One medicine?
	Graham Easton, Martin Alder
	BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.0-f [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

This week in the BMJ

This week in the BMJ [Full text] [PDF]

	How to treat snake bites [Full text]

	Dolphins help treat depression [Full text]

	Sleeping sicknesses might merge in Uganda [Full text]

	Foot and mouth epidemic had wide sequelae [Full text]

	How pets influence owners' health [Full text]

Editorials

	Veterinary public health
	Cameron Stewart, John Cowden, Jim McMenamin, Bill Reilly
	BMJ  2005;331:1213-1214, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1213 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A walk on the wild side—emerging wildlife diseases
	Andrew A Cunningham
	BMJ  2005;331:1214-1215, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1214 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	UK government collaborations to manage threats to animal and human health
	Debby Reynolds, Liam Donaldson
	BMJ  2005;331:1216-1217, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1216 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: List of expert advisory group]

	Foodborne zoonoses
	Sarah J O'Brien
	BMJ  2005;331:1217-1218, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1217 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Resistance to antimicrobials in humans and animals
	Ernest J Soulsby
	BMJ  2005;331:1219-1220, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1219 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What could Dr Finlay and Mr Herriot learn from each other?
	Bob Michell
	BMJ  2005;331:1220-1221, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1220 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Human health and nature conservation
	Ambra Burls, Woody Caan
	BMJ  2005;331:1221-1222, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1221 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	Vaccinating poultry against avian flu is contributing to spread
	Jane Parry
	BMJ  2005;331:1223, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1223 [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	FDA criticised for rejecting over the counter emergency contraception
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2005;331:1223, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1223-a [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	In brief
	BMJ  2005;331:1224, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1224 [Full text] [PDF]

	Number of people infected with HIV worldwide reaches 40m
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2005;331:1224, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1224-a [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Rates of sexually transmitted infections continue to rise
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2005;331:1224, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1224-b [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Medicare's new prescription drug plan causes confusion
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2005;331:1225, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1225 [Full text] [PDF]

	Drug industry's new code criticised for lacking teeth
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2005;331:1225, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1225-a [Full text] [PDF]

	Do vets and doctors face similar ethical challenges?
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2005;331:1227, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1227 [Full text] [PDF]

	Harnessing Mother Nature against your fellow humans
	Geoff Watts
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228 [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Transitional countries best at reducing greenhouse gases
	Grainger Laffan
	BMJ  2005;331:1226, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1226 [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Incontinence management is inadequate, UK audit shows
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2005;331:1226, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1226-a [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Charity for homeless launches GP service for hostel residents
	Mark Gould
	BMJ  2005;331:1226, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1226-b [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Anaesthetist could face prosecution after GMC strikes her off
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2005;331:1226, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1226-c [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Police are being forced to act as social workers
	Madeleine Brettingham
	BMJ  2005;331:1226, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1226-d [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	UK guidelines urge improved recognition of obsessive-compulsive disorder
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228-a [Full text]

	UK's regulatory framework gives it an advantage in stem cell research
	Christiane Rehwagen
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228-b [Full text]

	Surgeons in England lobby prime minister on working hours
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228-c [Full text]

	Smoking ban in prisons would lead to more assaults on staff
	Adrian O'Dowd
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228-d [Full text]

	NHS Direct lays out plans to expand into monitoring and social care
	Andrew Cole
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228-e [Full text]

	Pregnant women in poor countries face domestic violence
	BMJ  2005;331:1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1228-f [Full text]

Papers

	Randomised controlled trial of animal facilitated therapy with dolphins in the treatment of depression
	Christian Antonioli, Michael A Reveley
	BMJ  2005;331:1231, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1231 [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Psychosocial effects of the 2001 UK foot and mouth disease epidemic in a rural population: qualitative diary based study
	Maggie Mort, Ian Convery, Josephine Baxter, Cathy Bailey
	BMJ  2005;331:1234, doi:10.1136/bmj.38603.375856.68 (published 7 October 2005) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Further details]

	Sleeping sickness in Uganda: a thin line between two fatal diseases
	Kim Picozzi, Eric M Fèvre, Martin Odiit, Mark Carrington, Mark C Eisler, Ian Maudlin, Susan C Welburn
	BMJ  2005;331:1238-1241, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1238 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Appendix]

	Commentary: Sleeping sickness—a growing problem?
	Jean G Jannin
	BMJ  2005;331:1242, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1242 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Entry screening for severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS) or influenza: policy evaluation
	R J Pitman, B S Cooper, C L Trotter, N J Gay, W J Edmunds
	BMJ  2005;331:1242-1243, doi:10.1136/bmj.38573.696100.3A (published 21 September 2005) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Statistical methods]

Short cuts

	What's new in the other general journals
	Alison Tonks
	BMJ  2005;331:1229-1230, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1229 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical review

	Treatment of bites by adders and exotic venomous snakes
	David A Warrell
	BMJ  2005;331:1244-1247, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1244 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra references]

	Horses for courses. Comparative gastroenterology: common ground and collaborative potential
	Neil P H Hudson, Malcolm G Dunlop
	BMJ  2005;331:1248-1251, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1248 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References w1 - w23]

Education and debate

	Pet ownership and human health: a brief review of evidence and issues
	June McNicholas, Andrew Gilbey, Ann Rennie, Sam Ahmedzai, Jo-Ann Dono, Elizabeth Ormerod
	BMJ  2005;331:1252-1254, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1252 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References]

