Editor's choice Nervous laughter Fiona Godlee BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.0-f [Full text]3077 [PDF]203   This week in the BMJ This week in the BMJ [Full text]360 [PDF]253 Millennium development goals: time to reassess strategies [Full text]702   Maternal and neonatal health: universal access is imperative [Full text]758   Elderly patients don't need to wait in hospitals for residential care [Full text]1071   Stillbirths could be better classified [Full text]665   Irish smoking ban protected non-smoking bar staff [Full text]754   Editorials Are cost effective interventions enough to achieve the millennium development goals? Suwit Wibulpolprasert, Viroj Tangcharoensathien, Churnrurtai Kanchanachitra BMJ  2005;331:1093-1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1093 [Extract]112 [Full text]1344 [PDF]713 [extra: Extra references and figure (pdf)]133   Trauma care research and the war on uncertainty Ian Roberts, Haleema Shakur, Phil Edwards, David Yates, Peter Sandercock BMJ  2005;331:1094-1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1094 [Extract]130 [Full text]1110 [PDF]290   Persistent high stroke mortality in Bangladeshi populations Raj Bhopal, Taslin Rahemtulla, Aziz Sheikh BMJ  2005;331:1096-1097, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1096 [Extract]142 [Full text]913 [PDF]219 [extra: Extra information]49   Diabetes and the quality and outcomes framework Colin Kenny BMJ  2005;331:1097-1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1097 [Extract]326 [Full text]2171 [PDF]585 [extra: Extra references]73   News International conference "mildly optimistic" about bird flu Paul Ress BMJ  2005;331:1099, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1099 [Extract]203 [Full text]1455 [PDF]263   Political lead essential to avoid panic when flu strikes Zosia Kmietowicz BMJ  2005;331:1099, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1099-a [Extract]83 [Full text]737 [PDF]120 [extra: Longer version]77   In brief BMJ  2005;331:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1100 [Extract]107 [Full text]567 [PDF]74   US has most reports of medical errors Barbara Kermode-Scott BMJ  2005;331:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1100-a [Extract]314 [Full text]1845 [PDF]468   UK patient safety is improving Rebecca Coombes BMJ  2005;331:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1100-b [Extract]111 [Full text]1023 [PDF]191   NICE to issue faster guidance on use of drugs by NHS Susan Mayor BMJ  2005;331:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1101 [Extract]122 [Full text]1101 [PDF]255   Merck cleared in personal injury case against Vioxx Susan Mayor BMJ  2005;331:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1101-a [Extract]137 [Full text]1107 [PDF]135   The long road to the top Pat Sidley BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104 [Extract]176 [Full text]1109 [PDF]97   News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] FDA investigates direct to consumer adverts Jeanne Lenzer BMJ  2005;331:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1102 [Extract]90 [Abridged PDF]115 [Full text]790   Surgeon suspended for "pushy Americans" comment Owen Dyer BMJ  2005;331:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1102-a [Extract]579 [Abridged PDF]112 [Full text]3711   Sweet foods increase breast cancer risk Roger Dobson BMJ  2005;331:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1102-b [Extract]402 [Abridged PDF]340 [Full text]3327   US panel recommends young children receive hepatitis A vaccination Fred Charatan BMJ  2005;331:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1102-c [Extract]59 [Abridged PDF]77 [Full text]514   First NHS funded live liver transplant programme to go ahead Bryan Christie BMJ  2005;331:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1102-d [Extract]91 [Abridged PDF]44 [Full text]669   Tribunal declares Gulf war syndrome an "umbrella term" Owen Dyer BMJ  2005;331:1103, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1103 [Extract]82 [Abridged PDF]88 [Full text]821   More drug trials end early hiding potential problems Michael Day BMJ  2005;331:1103, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1103-a [Extract]107 [Abridged PDF]146 [Full text]1259   Bush announces US plan for flu pandemic Fred Charatan BMJ  2005;331:1103, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1103-b [Extract]62 [Abridged PDF]57 [Full text]618   News extra [these stories appear only on the web] High Court judge criticises Andrew Wakefield for trying to silence his critics Clare Dyer BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104-a [Extract]194 [Full text]2504   WHO official warns of crisis in supply of low cost AIDS drugs John Zarocostas BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104-b [Extract]57 [Full text]537   Researchers investigate potential use of plant as a pain killer Charles Marwick BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104-c [Extract]241 [Full text]1331   Health service managers play down fears over primary care trust reorganisation Adrian O’Dowd BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104-d [Extract]74 [Full text]822   