03 May 2003 (Vol 326, Issue 7396)

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Editor's Choice

Smoke free journal?

BMJ 2003;326:0.6 (Published 3 May 2003)

News

SARS may have peaked in Canada, Hong Kong, and Vietnam

BMJ 2003;326:947 (Published 3 May 2003)

In brief

BMJ 2003;326:948.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Canada insists that it is a safe place to visit

BMJ 2003;326:948.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

SARS could still affect the United Kingdom, health secretary warns

BMJ 2003;326:948.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

Mammography screening nearly halves breast cancer mortality

BMJ 2003;326:949.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Sigmoidoscopy screening every five years may be too frequent

BMJ 2003;326:949.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Roll Back Malaria campaign still has a long way to go

BMJ 2003;326:951.4 (Published 3 May 2003)

Royal Society warns of risks from depleted uranium

BMJ 2003;326:952.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

GlaxoSmithKline takes legal action to block new controls on its smoking cessation drug

BMJ 2003;326:952.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Editorials

Smoke free hospitals

BMJ 2003;326:941 (Published 3 May 2003)

Comparing cannabis with tobacco

BMJ 2003;326:942 (Published 3 May 2003)

People missing as a result of armed conflict

BMJ 2003;326:943 (Published 3 May 2003)

Biventricular pacing for heart failure

BMJ 2003;326:944 (Published 3 May 2003)

Scientific literature's open sesame?

BMJ 2003;326:945 (Published 3 May 2003)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Screening for depression in primary care

BMJ 2003;326:982 (Published 3 May 2003)

Cardiovascular mortality after radiotherapy for breast cancer

BMJ 2003;326:983 (Published 3 May 2003)

Monitoring marketing of infant formula feeds

BMJ 2003;326:984 (Published 3 May 2003)

Australian Medical Association accepts generic prescribing

BMJ 2003;326:985.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

New edicts for letters

BMJ 2003;326:985.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Autism spectrum disorder is not as certain as implied

BMJ 2003;326:986.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Perhaps medicine should now be considered a trade

BMJ 2003;326:986.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Personality and performance during a medical degree

BMJ 2003;326:986.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

Mark Swerdlow

BMJ 2003;326:987.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Richard (“Dick”) Alexander Blaiklock

BMJ 2003;326:987.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Dawn Kharissa Elvira Chance

BMJ 2003;326:987.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

Obituaries - continued

Samantha Irene Hoare (née White)

BMJ 2003;326:987.4 (Published 3 May 2003)

Ronald James Howd

BMJ 2003;326:987.5 (Published 3 May 2003)

Ewart Martin Jepson

BMJ 2003;326:987.6 (Published 3 May 2003)

Cyril Hugh Kinder

BMJ 2003;326:987.7 (Published 3 May 2003)

Patricia Morley

BMJ 2003;326:987.8 (Published 3 May 2003)

Marcus Aurelius (“Aurel”) Stefan

BMJ 2003;326:987.9 (Published 3 May 2003)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2003;326:992 (Published 3 May 2003)

Fillers

Uterine fibroids are common in middle aged women

BMJ 2003;326:0.7 (Published 3 May 2003)

Submitting articles to the BMJ

BMJ 2003;326:953.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Degrees and how not to give them

BMJ 2003;326:960.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Know your weed

BMJ 2003;326:976 (Published 3 May 2003)

This Week In the BMJ

Fatty acid supplementation in infancy reduces blood pressure later in childhood

BMJ 2003;326:0.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Valproic acid prescriptions are rising without evidence

BMJ 2003;326:0.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

Using non-invasive ventilation in wards may save British hospitals money

BMJ 2003;326:0.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Are telephone consultations too risky?

BMJ 2003;326:0.4 (Published 3 May 2003)

Smoking is normal for south Asian men

BMJ 2003;326:0.5 (Published 3 May 2003)

Clinical Reviews

Cerebral palsy: what parents and doctors want to know

BMJ 2003;326:970 (Published 3 May 2003)

A 42 year old man with acute chest pain: case progression

BMJ 2003;326:974 (Published 3 May 2003)

Benign sleep myoclonus in infancy mistaken for epilepsy

BMJ 2003;326:975 (Published 3 May 2003)

The diabetic foot

BMJ 2003;326:977 (Published 3 May 2003)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Patients' own marrow cells improve heart function

BMJ 2003;326:950.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Lumbar punctures could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease

BMJ 2003;326:950.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Stem cells in tooth pulp could be used in research

BMJ 2003;326:950.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

United States proposes new HIV testing initiative

BMJ 2003;326:950.4 (Published 3 May 2003)

Australian GPs face red tape crisis, commission says

BMJ 2003;326:950.5 (Published 3 May 2003)

Helpline for patients to report adverse reactions is piloted in England

BMJ 2003;326:951.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

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

GMC announces its new lay appointments

BMJ 2003;326:951.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

French government cuts payments for “moderately useful” drugs

BMJ 2003;326:951.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Iraqi doctors return to work, but patients still face acute shortages of drugs

BMJ 2003;326:952.3 (Published 3 May 2003)

Trials of AIDS vaccine to start in India

BMJ 2003;326:952.4 (Published 3 May 2003)

Trials of AIDS vaccine to start in Switzerland and United Kingdom

BMJ 2003;326:952.5 (Published 3 May 2003)

Exercise and dietary advice can reduce blood pressure

BMJ 2003;326:952.6 (Published 3 May 2003)

Canadian patients threaten to sue over cancelled operations

BMJ 2003;326:952.7 (Published 3 May 2003)

US food safety regulations are out of date, report says

BMJ 2003;326:952.8 (Published 3 May 2003)

Vet dies from pneumonia in avian flu case

BMJ 2003;326:952.9 (Published 3 May 2003)

Scientists harvest stem cells from blastocysts created by parthenogenesis

BMJ 2003;326:952.10 (Published 3 May 2003)

New ventilation system can reduce deaths from acute respiratory distress syndrome

BMJ 2003;326:952.11 (Published 3 May 2003)

Women with breast cancer are more likely to have high blood levels of pesticides

BMJ 2003;326:952.12 (Published 3 May 2003)

Papers

Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infant formula and blood pressure in later childhood: follow up of a randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2003;326:953.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Cost effectiveness of ward based non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: economic analysis of randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2003;326:956 (Published 3 May 2003)

Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality after inpatient opiate detoxification: follow up study

BMJ 2003;326:959 (Published 3 May 2003)

Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence

BMJ 2003;326:960.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Primary care

Understanding influences on smoking in Bangladeshi and Pakistani adults: community based, qualitative study

BMJ 2003;326:962 (Published 3 May 2003)

Information in practice

Telephone consultations

BMJ 2003;326:966 (Published 3 May 2003)

Education and debate

Ethics of clinical trials from a bayesian and decision analytic perspective: whose equipoise is it anyway?

BMJ 2003;326:980 (Published 3 May 2003)

Book

Terrorism and Public Health: A Balanced Approach to Strengthening Systems and Protecting People; In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis

BMJ 2003;326:989 (Published 3 May 2003)

TV

Dying for Drugs

BMJ 2003;326:990.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Patient power in randomised controlled trials

BMJ 2003;326:990.2 (Published 3 May 2003)

Personal View

The kindest insult

BMJ 2003;326:991.1 (Published 3 May 2003)

Soundings

Doing simple things well

BMJ 2003;326:991.2 (Published 3 May 2003)