Editor's choice Improving on improvement Fiona Godlee BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.0-f [Full text]1158 [PDF]338 FREE   This week in the BMJ This week in the BMJ [Full text]442 [PDF]359 Skin sutures can get wet safely after minor excisions [Full text]1620 FREE   Academics may be losing control of clinical research [Full text]1248 FREE   Consider rectal quinine for moderately severe malaria [Full text]413 FREE   Tobacco exposure is associated with glucose intolerance [Full text]787 FREE   Goth subculture is strongly linked with self harm and attempted suicide [Full text]1036 FREE   Editorials Inhaled insulin Emma Morton-Eggleston, Eugene J Barrett BMJ  2006;332:1043-1044, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1043 [Extract]1641 [Full text]10437 [PDF]1125   Passive smoking's role in diabetes Demosthenes B Panagiotakos, Christos Pitsavos BMJ  2006;332:1044-1045, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1044 [Extract]395 [Full text]1572 [PDF]394   Community acquired pneumonia in primary care Herman Goossens, Paul Little BMJ  2006;332:1045-1046, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1045 [Extract]252 [Full text]1507 [PDF]1082 FREE   News Middle aged white people are healthier in England than US Janice Hopkins Tanne BMJ  2006;332:1047, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1047 [Extract]521 [Full text]2657 [PDF]219 [extra: Longer version]236   Number of uninsured middle class US citizens grows Janice Hopkins Tanne BMJ  2006;332:1047, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1047-a [Extract]202 [Full text]506 [PDF]105 [extra: Longer version]85   In brief BMJ  2006;332:1048, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1048 [Extract]139 [Full text]503 [PDF]56 [extra: Longer version]85   GPs can shape services by bidding for provider contracts Zosia Kmietowicz BMJ  2006;332:1048, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1048-a [Extract]139 [Full text]494 [PDF]73   Concordia Health wins south London contract for primary care Roger Dobson BMJ  2006;332:1048, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1048-b [Extract]160 [Full text]764 [PDF]68   UK website publishes cardiac surgery survival rates Susan Mayor BMJ  2006;332:1049, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1049 [Extract]305 [Full text]1093 [PDF]133 [extra: Longer version]129   Dutch want publication of data on heart surgery Tony Sheldon BMJ  2006;332:1049, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1049-a [Extract]157 [Full text]536 [PDF]97 [extra: Longer version]88   Unicef warns of "epidemic" of childhood malnutrition Peter Moszynski BMJ  2006;332:1051, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1051-e [Extract]159 [Full text]567 [PDF]111   Will UK Biobank pay off? Geoff Watts BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-i [Extract]121 [Full text]1042 [PDF]205 FREE   News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] Trastuzumab wins backing of European drug regulator Clare Dyer BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050 [Extract]253 [Full text]876 [PDF]156   Watchdog gives spoof awards for aggressive marketing of drugs Owen Dyer BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-a [Extract]272 [Full text]1220 [PDF]197   Malaria experts criticise World Bank Balaji Ravichandran BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-b [Extract]169 [Full text]922 [PDF]154   Healthcare Commission to review independent treatment centres Adrian O’Dowd BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-c [Extract]116 [Full text]565 [PDF]73   NHS should remain funded by tax Adrian O’Dowd BMJ  2006;332:1050, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1050-d [Extract]111 [Full text]468 [PDF]75   German law to cuts drug costs angers doctors Annette Tuffs BMJ  2006;332:1051, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1051 [Extract]189 [Full text]776 [PDF]196   NHS trust is losing out to private investors, says watchdog Zosia Kmietowicz BMJ  2006;332:1051, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1051-a [Extract]117 [Full text]367 [PDF]62   News extra [these stories appear only on the web] NICE rules on chemotherapy drugs for colon and breast cancer Susan Mayor BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-a [Extract]312 [Full text]1010   England approves first mental health foundation trusts Robert Short BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-b [Extract]126 [Full text]410   UK is urged to rethink funding of long term care of elderly people Owen Dyer BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-c [Extract]180 [Full text]614   Investment in health research needs scrutiny Nick Smallwood BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-d [Extract]88 [Full text]424   Children worldwide can