Editor's choice
Vice versa
Fiona Godlee
BMJ 2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-f
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This week in the BMJ
H pylori screening and eradication cuts dyspepsiabut at a cost
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Providing study results to participants is complex
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Rape victims want holistic post-rape services
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Stool tests don't reliably screen for coeliac disease in children
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Let's look at duplicate systematic reviews
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Editorials
Who benefits from Helicobacter pylori eradication?
Brendan C Delaney
BMJ 2006;332:187-188, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.187
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Funding the global control of bird flu
Jennifer A Roberts
BMJ 2006;332:189-190, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.189
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Sex workers to pay the price
Petra Boynton, Linda Cusick
BMJ 2006;332:190-191, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.190
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News
NICE recommends drugs for moderate Alzheimer's disease
Susan Mayor
BMJ 2006;332:195, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.195
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[Full text] 2012
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US Supreme Court upholds Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Fred Charatan
BMJ 2006;332:195, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.195-a
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Twin study shows cannabis makes moving to hard drugs more likely
Tony Sheldon
BMJ 2006;332:197, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197-b
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Woman loses fight for parents' right to know of abortion advice
Clare Dyer
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198
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News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]
Review says oseltamivir and zanamivir should be kept for epidemics of flu
Susan Mayor
BMJ 2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196
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Media’s treatment of Roy Meadow was "unfair," says High Court judge
Clare Dyer
BMJ 2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-a
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German doctors march in protest at health cuts
Annette Tuffs
BMJ 2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-b
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Three hospital PFI schemes are delayed while government looks at their cost
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ 2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-c
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US agency wants to limit lawsuits against drug manufacturers
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ 2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-d
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GPs facing removal from primary care trusts’ lists may get legal representation
Clare Dyer
BMJ 2006;332:197, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197
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Health department gives £12m backing to Dr Foster company
Michael Day
BMJ 2006;332:197, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197-a
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News extra [these stories appear only on the web]
Funding of bird flu initiative exceeds expectations
Jane Parry
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-b
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Moralistic campaigns are pushing out AIDS prevention work that is based on science, report says
Peter Moszynski
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-c
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Claim that “smart” weapons pose little risk to civilians is “absurd”
Tessa Smallwood
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-d
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Switzerland moves to curb healthcare costs by sending patients abroad
Clare Chapman
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-e
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Health officials say free prescriptions will not be available to more patients
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-f
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Hospital compromised safety of its patients, report says
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-g
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Scientists produce new tool for studying brain development
Roger Dobson
BMJ 2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-h
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Research
Impact of Helicobacter pylori eradication on dyspepsia, health resource use, and quality of life in the Bristol helicobacter project: randomised controlled trial
J Athene Lane, Liam J Murray, Sian Noble, Matthias Egger, Ian M Harvey, Jenny L Donovan, Prakash Nair, Richard F Harvey
BMJ 2006;332:199-204, doi:10.1136/bmj.38702.662546.55 (published 20 January 2006)
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Compliance with QUOROM and quality of reporting of overlapping meta-analyses on the role of acetylcysteine in the prevention of contrast associated nephropathy: case study
Giuseppe G L Biondi-Zoccai, Marzia Lotrionte, Antonio Abbate, Luca Testa, Enrico Remigi, Francesco Burzotta, Marco Valgimigli, Enrico Romagnoli, Filippo Crea, Pierfrancesco Agostoni
BMJ 2006;332:202-209, doi:10.1136/bmj.38693.516782.7C (published 16 January 2006)
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[e xtra: Additional references] 75
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Clinical review
Practice
ABC of breast diseases: Medical treatment of early breast cancer. IV: neoadjuvant treatment
Ian Smith, Susan Chua
BMJ 2006;332:223-224, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.223
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Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ 2006;332:225-226, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.225
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Analysis and Comment
Public health: Blowing smoke: British American Tobacco's air filtration scheme
