31 March 2001 (Vol 322, Issue 7289)

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Editor's Choice

Black dog

BMJ 2001;322:0.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Black dog

BMJ 2001;322:0.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

News

Plan to end age discrimination in NHS is launched

BMJ 2001;322:751.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

NHS told to pay £10m to patients infected with hepatitis C

BMJ 2001;322:751.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;322:752.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

President Bush outlines patients' bill of rights for US

BMJ 2001;322:752.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Lung cancer death rates rise 600% in US women

BMJ 2001;322:752.3 (Published 31 March 2001)

Traditional butchery methods linked to vCJD cluster

BMJ 2001;322:753.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Pregnant women cannot be tested for drugs without consent

BMJ 2001;322:753.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

House of Lords supports first UK genetic database

BMJ 2001;322:755.3 (Published 31 March 2001)

UK strategy to help increase clean water supplies worldwide

BMJ 2001;322:756.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Oestrogen replacement increases cancer risk, study shows

BMJ 2001;322:756.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Editorials

Medically unexplained symptoms in secondary care

BMJ 2001;322:745 (Published 31 March 2001)

Managing depression in primary care

BMJ 2001;322:746 (Published 31 March 2001)

Beyond Helsinki: a vision for global health ethics

BMJ 2001;322:747 (Published 31 March 2001)

Prescribing warmer, healthier homes

BMJ 2001;322:748 (Published 31 March 2001)

Reducing deaths among drug misusers

BMJ 2001;322:749 (Published 31 March 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

GMC no longer favours folder of evidence for revalidation

BMJ 2001;322:792.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Detection of breast cancerClinical breast examination is not an acceptable alternative to mammographyMammography should be availableSelf examination contributes to reduction in mortality

BMJ 2001;322:792.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Diagnosing suspected ectopic pregnancyCan we offer completely non-surgical management for ectopic pregnancy?Patients with falling concentrations of human chorionic gonadotrophin should be seen regularly

BMJ 2001;322:793 (Published 31 March 2001)

Kitemarking the west windWebsite labels are analogous to food labelsNHS Direct Online has important role

BMJ 2001;322:794 (Published 31 March 2001)

Uncertainty about clinical equipoise

BMJ 2001;322:795 (Published 31 March 2001)

Sexually transmitted infections in people with HIV infection

BMJ 2001;322:796.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

A healthy old age: realistic or futile goal?Older people need to be encouraged to exerciseExercise programmes benefit even those who are most severely disabledTraining showed noticeable improvement in elderly women

BMJ 2001;322:796.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Who should care for people with learning disabilities?GPs need extra time to provide better services for these patientsCommunity learning disability nurses must get recognition they deserve

BMJ 2001;322:797 (Published 31 March 2001)

Screening for central hypothyroidism is unjustified

BMJ 2001;322:798.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Letters - continued

Inequalities in health in Europe

BMJ 2001;322:798.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Audit of oxygen prescribingTreatment needs to be adjustedOxygen prescribing has implications in neonatal care

BMJ 2001;322:799.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Complications with reformulated One-Alpha vitamin D

BMJ 2001;322:799.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Fillers

Life

BMJ 2001;322:771.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

A case of mistaken diagnosis

BMJ 2001;322:775 (Published 31 March 2001)

The last word

BMJ 2001;322:782 (Published 31 March 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

Effectiveness of exercise in managing depression is not shown by meta-analysis

BMJ 2001;322:0.4 (Published 31 March 2001)

GPs should let depressed patients choose treatment method

BMJ 2001;322:0.8 (Published 31 March 2001)

Active coping strategies protect healthcare workers from psychological stress

BMJ 2001;322:0.6 (Published 31 March 2001)

Symptoms in frequent attenders in secondary care commonly remain medically unexplained

BMJ 2001;322:0.5 (Published 31 March 2001)

Unmarried men were smaller at birth

BMJ 2001;322:0.7 (Published 31 March 2001)

Reducing dietary fat has little effect on cardiovascular disease

BMJ 2001;322:0.3 (Published 31 March 2001)

Clinical Reviews

Radiofrequency ablation for atrial fibrillation

BMJ 2001;322:777 (Published 31 March 2001)