British American Tobacco is drawn into Israeli damages claim Judy Siegel-Itzkovich BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104-e [Extract]51 [Full text]358   Total workplace injuries up despite reduction within construction industry Andrew Cole BMJ  2005;331:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1104-f [Extract]30 [Full text]336   Papers Achieving the millennium development goals for health: Cost effectiveness analysis of strategies for maternal and neonatal health in developing countries Taghreed Adam, Stephen S Lim, Sumi Mehta, Zulfiqar A Bhutta, Helga Fogstad, Matthews Mathai, Jelka Zupan, Gary L Darmstadt BMJ  2005;331:1107, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1107 [Abstract]357 [Abridged PDF]114 [Full text]1345 [PDF]1032 [extra: tables 1-5]130   Transitional care facility for elderly people in hospital awaiting a long term care bed: randomised controlled trial Maria Crotty, Craig H Whitehead, Rachel Wundke, Lynne C Giles, David Ben-Tovim, Paddy A Phillips BMJ  2005;331:1110, doi:10.1136/bmj.38638.441933.63 (published 2 November 2005) [Abstract]396 [Abridged PDF]63 [Full text]930 [PDF]484   Classification of stillbirth by relevant condition at death (ReCoDe): population based cohort study Jason Gardosi, Sue M Kady, Pat McGeown, Andre Francis, Ann Tonks BMJ  2005;331:1113-1117, doi:10.1136/bmj.38629.587639.7C (published 19 October 2005) [Abstract]310 [Full text]820 [PDF]596   Legislation for smoke-free workplaces and health of bar workers in Ireland: before and after study Shane Allwright, Gillian Paul, Birgit Greiner, Bernie J Mullally, Lisa Pursell, Alan Kelly, Brendan Bonner, Maureen D'Eath, Bill McConnell, James P McLaughlin, Diarmuid O'Donovan, Eamon O'Kane, Ivan J Perry BMJ  2005;331:1117, doi:10.1136/bmj.38636.499225.55 (published 17 October 2005) [Abstract]377 [Abridged PDF]61 [Full text]1113 [PDF]471   Short cuts What's new in the other general journals Alison Tonks BMJ  2005;331:1105-1106, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1105 [Full text]2240 [PDF]280   Primary care Improvements in quality of clinical care in English general practice 1998-2003: longitudinal observational study Stephen M Campbell, Martin O Roland, Elizabeth Middleton, David Reeves BMJ  2005;331:1121, doi:10.1136/bmj.38632.611123.AE (published 28 October 2005) [Abstract]509 [Abridged PDF]74 [Full text]1109 [PDF]705 [extra: Table]63 [extra: Extra table (pdf)]73   Clinical review Shoulder pain: diagnosis and management in primary care Caroline Mitchell, Ade Adebajo, Elaine Hay, Andrew Carr BMJ  2005;331:1124-1128, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1124 [Extract]378 [Full text]4656 [PDF]2525 [extra: Extra references]115   ABC of health informatics: Keeping up: learning in the workplace Jeremy C Wyatt, Frank Sullivan BMJ  2005;331:1129-1132, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1129 [Extract]310 [Full text]2453 [PDF]1610   Education and debate Achieving the millennium development goals for health: Time to reassess strategies for improving health in developing countries David B Evans, Taghreed Adam, Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer, Stephen S Lim, Andrew Cassels, Timothy G Evans, for the the WHO Choosing Interventions that are Cost Effective (CHOICE) Millennium Development Goals Team BMJ  2005;331:1133-1136, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1133 [Extract]112 [Full text]1580 [PDF]974 [extra: PDF]151   Achieving the millennium development goals for health: Methods to assess the costs and health effects of interventions for improving health in developing countries David B Evans, Tessa Tan-Torres Edejer, Taghreed Adam, Stephen S Lim, for the WHO Choosing Interventions that are Cost Effective (CHOICE) Millennium Development Goals Team BMJ  2005;331:1137-1140, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1137 [Extract]80 [Full text]1050 [PDF]994 [extra: PDF]148   The NHS revolution: health care in the market place: Use of private health care in the NHS Nicholas Timmins BMJ  2005;331:1141-1142, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1141 [Extract]107 [Full text]1454 [PDF]542   Letters This week's letters [PDF]113 Improving surveillance of MRSA bacteraemia: Data from north west England support Oxfordshire findings Judith A Bowley BMJ  2005;331:1143, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1143 [Extract]37 [Full text]297   Improving surveillance of MRSA bacteraemia: Scottish data prompt query of significance of MRSA isolated from blood in acute admissions Barry Neish, Thomas Gillespie, Kenneth G Liddell BMJ  2005;331:1143, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1143-a [Extract]27 [Full text]186   Improving surveillance of MRSA bacteraemia: The tragedy of targets Anthony P Morton BMJ  2005;331:1143-1144, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1143-b [Extract]27 [Full text]254   Detecting fabricated or induced illness in children: Are we ready for covert video surveillance? Prathap Chandra, Anandagiri M Shankar BMJ  2005;331:1144, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1144 [Extract]46 [Full text]271   Detecting fabricated or induced illness in children: Covert video surveillance