06 August 2005 (Vol 331, Issue 7512)

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Editor's Choice

The NHS's sewers?

BMJ 2005;331:0.7 (Published 4 August 2005)

News

US Senate leader gives support to expanded stem cell research

BMJ 2005;331:307.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Mumbai braces itself for leptospirosis and waterborne infections

BMJ 2005;331:307.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

In brief

BMJ 2005;331:308.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Resistance to antiviral drugs is climbing

BMJ 2005;331:308.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Fertility agency is to investigate single embryo transfer

BMJ 2005;331:308.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Breast cancer screening does not save lives, study says

BMJ 2005;331:309.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Court rules in favour of GMC's guidance on withholding treatment

BMJ 2005;331:309.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

The man with the IT plan

BMJ 2005;331:310.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Editorials

Delayed prescribing of antibiotics for upper respiratory tract infection

BMJ 2005;331:301 (Published 4 August 2005)

The patient safety story

BMJ 2005;331:302 (Published 4 August 2005)

Vitamin and mineral supplements for preventing infections in older people

BMJ 2005;331:304 (Published 4 August 2005)

Roles and responsibilities of medical expert witnesses

BMJ 2005;331:305 (Published 4 August 2005)

Letters

This week's Letters section

Radiation from CT and perfusion scanning in pregnancy

BMJ 2005;331:350.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Model of outcomes of screening mammography: Spontaneous regression of breast cancer may not be uncommon

BMJ 2005;331:350.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Model of outcomes of screening mammography: Information needs to support informed choices

BMJ 2005;331:350.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Model of outcomes of screening mammography: Women's decisions about screening depend on many factors

BMJ 2005;331:351.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Methods of hysterectomy: should women have a say?

BMJ 2005;331:351.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Changes in atopy over 25 years: Allergy epidemic has spread to old age

BMJ 2005;331:352.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Changes in atopy over 25 years: Atopy now affects wider age range

BMJ 2005;331:352.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Where next with revalidation?: Smart money is on using new communications technology effectively

BMJ 2005;331:352.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Where next with revalidation?: Make CME and CPD compulsory with support of audit and mentoring

BMJ 2005;331:352.4 (Published 4 August 2005)

Where next with revalidation?: Political will does not exist for radical reform

BMJ 2005;331:353.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Future of singlehanded general practices: All doctors must show that they work to acceptable standards

BMJ 2005;331:353.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Future of singlehanded general practices: The NHS has room for variety

BMJ 2005;331:353.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries section

Hugh Phillips

BMJ 2005;331:354 (Published 4 August 2005)

Henry Wilkinson Ashworth

BMJ 2005;331:355.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Robin Osler Barnard

BMJ 2005;331:355.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Gordon Todd Dryden Barr

BMJ 2005;331:355.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Alexander Dennis Bowman

BMJ 2005;331:355.4 (Published 4 August 2005)

John David Keith Burton

BMJ 2005;331:355.5 (Published 4 August 2005)

Christopher Martin Gillespie

BMJ 2005;331:355.6 (Published 4 August 2005)

Ian Gibson Robin

BMJ 2005;331:355.7 (Published 4 August 2005)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2005;331:360 (Published 4 August 2005)

Fillers

Negative CT scans can rule out pulmonary embolism in low risk patients

BMJ 2005;331:0.6 (Published 4 August 2005)

Second opinions

BMJ 2005;331:329 (Published 4 August 2005)

Duties of a physician

BMJ 2005;331:330.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

The unwanted diagnosis

BMJ 2005;331:336 (Published 4 August 2005)

A difficult question

BMJ 2005;331:349 (Published 4 August 2005)

This Week In the BMJ

Supplements don't protect the elderly from infections

BMJ 2005;331:0.4 (Published 4 August 2005)

Elderly people recuperate better in a community hospital

BMJ 2005;331:0.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Reduced antibiotic prescribing did not result in more complications

BMJ 2005;331:0.5 (Published 4 August 2005)

