMJ 2001;322:587.2 (Published 10 March 2001)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Mobin AsgharSarah Jayne Clarke (née Cook)Arthur Hamilton CookLeslie DunbarDouglas George Arnott EadieJohn Robinson ImrieValentine LogueStanley Farrant RussellJenny Margaret Verinder (née Rudge)Peter William Wells

BMJ 2001;322:618 (Published 10 March 2001)