This week's This week in the BMJ

	New ways of diagnosing Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease are emerging [Full text] FREE

	Hysteria can be diagnosed with confidence [Full text] FREE

	Low dose temazepam improves sleep at high altitude [Full text] FREE

	Prothrombotic condition combined with pill use increases risk of cerebral sinus thrombosis [Full text] FREE

	Low Lp(a) lipoprotein values may help explain low mortality in drinkers [Full text] FREE

	Community based course could be used in many medical schools [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Early identification of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease
	Maurizio Pocchiari
	BMJ  1998;316:563-564 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Medically unexplained neurological symptoms
	Michael D O' Brien
	BMJ  1998;316:564-565 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Not one academy but two
	Richard Smith
	BMJ  1998;316:565-566 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	At lastmaternity statistics for England
	Alison Macfarlane
	BMJ  1998;316:566-567 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Drug treatment in heart failure
	Richard P Steeds, Kevin S Channer
	BMJ  1998;316:567-568 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Rewarding healthcare teams
	Karen Bloor, Alan Maynard
	BMJ  1998;316:569-570 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Meeting the challenge of genetic advance
	Mike Gill, Tessa Richards
	BMJ  1998;316:570 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	One fifth of samples of unpasteurised milk are contaminated with bacteria
	John de Louvois, Anita Rampling
	BMJ  1998;316:625 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Ethics and international research
	E C O Edi-Osagie, N E Edi-Osagie, Peter Lurie, Sidney M Wolfe, Justin Burdon, Richard Baraza, Martin J Landray, Neal A Halsey, Alfred Sommer, Robert E Black, Peter Godfrey-Faussett, Alwyn Mwinga, Maria Hosp, Rachel Baggaley, Maria Quigley, John Porter
	BMJ  1998;316:625 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Serum samples in clinical study were manipulated
	R Szibor, W Kuchheuser, C Luley, D Krause
	BMJ  1998;316:628 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Rebound sodium and water retention occurs when diuretic treatment is stopped
	Constaninos G Missouris, Graham A MacGregor
	BMJ  1998;316:628 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Should stroke medicine be a separate subspecialty?
	R Langton Hewer, Graeme J Hankey, R A Rosin
	BMJ  1998;316:628 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Where is scientific evidence supporting EU policy on BSE and pharmaceuticals?
	Alan Earl-Slater
	BMJ  1998;316:629 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	CJD was not diagnosed until eight months after organ donor's death
	G D Morrice
	BMJ  1998;316:630 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Acute otitis media in children
	Tom Fahey, Deborah Sharp, Azeem Majeed, Tess Harris
	BMJ  1998;316:630 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	SSRIs may well be best treatment for elderly depressed subjects
	Richard J Porter, John T O'Brien
	BMJ  1998;316:631 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Writing to authors of systematic reviews elicited further data in 17% of cases
	J McGrath, G Davies, K Soares
	BMJ  1998;316:631 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Trial of prescribing strategies for sore throat
	Ricard Simo, Avinash Pahade, Antonio Belloso, Paul Little, Ian Williamson, Clare Gould, Ann-Louise Kinmonth, Madeleine Gantley, Greg Warner
	BMJ  1998;316:631 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Words matter
	Jean Mossman, C G Winearls, Tsung O Cheng
	BMJ  1998;316:632 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	British patients can sue tobacco companies
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Asian finance crisis threatens vaccinations
	James Ciment
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Dutch face disclosure of medical records
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Cervical screening laboratories should be accredited
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Jacqui Wise reports from the American Association for the Advancement of Science conference in Philadelphia
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Bills on human cloning are full of loopholes
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Very low fat diets may harm some people
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Judge misled over call for caesarean operation
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Investing in rehabilitation is beneficial
	Hilary Bower
	BMJ  1998;316:i [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Canadians win award over breast implants
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Repetitive strain injury patients have vibration loss
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Choice of bone marrow donors could improve
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Cancer is main cause of death in Britain
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Office surgery in Florida to be reviewed
	Fred B Charatan
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	GMC reviews assessor's appointment
	Colin Grant
	BMJ  1998;316:571 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Diagnosis of Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease by measurement of S100 protein in serum: prospective case-control study
	Markus Otto, Jens Wiltfang, Ekkehard Schütz, Inga Zerr, Anke Otto, Annette Pfahlberg, Olaf Gefeller, Manfred Uhr, Armin Giese, Thomas Weber, Hans A Kretzschmar, Sigrid Poser
	BMJ  1998;316:577-582 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Slater revisited: 6 year follow up study of patients with medically unexplained motor symptoms
	Helen L Crimlisk, Kailash Bhatia, Helen Cope, Anthony David, C David Marsden, Maria A Ron
	BMJ  1998;316:582-586 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Effect of temazepam on oxygen saturation and sleep quality at high altitude: randomised placebo controlled crossover trial
	Gerald Dubowitz
	BMJ  1998;316:587-589 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Case-control study of risk of cerebral sinus thrombosis in oral contraceptive users who are carriers of hereditary prothrombotic conditions
	S F T M de Bruijn, J Stam, M M W Koopman, J P Vandenbroucke
	BMJ  1998;316:589-592 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Single photon emission computed tomography in the identification of new variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease: case reports
	Rajith de Silva, James Patterson, Donald Hadley, Aline Russell, Martin Turner, Martin Zeidler
	BMJ  1998;316:593-594 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Social alcohol consumption and low Lp(a) lipoprotein concentrations in middle aged Finnish men: population based study
	Marita Paassilta, Kari Kervinen, Asko O Rantala, Markku J Savolainen, Mauno Lilja, Antti Reunanen, Y Antero Kesäniemi
	BMJ  1998;316:594-595 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Drug points: Postural hypotension induced by paroxetine
	C Andrews, G Pinner
	BMJ  1998;316:595 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Recent advances: Immunology
	Mike Kemeny, Mark Peakman
	BMJ  1998;316:600-603 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Lesson of the week: Central venous air embolism causing pulmonary oedema mimicking left ventricular failure
	Alan Fitchet, Adam P Fitzpatrick
	BMJ  1998;316:604-606 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Understanding controlled trials: What is Zelen's design?
	David J Torgerson, Martin Roland
	BMJ  1998;316:606 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of allergies: The epidemiology of allergic disease
	D Jarvis, P Burney
	BMJ  1998;316:607-610 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