Nadine Rae Leavell, Monique E Muggli, Richard D Hurt, James Repace
BMJ 2006;332:227-229, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.227
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Professional regulation: Developing standards, criteria, and thresholds to assess fitness to practise
Richard Baker
BMJ 2006;332:230-232, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.230
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Commentary: Criteria, competencies, and confidence tricks
Richard Wakeford
BMJ 2006;332:233, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.233
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Learning and teaching: What the educators are saying
Brian Jolly
BMJ 2006;332:234, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.234
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Letters
This week's letters [PDF] 58
Waiting for radiotherapy: New initiatives may transform service
Robin D Hunter
BMJ 2006;332:235, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235
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Waiting for radiotherapy: Financing increased capacity is a must
S Michael Crawford
BMJ 2006;332:235, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235-a
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Introducing new health interventions: Diagnostics is the Cinderella of health technology assessment
Peter N Furness
BMJ 2006;332:235-236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235-b
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Introducing new health interventions: Some initial risk taking is essential in adopting new surgical technology
Vinay P Rao
BMJ 2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236
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Underfunding of primary care in deprived areas affects everyone
James N Hardy
BMJ 2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-a
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Surgery is an alternative
David Mahon, Michael Rhodes
BMJ 2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-b
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Posture is important
Norman K Gibbon
BMJ 2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-c
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When to test women for human papillomavirus: Testing is possible without increasing colposcopy referral rate
Johannes Berkhof, Folkert J van Kemenade, Peter J Snijders, René H Verheijen, Chris J Meijer
BMJ 2006;332:237, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237
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When to test women for human papillomavirus: Take this opportunity to screen for anal cancer too
Awori J Hayanga
BMJ 2006;332:237, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237-a
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Incapable patients and the law
David W Hewitt
BMJ 2006;332:237, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237-b
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Management of Clostridium difficile in NHS trusts
David Green
BMJ 2006;332:238, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238
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Research governance: Research governance approval is putting people off research
Niall Galbraith, Carol Hawley, Valerie De-Souza
BMJ 2006;332:238, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238-a
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Research governance: Whose idea is it?
Hazel Thornton
BMJ 2006;332:238, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238-b
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Obituaries
This week's obituaries [PDF] 142
David Greenfield
Robert Graham, David Banks, Peter Fentem
BMJ 2006;332:239, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.239
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reviews
This week's re views [PDF] 79
TV: Alternative Medicine
John Garrow
BMJ 2006;332:241, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.241
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Press: Scientists seek chemical reaction from journalists
Naomi Marks
BMJ 2006;332:242, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.242
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Web: Dream Anatomy
Trevor Rimmer
BMJ 2006;332:242, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.242-a
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Art: Bio-bling: making jewellery from human tissue
Colin Martin
BMJ 2006;332:243, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.243
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Book: The Placebo Effect and Health: Combining Science and Compassionate Care
Anton J M de Craen
BMJ 2006;332:243, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.243-a
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Personal views: Do doctors who volunteer their services in disasters overseas do more harm than good?
Hasan Tahir, Zafar Iqbal
BMJ 2006;332:244, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.244
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Prostitution shake-up: one sex worker's view
BMJ 2006;332:245, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.245
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Soundings: Emerging infections
Imre Loefler
BMJ 2006;332:245, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.245-a
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Minerva
Fillers
bmjupdates+: Most patients with sciatica get no worthwhile relief from epidural steroids
BMJ 2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-e
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Endpiece: The ABC of pharmacy
RG Hamilton
BMJ 2006;332:212, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.212
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One hundred years ago: Colour blindness on the football field
BMJ 2006;332:214, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.214
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So, those who can't do it, teach it?
Farhad B Naini
BMJ 2006;332:219, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.219
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Interactive case report: An alcoholic patient who continues to drink
BMJ 2006;332:222, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.222
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Endpiece: The tortures that result from high living
Jeremy Hugh Baron
BMJ 2006;332:229, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.229
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