28 June 2003 (Vol 326, Issue 7404)

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Editor's Choice

The most important BMJ for 50 years?

BMJ 2003;326:0.7 (Published 25 June 2003)

News

Genetics white paper heralds “a revolution in health care”

BMJ 2003;326:1413 (Published 25 June 2003)

In brief

BMJ 2003;326:1414.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

MPs call for smacking to be outlawed

BMJ 2003;326:1414.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

NICE recommends greater use of CT imaging for head injuries

BMJ 2003;326:1414.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Lack of allergy specialists drives patients to alternative treatments

BMJ 2003;326:1415.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

GPs accept contract, but consultants ask for ballot on industrial action

BMJ 2003;326:1415.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Annual deaths from mesothelioma in Britain to reach 2000 by 2010

BMJ 2003;326:1417.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Racism rife in the medical profession, BMA report says

BMJ 2003;326:1418.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Former US assistant surgeon general to edit BMJ USA

BMJ 2003;326:1418.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Advanced scanning techniques help doctors stage prostate cancer

BMJ 2003;326:1418.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Editorials

A cure for cardiovascular disease?

BMJ 2003;326:1407 (Published 25 June 2003)

Managing chronic pain in children and adolescents

BMJ 2003;326:1408 (Published 25 June 2003)

What next for human gene therapy?

BMJ 2003;326:1410 (Published 25 June 2003)

Persistent atrial fibrillation: rate control or rhythm control

BMJ 2003;326:1411 (Published 25 June 2003)

The return of Questions and answers

BMJ 2003;326:1412 (Published 25 June 2003)

Letters

Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Randomisation to clinical trials may solve dilemma of treatment choice in prostate cancer

BMJ 2003;326:1456.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Medical decision making should use posteriors, not priors

BMJ 2003;326:1456.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Society's role is important

BMJ 2003;326:1456.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Patients make fully informed choices about entry to trials

BMJ 2003;326:1457.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Maintaining perioperative normothermia: Hyperthermia must be avoided

BMJ 2003;326:1457.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Maintaining perioperative normothermia: Forced air warming devices require risk assessments before use

BMJ 2003;326:1457.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Screening for cancer with computed tomography: Screening in private sector has knock on effects in public sector in two tier health systems

BMJ 2003;326:1457.4 (Published 25 June 2003)

Screening for cancer with computed tomography: History repeats itself in another manifestation of “executive physical examinations”

BMJ 2003;326:1458.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption: Brief interventions have useful long term results

BMJ 2003;326:1458.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption: An apple a day may be the secret

BMJ 2003;326:1458.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Age related macular degeneration: Smoking entails major risk of blindness

BMJ 2003;326:1458.4 (Published 25 June 2003)

Letters - continued

Age related macular degeneration: Macular relocation surgery was not taken into account

BMJ 2003;326:1459.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Age related macular degeneration: Authors' reply

BMJ 2003;326:1459.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Helicobacter pylori in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease needs comparator

BMJ 2003;326:1460.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Doctors' performance needs to be discussed

BMJ 2003;326:1460.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Booster campaign is no incentive for parents

BMJ 2003;326:1460.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Obituaries

Eric George Lapthorne Bywaters

BMJ 2003;326:1461.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Ronald Rodger Gordon

BMJ 2003;326:1461.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

David Annis

BMJ 2003;326:1462.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Edward Crosby Field

BMJ 2003;326:1462.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Carol Ann Henderson (née Ainsworth)

BMJ 2003;326:1462.3 (Published 25 June 2003)

Beatrice Lewis

BMJ 2003;326:1462.4 (Published 25 June 2003)

Geoffrey Norman Lumb

BMJ 2003;326:1462.5 (Published 25 June 2003)

Colin Monteith Steven

BMJ 2003;326:1462.6 (Published 25 June 2003)

Grace Blain Steven (née Aitken)

BMJ 2003;326:1462.7 (Published 25 June 2003)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2003;326:1466 (Published 25 June 2003)

Fillers

Breast feeding is associated with fewer hospitalisations

BMJ 2003;326:0.6 (Published 25 June 2003)

