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21 July 2007 (Vol 335, No 7611)
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This week's Editor's choice

Editor's choice: Independence and other things
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2007;335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.634977.47
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US editor's choice: Is everything you know wrong?
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2007;335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39281.508345.47
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This week's Editorials

Self monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes
Simon R Heller
BMJ  2007;335:105-106, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.549109.47
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Depression in adolescents
Philip Hazell
BMJ  2007;335:106-107, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39265.581042.80
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Cardiovascular risk models
Luc Bonneux
BMJ  2007;335:107-108, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39262.643090.47, (Published 6 July 2007)
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Health for London: showing England the way?
Ruth Thorlby, Jennifer Dixon, Niall Dickson
BMJ  2007;335:108-109, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.699954.47
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A UK global health strategy: the next steps
Martin McKee
BMJ  2007;335:110, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.569722.47
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This week's Letters

To stent or not to stent?: A sterile debate
Stephen Westaby, Keith Channon, Adrian Banning
BMJ  2007;335:111, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39273.655694.BE
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eGFR and chronic kidney disease: Time to move forward
C R V Tomson, E J Lamb, K Griffith, D O'Donoghue, J Feehally
BMJ  2007;335:111, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39273.574479.BE
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Using healthcare data: Security protection is needed when using USB sticks
Matthew Daunt
BMJ  2007;335:112, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39272.674306.BE
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Managing smoking cessation: Article skips over weaknesses of nicotine replacement
Manfred Neuberger
BMJ  2007;335:112, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.964514.BE
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Sciatica: An archaic term
Jeremy C T Fairbank
BMJ  2007;335:112, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.951343.BE
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Attending patients' funerals: We can always care
Ros Thorburn, Martin Roland
BMJ  2007;335:112, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.958009.BE
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This week's News

Chief medical officer names hand hygiene and organ donation as public health priorities
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;335:113, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.523657.4E
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Doctors attack Gordon Brown's plans to regulate medical profession
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;335:113, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.396273.BE
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Former US surgeon general reveals extent of political pressure he was under
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2007;335:114, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.393345.BE
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German doctors accused of boosting pay by offering "unnecessary extras"
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2007;335:114, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.367662.DB
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Neurosurgeons told to watch for signs of "twiddler's syndrome"
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2007;335:114-115, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.395787.BE
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Foreign health workers look set to escape Libyan death sentence
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2007;335:115, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.560995.D
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In Brief: News
BMJ  2007;335:116, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.717824.4E
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BMA backs police campaign against female genital mutilation
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2007;335:116, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.450185.DB
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Scotland considers screening patients on admission to hospital to cut infections
Bryan Christie
BMJ  2007;335:116-117, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.461424.DB
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Hospital consultants' NHS salaries top £110 000
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;335:117, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.347674.DB
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GPs' income rose by 23% under new contract, adjusted figures show
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2007;335:117, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.470440.4E
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Hospitals must standardise patients' wristbands to reduce risk of wrong care
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2007;335:118, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.348843.DB
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Andrew Wakefield is accused of paying children for blood samples
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2007;335:118-119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.513310.4E
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Most training posts are filled, but 2000 trainee doctors may still be jobless in October
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2007;335:118-119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.715336.4E
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Doctor ordered to pay £300 000 in libel damages
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.488032.4E
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MPs say health department broke rules when it gave contract to Dr Foster
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.693565.DB
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Judge will not intervene as dying woman denied life support
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.560845.DB
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Poor countries lose 15% of their skilled staff to rich countries, UN report says
John Zarocostas
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.709144.DB
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GPs should do more to combat sexual infections
Michael Day
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.712037.DB
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Women are still left behind in academic medicine
Lisa Hitchen
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.547882.DB
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Audit finds improvements in time to treatment after heart attack
Toby Reynolds
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.428194.DB
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Benzodiazepine prescribing to elderly people after hospital discharge can lead to chronic use
Barbara Kermode-Scott
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.489780.DB
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Role of NICE should be expanded, MPs told
Adrian O'Dowd
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.392847.BE
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Breathing and relaxation technique cut asthma symptoms by one third
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2007;335:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.348241.DB
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Individuals face poverty in trying to meet the high costs of health care, WHO reports
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2007;335:119, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.376887.DB
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Shortcuts from other journals: Breast cancer genes don't affect prognosis in breast cancer
BMJ  2007;335:120, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7611.120
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Shortcuts from other journals: Neural tube defects fall by almost a half in Canada after folate added to flour
BMJ  2007;335:120, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7611.120-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: Prophylaxis doesn't prevent recurrent UTI in children
BMJ  2007;335:120, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7611.120-b
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Shortcuts from other journals: Diaphragms "disappointing" against HIV
BMJ  2007;335:120, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7611.120-c
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Shortcuts from other journals: Genomics starts to deliver on its promises
BMJ  2007;335:121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.357130.80
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Shortcuts from other journals: Hydroxychloroquine may help prevent diabetes
BMJ  2007;335:121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7611.121-a
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Shortcuts from other journals: Pay for performance linked to better care for some primary care patients in UK
BMJ  2007;335:121, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7611.121-b
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Shortcuts from other journals: The pros and cons of new treatments for type 2 diabetes
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This week's Feature