can protect children and parents if rules are clear William Lewis BMJ  2005;331:1144, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1144-a [Extract]24 [Full text]152   Orphan drugs and the NHS: Consider whom drug regulation is designed to protect Tom Marshall BMJ  2005;331:1144, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1144-b [Extract]43 [Full text]264   Orphan drugs and the NHS: Fairness in health care entails more than cost effectiveness Mark Sheehan BMJ  2005;331:1144-1145, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1144-c [Extract]21 [Full text]211   Asymptomatic spread of flu is not proved Ronald Eccles BMJ  2005;331:1145, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1145 [Extract]55 [Full text]409   Total smoking ban is accepted in New Zealand Nick Wilson BMJ  2005;331:1145, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1145-a [Extract]114 [Full text]866   Misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms: We may have gone full circle John F Corish BMJ  2005;331:1145, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1145-b [Extract]54 [Full text]420   Misdiagnosis of conversion symptoms: Conversion disorders still exist James Paul Pandarakalam BMJ  2005;331:1145, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1145-c [Extract]38 [Full text]294   Obesity, like atherosclerosis, starts early in life Tsung O Cheng BMJ  2005;331:1145, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1145-d [Extract]122 [Full text]616   Obituaries This week's obituaries [PDF]244 Feroz Shah Ashfaq Yusufzai BMJ  2005;331:1146, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1146 [Full text]710   Henry William Bunje Griff Owen BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147 [Full text]376 [extra: Longer version]183   Thomas Anderson Cockburn Anne Griffin, John Cockburn BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147-a [Full text]430 [extra: Longer version]202   Sajal Kumar Ghosh Gerhard Behr BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147-b [Full text]484 [extra: Longer version]206   Mary ("Molly") Jack Ironside (née Gove) Alan Tawse Edwards, Doreen May Mowatt Anderson BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147-c [Full text]469 [extra: Longer version]208   Christopher Douglas Rennie Steve Payne, Barrie Fischer BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147-d [Full text]548 [extra: Longer version]274   Dermot James Rowe Lisa Rudkin, Rupert McShane BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147-e [Full text]487 [extra: Longer version]365   Geoffrey Hugh Smerdon Peter Smerdon, Tony Piper BMJ  2005;331:1147, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1147-f [Full text]438 [extra: Longer version]234   reviews This week's reviews [PDF]209 Press: Why can't the Daily Mail eat humble pie over MMR? Michael Fitzpatrick BMJ  2005;331:1148, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1148 [Extract]214 [Full text]4224   TV: The US Public Broadcasting System and Time Magazine take on global health Thomas E Novotny BMJ  2005;331:1149, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1149 [Extract]46 [Full text]455   Book: Nelson's Surgeon: William Beatty, Naval Medicine, and the Battle of Trafalgar Graeme Glass BMJ  2005;331:1150, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1150 [Extract]44 [Full text]394   Film: 3 Needles Khalid Ali BMJ  2005;331:1150, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1150-a [Extract]89 [Full text]836   PERSONAL VIEWS: In Pakistan's earthquake zone global relief has so far failed its test Richard Villar BMJ  2005;331:1151, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1151 [Extract]52 [Full text]554   SOUNDINGS: Just listening Trisha Greenhalgh BMJ  2005;331:1151, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1151-a [Extract]75 [Full text]1104   Minerva Minerva BMJ  2005;331:1152, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1152 [Full text]1357 [PDF]192   Fillers bmjupdates+: Cholesterol lowering diet for pregnant women may help prevent preterm birth BMJ  2005;331, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.0-e [Full text]394 [PDF]81   A memorable patient: Dukes's patient Andrew Crowther BMJ  2005;331:1128, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1128 [Full text]1187 [PDF]61   Symbolism in imagery and linguistics—perception and misperception D J Sheridan BMJ  2005;331:1132, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1132 [Full text]644 [PDF]54   Endpiece: Medicine's need Tauseef Mehrali BMJ  2005;331:1142, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1142 [Full text]634 [PDF]38   Advice BMJ  2005;331:1146, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1146-a [Full text]329   Corrections Effect of educational outreach to nurses on tuberculosis case detection and primary care of respiratory illness: pragmatic cluster randomised controlled trial BMJ  2005;331:1120, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1120 [Full text]61 [PDF]53   Cervical cancer, human papillomavirus, and vaccination BMJ  2005;331:1120, doi:10.1136/bmj.331.7525.1120-a [Full text]308 [PDF]78

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