Improving on improvement
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

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

	Skin sutures can get wet safely after minor excisions [Full text] FREE

	Academics may be losing control of clinical research [Full text] FREE

	Consider rectal quinine for moderately severe malaria [Full text] FREE

	Tobacco exposure is associated with glucose intolerance [Full text] FREE

	Goth subculture is strongly linked with self harm and attempted suicide [Full text] FREE

Editorials

	Inhaled insulin
	Emma Morton-Eggleston, Eugene J Barrett
	BMJ  2006;332:1043-1044, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1043 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Passive smoking's role in diabetes
	Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Christos Pitsavos
	BMJ  2006;332:1044-1045, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1044 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Community acquired pneumonia in primary care
	Herman Goossens, Paul Little
	BMJ  2006;332:1045-1046, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1045 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

	Middle aged white people are healthier in England than US
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2006;332:1047, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1047 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Number of uninsured middle class US citizens grows
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2006;332:1047, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1047-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	In brief
	BMJ  2006;332:1048, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1048 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	GPs can shape services by bidding for provider contracts
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2006;332:1048, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1048-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Concordia Health wins south London contract for primary care
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2006;332:1048, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1048-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK website publishes cardiac surgery survival rates
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2006;332:1049, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1049 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Dutch want publication of data on heart surgery
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2006;332:1049, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1049-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Unicef warns of "epidemic" of childhood malnutrition
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2006;332:1051, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1051-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Will UK Biobank pay off?
	Geoff Watts
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-i [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Trastuzumab wins backing of European drug regulator
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Watchdog gives spoof awards for aggressive marketing of drugs
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Malaria experts criticise World Bank
	Balaji Ravichandran
	BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Healthcare Commission to review independent treatment centres
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS should remain funded by tax
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	German law to cuts drug costs angers doctors
	Annette Tuffs
	BMJ  2006;332:1051, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1051 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS trust is losing out to private investors, says watchdog
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2006;332:1051, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1051-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	NICE rules on chemotherapy drugs for colon and breast cancer
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-a [Extract] [Full text]

	England approves first mental health foundation trusts
	Robert Short
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-b [Extract] [Full text]

	UK is urged to rethink funding of long term care of elderly people
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-c [Extract] [Full text]

	Investment in health research needs scrutiny
	Nick Smallwood
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-d [Extract] [Full text]

	Children worldwide can grow to the same height, says WHO
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-e [Extract] [Full text]

	Australian health insurance to include preventive measures
	Christopher Zinn
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-f [Extract] [Full text]

	France to pilot testing for prostate cancer
	Brad Spurgeon
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-g [Extract] [Full text]

	Protests and bombing disrupt health care in Nepal
	Kaushal Pandey
	BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-h [Extract] [Full text]

Research

	Can sutures get wet? Prospective randomised controlled trial of wound management in general practice
	Clare Heal, Petra Buettner, Beverly Raasch, Sheldon Browning, David Graham, Rachel Bidgood, Margaret Campbell, Robert Cruikshank
	BMJ  2006;332:1053-1056, doi:10.1136/bmj.38800.628704.AE (published 24 April 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Safety and efficacy of rectal compared with intramuscular quinine for the early treatment of moderately severe malaria in children: randomised clinical trial
	Hubert Barennes, Tatiana Balima-Koussoubé, Nicolas Nagot, Jean-Christophe Charpentier, Eric Pussard
	BMJ  2006;332:1055-1059, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1055 [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Prevalence of deliberate self harm and attempted suicide within contemporary Goth youth subculture: longitudinal cohort study
	Robert Young, Helen Sweeting, Patrick West
	BMJ  2006;332:1058-1061, doi:10.1136/bmj.38790.495544.7C (published 13 April 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional tables] FREE

	Origin and funding of the most frequently cited papers in medicine: database analysis
	Nikolaos A Patsopoulos, John P A Ioannidis, Apostolos A Analatos
	BMJ  2006;332:1061-1064, doi:10.1136/bmj.38768.420139.80 (published 17 March 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Appendix] FREE

	Commentary: Is society losing control of the medical research agenda?
	Brendan Delaney
	BMJ  2006;332:1063-1064, doi:10.1136/bmj.38771.471563.80 (published 17 March 2006) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Active and passive smoking and development of glucose intolerance among young adults in a prospective cohort: CARDIA study
	Thomas K Houston, Sharina D Person, Mark J Pletcher, Kiang Liu, Carlos Iribarren, Catarina I Kiefe
	BMJ  2006;332:1064-1069, doi:10.1136/bmj.38779.584028.55 (published 7 April 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	National survey of British public's views on use of identifiable medical data by the National Cancer Registry
	Geraldine Barrett, Jackie A Cassell, Janet L Peacock, Michel P Coleman
	BMJ  2006;332:1068-1072, doi:10.1136/bmj.38805.473738.7C (published 28 April 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Drug points: Galactorrhoea may be associated with methadone use
	Jennifer Bennett, Richard Whale
	BMJ  2006;332:1071, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1071 [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