	Commentary: Pets—pleasures and problems
	Richard Mayon-White
	BMJ  2005;331:1254-1255, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1254 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early qualitative risk assessment of the emerging zoonotic potential of animal diseases
	Stephen Palmer, David Brown, Dilys Morgan
	BMJ  2005;331:1256-1260, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1256 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References]

	Commentary: Zoonotic potential of emerging animal diseases
	Samson S Y Wong, K Y Yuen
	BMJ  2005;331:1260, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1260 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Eradicating pathogens: The human story
	R Bruce Aylward, Maureen Birmingham
	BMJ  2005;331:1261-1262, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1261 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Eradicating pathogens: The animal story
	Peter L Roeder
	BMJ  2005;331:1262-1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1262 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Synergy between public health and veterinary services to deliver human and animal health interventions in rural low income settings
	Esther Schelling, Kaspar Wyss, Mahamat Béchir, Daugla Doumagoum Moto, Jakob Zinsstag
	BMJ  2005;331:1264-1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1264 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Human and animal health: strengthening the links: Animal and human case for reforming current food policies
	Caroline J Hewson, Tim Lang
	BMJ  2005;331:1268, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1268 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Human and animal health: strengthening the links: New foundation will help bring two disciplines together
	Robert Salisbury
	BMJ  2005;331:1268, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1268-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Human and animal health: strengthening the links: Combined courses for vets and doctors?
	Hadley Bagshaw, Roger Bagshaw
	BMJ  2005;331:1269, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1269 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Human and animal health: strengthening the links: Preventing dog bites
	Tiny C B M De Keuster
	BMJ  2005;331:1269, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1269-a [Full text] [Request Permissions] [extra: References]

	Classification of stillbirth: Classification is not explanation
	Edwin P Kirk
	BMJ  2005;331:1269, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1269-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Classification of stillbirth: Reclassification obscures things
	Neil J Sebire
	BMJ  2005;331:1269, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1269-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Classification of stillbirth: Cause, condition, or mechanism?
	Jan Jaap HM Erwich
	BMJ  2005;331:1269-1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1269-d [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Classification of stillbirth: Author's reply
	Jason Gardosi
	BMJ  2005;331:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1270 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Reassessing strategies for improving health: Strategies should include nutrition
	Meera Shekar
	BMJ  2005;331:1270, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1270-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Reassessing strategies for improving health: Strategies in West and Central Africa need to be revised
	Niyi Awofeso
	BMJ  2005;331:1271, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1271 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Transitional care for elderly people: At what cost?
	Martin J Connolly
	BMJ  2005;331:1271, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1271-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Transitional care for elderly people: Intermediate care can be safe and reduce hospital use, but is it and does it?
	John R Gladman
	BMJ  2005;331:1271, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1271-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Including care home residents in clinical research is fraught
	Arnold G Zermansky
	BMJ  2005;331:1271-1272, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1271-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Rates of exception reporting need to be addressed
	John S Corcoran
	BMJ  2005;331:1272, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1272 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Invest in people, not restructuring
	Jeffrey Braithwaite
	BMJ  2005;331:1272, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1272-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Criminal proceedings will hamper calls for open culture
	Robin E Ferner, Sarah E McDowell
	BMJ  2005;331:1272, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1272-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Matthew Arnum Barnor
	E Evans
	BMJ  2005;331:1273, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1273 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Susan Field
	Graham Cresswell
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Clement Grimshaw
	Libby Grimshaw
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274-a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Isla Hayward (Mrs McGuire, née Greenlaw)
	Keith Greenlaw
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274-b [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Chinnamma Jayakkar
	Anoop Jayakkar, Remya Jayakkar, Angelina Jayakumar, Sethu Jayakumar
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274-c [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Keast-Butler
	David Williams
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274-d [Full text]

	Johanna Clara Joacomina Collis McLean
	Uto Hogerzeil, Bryan Scaife
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274-e [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Tusevnambi Jayatissa Rajapaksa
	Roland Fernando, Ranjanie Fernando
	BMJ  2005;331:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1274-f [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]

	Book: The Monster at Our Door: The Global Threat of Avian Flu
	Geoff Watts
	BMJ  2005;331:1275, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1275 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: The Swine Flu Affair: Decision-Making on a Slippery Disease
	M G Jacoby
	BMJ  2005;331:1276, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1276 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Passionate Medicine: Making the Transition from Conventional Medicine to Homeopathy
	Anita Houghton
	BMJ  2005;331:1276, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1276-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Press: How the media caught Tamiflu
	Michael Day
	BMJ  2005;331:1277, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1277 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit parade
	BMJ  2005;331:1277, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1277-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	PERSONAL VIEWS: Is it time to ban dogs as household pets?
	Trevor Jackson
	BMJ  2005;331:1278, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1278 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	PERSONAL VIEWS: The age of entitlement
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2005;331:1279, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1279 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	SOUNDINGS: Ghosts
	Imre Loefler
	BMJ  2005;331:1279, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1279-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2005;331:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1280 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	bmjupdates+: WHO's clinical decision rule misses most cases of streptococcal sore throat in children
	BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.0-e [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The dunghills of Glasgow in 1839
	Jeremy Hugh Baron
	BMJ  2005;331:1237, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1237 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What's in December's studentBMJ?
	BMJ  2005;331:1243, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1243 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: Once there is hope, there is life
	Chikwe Ihekweazu
	BMJ  2005;331:1251, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1251 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual zoonosis
	Janet Menage
	BMJ  2005;331:1255, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1255 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Why shouldn't children benefit from oral rehydration solutions for calves?
	Bob Michell
	BMJ  2005;331:1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1267 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Advice
	BMJ  2005;331:1273, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7527.1273-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

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