Editor's choice Uncomfortable findings Fiona Godlee BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.0-g [Full text]3293 [PDF]364   This week in the BMJ This week in the BMJ [Full text]353 [PDF]165 More melanomas are caught early in the US [Full text]868   Flocculant-disinfection gives best results in Kenya [Full text]426   Smoking ban proposed in the UK may worsen health inequalities [Full text]1440   Nurse led programmes don't improve COPD [Full text]1388   Hypertension can be monitored by patients [Full text]1258   Systematic reviews should assess quality of RCT interventions [Full text]1056   Editorials Foundation programme for newly qualified doctors Richard Hays BMJ  2005;331:465-466, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.465 [Extract]302 [Full text]5583 [PDF]481   Self monitoring of high blood pressure J Carel Bakx, Mark C van der Wel, Chris van Weel BMJ  2005;331:466-467, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.466 [Extract]426 [Full text]2641 [PDF]745   Coronary heart disease in women Ghada W Mikhail BMJ  2005;331:467-468, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.467 [Extract]307 [Full text]2297 [PDF]730   Clean drinking water for homes in Africa and other less developed countries James K Tumwine BMJ  2005;331:468-469, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.468 [Extract]115 [Full text]1776 [PDF]273   Avoiding rabies Derrick Pounder BMJ  2005;331:469-470, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.469 [Extract]177 [Full text]3489 [PDF]558   News Merck faces ongoing claims after Texan ruling on rofecoxib Janice Hopkins Tanne BMJ  2005;331:471, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.471 [Extract]173 [Full text]1187 [PDF]226   In brief BMJ  2005;331:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.472 [Extract]67 [Full text]602 [PDF]54   Parents of disabled baby lose appeal against court order Owen Dyer BMJ  2005;331:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.472-a [Extract]160 [Full text]1309 [PDF]101   US National Institutes of Health issue new ethics guidelines Janice Hopkins Tanne BMJ  2005;331:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.472-b [Extract]122 [Full text]1265 [PDF]221   South African doctors arrested in kidney sale scandal Pat Sidley BMJ  2005;331:473, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.473 [Extract]181 [Full text]1320 [PDF]130   Dutch murder case leads to talks with attorney general Tony Sheldon BMJ  2005;331:473, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.473-a [Extract]129 [Full text]1121 [PDF]75   BMA warns against unnecessary screening tests in private sector Lynn Eaton BMJ  2005;331:475, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.475-b [Extract]155 [Full text]1412 [PDF]183   Half a million Americans use methamphetamine every week Bob Roehr BMJ  2005;331:476, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.476 [Extract]207 [Full text]1422 [PDF]207   Chronic pain is poorly managed Roger Dobson BMJ  2005;331:476, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.476-a [Extract]216 [Full text]1980 [PDF]387   News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] Prison officers had no sign of Shipman's suicidal tendencies Kaye McIntosh BMJ  2005;331:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.474 [Extract]104 [Abridged PDF]57 [Full text]950   UN millennium health goals will not be achieved, report warns Paul Ress BMJ  2005;331:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.474-a [Extract]63 [Abridged PDF]75 [Full text]664   "Catastrophic" violence continues unchecked in Somalia Peter Moszynski BMJ  2005;331:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.474-b [Extract]57 [Abridged PDF]34 [Full text]555   Canadian antismoking law is watered down David Spurgeon BMJ  2005;331:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.474-c [Extract]95 [Abridged PDF]43 [Full text]972   GPs' diagnoses of type II diabetes rose by 50% in 10 years, study shows Roger Dobson BMJ  2005;331:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.474-d [Extract]187 [Abridged PDF]248 [Full text]1423   Global Fund pulls grants to Myanmar and Uganda Lynn Eaton BMJ  2005;331:475, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.475 [Extract]63 [Abridged PDF]50 [Full text]777   Plans for genetic testing of German civil servants stirs controversy Annette Tuffs BMJ  2005;331:475, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.475-a [Extract]102 [Abridged PDF]75 [Full text]921   News extra [these stories appear only on the web] Floods in Darfur prompt precautions against epidemic Peter Moszynski BMJ  2005;331:476, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.476-b [Extract]33 [Full text]184   Results of publicly funded research should be available to all, says web creator Zosia Kmietowicz BMJ  2005;331:476, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.476-c [Extract]68 [Full text]540   Papers Household based treatment of drinking water with flocculant-disinfectant for preventing diarrhoea in areas with turbid source water in rural western Kenya: cluster randomised controlled trial John A Crump, Peter O Otieno, Laurence Slutsker, Bruce H Keswick, Daniel H Rosen, R Michael Hoekstra, John M Vulule, Stephen P Luby BMJ  2005;331:478, doi:10.1136/bmj.38512.618681.E0 (published 26 July 2005) [Abstract]233 [Abridged PDF]29 [Full text]1070 [PDF]383   Skin biopsy