This week's This week in the BMJ

	Zinc supplementation is not effective against malaria in African children [Full text] FREE

	Acupuncture gives short term relief in chronic neck pain [Full text] FREE

	Many specialist registrars would like to work part time when they are consultants [Full text] FREE

	Cranberry juice reduces recurrent urinary tract infection [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Is the two week rule for cancer referrals working?
	Roger Jones, Greg Rubin, Pali Hungin
	BMJ  2001;322:1555-1556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1555 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Adoption
	Mary Mather
	BMJ  2001;322:1556-1557, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1556 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The continuing global challenge of injury
	David H Stone, Stephen Jarvis, Barry Pless
	BMJ  2001;322:1557-1558, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1557 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Iatrogenic vCJD from surgical instruments
	Adam Frosh, Rachel Joyce, Alan Johnson
	BMJ  2001;322:1558-1559, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1558 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Fatigue in cancer
	Gregory A Curt
	BMJ  2001;322:1560, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1560 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	GMC: approaching the abyss
	Brian Keighley, George Alberti, John Chisholm, Simon Fradd, Barry Jackson, Roderick MacSween, Hamish Meldrum, David Pickersgill, Mike Pringle, Graham Forbes, Sue Leggate, Bob Nicholls, Chris Robinson, John Shaw, Denis Pereira Gray, Gareth Lloyd, Peter Arnold
	BMJ  2001;322:1599, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1599 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Assessing clinical competence and revalidation of clinicians
	Peter Burrows, Nick Gravestock, Robert K McKinley, Robin C Fraser, Richard Baker, Robert Mason, Louisa Zouita, Brian Ayers
	BMJ  2001;322:1600, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1600 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	GMC's guidance may inhibit research
	Stephen J Leslie, David J Webb
	BMJ  2001;322:1601, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1601 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Optimising management of delirium
	Christopher James Ryan, Naji Tabet, Robert Howard, David Meagher, J Haines, P Barclay, T Wauchob
	BMJ  2001;322:1602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1602 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Animal research
	Penny Hawkins, Jann Hau, Hans-Erik Carlsson, Joakim Hagelin, Ian Roberts, Michael Meredith, Samantha Gray, J H Botting
	BMJ  2001;322:1603, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1603 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Wyeth responds to news story on oral contraceptives and DVT
	P Brock
	BMJ  2001;322:1605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1605 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	C reactive protein and acute phase of ischaemic stroke
	Mario Di Napoli
	BMJ  2001;322:1605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1605/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	What's in a name?
	Richard Day, Fiona Gilroy
	BMJ  2001;322:1606, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1606 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	UK attacked for lack of injury prevention strategy
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2001;322:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1561 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	AMA split by dispute between chief and board of trustees
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2001;322:1561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1561/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  2001;322:1562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1562 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Guidance issued on feeding of sick newborn babies
	Simon Frantz
	BMJ  2001;322:1562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1562/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Flexible jobs needed to retain women doctors
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2001;322:1562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1562/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Minorities get preferential admission to US medical schools
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2001;322:1563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1563 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Report attacked for vested interests of its backers
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2001;322:1563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1563/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Dutch patients travel to Spain for orthopaedic surgery
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2001;322:1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1565/c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Public inquiry hears how Shipman killed patients with diamorphine
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Ban on human reproductive cloning demanded
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	AMA demands change in drug advertisements
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

