This week's This week in the BMJ

	Inhaled corticosteroids reduce exacerbations in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [Full text] FREE

	Social inequalities need a different measure in men and women [Full text] FREE

	Remember that the treatment can be worse than the disease [Full text] FREE

	Head injury trials must be bigger and better [Full text] FREE

	Medical patients should be asked about ideas of suicide [Full text] FREE

	Parents prefer pads for collecting urine samples from their children [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Babies and consent: yet another NHS scandal
	Richard Smith
	BMJ  2000;320:1285-1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1285 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Health inequalities in women and men
	Denny Vågerö
	BMJ  2000;320:1286-1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Depression in Parkinson's disease
	Hervé Allain, Stéphane Schuck, Nicolas Mauduit
	BMJ  2000;320:1287-1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1287 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The health hazards of mobile phones
	Michael Maier, Colin Blakemore, Mika Koivisto
	BMJ  2000;320:1288-1289, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1288 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Guidelines for managing acute bacterial meningitis
	Kirsten Møller, Peter Skinhøj
	BMJ  2000;320:1290, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1290 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Politics surrounding last winter's flu crisis
	Nigel Edwards, Matthew Porteous, M S A Ibrahim
	BMJ  2000;320:1336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1336 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Cerebral dysfunction after water pollution incident in Camelford
	Anthony David, T F G Esmonde, T M McMillan, Virginia Murray, Faith Goodfellow, Richard Bogle
	BMJ  2000;320:1337, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1337 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Inadvertent dural puncture
	Allan Cyna, Chris Seifert
	BMJ  2000;320:1338, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1338 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Registering clinical trials
	Maurizio Bonati, Piero Impicciatore, Chiara Pandolfini, Giovanna Scroccaro, Francesca Venturini, Chiara Alberti, Maria Paola Alberti, Fabio Caliumi
	BMJ  2000;320:1339, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1339 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Global medical knowledge database is proposed
	Martin Dawes, Marshall Godwin
	BMJ  2000;320:1340, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1340 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Problem solving treatment for depression
	Charles West, D Marchevsky, O Adebajo, Gerry Waldron, L Mynors-Wallis
	BMJ  2000;320:1340, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1340/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The debate over complementary medicine continues
	David Ramey, Anne M Pettigrew, Peter Morrell
	BMJ  2000;320:1341, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1341 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	More radiotherapy resources are needed for children as well as adults
	Jonathan Punt, David Walker, Michael Sokal
	BMJ  2000;320:1342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1342 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Twists in the tale of impossible means
	Jon Håvard Loge, Simon Wessely, Anthony Pelosi, Richard Smith
	BMJ  2000;320:1343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1343 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	Hospital criticised for not obtaining proper consent
	Adam Legge
	BMJ  2000;320:1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1291 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Mbeki appoints team to look at cause of AIDS
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  2000;320:1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1291/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Israeli surgeon accused of killing two patients
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2000;320:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1292 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Israel's doctors take industrial action
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2000;320:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1292/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  2000;320:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1292/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	NICE issues guidance on using coronary artery stents
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  2000;320:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1293 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	NICE approves Taxol for ovarian cancer
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2000;320:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1293/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	EU to provide incentives for "orphan" drugs
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2000;320:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1294 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Cyanide spill could have long term impact
	Carl Kovac
	BMJ  2000;320:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1294/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Patients will be paramount in assessments, says CHI
	Helen Morant
	BMJ  2000;320:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1294/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Medical bills account for 40% of bankruptcies
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2000;320:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1295 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Canadians grow dissatisfied with their healthcare system
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2000;320:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1295/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	WMA to produce guidelines on health databases
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  2000;320:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1295/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Cell preselection is key to gene therapy success
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Nine hospital patients may have been exposed to CJD
	Christopher Zinn
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Canada pushes for strong global tobacco treaty
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296/b [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Canadians become dissatisfied with their healthcare system
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296/c [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Ireland's brain injured patients get inadequate care
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296/d [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	American psychotherapy goes on the internet
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296/e [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Hospital criticised for not obtaining "properly elicited consent"
	BMJ  2000;320:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1296/f [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Randomised, double blind, placebo controlled study of fluticasone propionate in patients with moderate to severe chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: the ISOLDE trial
	P S Burge, P M A Calverley, P W Jones, S Spencer, J A Anderson, T K Maslen
	BMJ  2000;320:1297-1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1297 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Comparing health inequality in men and women: prospective study of mortality 1986-96
	Amanda Sacker, David Firth, Ray Fitzpatrick, Kevin Lynch, Mel Bartley
	BMJ  2000;320:1303-1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1303 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: ] FREE

