10 May 2003 (Vol 326, Issue 7397)

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Editor's Choice

Unknown unknowns in suicide and depression

BMJ 2003;326:0.7 (Published 10 May 2003)

News

Two strains of the SARS virus sequenced

BMJ 2003;326:999.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

WHO warns that death rate from SARS could reach 10%

BMJ 2003;326:999.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

In brief

BMJ 2003;326:1000.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Health committee questions benefit of foundation hospitals to patients

BMJ 2003;326:1000.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Food watchdog warns against high doses of vitamins and minerals

BMJ 2003;326:1001.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Complementary medicines industry in crisis after recall of 1546 products

BMJ 2003;326:1001.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

New guidance on ECT looks set to curb its use

BMJ 2003;326:1003.4 (Published 10 May 2003)

Lundbeck broke advertising rules

BMJ 2003;326:1004.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

WHO to create international human resources database on health care

BMJ 2003;326:1004.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Editorials

Vulvovaginal candidiasis

BMJ 2003;326:993 (Published 10 May 2003)

Liver cancer in low and middle income countries

BMJ 2003;326:994 (Published 10 May 2003)

Safety and efficacy of combination vaccines

BMJ 2003;326:995 (Published 10 May 2003)

Management of bacterial meningitis in adults

BMJ 2003;326:996 (Published 10 May 2003)

No-fault compensation systems

BMJ 2003;326:997 (Published 10 May 2003)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Ten ways to improve information technology in the NHS

BMJ 2003;326:1034 (Published 10 May 2003)

Closing the digital divide

BMJ 2003;326:1035.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Folate and risk of cardiovascular disease

BMJ 2003;326:1035.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Chronic cough

BMJ 2003;326:1036 (Published 10 May 2003)

Leishmaniasis also occurs in Mediterranean countries

BMJ 2003;326:1037.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Medical experts and the criminal courts

BMJ 2003;326:1037.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Involving community may be way forward post-Shipman

BMJ 2003;326:1038.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Cleft lip and palate services still need to be improved

BMJ 2003;326:1038.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Encouraging insensitivity in doctors is not an option

BMJ 2003;326:1038.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

Senior medical staff need to be included in severe asthma

BMJ 2003;326:1039.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Difficulties in giving fully informed consent

BMJ 2003;326:1039.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Letters - continued

Parents are not homogeneous

BMJ 2003;326:1039.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

Katalin Eva Schopflin

BMJ 2003;326:1040.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Thomas Joseph Delaney

BMJ 2003;326:1040.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Patricia Elizabeth Verdon

BMJ 2003;326:1040.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2003;326:1044 (Published 10 May 2003)

Fillers

Regular use of inhaled steroids does not increase the risk of bone loss in postmenopausal women

BMJ 2003;326:0.8 (Published 10 May 2003)

Submitting articles to the BMJ

BMJ 2003;326:1012.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Efficacy and tolerability of selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors compared with tricyclic antidepressants in depression treated in primary care: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ 2003;326:1014.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

The evil effects of the corset

BMJ 2003;326:1014.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Delivery from evil

BMJ 2003;326:1022 (Published 10 May 2003)

The value of communication

BMJ 2003;326:1026 (Published 10 May 2003)

A 42 year old man with acute chest pain

BMJ 2003;326:1033 (Published 10 May 2003)

This Week In the BMJ

Long term complications are fewer after laparoscopic hernia repair

BMJ 2003;326:0.6 (Published 10 May 2003)

Better antidepressant prescribing is associated with fewer suicides

BMJ 2003;326:0.4 (Published 10 May 2003)

Some medical schools are better at preparing students for their first jobs

BMJ 2003;326:0.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Tricyclics and SSRIs are equally effective in primary care

BMJ 2003;326:0.5 (Published 10 May 2003)

Preregistration rotations in general practice are invaluable

BMJ 2003;326:0.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

Co-proxamol overdose is an important means of suicide

BMJ 2003;326:0.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Clinical Reviews

Diabetic retinopathyCommentary: Treatment of diabetic retinopathy

BMJ 2003;326:1023 (Published 10 May 2003)

Zosteriform metastasis from melanoma

BMJ 2003;326:1025 (Published 10 May 2003)

Pathophysiology and investigation of coronary artery disease

BMJ 2003;326:1027 (Published 10 May 2003)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Australia proposes two tier system for paying for GP consultations

BMJ 2003;326:1002.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

New slimmed down GMC takes shape

BMJ 2003;326:1002.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Syrian doctor expelled from Hungary for allegedly supporting Hamas

BMJ 2003;326:1002.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

France offers E800 reward for each new baby

BMJ 2003;326:1002.4 (Published 10 May 2003)

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

Occupational injuries to NHS staff in England increase by a quarter

BMJ 2003;326:1002.5 (Published 10 May 2003)

Child soldiers forgotten in Angola

BMJ 2003;326:1003.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Men should eat nine servings of fruit and vegetables a day

BMJ 2003;326:1003.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Poor housing continues to adversely affect heath of vulnerable groups

BMJ 2003;326:1003.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Containment of SARS depends on how it is handled in China

BMJ 2003;326:1004.3 (Published 10 May 2003)

Toronto strives for normality after WHO lifts travel warning

BMJ 2003;326:1004.4 (Published 10 May 2003)

FDA announces fast track approval of new drug for lung cancer

BMJ 2003;326:1004.5 (Published 10 May 2003)

Advances in medical technology account for a third of the reduction in road traffic deaths

BMJ 2003;326:1004.6 (Published 10 May 2003)

Handwashing programmes could be intervention of choice for diarrhoeal diseases

BMJ 2003;326:1004.7 (Published 10 May 2003)

BMJ family highlights

BMJ family highlights

BMJ 2003;326:1005 (Published 10 May 2003)

Papers

Co-proxamol and suicide: a study of national mortality statistics and local non-fatal self poisonings

BMJ 2003;326:1006 (Published 10 May 2003)

Association between antidepressant prescribing and suicide in Australia, 1991-2000: trend analysis

BMJ 2003;326:1008 (Published 10 May 2003)

Preregistration house officers' views on whether their experience at medical school prepared them well for their jobs: national questionnaire survey

BMJ 2003;326:1011 (Published 10 May 2003)

Prospective randomised controlled trial of laparoscopic versus open inguinal hernia mesh repair: five year follow up

BMJ 2003;326:1012.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Primary care

Adverse drug event

BMJ 2003;326:1018 (Published 10 May 2003)

Learning in practice

Preregistration house officers in general practice: review of evidence

BMJ 2003;326:1019 (Published 10 May 2003)

Education and debate

Giving citizens a voice in healthcare policy in Canada

BMJ 2003;326:1031 (Published 10 May 2003)

Books

Perspectives on Health and Exercise

BMJ 2003;326:1041.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

Textbook of Sports Medicine: Basic Science and Clinical Aspects of Sports Injury and Physical Activity

BMJ 2003;326:1041.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Personal Views

Patient power?

BMJ 2003;326:1042.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

A parable of procurement

BMJ 2003;326:1043.1 (Published 10 May 2003)

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

Antidepressants

BMJ 2003;326:1042.2 (Published 10 May 2003)

Soundings

Much doth it profit a subtle doc

BMJ 2003;326:1043.2 (Published 10 May 2003)