This week's News roundup

	UK government attacked for failing to introduce tobacco bill
	Pat Hagan
	BMJ  2001;322:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1564 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Invasive procedures carried out on children without anaesthesia
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2001;322:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1564/a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Public thinks genetic testing is "a step too far"
	Cherrill Hicks
	BMJ  2001;322:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1564/b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	GPs demand that the government cut their workload
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2001;322:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1564/c [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Counterfeit pharmaceuticals flood Russian market
	James Schofield
	BMJ  2001;322:1564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1564/d [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	GMC member forced to stand down from disciplinary panel
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2001;322:1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1565 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Healthy woman dies in research experiment
	Deborah Josefson
	BMJ  2001;322:1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1565/a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Prisoner dies after "seriously deficient" care
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2001;322:1565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1565/b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Prophylactic gastrectomy seems to extend life of patients with a family history of stomach cancer
	Deborah Josefson
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/c [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	High bone density increases risk of breast cancer
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/d [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Doctors subjected to "harsh treatment" over organ retention, says report
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/e [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Reorganisation proposed for NHS in Northern Ireland
	Doug Payne
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/f [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	AMA split by dispute between chief and board of trustees
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2001;322:1566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1566/g [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Effect of zinc supplementation on malaria and other causes of morbidity in west African children: randomised double blind placebo controlled trial
	Olaf Müller, Heiko Becher, Anneke Baltussen van Zweeden, Yazoume Ye, Diadier A Diallo, Amadou T Konate, Adjima Gbangou, Bocar Kouyate, Michel Garenne
	BMJ  2001;322:1567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1567 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Randomised trial of cranberry-lingonberry juice and Lactobacillus GG drink for the prevention of urinary tract infections in women
	Tero Kontiokari, Kaj Sundqvist, M Nuutinen, T Pokka, M Koskela, M Uhari
	BMJ  2001;322:1571, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1571 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Randomised trial of acupuncture compared with conventional massage and "sham" laser acupuncture for treatment of chronic neck pain • Commentary: Controls for acupuncturecan we finally see the light?
	Dominik Irnich, Nicolas Behrens, Holger Molzen, Achim König, Jochen Gleditsch, Martin Krauss, Malte Natalis, Edward Senn, Antje Beyer, Peter Schöps, Mike Cummings
	BMJ  2001;322:1574, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1574 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Specialist registrars' plans for working part time as consultants in medical specialties: questionnaire study
	Hugh M Mather
	BMJ  2001;322:1578-1579, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1578 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Primary care

This week's Primary care

	Primary care groups: Improving the quality of care through clinical governance
	Stephen Campbell, Martin Roland, David Wilkin
	BMJ  2001;322:1580-1582, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1580 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Regular review: Managing testicular cancer
	DP Dearnaley, RA Huddart, A Horwich
	BMJ  2001;322:1583-1588, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1583 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Lesson of the week: Depot corticosteroid treatment for hay fever causing avascular necrosis of both hips
	S M S Nasser, P W Ewan
	BMJ  2001;322:1589-1591, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1589 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Lesson of the week: Reye's syndrome and aspirin: lest we forget
	M C McGovern, J F T Glasgow, M C Stewart
	BMJ  2001;322:1591-1592, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1591 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	Let the hair sit
	Liam Farrell
	BMJ  2001;322:1611, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1611/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	Is it time for evidence based medical registration?
	Steve Kisely
	BMJ  2001;322:1611, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1611 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	For and against: Public health does not need to be led by doctors • For • Against
	Klim McPherson, Sarah Taylor, Edward Coyle
	BMJ  2001;322:1593-1596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1593 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Summarising economic evaluations in systematic reviews: a new approach
	John Nixon, Khalid S Khan, Jos Kleijnen
	BMJ  2001;322:1596-1598, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1596 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	Donald Rose Beaton • Raymond Hierons • John Langlois Montagnon • Terry Ramsell • David Christopher Williams • Sylvia Mary Joseph Reid
	Neil Robinson, Tim Fowler, William Michael, A Eric Dormer, Nicola Ramsell and Susan Ramsell, John Skipper, Malcolm Keane
	BMJ  2001;322:1607, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1607 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2001;322:1612, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1612 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	A paper that saved my life: Mobile intensive care units
	Peter Arnold
	BMJ  2001;322:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1570 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: The most difficult of arts, reigning
	BMJ  2001;322:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1570/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: The family doctor
	BMJ  2001;322:1570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1570/b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	One hundred years ago: The finances of the General Medical Council
	BMJ  2001;322:1591, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1591/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Words: Is it cracked, broken, or fractured?
	Martin Billington
	BMJ  2001;322:1598, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1598 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

TV

This week's TV

	TV: Lesbian doctors get a role model
	Jeanelle de Gruchy
	BMJ  2001;322:1610, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1610 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

BOOK

This week's BOOK

	Book: Dark Remedy: The Impact of Thalidomide and its Revival as a Vital Medicine
	Martin Schulz
	BMJ  2001;322:1608, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1608 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Making Clinical Governance Work for You
	Lindsay F P Smith, Jenny Shepperd
	BMJ  2001;322:1608, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1608/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Educating for Professionalism: Creating a Culture of Humanism in Medical Education
	Christopher Bulstrode
	BMJ  2001;322:1609, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1609 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

FILM

This week's FILM

	Film: ABC Africa
	Nicholas Sargent
	BMJ  2001;322:1609, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1609/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] [extra: A round-up of films] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	Neglected
	BMJ  2001;322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

CHOICE GP

This week's CHOICE GP

	Neglected
	BMJ  2001;322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.0/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

This week's WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: The effects of consumerism
	Jason O'Neale Roach
	BMJ  2001;322:1610, doi: 10.1136/bmj.322.7302.1610/a [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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