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This week's Editor's choice

Think mumps
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.0-f
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Antioxidant supplementation doesn't prevent kwashiorkor in children [Full text] FREE
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This week's Editorials

Antioxidants for children with kwashiorkor
George J Fuchs
BMJ  2005;330:1095-1096, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1095
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The fetal origins hypothesis—10 years on
Johan G Eriksson
BMJ  2005;330:1096-1097, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1096
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Open access, impact, and demand
Peter Suber
BMJ  2005;330:1097-1098, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1097
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Monitoring surgical mortality
Nancy N Baxter
BMJ  2005;330:1098-1099, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1098
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Global functions at the World Health Organization
Jennifer Prah Ruger, Derek Yach
BMJ  2005;330:1099-1100, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1099
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Risk of suicide should be assessed for whole class of antidepressants
François Curtin, Pierre Schulz
BMJ  2005;330:1148, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1148
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Figures look doubtful
David Healy
BMJ  2005;330:1148, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1148-a
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Authors' reply to Curtin and Schulz, and Healy
David Gunnell, Julia Saperia, Deborah Ashby
BMJ  2005;330:1148-1149, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1148-b
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Discrediting old drugs may be useful in marketing new ones
Hugh M Jones
BMJ  2005;330:1149, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1149
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Let's keep it in perspective
Isaac Sakinofsky, David L Streiner
BMJ  2005;330:1149, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1149-a
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Data seem to be incorrect
Alex J Mitchell
BMJ  2005;330:1149-1150, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1149-b
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Authors' reply to Jones, Sakinofsky and Streiner, and Mitchell
Dean Fergusson, Steve Doucette, Paul Hebert, David Healy, Stan Shapiro
BMJ  2005;330:1150, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1150
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Suicide rate of 15% in editorial is misleading
Melissa K Raven
BMJ  2005;330:1150, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1150-a
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Authors' reply to Raven
Andrea Cipriani, Corrado Barbui, John R Geddes
BMJ  2005;330:1150, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1150-b
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Do selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors cause suicide?: Antidepressant prescribing to children and adolescents by GPs has fallen since CSM advice
Macey L Murray, Ian C K Wong, Mary Thompson
BMJ  2005;330:1151, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1151
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Attributable lung cancer risk from radon in homes may be low
Jerome S Puskin, David J Pawel
BMJ  2005;330:1151, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1151-a
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Many patients may not understand consent forms
David D Pothier
BMJ  2005;330:1151, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1151-b
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Half of patients in intensive care receive suboptimal care
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;330:1101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1101
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Merck chief quits as further material on Vioxx emerges
Ray Moynihan
BMJ  2005;330:1101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1101-a
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In brief
BMJ  2005;330:1102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1102
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NICE says that patients' age should affect treatment
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;330:1102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1102-a
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Cervical cancer is still missed, despite the availability of screening
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;330:1102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1102-b
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English surgeons may at last be about to become doctors
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2005;330:1103, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1103
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Doctors object to a wider role for surgical care practitioners
Colleen Shannon
BMJ  2005;330:1103, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1103-a
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More pubs will escape smoking ban than UK government has claimed
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;330:1105, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1105-b
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WHO's attempts to eradicate polio are thwarted in Africa and Asia
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:1106, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1106
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New law aims to distance the FDA from the drug industry
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2005;330:1106, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1106-a
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Medical students should be added to GMC register, says judge
Deborah Cohen
BMJ  2005;330:1104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1104
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Infection rate after some surgery types in England is triple that in US
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2005;330:1104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1104-a
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Doctors accuse India of massaging leprosy figures
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2005;330:1104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1104-b
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UK and US groups announce new initiatives on open access publishing
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;330:1104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1104-c
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Medical societies react against public access to findings
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2005;330:1104, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1104-d
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Doctor was "near to breaking point" when she exaggerated abuse
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:1105, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1105
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Heart rate is a good predictor of sudden cardiac death, study shows
Scott Gottlieb
BMJ  2005;330:1105, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1105-a
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This week's Short cuts

What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2005;330:1107-1108, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1107
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This week's Papers

Antioxidant supplementation for the prevention of kwashiorkor in Malawian children: randomised, double blind, placebo controlled trial
Heather Ciliberto, Michael Ciliberto, Andreé Briend, Per Ashorn, Dennis Bier, Mark Manary
BMJ  2005;330:1109, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38427.404259.8F, (Published 25 April 2005)
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Understanding resolution of deliberate self harm: qualitative interview study of patients' experiences
Julia Sinclair, Judith Green
BMJ  2005;330:1112, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38441.503333.8F, (Published 20 April 2005)
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Longitudinal study of birth weight and adult body mass index in predicting risk of coronary heart disease and stroke in women
Janet W Rich-Edwards, Ken Kleinman, Karin B Michels, Meir J Stampfer, JoAnn E Manson, Kathryn M Rexrode, Eileen N Hibert, Walter C Willett
BMJ  2005;330:1115, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38434.629630.E0, (Published 27 April 2005)
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Mumps outbreaks across England and Wales in 2004: observational study
Emma Savage, Mary Ramsay, Joanne White, Stuart Beard, Heather Lawson, Rashpal Hunjan, David Brown
BMJ  2005;330:1119-1120, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1119
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MMR vaccine and Crohn's disease: ecological study of hospital admissions in England, 1991 to 2002
Valerie Seagroatt
BMJ  2005;330:1120-1121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38449.476759.AE, (Published 18 April 2005)
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This week's Primary care