rates and incidence of melanoma: population based ecological study H Gilbert Welch, Steven Woloshin, Lisa M Schwartz BMJ  2005;331:481, doi:10.1136/bmj.38516.649537.E0 (published 4 August 2005) [Abstract]400 [Abridged PDF]50 [Full text]824 [PDF]490 [extra: Detailed model outputs]41   Effectiveness of innovations in nurse led chronic disease management for patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: systematic review of evidence Stephanie J C Taylor, Bridget Candy, Rosamund M Bryar, Jean Ramsay, Hubertus J M Vrijhoef, Glenda Esmond, Jadwiga A Wedzicha, Chris J Griffiths BMJ  2005;331:485, doi:10.1136/bmj.38512.664167.8F (published 10 August 2005) [Abstract]547 [Abridged PDF]84 [Full text]1468 [PDF]820 [extra: Further details]68   The partial smoking ban in licensed establishments and health inequalities in England: modelling study Alan A Woodall, Emma J Sandbach, Catherine M Woodward, Paul Aveyard, Graham Merrington BMJ  2005;331:488-489, doi:10.1136/bmj.38576.467292.EB (published 19 August 2005) [Full text]882 [PDF]370 [extra: Statistical appendix]57   Could a randomised trial answer the controversy relating to elective caesarean section? National survey of consultant obstetricians and heads of midwifery Tina Lavender, Carol Kingdon, Anna Hart, Gill Gyte, Mark Gabbay, James P Neilson BMJ  2005;331:490-491, doi:10.1136/bmj.38560.572639.3A (published 22 August 2005) [Full text]1300 [PDF]454   Ten year follow-up of a randomised controlled trial of care in a stroke rehabilitation unit Avril E R Drummond, Ben Pearson, Nadina B Lincoln, Peter Berman BMJ  2005;331:491-492, doi:10.1136/bmj.38537.679479.E0 (published 10 August 2005) [Full text]1189 [PDF]541   Short cuts What's new in the other general journals Christopher Martyn BMJ  2005;331:477, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.477 [Full text]2066 [PDF]283   Primary care Targets and self monitoring in hypertension: randomised controlled trial and cost effectiveness analysis R J McManus, J Mant, A Roalfe, R A Oakes, S Bryan, H M Pattison, F D R Hobbs BMJ  2005;331:493, doi:10.1136/bmj.38558.393669.E0 (published 22 August 2005) [Abstract]616 [Abridged PDF]126 [Full text]1438 [PDF]946   10 minute consultation: Childhood eczema Miriam Santer, Sue Lewis-Jones, Tom Fahey BMJ  2005;331:497, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.497 [Full text]2163 [PDF]918   Clinical review Clostridium difficile associated diarrhoea: diagnosis and treatment John Starr BMJ  2005;331:498-501, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.498 [Extract]272 [Full text]3046 [PDF]2452   Lesson of the week: Paralytic rabies after a two week holiday in India Tom Solomon, Denise Marston, Macpherson Mallewa, Tim Felton, Steve Shaw, Lorraine M McElhinney, Kumar Das, Karen Mansfield, Jane Wainwright, Georges Ng Man Kwong, Anthony R Fooks BMJ  2005;331:501-503, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.501 [Extract]165 [Full text]2726 [PDF]657 [extra: Further details]105   ABC of asthma: Methods of delivering drugs John Rees BMJ  2005;331:504-506, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.504 [Extract]170 [Full text]2507 [PDF]1777   Education and debate Analysis of quality of interventions in systematic reviews Robert D Herbert, Kari Bø BMJ  2005;331:507-509, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.507 [Extract]160 [Full text]1621 [PDF]1312   International maternal health indicators and middle-income countries: Russia Justin O Parkhurst, Kirill Danischevski, Dina Balabanova BMJ  2005;331:510-513, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.510 [Extract]44 [Full text]475 [PDF]273   Letters This week's letters [PDF]241 Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: New on-call rotas do not work Nicholas Akerman BMJ  2005;331:514, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514 [Extract]147 [Full text]3607   Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: No easy solution exists Sashidhar Yeluri, Guneesh Dadayal BMJ  2005;331:514, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514-a [Extract]59 [Full text]513   Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: European directive seems not to apply to doctors' hours in rest of European Union John J Atkinson BMJ  2005;331:514, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514-b [Extract]50 [Full text]492   Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: Pendulum is still swinging Andrew Short BMJ  2005;331:514, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.514-c [Extract]36 [Full text]397   Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: "Weeks of nights" give the illusion of working fewer hours Arvindan Veiraiah BMJ  2005;331:515, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515 [Extract]55 [Full text]485   Junior doctors' shifts and sleep deprivation: Please make on-call rooms available to doctors at night George I Varughese BMJ  2005;331:515, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515-a [Extract]51 [Full text]530   Hospital formularies restrict evidence based practice Joseph Kwan BMJ  2005;331:515, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515-b [Extract]68 [Full text]656   Withdrawal of co-proxamol: Drug was useful in gastroenterology as well as rheumatology... Peter J Whorwell BMJ  2005;331:515, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515-c [Extract]100 [Full text]585   Withdrawal of co-proxamol: ... and