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28 January 2006 (Vol 332, No 7535)
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Editor's choice

Vice versa
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-f [Full text]1736 [PDF]150  

This week in the BMJ

This week in the BMJ [Full text]469 [PDF]380

H pylori screening and eradication cuts dyspepsia—but at a cost [Full text]1698  
Providing study results to participants is complex [Full text]514  
Rape victims want holistic post-rape services [Full text]540  
Stool tests don't reliably screen for coeliac disease in children [Full text]458  
Let's look at duplicate systematic reviews [Full text]973  

Editorials

Who benefits from Helicobacter pylori eradication?
Brendan C Delaney
BMJ  2006;332:187-188, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.187 [Extract]1112 [Full text]3645 [PDF]505  

Offering results to research participants
S Danielle MacNeil, Conrad V Fernandez
BMJ  2006;332:188-189, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.188 [Extract]320 [Full text]1266 [PDF]520 [extra: Acknowledgements]  

Funding the global control of bird flu
Jennifer A Roberts
BMJ  2006;332:189-190, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.189 [Extract]445 [Full text]2300 [PDF]188  

Sex workers to pay the price
Petra Boynton, Linda Cusick
BMJ  2006;332:190-191, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.190 [Extract]1318 [Full text]5510 [PDF]254  

Oxygen treatment at home
G J Gibson
BMJ  2006;332:191-192, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.191 [Extract]678 [Full text]2407 [PDF]289  

News

Many cancer networks are failing to improve services
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;332:193, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.193 [Extract]375 [Full text]1374 [PDF]180 [extra: Longer version]138  

Norwegian researcher admits that his data were faked
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2006;332:193, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.193-a [Extract]702 [Full text]2039 [PDF]189 [extra: Longer version]156  

In brief
BMJ  2006;332:194, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.194 [Extract]405 [Full text]2093 [PDF]78  

Negative reports of mental health deter people from seeking help
Rebecca Coombes
BMJ  2006;332:194, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.194-a [Extract]306 [Full text]980 [PDF]110 [extra: Longer version]110  

Private group wins Derbyshire GP contract
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2006;332:194, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.194-b [Extract]322 [Full text]1048 [PDF]67 [extra: Longer version]116  

NICE recommends drugs for moderate Alzheimer's disease
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2006;332:195, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.195 [Extract]691 [Full text]2012 [PDF]319  

US Supreme Court upholds Oregon's Death with Dignity Act
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2006;332:195, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.195-a [Extract]162 [Full text]541 [PDF]66  

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 [Extract]675 [Full text]1282 [PDF]176  

Woman loses fight for parents' right to know of abortion advice
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198 [Extract]325 [Full text]938 [PDF]80  

US health spending reaches a sixth of gross domestic product
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-a [Extract]236 [Full text]769 [PDF]98 [extra: Longer version]90  

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 [Extract]307 [Full text]1402 [PDF]218  

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 [Extract]389 [Full text]1443 [PDF]73  

German doctors march in protest at health cuts
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-b [Extract]213 [Full text]683 [PDF]67  

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 [Extract]206 [Full text]685 [PDF]44  

US agency wants to limit lawsuits against drug manufacturers
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2006;332:196, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.196-d [Extract]145 [Full text]504 [PDF]90  

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 [Extract]176 [Full text]411 [PDF]32  

Health department gives £12m backing to Dr Foster company
Michael Day
BMJ  2006;332:197, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.197-a [Extract]327 [Full text]1146 [PDF]82  

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Funding of bird flu initiative exceeds expectations
Jane Parry
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-b [Extract]101 [Full text]309  

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 [Extract]193 [Full text]688  

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 [Extract]118 [Full text]366  

Switzerland moves to curb healthcare costs by sending patients abroad
Clare Chapman
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-e [Extract]250 [Full text]582  

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 [Extract]127 [Full text]318  

Hospital compromised safety of its patients, report says
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-g [Extract]342 [Full text]728  

Scientists produce new tool for studying brain development
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2006;332:198, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.198-h [Extract]227 [Full text]601  

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) [Abstract]760 [Abridged PDF]120 [Full text]1502 [PDF]935  

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) [Abstract]302 [Abridged PDF]51 [Full text]714 [PDF]532 [extra: Additional references]75 [extra: Appendix]53  

Receiving a summary of the results of a trial: qualitative study of participants' views
Mary Dixon-Woods, Clare Jackson, Kate C Windridge, Sara Kenyon
BMJ  2006;332:206-210, doi:10.1136/bmj.38675.677963.3A (published 9 January 2006) [Abstract]325 [Abridged PDF]51 [Full text]1022 [PDF]628  

Women's experiences of and preferences for services after rape in South Africa: interview study
N J Christofides, D Muirhead, R K Jewkes, L Penn-Kekana, D N Conco
BMJ  2006;332:209-213, doi:10.1136/bmj.38664.482060.55 (published 5 December 2005) [Abstract]154 [Abridged PDF]19 [Full text]589 [PDF]186  

