14 December 2002 (Vol 325, Issue 7377)

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Editor's Choice

Doing better with everyday clinical problems

BMJ 2002;325:0.8 (Published 14 December 2002)

News

Atrial fibrillation: rate as important as rhythm

BMJ 2002;325:1377.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

FDA limits research of former AHA president for submitting false information

BMJ 2002;325:1377.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

In brief

BMJ 2002;325:1378.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

UK royal colleges publish competency based curriculums

BMJ 2002;325:1378.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Countries with better health systems have better football teams

BMJ 2002;325:1378.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Novartis breached code after doctors say it “invented” a disease

BMJ 2002;325:1379.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Congress criticises drugs industry for misleading advertising

BMJ 2002;325:1379.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Doctor may face manslaughter charges after a confidential report is made public

BMJ 2002;325:1381.4 (Published 14 December 2002)

Ageing workforce will exacerbate NHS staffing crisis

BMJ 2002;325:1382.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Proposals for UK body to investigate research fraud “lack teeth”

BMJ 2002;325:1382.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Editorials

Interim smallpox guidelines for the United Kingdom

BMJ 2002;325:1371 (Published 14 December 2002)

Evaluating treatment effects reliably

BMJ 2002;325:1372 (Published 14 December 2002)

Ultrasound guided central venous access

BMJ 2002;325:1373 (Published 14 December 2002)

Influences of the media on suicide

BMJ 2002;325:1374 (Published 14 December 2002)

Making progress with competing interests

BMJ 2002;325:1375 (Published 14 December 2002)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Screening for domestic violence

BMJ 2002;325:1417 (Published 14 December 2002)

Association between competing interests and conclusions

BMJ 2002;325:1420.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Treating head injuries

BMJ 2002;325:1420.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Robust evidence is needed in treating acne

BMJ 2002;325:1422.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Galantamine may be effective in treating autistic disorder

BMJ 2002;325:1422.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Broad statements do not tell whole story of prison medicine

BMJ 2002;325:1422.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Watchfulness may not be as good as surgery for prostate cancer

BMJ 2002;325:1423.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

People with partial hearing need to seek hearing potential

BMJ 2002;325:1423.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

On communication—editors and reporters should not be blamed

BMJ 2002;325:1423.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

Morris Nathan Young

BMJ 2002;325:1424.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Charlotte Morrison Anderson

BMJ 2002;325:1424.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Obituaries - continued

John Stewart Boyd

BMJ 2002;325:1424.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

John Singleton Darling

BMJ 2002;325:1424.4 (Published 14 December 2002)

Duncan Macdonald

BMJ 2002;325:1424.5 (Published 14 December 2002)

James Anderson McFadzean

BMJ 2002;325:1424.6 (Published 14 December 2002)

Bhagwan Dayal Shrivastava

BMJ 2002;325:1424.7 (Published 14 December 2002)

Alun Lloyd Thomas

BMJ 2002;325:1424.8 (Published 14 December 2002)

Sarah Catherine Betty Walker

BMJ 2002;325:1424.9 (Published 14 December 2002)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2002;325:1430 (Published 14 December 2002)

Fillers

Steroid injections may be better than shock wave therapy for tennis elbow, but this study has too many biases to conclude this confidently

BMJ 2002;325:0.9 (Published 14 December 2002)

Age and wisdom

BMJ 2002;325:1391.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Cost of candles

BMJ 2002;325:1397.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Surgical training

BMJ 2002;325:1399.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Submitting articles to the BMJ

BMJ 2002;325:1408.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

This Week In the BMJ

Papers with competing interests are less credible

BMJ 2002;325:0.6 (Published 14 December 2002)

Early CT improves diagnosis in abdominal pain

BMJ 2002;325:0.4 (Published 14 December 2002)

Worldwide gastroschisis epidemic

BMJ 2002;325:0.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Self help intervention during antenatal care fails to cut smoking

BMJ 2002;325:0.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Emergency contraception is not an easy choice

