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18 August 2001 (Vol 323, Issue 7309)

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Editor's Choice

The passage from the BMJ to the Scunthorpe Daily Echo or CNN

BMJ 2001;323:0.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

The passage from the BMJ to the Scunthorpe Daily Echo or CNN

BMJ 2001;323:0.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

News

President Bush sidesteps critics in stem cell debate

BMJ 2001;323:357.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

“Flying” vacuum cleaners are among hazards in MRI suites

BMJ 2001;323:357.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

In brief

BMJ 2001;323:358.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Trust defends decision to retain private beds at Heart Hospital

BMJ 2001;323:358.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

“Video pill” may supplement standard endoscopy

BMJ 2001;323:358.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Exercise and diet reduce risk of diabetes, US study shows

BMJ 2001;323:359.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Bayer decides to withdraw cholesterol lowering drug

BMJ 2001;323:359.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

UK government launches anti-tobacco campaign for Asians

BMJ 2001;323:359.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Why a 1940s medical committee should not be forgotten

BMJ 2001;323:360.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Editorials

Does exposure to landfill waste harm the fetus?

BMJ 2001;323:351 (Published 18 August 2001)

Improving endothelial vasomotor function

BMJ 2001;323:352 (Published 18 August 2001)

Bacteriotherapy: the time has come

BMJ 2001;323:353 (Published 18 August 2001)

Phytoestrogen therapy for menopausal symptoms?

BMJ 2001;323:354 (Published 18 August 2001)

Referral of Dr Peter Mansfield to the GMC

BMJ 2001;323:356 (Published 18 August 2001)

Letters

This week's Letters section

European consensus on cancer screening should be applied urgently by health ministers

BMJ 2001;323:396.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

End points for predicting coronary risk must be clarified

BMJ 2001;323:396.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Medically unexplained symptoms in secondary care

BMJ 2001;323:397 (Published 18 August 2001)

National guidelines are needed to provide sanitary facilities in primary schools

BMJ 2001;323:398.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Unvalidated blood pressure devices with small cuffs are being used in hospitals

BMJ 2001;323:398.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Respectful storage of dead patients needs to be addressed

BMJ 2001;323:398.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Difference in blood pressure between arms might reflect peripheral vascular disease

BMJ 2001;323:399 (Published 18 August 2001)

“High” ear piercing and perichondritis of the pinna

BMJ 2001;323:400.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Letters - continued

Sex inequalities in ischaemic heart disease in primary care

BMJ 2001;323:400.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Do we need specialist units for adolescents in hospitals?

BMJ 2001;323:401 (Published 18 August 2001)

Reducing psychotropic drugs reduces falls in elderly people

BMJ 2001;323:402.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Will we all continue to ignore deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes?

BMJ 2001;323:402.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Advising smokers to quit: baling out Titanic with teaspoon

BMJ 2001;323:402.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2001;323:408.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Fillers

Those who sit and wait

BMJ 2001;323:362 (Published 18 August 2001)

My only sermon

BMJ 2001;323:368 (Published 18 August 2001)

The Siege of Mafeking from a medical point of view

BMJ 2001;323:378.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Best when old

BMJ 2001;323:387.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Attendee

BMJ 2001;323:393.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

This Week In the BMJ

People living near landfill sites have an increased risk of adverse birth outcomes

BMJ 2001;323:0.7 (Published 18 August 2001)

Birth order modifies effect of maternal age on type 1 diabetes

BMJ 2001;323:0.4 (Published 18 August 2001)

Deaths in Hong Kong caused by tobacco may predict what will happen in China

BMJ 2001;323:0.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Use of statins lowers risk of macular degeneration

BMJ 2001;323:0.6 (Published 18 August 2001)

Chest pain assessment units allow safe early discharge of patients

BMJ 2001;323:0.5 (Published 18 August 2001)

Clinical Reviews

Corticosteroid injections in tendon lesions

BMJ 2001;323:382 (Published 18 August 2001)

Causes of haematuria in adult polycystic kidney disease

BMJ 2001;323:386 (Published 18 August 2001)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Thalidomide produces benefits in some patients with tumours

BMJ 2001;323:360.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

HIV patients benefit from dual drug treatment

BMJ 2001;323:360.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Drug trials still fail to include sufficient numbers of women

BMJ 2001;323:360.4 (Published 18 August 2001)

Non-EU students flock to Ireland for medical training

BMJ 2001;323:360.5 (Published 18 August 2001)

Anxiety disorders linked to gene abnormality

BMJ 2001;323:360.6 (Published 18 August 2001)

Papers

Mortality and smoking in Hong Kong: case-control study of all adult deaths in 1998

BMJ 2001;323:361 (Published 18 August 2001)

Risk of adverse birth outcomes in populations living near landfill sites

BMJ 2001;323:363 (Published 18 August 2001)

Papers - continued

Maternal and paternal age at delivery, birth order, and risk of childhood onset type 1 diabetes: population based cohort study

BMJ 2001;323:369 (Published 18 August 2001)

Is it possible to exclude a diagnosis of myocardial damage within six hours of admission to an emergency department? Diagnostic cohort study

BMJ 2001;323:372 (Published 18 August 2001)

Targeting deprived areas within small areas in Scotland: population study

BMJ 2001;323:374 (Published 18 August 2001)

Risk of macular degeneration in users of statins: cross sectional study

BMJ 2001;323:375 (Published 18 August 2001)

Antenatal detection of HIV: national surveillance and unlinked anonymous survey

BMJ 2001;323:376 (Published 18 August 2001)

Primary care

Prescribing new drugs: qualitative study of influences on consultants and general practitioners

BMJ 2001;323:378.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Education and debate

The distinction between withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the influence of paralysing agents and euthanasiaAre we treading a fine line?Paralysing agents may be given up to but not at or beyond the point of extubationThe parents' perspective on …

BMJ 2001;323:388 (Published 18 August 2001)

Mann-Whitney test is not just a test of medians: differences in spread can be important

BMJ 2001;323:391 (Published 18 August 2001)

Hormonal markers of susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections: are we taking them seriously?

BMJ 2001;323:394 (Published 18 August 2001)

Books

Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease: Past Patterns, Uncertain Futures

BMJ 2001;323:405.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Bodies Politic: Disease, Death and Doctors in Britain, 1650-1900

BMJ 2001;323:405.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

PRESS

Scions made simple

BMJ 2001;323:406.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Landfill sites

BMJ 2001;323:406.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Personal View

The price isn't right

BMJ 2001;323:407.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Soundings

Alphabet soups

BMJ 2001;323:407.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Notice

BMA Notice

BMJ 2001;323:408.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Corrections

ABC of AIDS: Development of the epidemic

BMJ 2001;323:387.1 (Published 18 August 2001)

Forest plots: trying to see the wood and the trees

BMJ 2001;323:393.2 (Published 18 August 2001)

Prevention of type 2 diabetes

BMJ 2001;323:393.3 (Published 18 August 2001)

Obituary

This week's Obituary section

Peter Michael BurridgeAlfred Henry DawesRamji GautamRobert John Grove-WhiteErnest Harold Carr HarperRichard Corfield HowardKathleen ScottHamish WatsonJames WightmanGregory Cain Williams

BMJ 2001;323:403 (Published 18 August 2001)