Drug pricing: No cure, no cost
Andrew Jack
BMJ  2007;335:122-123, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39267.432153.94
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Head to head: Should we consider a boycott of Israeli academic institutions? Yes
Tom Hickey
BMJ  2007;335:124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39266.495567.AD
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Head to head: Should we consider a boycott of Israeli academic institutions? No
Michael Baum
BMJ  2007;335:125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39266.509016.AD
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This week's Observations

Medicine and the media: MMR: the scare stories are back
Ben Goldacre
BMJ  2007;335:126-127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.447419.59, (Published 18 July 2007)
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Atlantic crossing: Getting America to take the shame
Uwe E Reinhardt
BMJ  2007;335:128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.711748.47
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This week's Analysis

Uncertainty in classification of repeat sudden unexpected infant deaths in Care of the Next Infant programme
C J Bacon, West Yorkshire Braithwaite, E N Hey
BMJ  2007;335:129-131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39203.430984.AD
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This week's Research

Impact of self monitoring of blood glucose in the management of patients with non-insulin treated diabetes: open parallel group randomised trial
Andrew Farmer, Alisha Wade, Elizabeth Goyder, Patricia Yudkin, David French, Anthea Craven, Rury Holman, Ann-Louise Kinmonth, Andrew Neil
BMJ  2007;335:132, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.447431.BE, (Published 25 June 2007)
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Derivation and validation of QRISK, a new cardiovascular disease risk score for the United Kingdom: prospective open cohort study
Julia Hippisley-Cox, Carol Coupland, Yana Vinogradova, John Robson, Margaret May, Peter Brindle
BMJ  2007;335:136, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39261.471806.55, (Published 5 July 2007)
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Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) and routine specialist care with and without cognitive behaviour therapy in adolescents with major depression: randomised controlled trial
Ian Goodyer, Bernadka Dubicka, Paul Wilkinson, Raphael Kelvin, Chris Roberts, Sarah Byford, Siobhan Breen, Claire Ford, Barbara Barrett, Alison Leech, Justine Rothwell, Lydia White, Richard Harrington
BMJ  2007;335:142, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39224.494340.55, (Published 7 June 2007)
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This week's Clinical review

Clinical Review: Preventing deep vein thrombosis in hospital inpatients
William E Cayley, Jr
BMJ  2007;335:147-151, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39247.542477.AE
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This week's Practice

Pregnancy plus: Eczema in pregnancy
Sophie Weatherhead, Stephen C Robson, Nick J Reynolds
BMJ  2007;335:152-154, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39227.671227.AE
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How to assess capacity to make a will
Robin Jacoby, Peter Steer
BMJ  2007;335:155-157, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39232.706840.AD
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This week's Views & reviews

Personal view: For patients' sake, don't boycott e-health records
Marlene Winfield
BMJ  2007;335:158, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.658171.59
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Review of the week: Lethal practice
Wendy Moore
BMJ  2007;335:159, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.682442.34
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From the frontline: Cortina en France
Des Spence
BMJ  2007;335:160, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39280.400938.59
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Drugs, tales, and other stories: Dunno, mate
Ike Iheanacho
BMJ  2007;335:160, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.621065.34
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Between the lines: Ordinary people?
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2007;335:161, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.398310.59
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Medical classics: The Closed Treatment of Common Fractures
Munier Hossain
BMJ  2007;335:161, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39279.540602.59
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This week's Obituaries

Christopher John ("Jack") Dewhurst
D K Edmonds
BMJ  2007;335:162, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39266.736748.BE
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Ywan Anthony
Richard Anthony
BMJ  2007;335:163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.473727.BE
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John Edward Barclay
Emad Salib
BMJ  2007;335:163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.649016.AD
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Wilma Elizabeth Gemmell
Catriona MacRae, Catriona McHugh
BMJ  2007;335:163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39267.633773.BE
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Michael Gregory Price
Jim Price
BMJ  2007;335:163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.600544.AD
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John William ("Jack") Strain
Greg Strain
BMJ  2007;335:163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.677975.AD
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John Robert Bentley Turner
Colin White
BMJ  2007;335:163, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39275.696331.AD
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This week's Minerva

Minerva
BMJ  2007;335:164, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.431053.471
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Minerva
Nishal Patel, Genevieve Larkin, Miles Stamford
BMJ  2007;335:164, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.431053.47
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This week's Fillers

Interactive case report: A patient with suspected miscarriage is found to have hypertension, renal failure, and thrombocytopenia
BMJ  2007;335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39252.458183.80
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My first time on call
Olaoluwatomi Lamikanra
BMJ  2007;335:146, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.470417.DE
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The magnetic resonance egg timer
Brian Witcombe
BMJ  2007;335:151, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39199.659352.BE
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Elephant neck
T M Gibson
BMJ  2007;335:157, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39248.639375.AD
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This week's Corrections

Killing you softly
BMJ  2007;335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39272.619722.AD
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