Patients' and health professionals' views on primary care for people with serious mental illness: focus group study
Helen Lester, Jonathan Q Tritter, Helen Sorohan
BMJ  2005;330:1122, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38440.418426.8F, (Published 20 April 2005)
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10-minute consultation: Hyperhidrosis
Jo Piercy
BMJ  2005;330:1127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1127
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This week's Information in practice

Open access and openly accessible: a study of scientific publications shared via the internet
Jonathan D Wren
BMJ  2005;330:1128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38422.611736.E0, (Published 12 April 2005)
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This week's Clinical review

Mumps and the UK epidemic 2005
Ravindra K Gupta, Jennifer Best, Eithne MacMahon
BMJ  2005;330:1132-1135, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1132
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ABC of emergency radiology: Major trauma
Otto Chan, Alistair Wilson, Michael Walsh
BMJ  2005;330:1136-1138, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1136
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This week's Education and debate

Building a framework for trust: critical event analysis of deaths in surgical care
A M Thompson, P A Stonebridge
BMJ  2005;330:1139-1142, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1139
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Commentary: Excellent review scheme for critical incidents but insufficient for revalidation
Mayur Lakhani
BMJ  2005;330:1143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1143
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GMC and the future of revalidation: Failure to act on good intentions
Aneez Esmail
BMJ  2005;330:1144-1147, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1144
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Revalidation in the UK
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;330:1145, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1145
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This week's Obituaries

Alvin Novick
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2005;330:1152, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1152
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Dion Ralph Bell
Nick Beeching, Geoff Gill
BMJ  2005;330:1153, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1153
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Gerson Katz
Robert Katz, Arnold Elliott
BMJ  2005;330:1153, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1153-a
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Elsie May Lewis
Constance E Fozzard
BMJ  2005;330:1153, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1153-b
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Kenneth Hart Pickworth
David C Pickworth
BMJ  2005;330:1153, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1153-c
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Adam Neil Smith
Katy McIntyre
BMJ  2005;330:1153, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1153-d
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This week's reviews

Book: Evidence of Harm. Mercury in Vaccines and the Autism Epidemic: Medical Controversy
Michael Fitzpatrick
BMJ  2005;330:1154, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1154
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Book: Patient Adherence to Medical Treatment Regimens: Bridging the Gap Between Behavioral Science and Biomedicine
Emilio J Sanz
BMJ  2005;330:1155, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1155
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Hit parade
BMJ  2005;330:1155, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1155-a
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Marketing: End celebrity endorsement of screening, say researchers
Ray Moynihan, Liz Jakubowski
BMJ  2005;330:1156, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1156
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PERSONAL VIEW: A conduit to imbecility
Peter Davies
BMJ  2005;330:1157, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1157
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SOUNDINGS: Aristotle, the NHS, and Davie's henhouse
Colin Douglas
BMJ  2005;330:1157, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1157-a
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Minerva
BMJ  2005;330:1158, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1158
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This week's Fillers

POEM*: Test and eradicate is best for dyspepsia after six years
BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.0-e
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Endpiece: Our task
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;330:1111, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1111
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Endpiece: Ignorance is bliss
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;330:1118, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1118
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The gold standard: not a golden standard
Jurgen A H R Claassen
BMJ  2005;330:1121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1121
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bmjlearning.com: Edutainment?
Kieran Walsh
BMJ  2005;330:1126, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1126
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Endpiece: At Talbott-Marsh
BMJ  2005;330:1127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1127-a
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Tips on...: Breaking bad news
Chinmay Patvardhan
BMJ  2005;330:1131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1131
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Submitting articles to the BMJ
BMJ  2005;330:1142, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1142
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One hundred years ago: Japanese students
BMJ  2005;330:1147, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1147
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This week's Corrections

Necrotising fasciitis
BMJ  2005;330:1143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1143-a
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Regulator restricts use of SSRIs in children
BMJ  2005;330:1143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1143-b
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Interactive case report: Postoperative hypoxia in a woman with Down's syndrome
BMJ  2005;330:1143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1143-c
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Reader's guide to critical appraisal of cohort studies: 1. Role and design
BMJ  2005;330:1143, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.1143-d
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Editor's choice: Trans-Atlantic learning
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2005;330:E349, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.E349
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Editorial: St John's for depression, worts and all
John W Williams, Jr, Tracey Holsinger
BMJ  2005;330:E350-E351, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.E350
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Editorial: Benefits of early invasive treatment for acute coronary syndromes: lost in translation?
Lee Green
BMJ  2005;330:E351-E352, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.E351
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Letter: RAPID RESPONSE FROM BMJ.COM
Tim Watkins
BMJ  2005;330:E353, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.E353
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Letter: RAPID RESPONSE FROM BMJ.COM
Richard James
BMJ  2005;330:E354, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.E354
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Minerva
BMJ  2005;330:E355, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7500.E355
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