Editor's choice Keep politics out of it Fiona Godlee BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.0-h [Full text]2505 [PDF]256   This week in the BMJ This week in the BMJ [Full text]341 [PDF]294 Use a score to predict risks of stable angina [Full text]1348   Angiotensin receptor blockers don't seem to increase risk of MI [Full text]792   Pre-eclampsia recurs across generations [Full text]673   Complementary medicine in the UK seems cost effective [Full text]1253   Left handed women are at higher risk of breast cancer [Full text]1625   One question improves diagnosing depression in primary care [Full text]2679   How to use indirect evidence on multiple treatments [Full text]547   Editorials Tackling health inequalities in the enlarged European Union Ilona Koupil BMJ  2005;331:855-856, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.855 [Extract]125 [Full text]1079 [PDF]405   Complementary therapies and the NHS Trevor Thompson, Gene Feder BMJ  2005;331:856-857, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.856 [Extract]262 [Full text]4701 [PDF]874 [extra: Additional references]   Keeping healthy on a minimum wage Christopher Deeming BMJ  2005;331:857-858, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.857 [Extract]200 [Full text]1910 [PDF]288   Services for liver disease in the United Kingdom Roger Williams BMJ  2005;331:858-859, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.858 [Extract]76 [Full text]804 [PDF]166   ASCOT: a tale of two treatment regimens Claire McDougall, Adrian J B Brady, John R Petrie BMJ  2005;331:859-860, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.859 [Extract]652 [Full text]7795 [PDF]1844 [extra: References w1 - w12]240   News Battle against poverty hampered by sex discrimination Owen Dyer BMJ  2005;331:861, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.861 [Extract]111 [Full text]838 [PDF]167 [extra: Longer version]85   Another FDA expert resigns over emergency contraception delay Janice Hopkins Tanne BMJ  2005;331:861, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.861-a [Extract]143 [Full text]1086 [PDF]170 [extra: Longer version]71   In brief BMJ  2005;331:862, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.862 [Extract]73 [Full text]516 [PDF]68   More than half of smokers go on smoking after coronary events Zosia Kmietowicz BMJ  2005;331:862, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.862-a [Extract]90 [Full text]809 [PDF]255 [extra: Longer version]77   Payment by results could destabilise the NHS Kathryn Godfrey BMJ  2005;331:862, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.862-b [Extract]109 [Full text]1130 [PDF]161 [extra: Longer version]115   Joffe will amend role for doctors in new bill on assisted dying Adrian O'Dowd BMJ  2005;331:863, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.863 [Extract]95 [Full text]735 [PDF]126   When other faces fade, Berlusconi's lives on Fabio Turone BMJ  2005;331:863, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.863-a [Extract]176 [Full text]1261 [PDF]240   Mr Buckley's exploding trousers and other scientific observations Jeanne Lenzer BMJ  2005;331:865, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.865-c [Extract]201 [Full text]1951 [PDF]220 [extra: Longer version]291   Muslim chaplain speaks out over Guantanamo hunger strike Janice Hopkins Tanne BMJ  2005;331:866, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.866 [Extract]92 [Full text]703 [PDF]69 [extra: Longer version]67   Funding in Africa is concentrating too heavily on the "big three" Klaus Morales BMJ  2005;331:866, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.866-a [Extract]115 [Full text]808 [PDF]134   News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] Women with early breast cancer to be tested for trastuzumab treatment Susan Mayor BMJ  2005;331:864, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.864 [Extract]184 [Abridged PDF]265 [Full text]1273   Cervical cancer jab "in a year" Susan Mayor BMJ  2005;331:864, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.864-a [Extract]205 [Abridged PDF]149 [Full text]1273   Uncoordinated aid efforts after earthquake could result in duplication, WHO warns Peter Moszynski BMJ  2005;331:864, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.864-b [Extract]29 [Abridged PDF]16 [Full text]242   Europe must coordinate its response to common health threats Tessa Richards BMJ  