Acute hyponatraemia in children admitted to hospital: retrospective analysis of factors contributing to its development and resolution

BMJ 2001;322:780 (Published 31 March 2001)

Liver and pancreatic trauma

BMJ 2001;322:783 (Published 31 March 2001)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Lords criticises slow progress in tackling drug resistant bugs

BMJ 2001;322:754.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Europe plans tighter controls on breast implants

BMJ 2001;322:754.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Patients need a real say in the NHS, not just to be ‘muppets’, says report

BMJ 2001;322:754.3 (Published 31 March 2001)

Global vaccine initiative creates inequity, analysis concludes

BMJ 2001;322:754.4 (Published 31 March 2001)

War crimes centre to be set up in Glasgow

BMJ 2001;322:754.5 (Published 31 March 2001)

International effort to find AIDS vaccine for India

BMJ 2001;322:755.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

1 in 4 pregnant women in South Africa has HIV

BMJ 2001;322:755.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

US study highlights high levels of plastic compound in humans

BMJ 2001;322:756.3 (Published 31 March 2001)

Chile approves emergency contraception pill

BMJ 2001;322:756.4 (Published 31 March 2001)

Health department misled women over breast implant risks, groups claim

BMJ 2001;322:756.5 (Published 31 March 2001)

Irish women graduates shun general practice

BMJ 2001;322:756.6 (Published 31 March 2001)

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

MPs call for overhaul of dentists' pay

BMJ 2001;322:756.7 (Published 31 March 2001)

Hungary tries to increase organ donation

BMJ 2001;322:756.8 (Published 31 March 2001)

Papers

Dietary fat intake and prevention of cardiovascular disease: systematic review

BMJ 2001;322:757 (Published 31 March 2001)

The effectiveness of exercise as an intervention in the management of depression: systematic review and meta-regression analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ 2001;322:763 (Published 31 March 2001)

Medically unexplained symptoms in frequent attenders of secondary health care: retrospective cohort study

BMJ 2001;322:767 (Published 31 March 2001)

Longitudinal comparison of depression, coping, and turnover among NHS and private sector staff caring for people with dementia

BMJ 2001;322:769 (Published 31 March 2001)

Prenatal growth and subsequent marital status: longitudinal study

BMJ 2001;322:771.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Primary care

Antidepressant drugs and generic counselling for treatment of major depression in primary care: randomised trial with patient preference arms

BMJ 2001;322:772 (Published 31 March 2001)

Dyspepsia

BMJ 2001;322:776 (Published 31 March 2001)

Education and debate

Stakeholder health insurance: empowering the poorest patientsCommentary: Stakeholder health insurance has disingenuous aims

BMJ 2001;322:786 (Published 31 March 2001)

Mental health problems

BMJ 2001;322:789 (Published 31 March 2001)

Books

Acute Medical Emergencies: The Practical Approach

BMJ 2001;322:802.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

The New Chemistry: A Showcase for Modern Chemistry and its Applications

BMJ 2001;322:802.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

The Making of Them: The British Attitude to Children and the Boarding School System

BMJ 2001;322:803.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Treatment for Chronic Depression: Cognitive Behavioral Analysis System of Psychotherapy

BMJ 2001;322:803.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

PRESS

You can always pop a pill

BMJ 2001;322:804.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Low fat diets

BMJ 2001;322:804.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Personal View

Doctors on the ropes

BMJ 2001;322:805.1 (Published 31 March 2001)

Soundings

Does litigation make you ill?

BMJ 2001;322:805.2 (Published 31 March 2001)

Review

Minerva

BMJ 2001;322:806 (Published 31 March 2001)

Correction

Explosions may occur if dry ice is placed in airtight transport containers

BMJ 2001;322:799.3 (Published 31 March 2001)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Kenneth BarlowJohn Patrick Macrae BenstedJohn David Waite FisherLeslie Wallace LausteWilliam Robert MooreNigel Geoffrey NicholsonDavid Harry PickettCyril TaylorHermon TaylorJohn Edward White

BMJ 2001;322:800 (Published 31 March 2001)