	Acute pancreatitis
	Andrew Kingsnorth, Derek O'Reilly
	BMJ  2006;332:1072-1076, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1072 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Practice

	BMJ Learning: Pneumonia: update on diagnosis and management
	Zara Hoare, Wei Shen Lim
	BMJ  2006;332:1077-1079, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1077 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Statistics Notes: The cost of dichotomising continuous variables
	Douglas G Altman, Patrick Royston
	BMJ  2006;332:1080, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1080 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of palliative care: Difficult pain
	Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon
	BMJ  2006;332:1081-1083, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1081 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
	Alison Tonks
	BMJ  2006;332:1084-1085, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1084 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis and Comment

	Research protocols: Waiving confidentiality for the greater good
	An-Wen Chan, Ross Upshur, Jerome A Singh, Davina Ghersi, François Chapuis, Douglas G Altman
	BMJ  2006;332:1086-1089, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1086 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra information]

	Diagnosis: Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways
	Patrick M Bossuyt, Les Irwig, Jonathan Craig, Paul Glasziou
	BMJ  2006;332:1089-1092, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1089 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: Scottish data provide additional information...
	D Graham Mackenzie, Sarah Wild, Rod Muir
	BMJ  2006;332:1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1093 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: ... but Italian data seem to contradict study findings
	Antonella Franzo, Giorgio Simon, Carlo Francescutti
	BMJ  2006;332:1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1093-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Panic disorder: propranolol and behavioural therapy
	Manjeestha Das
	BMJ  2006;332:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preterm delivery in primiparous women at low risk: Preterm birth or delivery? Study authors suggest new terms
	Ida Vogel, Ulrik Kesmodel, Steen Rasmussen, Jens Langhoff-Roos, Bo Jacobsson
	BMJ  2006;332:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preterm delivery in primiparous women at low risk: Could epidemic chlamydia contribute to rise in preterm births?
	Woody Caan
	BMJ  2006;332:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Is any involvement with the UK military unethical?
	Nick Wilson
	BMJ  2006;332:1094-1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Compensation and complaints in New Zealand
	Marie M Bismark
	BMJ  2006;332:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Policing of information from internet breast cancer list: Findings may not be generally applicable
	Ketan K Dhatariya
	BMJ  2006;332:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Policing of information from internet breast cancer list: "List mining" raises new issues in research ethics
	James E Till
	BMJ  2006;332:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The cause for quiet celebration
	Anna Barford, Danny Dorling, George Davey Smith, Mary Shaw
	BMJ  2006;332:1095-1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Boom to bust in the NHS: Income in general practice
	Hendrik J Beerstecher
	BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Boom to bust in the NHS: Consultant productivity
	Edmund J Dunstan
	BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Boom to bust in the NHS: Questions on productivity
	Ram Kumar
	BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Money for nothing, and your kicks for free
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Andrew William Morrison
	Gavin Morrison
	BMJ  2006;332:1097, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1097 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Jennifer Asscher (née Lloyd)
	William Asscher
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Gwenda Delany
	Gwenda Delany
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-a [Extract] [Full text]

	Neil Alexander Duncan
	Catriona Andrews
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-b [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Derek Julius Salfield
	Stephen Salfield, Nicolas Salfield
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Charles Seeley
	Hugh Seeley
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Austin Tate
	Brian Crossley, Philip Milln
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-e [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Elena Zadik (née Matskevich)
	Paul Zadik
	BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-f [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]

	Multimedia: Medics face the music
	Tiago Villanueva
	BMJ  2006;332:1099, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1099 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal views: When lecturers need patient consent
	S M Yentis
	BMJ  2006;332:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1100 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit parade
	BMJ  2006;332:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1100-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal views: The French connection: how I found orthopaedic surgery on the internet
	Marnie Clark
	BMJ  2006;332:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1101 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Soundings: Bring back post-nominals
	James Owen Drife
	BMJ  2006;332:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1101-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2006;332:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1102 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	bmjupdates+: Statins rarely cause serious side effects
	BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.0-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The art of medicine
	E Tullo
	BMJ  2006;332:1054, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1054 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The name of the illness
	Helen Mary Worthington
	BMJ  2006;332:1070, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1070 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ditch the digraph
	Marcus Gore
	BMJ  2006;332:1071, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1071-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: A salutary lesson
	Jean P Fisher
	BMJ  2006;332:1076, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1076 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interactive case report: 70 year old man with scrotal swelling, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and renal lesions
	BMJ  2006;332:1079, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1079 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Reading and reflecting
	Kamal Samanta
	BMJ  2006;332:1080, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1080-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A complaint that changed my practice
	Antonio Munno
	BMJ  2006;332:1092, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1092 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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