General practice

This week's General practice

	Development and evaluation of a community based, multiagency course for medical students: descriptive survey
	Angela Lennox, Stewart Petersen
	BMJ  1998;316:596-599 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	Perils of primary care
	George Dunea
	BMJ  1998;316:635 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	Have we reached crisis management in outpatient clinics?
	David Sellu
	BMJ  1998;316:635 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Medicine and books

This week's Medicine and books

	Culture and Health
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  1998;316:637 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Feed your head
	Tony Delamothe
	BMJ  1998;316:637 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Why do we need randomised controlled trials to assess behavioural interventions?
	Judith Stephenson, John Imrie
	BMJ  1998;316:611-613 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Hypertension treatment and control in sub-Saharan Africa: the epidemiological basis for policy
	Richard S Cooper, Charles N Rotimi, Jay S Kaufman, Walinjom FT Muna, George A Mensah
	BMJ  1998;316:614-617 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The new genetics: The new genetics in clinical practice
	John Bell
	BMJ  1998;316:618-620 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Continuing medical education: Quality issues in continuing medical education
	Hans Asbjørn Holm
	BMJ  1998;316:621-624 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	Lawrence ("Lar") Healy • John Bateman Lawson • Philip Marsden • Michael Kenneth Mead
	Richard Deignan, A E Fye, Anthony Bryceson, Michael Ward
	BMJ  1998;316:633 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1998;316:638 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	A memorable patient: An ad hoc blood bank
	Kenneth Macrae Leighton
	BMJ  1998;316:595 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Fifty years ago: The new NHS: The press and the profession
	BMJ  1998;316:595 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	One hundred years ago: Whisky biscuits
	BMJ  1998;316:621 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	A memorable patient: Good luck in your examination
	GR Struthers
	BMJ  1998;316:621 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	A memorable patient: The go ahead from Jung
	C L Davidson
	BMJ  1998;316:635 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Career focus

This week's Career focus

	Improving quality in hospital induction programmes
	Simon J Ward
	BMJ  1998;316:2 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	Researching laterally
	BMJ  1998;316 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

This week's MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

	Over 40 bids made for health action zones • Improving the health of ethnic minorities • National standard proposed for quality of care • Consultants consider changes to contract
	BMJ  1998;316:634 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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