Detection of secretory IgA antibodies against gliadin and human tissue transglutaminase in stool to screen for coeliac disease in children: validation study
Matthias Kappler, Susanne Krauss-Etschmann, Veronika Diehl, Hannelore Zeilhofer, Sibylle Koletzko
BMJ  2006;332:213-214, doi:10.1136/bmj.38688.654028.AE (published 23 December 2005) [Abstract]214 [Full text]510 [PDF]244  

Clinical review

Venous thromboembolism
Andrew D Blann, Gregory Y H Lip
BMJ  2006;332:215-219, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.215 [Extract]1211 [Full text]5031 [PDF]1975 [extra: Further details]217  

Practice

Impact of a medically supervised safer injection facility on community drug use patterns: a before and after study
Thomas Kerr, Jo-Anne Stoltz, Mark Tyndall, Kathy Li, Ruth Zhang, Julio Montaner, Evan Wood
BMJ  2006;332:220-222, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.220 [Abstract]644 [Full text]688 [PDF]182  

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 [Full text]1445 [PDF]622  

Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2006;332:225-226, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.225 [Full text]1375 [PDF]141  

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 [Full text]1663 [PDF]357 [extra: Further details]96  

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 [Full text]933 [PDF]219  

Commentary: Criteria, competencies, and confidence tricks
Richard Wakeford
BMJ  2006;332:233, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.233 [Full text]575 [PDF]137  

Learning and teaching: What the educators are saying
Brian Jolly
BMJ  2006;332:234, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.234 [Full text]686 [PDF]180  

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 [Extract]93 [Full text]210  

Waiting for radiotherapy: Financing increased capacity is a must
S Michael Crawford
BMJ  2006;332:235, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.235-a [Extract]31 [Full text]102  

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 [Extract]61 [Full text]229  

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 [Extract]36 [Full text]102  

Underfunding of primary care in deprived areas affects everyone
James N Hardy
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-a [Extract]62 [Full text]171  

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Surgery is an alternative
David Mahon, Michael Rhodes
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-b [Extract]106 [Full text]283  

Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: Posture is important
Norman K Gibbon
BMJ  2006;332:236, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.236-c [Extract]212 [Full text]449  

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 [Extract]94 [Full text]287  

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 [Extract]71 [Full text]273  

Incapable patients and the law
David W Hewitt
BMJ  2006;332:237, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.237-b [Extract]86 [Full text]268  

Management of Clostridium difficile in NHS trusts
David Green
BMJ  2006;332:238, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238 [Extract]128 [Full text]356  

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 [Extract]123 [Full text]446  

Research governance: Whose idea is it?
Hazel Thornton
BMJ  2006;332:238, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.238-b [Extract]89 [Full text]349  

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 [Full text]660  

Elizabeth Gemmell
Ray Kerry
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240 [Full text]318 [extra: Longer version]244  

James Harper
Morag Williams
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-a [Full text]231 [extra: Longer version]227  

Brendan Keane
Des Collins
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-b [Full text]222 [extra: Longer version]235  

Francis Rankin Kilpatrick
Stewart Kilpatrick
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-c [Full text]235 [extra: Longer version]244  

Fergus James Macartney
Bob Anderson
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-d [Full text]223 [extra: Longer version]249  

Douglas Andrew Campbell Reid
Hugh Henderson
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-e [Full text]248 [extra: Longer version]234  

David Vigushin
R C Coombes
BMJ  2006;332:240, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.240-f [Full text]234 [extra: Longer version]302  

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]79

TV: Alternative Medicine
John Garrow
BMJ  2006;332:241, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.241 [Extract]338 [Full text]1175  

Press: Scientists seek chemical reaction from journalists
Naomi Marks
BMJ  2006;332:242, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.242 [Extract]72 [Full text]283  

Web: Dream Anatomy
Trevor Rimmer
BMJ  2006;332:242, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.242-a [Extract]181 [Full text]502  

Art: Bio-bling: making jewellery from human tissue
Colin Martin
BMJ  2006;332:243, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.243 [Extract]137 [Full text]326  

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 [Extract]138 [Full text]495  

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 [Extract]330 [Full text]1274  

Prostitution shake-up: one sex worker's view
BMJ  2006;332:245, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.245 [Extract]266 [Full text]2554  

Soundings: Emerging infections
Imre Loefler
BMJ  2006;332:245, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.245-a [Extract]246 [Full text]1040  

Minerva

Minerva
BMJ  2006;332:246, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.246 [Full text]928 [PDF]85  

Fillers

bmjupdates+: Most patients with sciatica get no worthwhile relief from epidural steroids
BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.0-e [Full text]342 [PDF]48  

Endpiece: The ABC of pharmacy
RG Hamilton
BMJ  2006;332:212, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.212 [Full text]639 [PDF]96  

One hundred years ago: Colour blindness on the football field
BMJ  2006;332:214, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.214 [Full text]386 [PDF]43  

So, those who can't do it, teach it?
Farhad B Naini
BMJ  2006;332:219, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.219 [Full text]841 [PDF]74  

Interactive case report: An alcoholic patient who continues to drink
BMJ  2006;332:222, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.222 [Full text]647 [PDF]45  

Endpiece: The tortures that result from high living
Jeremy Hugh Baron
BMJ  2006;332:229, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7535.229 [Full text]748 [PDF]37  

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