BMJ 2002;325:0.5 (Published 14 December 2002)

Topical β blockers may cause new airways obstruction

BMJ 2002;325:0.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Introduction of NHS Direct did not cause under-reporting of flu

BMJ 2002;325:0.7 (Published 14 December 2002)

Clinical Reviews

Recent developments in gastroenterology

BMJ 2002;325:1399.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Alcohol breath testing

BMJ 2002;325:1403 (Published 14 December 2002)

Antithrombotic strategies in acute coronary syndromes and percutaneous coronary interventions

BMJ 2002;325:1404 (Published 14 December 2002)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

HIV infection rate among South African children found to be 5.6%

BMJ 2002;325:1380.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Jennifer Colman sues the GMC for £5.2m

BMJ 2002;325:1380.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Oregon's governor apologises for forced sterilisations

BMJ 2002;325:1380.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Air pollution responsible for 600 000 premature deaths worldwide

BMJ 2002;325:1380.4 (Published 14 December 2002)

India announces plan to inform HIV infected blood donors

BMJ 2002;325:1380.5 (Published 14 December 2002)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] - continued

Exhibition will act as hospital's memorial

BMJ 2002;325:1380.6 (Published 14 December 2002)

EU ministers support draft legislation for patients to be treated abroad

BMJ 2002;325:1381.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Tobacco giant wins appeal over document shredding

BMJ 2002;325:1381.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

“Alternative” cigarettes are no safer than conventional brands, report says

BMJ 2002;325:1382.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Papers

Self help smoking cessation in pregnancy: cluster randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2002;325:1383 (Published 14 December 2002)

Evaluation of early abdominopelvic computed tomography in patients with acute abdominal pain of unknown cause: prospective randomised study

BMJ 2002;325:1387 (Published 14 December 2002)

Prevalence of gastroschisis at birth: retrospective study

BMJ 2002;325:1389 (Published 14 December 2002)

Mortality from methicillin resistant Staphylococcus aureus in England and Wales: analysis of death certificates

BMJ 2002;325:1390 (Published 14 December 2002)

Does declaration of competing interests affect readers' perceptions? A randomised trial

BMJ 2002;325:1391.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Primary care

Young women's accounts of factors influencing their use and non-use of emergency contraception: in-depth interview study

BMJ 2002;325:1393 (Published 14 December 2002)

β Blockers for glaucoma and excess risk of airways obstruction: population based cohort study

BMJ 2002;325:1396 (Published 14 December 2002)

Impact of NHS Direct on general practice consultations during the winter of 1999-2000: analysis of routinely collected data

BMJ 2002;325:1397.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Education and debate

Managing acute renal colic across the primary-secondary care interface: a pathway of care based on evidence and consensus

BMJ 2002;325:1408.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

How the tobacco industry responded to an influential study of the health effects of secondhand smoke

BMJ 2002;325:1413 (Published 14 December 2002)

Books

Sarah Catherine Betty Walker

BMJ 2002;325:1426 (Published 14 December 2002)

A Mind of its Own: A Cultural History of the Penis

BMJ 2002;325:1427.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Films

Dirty Pretty Things

BMJ 2002;325:1427.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Those who are Jesus

BMJ 2002;325:1428.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Drinking, driving, and playing Tetris

BMJ 2002;325:1428.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

HIT PARADE

Hit parade

BMJ 2002;325:1428.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Personal View

My mother's name was Jan

BMJ 2002;325:1429.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Soundings

Protect and survive

BMJ 2002;325:1429.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Corrections

Private doctors must improve their TB treatment

BMJ 2002;325:1381.3 (Published 14 December 2002)

Work stress and risk of cardiovascular mortality: prospective cohort study of industrial employees

BMJ 2002;325:1386.1 (Published 14 December 2002)

Career focus

BMJ 2002;325:1386.2 (Published 14 December 2002)

Nurse led follow up and conventional medical follow up in management of patients with lung cancer: randomised trial

BMJ 2002;325:1386.3 (Published 14 December 2002)