2005;331:864, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.864-c [Extract]71 [Abridged PDF]75 [Full text]598   Foundation trusts argue they really do make a difference Lynn Eaton BMJ  2005;331:864, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.864-d [Extract]66 [Abridged PDF]42 [Full text]539   UK bodies give £100m for academic medical training Susan Mayor BMJ  2005;331:865, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.865 [Extract]97 [Abridged PDF]61 [Full text]655   Researcher cleared of misconduct charges Jeanne Lenzer BMJ  2005;331:865, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.865-a [Extract]206 [Abridged PDF]85 [Full text]1425   Doctors face GMC over failure to spot overdose in Shipman patient Owen Dyer BMJ  2005;331:865, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.865-b [Extract]131 [Abridged PDF]30 [Full text]974   News extra [these stories appear only on the web] Stress and pressure to blame for doctors' poor performance Caroline White BMJ  2005;331:866, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.866-b [Extract]271 [Full text]1348   Quarter of consultant psychiatric posts in Wales are vacant Roger Dobson BMJ  2005;331:866, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.866-c [Extract]80 [Full text]446   Papers Risk score for predicting death, myocardial infarction, and stroke in patients with stable angina, based on a large randomised trial cohort of patients Tim C Clayton, Jacobus Lubsen, Stuart J Pocock, Zoltán Vokó, Bridget-Anne Kirwan, Keith A A Fox, Philip A Poole-Wilson, on behalf of the ACTION investigators BMJ  2005;331:869, doi:10.1136/bmj.38603.656076.63 (published 6 October 2005) [Abstract]647 [Abridged PDF]103 [Full text]1578 [PDF]1356 [extra: Examples]164   Commentary: Can risk score models help in reducing serious outcome events in patients with stable angina? Christian Juhl Terkelsen, Werner Vach BMJ  2005;331:872, doi:10.1136/bmj.38607.495405.55 (published 6 October 2005) [Full text]1128 [PDF]468   Angiotensin receptor blockers and risk of myocardial infarction: systematic review Michael A McDonald, Scot H Simpson, Justin A Ezekowitz, Gabor Gyenes, Ross T Tsuyuki BMJ  2005;331:873, doi:10.1136/bmj.38595.518542.3A (published 23 September 2005) [Abstract]1058 [Abridged PDF]212 [Full text]2486 [PDF]1749   Recurrence of pre-eclampsia across generations: exploring fetal and maternal genetic components in a population based cohort Rolv Skjærven, Lars J Vatten, Allen J Wilcox, Thorbjørn Rønning, Lorentz M Irgens, Rolv Terje Lie BMJ  2005;331:877, doi:10.1136/bmj.38555.462685.8F (published 16 September 2005) [Abstract]338 [Abridged PDF]48 [Full text]766 [PDF]570   Cost effectiveness of complementary treatments in the United Kingdom: systematic review Peter H Canter, Joanna Thompson Coon, Edzard Ernst BMJ  2005;331:880-881, doi:10.1136/bmj.38625.575903.79 [Full text]3034 [PDF]1328 [extra: Methodological details]207   Innate left handedness and risk of breast cancer: case-cohort study Made K Ramadhani, Sjoerd G Elias, Paulus A H van Noord, Diederick E Grobbee, Petra H M Peeters, Cuno S P M Uiterwaal BMJ  2005;331:882-883, doi:10.1136/bmj.38572.440359.AE (published 26 September 2005) [Full text]2082 [PDF]805   Short cuts What's new in the other general journals Alison Tonks BMJ  2005;331:867-868, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.867 [Full text]2050 [PDF]307   Primary care Effect of the addition of a "help" question to two screening questions on specificity for diagnosis of depression in general practice: diagnostic validity study B Arroll, F Goodyear-Smith, N Kerse, T Fishman, J Gunn BMJ  2005;331:884, doi:10.1136/bmj.38607.464537.7C (published 15 September 2005) [Abstract]811 [Abridged PDF]100 [Full text]1713 [PDF]910 [extra: Additional details]91   Clinical review The patient's journey: rheumatoid arthritis Carol Simpson, Chloe Franks, Catherine Morrison, Heidi Lempp BMJ  2005;331:887-889, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.887 [Extract]302 [Full text]3268 [PDF]1378 [extra: Contact details]71   Lesson of the week: Hyperamylasaemia: not the usual suspects Rajeev Srivastava, Callum Fraser, Douglas Gentleman, Lynne A Jamieson, Michael J Murphy BMJ  2005;331:890-891, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.890 [Extract]197 [Full text]1618 [PDF]889   ABC of health informatics: How computers can help to share understanding with patients Frank Sullivan, Jeremy C Wyatt BMJ  2005;331:892-894, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.892 [Extract]151 [Full text]1275 [PDF]828   Education and debate Disappointing biotech Roberta Joppi, Vittorio Bertele', Silvio Garattini BMJ  2005;331:895-897, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.895 [Extract]159 [Full text]1226 [PDF]678   Simultaneous comparison of multiple treatments: combining direct and indirect evidence Deborah M Caldwell, A E Ades, J P T Higgins BMJ  2005;331:897-900, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.897 [Extract]101 [Full text]1037 [PDF]953 [extra: Further details]160   Towards evidence based bioethics Scott D Halpern BMJ  2005;331:901-903, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.901 [Extract]118 [Full text]1284 [PDF]795   Statistics Notes: Standard deviations and standard errors Douglas G Altman, J Martin Bland BMJ  2005;331:903, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.903 [Extract]156 [Full text]3050 [PDF]2195   Letters This week's letters [PDF]106 Health in Africa: Time to wake up to cancer's toll Scott A Murray, Elizabeth Grant, Faith Mwangi-Powell BMJ  2005;331:904, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.904 [Extract]38 [Full text]207   Health in Africa: British mental health trust twins with psychiatric service in Sierra Leone Shaun Collins BMJ  2005;331:904, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.904-a [Extract]22 [Full text]117   Health in Africa: In Taiwan, taking action on road safety made a difference Min-Huei Hsu, Yu-Chuan Li, Wen-Ta Chiu BMJ  2005;331:904, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.904-b [Extract]17 [Full text]98   Health in Africa: It's time for good guidelines on health financing practice Douglas E Ball BMJ  2005;331:904-905, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.904-c [Extract]24 [Full text]102   Health in Africa: Let's learn from the success stories from other poor countries... Saroj Jayasinghe BMJ  2005;331:905, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.905 [Extract]23 [Full text]137   Health in Africa: ...and get back to basics Albert M E Coleman BMJ  2005;331:905, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.905-a [Extract]20 [Full text]128   Health in Africa: Medical brain drain is a consequence of bad policy Gbola O Sangosanya BMJ  2005;331:905, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.905-b [Extract]35 [Full text]166   Insulin pumps: more consultation was needed Andrew J Palmer, Daniel M D Tucker, Joshua A Ray, William J Valentine, Craig Currie, Phil McEwan, Michael Brändle BMJ  2005;331:905-906, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.905-c [Extract]71 [Full text]334   Data need to be accurate when screening for depression in teenagers Joan McClusky BMJ  2005;331:906, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.906 [Extract]44 [Full text]314   Europe in transition: Biomedical research from eastern Europe may be under-represented Vasiliy Vlassov BMJ  2005;331:906, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.906-a [Extract]21 [Full text]88   Europe in transition: Dietary fat is not the villain Uffe Ravnskov BMJ  2005;331:906-907, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.906-b [Extract]106 [Full text]1172   Europe in transition: HIV risk environment in Hungary is different from that in Russia and west Balkan states József Rácz BMJ  2005;331:907, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.907 [Extract]27 [Full text]202   Europe in transition: Summary of webchat Birte Twisselmann BMJ  2005;331:907, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.907-a [Extract]13 [Full text]61   Ignore fairy tales when campaigning for NHS reform Stephen I Black BMJ  2005;331:907, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.907-b [Extract]59 [Full text]370   Obituaries This week's obituaries [PDF]240 Li Shu Pui Jane Parry BMJ  2005;331:908, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.908 [Full text]673   Brian Creamer Richard Thompson BMJ  2005;331:909, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.909 [Full text]575 [extra: Longer version]217   Allan Cameron Maclachlan David Maclachlan BMJ  2005;331:909, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.909-a [Full text]603   David Martin W F G Fiddes BMJ  2005;331:909, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.909-b [Full text]642   Lyn Thomas Rees Judy Rees BMJ  2005;331:909, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.909-c [Full text]554 [extra: Longer version]178   Hector Maconochie Urquhart David Urquhart BMJ  2005;331:909, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.909-d [Full text]493 [extra: Longer version]200   reviews This week's reviews [PDF]61 Book: A History of the Royal College of Physicians of London, volume four (1948-1983) Roger Cooter BMJ  2005;331:910, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.910 [Extract]33 [Full text]187   Book: Blame My Brain: The Amazing Teenage Brain Revealed Lesley Morrison BMJ  2005;331:911, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.911 [Extract]156 [Full text]1805   Art: LimeLight Bruno Rushforth BMJ  2005;331:911, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.911-a [Extract]24 [Full text]165   PERSONAL VIEWS: Why Kenneth Clarke is unfit to be Tory leader Mike Daube BMJ  2005;331:912, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.912 [Extract]123 [Full text]1399 [extra: Longer version]126   PERSONAL VIEWS: Hunger striking prisoners: the doctors' dilemma Bernadette Gregory BMJ  2005;331:913, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.913 [Extract]55 [Full text]616   SOUNDINGS: The flagon... with the dragon Liam Farrell BMJ  2005;331:913, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.913-a [Extract]71 [Full text]604   Minerva Minerva BMJ  2005;331:914, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.914 [Full text]1201 [PDF]174   Fillers POEM*: Low dose aspirin doesn't lower women's cancer risk BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.0-g [Full text]316 [PDF]75   What colour-mari are your stools? Erle C H Lim, Raymond C S Seet, Benjamin K C Ong, Vernon M S Oh BMJ  2005;331:881, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.881 [Full text]1100 [PDF]65   A memorable patient: The "sum" of my fears Ajit Singh Kashyap, Kuldip Parkash Anand BMJ  2005;331:883, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.883 [Full text]1323 [PDF]68   Endpiece: We are mad Jeremy Hugh Baron BMJ  2005;331:886, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.886 [Full text]972 [PDF]53   Centenary of first successful human transplant Martin Terplan BMJ  2005;331:891, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.891 [Full text]578 [PDF]56   One hundred years ago: Bedside books BMJ  2005;331:894, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.894 [Full text]475 [PDF]27   Corrections Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysms: single centre randomised controlled trial BMJ  2005;331:876, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.876 [Full text]125 [PDF]40   Midlife obesity increases risk of future dementia BMJ  2005;331:876, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.876-a [Full text]194 [PDF]55   Comparison of amount of biomedical research originating from the European Union and the United States BMJ  2005;331:876, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.876-b [Full text]110 [PDF]32   BMJ USA Editor's choice: Beyond clinical evidence Douglas Kamerow BMJ  2005;331:E383, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E383 [Full text]549 [PDF]92   Editorial: Left behind David Atkins, Ernest M Moy BMJ  2005;331:E384-E385, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E384 [Full text]467 [PDF]106   A memorable patient: A memorable patient M. Gerard Baggot BMJ  2005;331:E386, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E386 [Full text]825 [PDF]44   A memorable patient: Colin Peter S Greene BMJ  2005;331:E387, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E387 [Full text]817 [PDF]51   Correction: BMJ  2005;331:E387, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E387-a [Full text]69 [PDF]27   STATEMENT OF OWNERSHIP, MANAGEMENT, AND CIRCULATION BMJ  2005;331:E388, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E388 [Full text]104 [PDF]35   For and against: Which drugs cause cancer? • Cancer bioassays Andrew Knight, Jarrod Bailey, Jonathan Balcombe, William H Farland, Bruce Rodan, Peter Preuss BMJ  2005;331:E389-E391, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E389 [Full text]664 [PDF]191   A patient who changed my practice: A gnashing of teeth Jonathan Stacey BMJ  2005;331:E391, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E391 [Full text]792   Minerva BMJ  2005;331:E392, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7521.E392 [Full text]458 [PDF]66

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