15 March 2003 (Vol 326, Issue 7389)

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Editor's Choice

Common sense learning

BMJ 2003;326:0.6 (Published 15 March 2003)

News

Aspirin could be used to prevent cancer

BMJ 2003;326:565.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

FDA officials argue over safety of new arthritis drug

BMJ 2003;326:565.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

In brief

BMJ 2003;326:566.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Gynaecologist faces inquiry after woman nearly dies after abortion

BMJ 2003;326:566.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Italy introduces anti-fraud measures

BMJ 2003;326:566.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Lawyer backs GMC decision to bar member from hearings

BMJ 2003;326:567.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Medical council shake up gets under way

BMJ 2003;326:567.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

African women at high risk of death in pregnancy

BMJ 2003;326:567.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

ECT may be better than drugs for short term depression

BMJ 2003;326:569.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Bush proposes Medicare reform

BMJ 2003;326:570.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Australian government bolsters medical scheme for less well off

BMJ 2003;326:570.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Editorials

Efficacy of albumin in critically ill patients

BMJ 2003;326:559 (Published 15 March 2003)

Achieving health for children in public care

BMJ 2003;326:560 (Published 15 March 2003)

Tobacco, coffee, and Parkinson's disease

BMJ 2003;326:561 (Published 15 March 2003)

Massage treatment for back pain

BMJ 2003;326:562 (Published 15 March 2003)

Fifth international congress on peer review and biomedical publication

BMJ 2003;326:563 (Published 15 March 2003)

Learning from our patients and each other

BMJ 2003;326:564 (Published 15 March 2003)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Erectile dysfunction: NHS should meet current need before preventing future medical needs

BMJ 2003;326:598.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Psychological coping and cancer

BMJ 2003;326:598.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Reconfiguring health systems

BMJ 2003;326:599 (Published 15 March 2003)

Effectiveness of trained nurses in preoperative assessment

BMJ 2003;326:600.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Channelling new antidepressants to problem patients may be factor in fatal toxicity

BMJ 2003;326:600.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Football may influence when patients see a doctor

BMJ 2003;326:600.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Recommendations on syncope and driving must be observed

BMJ 2003;326:601.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Patient outcomes and population context affect test accuracy

BMJ 2003;326:601.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Mind and body split

BMJ 2003;326:601.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Letters - continued

Evidence b(i)ased medicine

BMJ 2003;326:602 (Published 15 March 2003)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

Robert George Douglass Newill

BMJ 2003;326:603.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Eric Henry Camillus Alles

BMJ 2003;326:603.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Heward Bell

BMJ 2003;326:603.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Thomas Anthony Ivan Bouchier-Hayes

BMJ 2003;326:603.4 (Published 15 March 2003)

Harry Wigfield Chambers

BMJ 2003;326:603.5 (Published 15 March 2003)

John Francis Goodall

BMJ 2003;326:603.6 (Published 15 March 2003)

Keith Morley Gregory

BMJ 2003;326:603.7 (Published 15 March 2003)

Chander Shekhar Kaushal

BMJ 2003;326:603.8 (Published 15 March 2003)

Northage John de Ville Mather

BMJ 2003;326:603.9 (Published 15 March 2003)

Peter Wilfred Nathan

BMJ 2003;326:603.10 (Published 15 March 2003)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2003;326:608 (Published 15 March 2003)

Fillers

Harms outweigh benefits of COX 2 for many patients

BMJ 2003;326:0.7 (Published 15 March 2003)

Compensation

BMJ 2003;326:579.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Memory and intelligence

BMJ 2003;326:580.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

You only see what you know

BMJ 2003;326:583 (Published 15 March 2003)

Confusion expertly managed

BMJ 2003;326:590 (Published 15 March 2003)

A “surgical marvel” at the London Hospital

BMJ 2003;326:591.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

When we use a word

BMJ 2003;326:597 (Published 15 March 2003)

This Week In the BMJ

NICE may have no impact

BMJ 2003;326:0.5 (Published 15 March 2003)

Supplementation with only folic acid and iron reduces risk of low birth weight

BMJ 2003;326:0.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Surgery can be avoided in peripheral arterial disease

BMJ 2003;326:0.4 (Published 15 March 2003)

DOTS-plus is effective only if implementation is optimal

BMJ 2003;326:0.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Nursing home residents receive inadequate care

BMJ 2003;326:0.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Clinical Reviews

Management of peripheral arterial disease in primary care

BMJ 2003;326:584 (Published 15 March 2003)

A 66 year old woman with a rash: presentation

BMJ 2003;326:588 (Published 15 March 2003)

Adrenaline given outside the context of life threatening allergic reactions

BMJ 2003;326:589 (Published 15 March 2003)

Clinical Reviews - continued

Learning and teaching in the clinical environment

BMJ 2003;326:591.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Deal brokered for free online access to NHS research

BMJ 2003;326:568.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Welsh NHS launches jobs website

BMJ 2003;326:568.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

UN report warns that poor water supply continues to pose major health threat

BMJ 2003;326:568.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

“One stop” approach may be effective in preventing cervical cancer in Thailand

BMJ 2003;326:568.4 (Published 15 March 2003)

German surgeon under investigation over organ trading

BMJ 2003;326:568.5 (Published 15 March 2003)

A quarter of consultants ready to resign over new contract, says BMA

BMJ 2003;326:569.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Doctors are servants of patients says chief medical officer

BMJ 2003;326:569.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Cancer figures for Ireland show increase in lung cancer in women

BMJ 2003;326:570.3 (Published 15 March 2003)

Trust suspends manager after waiting list fiasco continues

BMJ 2003;326:570.4 (Published 15 March 2003)

US report warns that lack of health insurance affects overall service provision

BMJ 2003;326:570.5 (Published 15 March 2003)

Health secretary calls on GPs to accept new contract

BMJ 2003;326:570.6 (Published 15 March 2003)

Canadian police charge tobacco companies with smuggling cigarettes

BMJ 2003;326:570.7 (Published 15 March 2003)

Papers

Effects of alternative maternal micronutrient supplements on low birth weight in rural Nepal: double blind randomised community trial

BMJ 2003;326:571 (Published 15 March 2003)

Impact of DOTS compared with DOTS-plus on multidrug resistant tuberculosis and tuberculosis deaths: decision analysis

BMJ 2003;326:574 (Published 15 March 2003)

Impact of NICE guidance on laparoscopic surgery for inguinal hernias: analysis of interrupted time series

BMJ 2003;326:578 (Published 15 March 2003)

Bilateral anterior toxic optic neuropathy and the use of infliximab

BMJ 2003;326:579.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Primary care

Quality of care for elderly residents in nursing homes and elderly people living at home: controlled observational study

BMJ 2003;326:580.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Education and debate

Managing patients with inexplicable health problems

BMJ 2003;326:595 (Published 15 March 2003)

PRESS

Fresh row over prostate screening

BMJ 2003;326:605.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Books

The Cheating Classes: How Britain's Elite Abuse their Power

BMJ 2003;326:605.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

The Deadly Truth: A History of Disease in America

BMJ 2003;326:606.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Multidrug resistant tuberculosis

BMJ 2003;326:606.2 (Published 15 March 2003)

Personal View

The doctor will text you now: is there a role for the mobile telephone in health care?

BMJ 2003;326:607.1 (Published 15 March 2003)

Soundings

The king and I

BMJ 2003;326:607.2 (Published 15 March 2003)