17 June 2006 (Vol 332, Issue 7555)

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Editor's Choice

What price integrity?

BMJ 2006;332:0.7 (Published 15 June 2006)

News

Antipsychotic use among US young people has risen sixfold

BMJ 2006;332:1407.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

European agency approves use of fluoxetine for children and teens

BMJ 2006;332:1407.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

In brief

BMJ 2006;332:1408.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

NHS computer programme is “roughly to timetable,” IT chief says

BMJ 2006;332:1408.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Seven die in polio outbreak in Namibia

BMJ 2006;332:1408.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

Government rejects independent verification of all death certificates

BMJ 2006;332:1409.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

NICE approves trastuzumab for early stage breast cancer

BMJ 2006;332:1409.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

NHS deficit doubles to £512m, but true figure may be higher

BMJ 2006;332:1411.4 (Published 15 June 2006)

Expanding definitions of obesity may harm children

BMJ 2006;332:1412.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Obesity task force linked to WHO takes “millions” from drug firms

BMJ 2006;332:1412.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Editorials

Overlays or mattresses to prevent pressure sores?

BMJ 2006;332:1401 (Published 15 June 2006)

Proteinuria, renal impairment, and death

BMJ 2006;332:1402 (Published 15 June 2006)

Broadband learning for doctors

BMJ 2006;332:1403 (Published 15 June 2006)

Charges of corporate manslaughter in the NHS

BMJ 2006;332:1404 (Published 15 June 2006)

Consent for research in hyperacute stroke

BMJ 2006;332:1405 (Published 15 June 2006)

Research

Randomised, controlled trial of alternating pressure mattresses compared with alternating pressure overlays for the prevention of pressure ulcers: PRESSURE (pressure relieving support surfaces) trial

BMJ 2006;332:1413 (Published 15 June 2006)

Pressure relieving support surfaces (PRESSURE) trial: cost effectiveness analysis

BMJ 2006;332:1416 (Published 15 June 2006)

Effectiveness and efficiency of different guidelines on statin treatment for preventing deaths from coronary heart disease: modelling study

BMJ 2006;332:1419 (Published 15 June 2006)

Cardiovascular risk estimation: important but may be inaccurate

BMJ 2006;332:1422.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Value of sentinel node status as a prognostic factor in melanoma: prospective observational study

BMJ 2006;332:1423 (Published 15 June 2006)

Proteinuria, impaired kidney function, and adverse outcomes in people with coronary disease: analysis of a previously conducted randomised trial

BMJ 2006;332:1426 (Published 15 June 2006)

Letters

Prehospital parenteral penicillin for meningitis: Urgent review of treatment criteria is needed

BMJ 2006;332:1451.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Prehospital parenteral penicillin for meningitis: Trial in children with suspected meningococcal disease would be useful

BMJ 2006;332:1451.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Life without COX 2 inhibitors: Risks and benefits are determined by dose and potency

BMJ 2006;332:1451.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

Life without COX 2 inhibitors:Opioids can be prescribed safely in osteoarthritis

BMJ 2006;332:1452.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Should we lower cholesterol as much as possible?: Policy on high dose statins is startlingly absent

BMJ 2006;332:1452.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Letters - continued

Should we lower cholesterol as much as possible?: Cholesterol is good?

BMJ 2006;332:1453.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Suicidal behaviour and SSRIs: updated meta-analysis

BMJ 2006;332:1453.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Hydatidiform mole and medical management of miscarriage

BMJ 2006;332:1454.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Postcripts to letter to God: Six fingers and testes tucked out of harm's way would be good

BMJ 2006;332:1454.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Postcripts to letter to God: Some cosmetic changes would be helpful

BMJ 2006;332:1454.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

Postcripts to letter to God: Separating pipework for swallowing and breathing would be safer

BMJ 2006;332:1454.4 (Published 15 June 2006)

Postcripts to letter to God: On why the eye lacks intelligent design

BMJ 2006;332:1454.5 (Published 15 June 2006)

Obituaries

Peter Scheuer

BMJ 2006;332:1455 (Published 15 June 2006)

Helen Ann Adam (née Smith)

BMJ 2006;332:1456.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

John Anderson

BMJ 2006;332:1456.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

John Edward Dann Charles-Jones

BMJ 2006;332:1456.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

Roger Ernest Cotton

BMJ 2006;332:1456.4 (Published 15 June 2006)

