Editor's choice Do not resuscitate, or fly Fiona Godlee BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.0-f [Full text]2395 [PDF]664 FREE   This week in the BMJ This week in the BMJ [Full text]414 [PDF]230 Students may have a higher risk for meningococcal disease than other adolescents [Full text]576 FREE   Are you standing comfortably? [Full text]934 FREE   Use a combined strategy in prenatal chromosomal diagnostics [Full text]435 FREE   Don't plan to quit, just do it [Full text]1252 FREE   Anticholinergic drugs may cause cognitive decline in elderly people [Full text]1055 FREE   Editorials Optimising prenatal diagnosis of Down's syndrome James P Neilson, Zarko Alfirevic BMJ  2006;332:433-434, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.433 [Extract]417 [Full text]1835 [PDF]416   Should obese women with polycystic ovary syndrome receive treatment for infertility? 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to champion independent sector treatment centres Madeleine Brettingham BMJ  2006;332:442, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.442 [Extract]83 [Full text]392 [PDF]38   Christian supporters of science oppose fundamentalists Bob Roehr BMJ  2006;332:442, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.442-a [Extract]191 [Full text]828 [PDF]70   Doctors are told to ditch “disease spreading” neckties Michael Day BMJ  2006;332:442, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.442-b [Extract]751 [Full text]2162 [PDF]217   US Congress scrutinises hospitals owned by doctors after patient’s death Nellie Bristol BMJ  2006;332:442, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.442-c [Extract]108 [Full text]386 [PDF]34   Hospitalisation increases partner’s risk of death Janice Tanne BMJ  2006;332:442, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.442-d [Extract]171 [Full text]435 [PDF]75   Industry must be responsible for bird flu vaccine, says UK government Michael Day BMJ  2006;332:443, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.443 [Extract]91 [Full text]376 [PDF]54   Doctor who was remanded for murder wins record damages Tony Sheldon BMJ  2006;332:443, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.443-a [Extract]398 [Full text]1083 [PDF]41   Specialists call for legalised trade in kidneys David Spurgeon BMJ  2006;332:443, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.443-b [Extract]136 [Full text]478 [PDF]69   News extra [these stories appear only on the web] UK government says EU directive on services excludes health care Rory Watson BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-b [Extract]73 [Full text]243   Italian doctors defy restrictions on abortion pill Jane Burgermeister BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-c [Extract]273 [Full text]419   WHO to set up international task force on counterfeit drugs John Zarocostas BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-d [Extract]65 [Full text]242   Wales publishes waiting times for diagnostic tests Roger Dobson BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-e [Extract]148 [Full text]332   GMC orders urologist to be retrained Owen Dyer BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-f [Extract]286 [Full text]562   Many sexual health services are “in danger of drowning” Caroline White BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-g [Extract]127 [Full text]445   NICE recommends screening patients for malnutrition Lisa Hitchen BMJ  2006;332:444, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.444-h [Extract]162 [Full text]719   Research Risk and protective factors for meningococcal disease in adolescents: matched cohort study Joanna Tully, Russell M Viner, Pietro G Coen, James M Stuart, Maria Zambon, Catherine Peckham, Clare Booth, Nigel Klein, Ed Kaczmarski, Robert Booy BMJ  2006;332:445-450, doi:10.1136/bmj.38725.728472.BE (published 10 February 2006) [Abstract]323 [Full text]633 [PDF]598 FREE   Physical work environment risk factors for long term sickness absence: prospective findings among a cohort of 5357 employees in Denmark Thomas Lund, Merete Labriola, Karl Bang Christensen, Ute Bültmann, Ebbe Villadsen BMJ  2006;332:449-452, doi:10.1136/bmj.38731.622975.3A (published 30 January 2006) [Abstract]255 [Full text]501 [PDF]431 FREE   Fetal nuchal translucency scan and early prenatal diagnosis of chromosomal abnormalities by rapid aneuploidy screening: observational study Lyn S Chitty, Karl O Kagan, Francisca S Molina, Jonathan J Waters, Kypros H Nicolaides BMJ  2006;332:452-455, doi:10.1136/bmj.38730.655197.AE (published 13 February 2006) [Abstract]234 [Full text]938 [PDF]521 FREE   Non-degenerative mild cognitive impairment in elderly people and use of anticholinergic drugs: longitudinal cohort study Marie L Ancelin, Sylvaine Artero, Florence Portet, Anne-Marie Dupuy, Jacques Touchon, Karen Ritchie BMJ  2006;332:455-459, doi:10.1136/bmj.38740.439664.DE (published 1 February 2006) [Abstract]548 [Full text]1201 [PDF]1048 FREE   "Catastrophic" pathways to smoking cessation: findings from national survey Robert West, Taj Sohal BMJ  2006;332:458-460, doi:10.1136/bmj.38723.573866.AE (published 27 January 2006) [Full 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Simon P Conroy, Tony Luxton, Robert Dingwall, Rowan H Harwood, John R F Gladman BMJ  2006;332:479-482, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.479 [Full text]4975 [PDF]724 [extra: Refernces w1 - w18]128   Health economics: Using economics to set pragmatic and ethical priorities Stuart Peacock, Danny Ruta, Craig Mitton, Cam Donaldson, Angela Bate, Madeleine Murtagh BMJ  2006;332:482-485, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.482 [Full text]1047 [PDF]680   Child health: Overuse of institutional care for children in Europe Kevin Browne, Catherine Hamilton-Giachritsis, Rebecca Johnson, Mikael Ostergren BMJ  2006;332:485-487, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.485 [Full text]236 [PDF]103   Letters This week's letters [PDF]100 Case reports of suspected adverse drug reactions: Case reports were dismissed too quickly Jan P Vandenbroucke BMJ  2006;332:488, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.488 [Extract]96 [Full text]348   Case reports of suspected adverse drug reactions: Case reports generate signals efficiently Stefan Russmann BMJ  2006;332:488, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.488-a [Extract]42 [Full text]210   Pain is an issue in renal impairment Colette Reid, Jane Gibbins, Geoffrey Hanks BMJ  2006;332:488-489, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.488-b [Extract]75 [Full text]266   Proteinuria in chronic renal disease was not mentioned Charlie Tomson BMJ  2006;332:489, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.489 [Extract]67 [Full text]223   More on JAMA's policy on industry sponsored studies Kenneth J Rothman, Stephen Evans BMJ  2006;332:489, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.489-a [Extract]48 [Full text]225   Compensation for non-negligent harm in trials remains shaky Desmond R Laurence BMJ  2006;332:489-490, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.489-b [Extract]85 [Full text]305   Referrals between consultants: Public should rise to the defence David M Lewis BMJ  2006;332:490, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.490 [Extract]79 [Full text]415   Referrals between consultants: System has potential for error Peter Gooderham BMJ  2006;332:490, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.490-a [Extract]44 [Full text]179   Referrals between consultants: Consultant referrals are funded Tim E P Davies BMJ  2006;332:490, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.490-b [Extract]45 [Full text]214   Prognostic assessment will be important in flu pandemic Gavin D Barlow BMJ  2006;332:490-491, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.490-c [Extract]49 [Full text]167   Best research: New strategy is warmly welcomed Robert Boyd, Mike Burrows BMJ  2006;332:491, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.491 [Extract]57 [Full text]180   Best research: Research originating in primary care needs support Jim Sikorski, Susan Robinson, Martin Edwards BMJ  2006;332:491, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7539.491-a [Extract]28 [Full text]164   Tobacco: are we all to blame? 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