its withdrawal is illogical Matthew L Grove BMJ  2005;331:515-516, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.515-d [Extract]89 [Full text]637   Challenges to implementing NPfIT: Nothing counts except what is in front of the clinician to use Steven Ford BMJ  2005;331:516, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.516 [Extract]58 [Full text]430   Challenges to implementing NPfIT: Clinicians are becoming increasingly more influential Tony M Penney BMJ  2005;331:516, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.516-a [Extract]38 [Full text]164   Challenges to implementing NPfIT: Problems are inevitable but goal is worth while Robert J Young BMJ  2005;331:516, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.516-b [Extract]31 [Full text]130   Challenges to implementing NPfIT: Computerised medical history is key to connecting health Huw Llewelyn BMJ  2005;331:516-517, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.516-c [Extract]33 [Full text]166   Obituary of Hamilton Naki: Obituary was historically inaccurate David M Dent BMJ  2005;331:517, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.517 [Extract]136 [Full text]1222   Obituary of Hamilton Naki: Author's reply Caroline Richmond BMJ  2005;331:517, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.517-a [Extract]81 [Full text]946   Obituary of Hamilton Naki: Clarification is certainly needed Mike Ebdy BMJ  2005;331:517, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.517-b [Extract]79 [Full text]903   Richard Doll's socialism did not please everyone Caroline Richmond BMJ  2005;331:517, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.517-c [Extract]115 [Full text]1016   Obituaries This week's obituaries [PDF]219 Alan Gilston Caroline Richmond BMJ  2005;331:518, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.518 [Full text]645   Walter Graham Harris N Garrick Graham BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519 [Full text]400 [extra: Longer version]170   David Sells Hurwood Richard S Hurwood BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519-a [Full text]388 [extra: Longer version]164   Abubakar Ibrahim Kiwanuka Brian Hancock BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519-b [Full text]414 [extra: Longer version]183   Elamin Elnour ("Amin") Osman Kamil Sidahmed BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519-c [Full text]393 [extra: Longer version]156   Bernard Schlecht Sam Ghebrehewet, Ana Lucia Cuevas BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519-d [Full text]360 [extra: Longer version]168   Dorothy Terry (née Halstead) Alison Vaux BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519-e [Full text]428 [extra: Longer version]172   reviews This week's reviews [PDF]77 Book: Paternity: A Story of Assisted Conception; Double Trouble: A Story of Assisted Reproduction; Vacant Possession: A Story of Proxy Decision Making John Gillies BMJ  2005;331:520, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.520 [Extract]37 [Full text]603   Film: The Island Jason O'Neale Roach BMJ  2005;331:521, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.521 [Extract]81 [Full text]955   Press: League tables for health journalists Naomi Marks BMJ  2005;331:521, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.521-a [Extract]45 [Full text]614   Netlines Harry Brown BMJ  2005;331:522, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.522 [Extract]55 [Full text]487   PERSONAL VIEWS: Do we really know the law about students and patient consent? Alexander S J Shaw BMJ  2005;331:522, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.522-a [Extract]80 [Full text]1077   PERSONAL VIEWS: Calling a spade a spade Daniel K Sokol BMJ  2005;331:523, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.523 [Extract]103 [Full text]1708   SOUNDINGS: My pelvis and I James Owen Drife BMJ  2005;331:523, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.523-a [Extract]111 [Full text]1615   Minerva Minerva BMJ  2005;331:524, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.524 [Full text]1234 [PDF]178   Fillers POEM*: Vitamin E, donepezil don't slow progression of mild cognitive impairment BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.0-f [Full text]391 [PDF]108   Crying wolf Arunachalam Kumar BMJ  2005;331:484, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.484 [Full text]990 [PDF]47   A patient who changed my practice: Speak clearly to the bogey man Erle CH Lim BMJ  2005;331:492, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.492 [Full text]1350 [PDF]73   Endpiece: Gluttonous friends Jeremy Hugh Baron BMJ  2005;331:503, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.503 [Full text]1054 [PDF]47   A memorable patient: What a stroke Umair Ansari, James Crampton BMJ  2005;331:513, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.513 [Full text]1318 [PDF]78   Corrections Short Cuts BMJ  2005;331:496, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.496 [Full text]112 [PDF]19   The future of health care in Africa BMJ  2005;331:496, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.496-a [Full text]146 [PDF]45   Editor's Choice BMJ  2005;331:496, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.496-b [Full text]115 [PDF]18   Hamilton Naki BMJ  2005;331:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7515.519-f [Full text]508

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