George Anthony Knight (“Tony”) Missen

BMJ 2006;332:1456.5 (Published 15 June 2006)

Anilkumar (“Anil”) Patel

BMJ 2006;332:1456.6 (Published 15 June 2006)

Clinical Review

Diagnosis and treatment of low back pain

BMJ 2006;332:1430 (Published 15 June 2006)

Practice

Reducing dialysis associated bacteraemia, and recommendations for surveillance in the United Kingdom: prospective study

BMJ 2006;332:1435 (Published 15 June 2006)

A 22 year old man with persistent regurgitation and vomiting: case presentation

BMJ 2006;332:1438 (Published 15 June 2006)

Pharmacological management—inhaled treatment

BMJ 2006;332:1439 (Published 15 June 2006)

What's new in the other general journals

BMJ 2006;332:1442 (Published 15 June 2006)

Minerva

Minerva

BMJ 2006;332:1460 (Published 15 June 2006)

Fillers

If treated, babies with moderately severe hyperbilirubinaemia develop normally

BMJ 2006;332:0.6 (Published 15 June 2006)

Distress

BMJ 2006;332:1422.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Immediate, underlying, and macro-underlying causes

BMJ 2006;332:1425 (Published 15 June 2006)

Double trouble

BMJ 2006;332:1429 (Published 15 June 2006)

Walk the line

BMJ 2006;332:1434 (Published 15 June 2006)

The enigma

BMJ 2006;332:1449 (Published 15 June 2006)

News roundup

End pharma influence on CME, says AMA journal

BMJ 2006;332:1410.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

World Cup fever boosts fight against neglected diseases

BMJ 2006;332:1410.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

Parents' vigil ends in tragedy after mix-up in identities

BMJ 2006;332:1410.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

Royal college is forced to retreat on star rating system for GP clinics

BMJ 2006;332:1410.4 (Published 15 June 2006)

Antismoking groups lobby against Lords report

BMJ 2006;332:1410.5 (Published 15 June 2006)

Postoperative radiotherapy can improve chances of survival in some lung cancer patients

BMJ 2006;332:1411.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Australian GPs “named and shamed” for abusing Medicare programme

BMJ 2006;332:1411.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Many cord blood banks' claims are unfounded, says royal college

BMJ 2006;332:1411.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

Millions of deaths from environmental causes are preventable, says WHO

BMJ 2006;332:1412.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

MRC is failing to turn basic research into commercial success, report says

BMJ 2006;332:1412.4 (Published 15 June 2006)

Underage drinking in US costs £5bn a year in medical costs

BMJ 2006;332:1412.5 (Published 15 June 2006)

Survival rates after heart attack improve in Canada; after stroke they remain steady

BMJ 2006;332:1412.6 (Published 15 June 2006)

New consultant contract has improved the quality of care, BMA claims

BMJ 2006;332:1412.7 (Published 15 June 2006)

Analysis and Comment

Commercial influence and the content of medical journals

BMJ 2006;332:1444 (Published 15 June 2006)

The price of independence

BMJ 2006;332:1447 (Published 15 June 2006)

What the educators are saying

BMJ 2006;332:1450 (Published 15 June 2006)

Reviews

Wanted: spunky TV doctor

BMJ 2006;332:1457 (Published 15 June 2006)

Catharsis: On the Art of Medicine

BMJ 2006;332:1458.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Everyman

BMJ 2006;332:1458.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Gloomy prognoses keep lawyers happy but are bad for patients

BMJ 2006;332:1459.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Unauthorised practices

BMJ 2006;332:1459.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Corrections

An international standard for disclosure of clinical trial information

BMJ 2006;332:1418.1 (Published 15 June 2006)

Short cuts: Two antiplatelet agents work better than one after stroke

BMJ 2006;332:1418.2 (Published 15 June 2006)

Effect of patient completed agenda forms and doctors' education about the agenda on the outcome of consultations: randomised controlled trial

BMJ 2006;332:1418.3 (Published 15 June 2006)

Randomised controlled trial of four commercial weight loss programmes in the UK: initial findings from the BBC “diet trials”

BMJ 2006;332:1418.4 (Published 15 June 2006)