Cholinesterase inhibitors for Alzheimer's lack evidence

BMJ 2005;331:0.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Perioperative β blockers may do more harm than good

BMJ 2005;331:0.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Short cuts

What's new in the other general journals

BMJ 2005;331:311 (Published 4 August 2005)

Clinical Reviews

Management of severe malaria in children: proposed guidelines for the United Kingdom

BMJ 2005;331:337 (Published 4 August 2005)

Approaches to conflict resolution

BMJ 2005;331:344 (Published 4 August 2005)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Vaccine preservative is not the cause of autism, say US officials

BMJ 2005;331:310.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Cancer is more likely in obese women than in women of average weight

BMJ 2005;331:310.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Immigrants do not push up US healthcare costs, study shows

BMJ 2005;331:310.4 (Published 4 August 2005)

German doctors to strike over pay and conditions

BMJ 2005;331:310.5 (Published 4 August 2005)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web] - continued

Trade agreement may restrict supply of essential drugs in Central America, experts say

BMJ 2005;331:310.6 (Published 4 August 2005)

Abortions reach highest ever number in England and Wales

BMJ 2005;331:310.7 (Published 4 August 2005)

Papers

How strong is the evidence for the use of perioperative β blockers in non-cardiac surgery? Systematic review and meta-analysis of randomised controlled trials

BMJ 2005;331:313 (Published 4 August 2005)

Effects of locality based community hospital care on independence in older people needing rehabilitation: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2005;331:317 (Published 4 August 2005)

Intermediate care: policy before evidence

BMJ 2005;331:320 (Published 4 August 2005)

Cholinesterase inhibitors for patients with Alzheimer's disease: systematic review of randomised clinical trials

BMJ 2005;331:321 (Published 4 August 2005)

Primary care

Effect of multivitamin and multimineral supplements on morbidity from infections in older people (MAVIS trial): pragmatic, randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial

BMJ 2005;331:324 (Published 4 August 2005)

Antibiotic prescribing in general practice and hospital admissions for peritonsillar abscess, mastoiditis, and rheumatic fever in children: time trend analysis

BMJ 2005;331:328 (Published 4 August 2005)

Anaphylaxis

BMJ 2005;331:330.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Information in practice

Challenges to implementing the national programme for information technology (NPfIT): a qualitative study

BMJ 2005;331:331 (Published 4 August 2005)

Beware of multiple names in database linkage research: prevalence of aliases in female prison population

BMJ 2005;331:335 (Published 4 August 2005)

Education and debate

Hormone replacement therapy and breast cancer: estimate of risk

BMJ 2005;331:347 (Published 4 August 2005)

Latter

Model of outcomes of screening mammography: Authors' reply

BMJ 2005;331:351.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Reviews

This week's Reviews section

The Man Who Shocked the World: The Life and Legacy of Stanley Milgram

BMJ 2005;331:356 (Published 4 August 2005)

Beyond Depression: A New Approach to Understanding and Management

BMJ 2005;331:357.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Touch Me

BMJ 2005;331:357.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Let the buyer beware

BMJ 2005;331:358 (Published 4 August 2005)

Can Labour take the NHS to market?

BMJ 2005;331:359.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

Be alert

BMJ 2005;331:359.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Corrections

Indian government bans smoking in new films and TV serials

BMJ 2005;331:323.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

The role of healthcare delivery in the outcome of meningococcal disease in children: case-control study of fatal and non-fatal cases

BMJ 2005;331:323.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

Why clinicians are natural bayesians: Authors' reply

BMJ 2005;331:323.3 (Published 4 August 2005)

Italians fail to overturn restrictive reproduction law

BMJ 2005;331:343.1 (Published 4 August 2005)

A farewell to alms

BMJ 2005;331:343.2 (Published 4 August 2005)

PFI deals need more scrutiny after shareholders receive big windfalls

BMJ 2005;331:343.3 (Published 4 August 2005)