Submitting articles to the BMJ

BMJ 2003;326:1431 (Published 25 June 2003)

Up-to-date journalism

BMJ 2003;326:1435 (Published 25 June 2003)

Balloney

BMJ 2003;326:1438 (Published 25 June 2003)

Inappropriate prophylaxis for long haul flights

BMJ 2003;326:1448 (Published 25 June 2003)

In praise of neurotics

BMJ 2003;326:1455 (Published 25 June 2003)

Clinical Reviews

American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) and the role of molecular epidemiology in guiding control strategies

BMJ 2003;326:1444 (Published 25 June 2003)

Positron emission tomography

BMJ 2003;326:1449 (Published 25 June 2003)

Percutaneous coronary intervention: cardiogenic shock

BMJ 2003;326:1450 (Published 25 June 2003)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Hospital apologises for remarks following after IVF mix-up

BMJ 2003;326:1416.1 (Published 26 June 2003)

Medical groups fight to stop doctors working for months without registration

BMJ 2003;326:1416.2 (Published 26 June 2003)

“Saviour sibling” is born after embryo selection in the United States

BMJ 2003;326:1416.3 (Published 26 June 2003)

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

Ombudsman's ruling on long term care prompts 50% rise in complaints

BMJ 2003;326:1416.4 (Published 26 June 2003)

Professor is replaced as lead scientist while GMC investigates his research

BMJ 2003;326:1416.5 (Published 27 June 2003)

Privy Council overturns GMC's erasure of psychiatrist

BMJ 2003;326:1417.1 (Published 26 June 2003)

American Medical Association approves stem cell research

BMJ 2003;326:1417.2 (Published 26 June 2003)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Conference recommends joint training for doctors and health service managers

BMJ 2003;326:1418.4 (Published 26 June 2003)

Enforced humour annoys patients

BMJ 2003;326:1418.5 (Published 26 June 2003)

£300m of NHS fraud was prevented over past four years, agency says

BMJ 2003;326:1418.6 (Published 26 June 2003)

Lack of health insurance costs up to $130bn in illness and premature death

BMJ 2003;326:1418.7 (Published 26 June 2003)

Canadian health experts demand that tobacco firms stop using term “light”

BMJ 2003;326:1418.8 (Published 26 June 2003)

Mental activity may help prevent dementia

BMJ 2003;326:1418.9 (Published 26 June 2003)

NICE guidance clarifies when to do preoperative tests in elective surgery

BMJ 2003;326:1418.10 (Published 26 June 2003)

Papers

A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%

BMJ 2003;326:1419 (Published 25 June 2003)

Quantifying effect of statins on low density lipoprotein cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis

BMJ 2003;326:1423 (Published 25 June 2003)

Value of low dose combination treatment with blood pressure lowering drugs: analysis of 354 randomised trials

BMJ 2003;326:1427 (Published 25 June 2003)

What do hospital consultants value about their jobs? A discrete choice experiment

BMJ 2003;326:1432 (Published 25 June 2003)

Primary care

Comparison of methods to identify individuals at increased risk of coronary disease from the general population

BMJ 2003;326:1436 (Published 25 June 2003)

Information in practice

The electronic patient record in primary care—regression or progression? A cross sectional study

BMJ 2003;326:1439 (Published 25 June 2003)

Education and debate

Effect of interpretive bias on research evidence

BMJ 2003;326:1453 (Published 25 June 2003)

Reviews

Refugee Doctors

BMJ 2003;326:1463.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

How the Cows Turned Mad

BMJ 2003;326:1463.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

NETLINES

BMJ 2003;326:1464.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

IBS ad puts drug promotion under scrutiny

BMJ 2003;326:1464.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

The value of agony aunts

BMJ 2003;326:1465.1 (Published 25 June 2003)

Towards the cessation of smoking

BMJ 2003;326:1465.2 (Published 25 June 2003)

Correction

ATAC trial: reports of interim results can be misleading

BMJ 2003;326:1460.4 (Published 25 June 2003)