	Size and quality of randomised controlled trials in head injury: review of published studies
	Karen Dickinson, Frances Bunn, Reinhard Wentz, Phil Edwards, Ian Roberts
	BMJ  2000;320:1308-1311, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1308 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Suicidal ideation among outpatients at general neurology clinics: prospective study
	Alan J Carson, Steven Best, Charles Warlow, Michael Sharpe
	BMJ  2000;320:1311-1312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1311 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Home collection of urine for culture from infants by three methods: survey of parents' preferences and bacterial contamination rates
	Lynster C T Liaw, Deepa M Nayar, Stephen J Pedler, Malcolm G Coulthard
	BMJ  2000;320:1312-1313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1312 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Regular review: The pleural cavity
	Giles J Peek, Sameh Morcos, Graham Cooper
	BMJ  2000;320:1318-1321, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1318 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Lesson of the week: Intracerebral haemorrhage in young adults: the emerging importance of drug misuse
	Andrew W McEvoy, Neil D Kitchen, David G T Thomas
	BMJ  2000;320:1322-1324, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1322 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of arterial and vascular disease: Vasculitis
	C O S Savage, L Harper, P Cockwell, D Adu, A J Howie
	BMJ  2000;320:1325-1328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1325 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

General practice

This week's General practice

	Controversy in primary care: Should asymptomatic haemochromatosis be treated? •    Treatment can be onerous for patient and doctor • Commentary: False certainty of clinical guidance • Commentary: Early treatment is essential
	Clare J Seamark, Margaret Hutchinson, Iona Heath, M F McMullin
	BMJ  2000;320:1314-1317, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1314 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	Seven guidelines of wisdom
	James Owen Drife
	BMJ  2000;320:1349, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1349/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	The two tier syndrome behind waiting lists
	Donald Light
	BMJ  2000;320:1349, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1349 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Modernising the NHS: A promising start, but fundamental reform is needed
	Alain C Enthoven
	BMJ  2000;320:1329-1331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1329 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Thyroid function teststime for a reassessment
	Denis StJ O'Reilly
	BMJ  2000;320:1332-1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1332 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Economic Note: Cost of illness studies
	Sarah Byford, David J Torgerson, James Raftery
	BMJ  2000;320:1335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1335 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	Robert Gosling • Geoffrey Edwin Bond • Colum Michael Connolly • David Stanley Freestone • George William Andrew Gordon • Jack Watson Litchfield • Ronald Morley • James Hill Whittles • George Wiernik
	Sebastian Kraemer, Anthony J Moon, Michael Rope, David Fairlamb, Robert Smith and others, Nick Gordon, Stanley Peart, A R Morley, Alexander Macara, Christopher Paine
	BMJ  2000;320:1344, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1344 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2000;320:1350, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1350 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	The right place at the right time
	John D Cowan
	BMJ  2000;320:1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1307 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom
	BMJ  2000;320:1312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1312/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: On ageing: selfishness
	BMJ  2000;320:1314, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1314/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: Medicine: Art or science?
	BMJ  2000;320:1322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1322/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Two memorable patients: Matthew and Adam
	Anthony K Webb
	BMJ  2000;320:1324, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1324 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: High road to independence
	BMJ  2000;320:1335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1335/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	ABC of vascular disease: Vascular complications of diabetes
	BMJ  2000;320:1313 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Minerva
	BMJ  2000;320:1350 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

BOOK

This week's BOOK

	Book: The Scientification of Love
	Ichiro Kawachi
	BMJ  2000;320:1346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1346 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Men's Health
	Mark Emberton
	BMJ  2000;320:1346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1346/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: The Nurture Assumption: Why Children Turn Out the Way They Do
	Marian Perkins
	BMJ  2000;320:1347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1347 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

FILM

This week's FILM

	Film: American Psycho
	Sean A Spence
	BMJ  2000;320:1347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1347/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

PRESS

This week's PRESS

	Press: A cry of pain and anger
	Jeremy Laurance
	BMJ  2000;320:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1348 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	How to run the NHS
	BMJ  2000;320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE GP

This week's CHOICE GP

	How to run the NHS
	BMJ  2000;320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.0/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

HIT PARADE

This week's HIT PARADE

	Hit parade
	BMJ  2000;320:1347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1347/b [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

This week's WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: Head injury
	Douglas Carnall
	BMJ  2000;320:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7245.1348/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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