grow to the same height, says WHO Zosia Kmietowicz BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-e [Extract]241 [Full text]633   Australian health insurance to include preventive measures Christopher Zinn BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-f [Extract]136 [Full text]435   France to pilot testing for prostate cancer Brad Spurgeon BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-g [Extract]229 [Full text]637   Protests and bombing disrupt health care in Nepal Kaushal Pandey BMJ  2006;332:1052, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1052-h [Extract]60 [Full text]223   Research Can sutures get wet? Prospective randomised controlled trial of wound management in general practice Clare Heal, Petra Buettner, Beverly Raasch, Sheldon Browning, David Graham, Rachel Bidgood, Margaret Campbell, Robert Cruikshank BMJ  2006;332:1053-1056, doi:10.1136/bmj.38800.628704.AE (published 24 April 2006) [Abstract]685 [Abridged PDF]101 [Full text]1560 [PDF]1004 FREE   Safety and efficacy of rectal compared with intramuscular quinine for the early treatment of moderately severe malaria in children: randomised clinical trial Hubert Barennes, Tatiana Balima-Koussoubé, Nicolas Nagot, Jean-Christophe Charpentier, Eric Pussard BMJ  2006;332:1055-1059, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1055 [Abstract]273 [Abridged PDF]43 [Full text]657 [PDF]427 FREE   Prevalence of deliberate self harm and attempted suicide within contemporary Goth youth subculture: longitudinal cohort study Robert Young, Helen Sweeting, Patrick West BMJ  2006;332:1058-1061, doi:10.1136/bmj.38790.495544.7C (published 13 April 2006) [Abstract]485 [Full text]1323 [PDF]606 [extra: Additional tables]67 FREE   Origin and funding of the most frequently cited papers in medicine: database analysis Nikolaos A Patsopoulos, John P A Ioannidis, Apostolos A Analatos BMJ  2006;332:1061-1064, doi:10.1136/bmj.38768.420139.80 (published 17 March 2006) [Abstract]820 [Abridged PDF]97 [Full text]1275 [PDF]1258 [extra: Appendix]185 FREE   Commentary: Is society losing control of the medical research agenda? Brendan Delaney BMJ  2006;332:1063-1064, doi:10.1136/bmj.38771.471563.80 (published 17 March 2006) [Full text]760 [PDF]557 FREE   Active and passive smoking and development of glucose intolerance among young adults in a prospective cohort: CARDIA study Thomas K Houston, Sharina D Person, Mark J Pletcher, Kiang Liu, Carlos Iribarren, Catarina I Kiefe BMJ  2006;332:1064-1069, doi:10.1136/bmj.38779.584028.55 (published 7 April 2006) [Abstract]535 [Abridged PDF]81 [Full text]1107 [PDF]998 FREE   National survey of British public's views on use of identifiable medical data by the National Cancer Registry Geraldine Barrett, Jackie A Cassell, Janet L Peacock, Michel P Coleman BMJ  2006;332:1068-1072, doi:10.1136/bmj.38805.473738.7C (published 28 April 2006) [Abstract]225 [Abridged PDF]32 [Full text]797 [PDF]419 FREE   Drug points: Galactorrhoea may be associated with methadone use Jennifer Bennett, Richard Whale BMJ  2006;332:1071, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1071 [Abridged PDF]41 [Full text]618 [PDF]257 FREE   Clinical review Acute pancreatitis Andrew Kingsnorth, Derek O'Reilly BMJ  2006;332:1072-1076, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1072 [Extract]926 [Full text]3356 [PDF]2183   Practice BMJ Learning: Pneumonia: update on diagnosis and management Zara Hoare, Wei Shen Lim BMJ  2006;332:1077-1079, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1077 [Full text]6633 [PDF]3606 FREE   Statistics Notes: The cost of dichotomising continuous variables Douglas G Altman, Patrick Royston BMJ  2006;332:1080, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1080 [Full text]1018 [PDF]1328   ABC of palliative care: Difficult pain Lesley Colvin, Karen Forbes, Marie Fallon BMJ  2006;332:1081-1083, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1081 [Full text]2310 [PDF]1193   Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals Alison Tonks BMJ  2006;332:1084-1085, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1084 [Full text]950 [PDF]159   Analysis and Comment Research protocols: Waiving confidentiality for the greater good An-Wen Chan, Ross Upshur, Jerome A Singh, Davina Ghersi, François Chapuis, Douglas G Altman BMJ  2006;332:1086-1089, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1086 [Full text]767 [PDF]462 [extra: Extra information]140   Diagnosis: Comparative accuracy: assessing new tests against existing diagnostic pathways Patrick M Bossuyt, Les Irwig, Jonathan Craig, Paul Glasziou BMJ  2006;332:1089-1092, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1089 [Full text]750 [PDF]710   Letters This week's letters [PDF]138 Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: Scottish data provide additional information... D Graham Mackenzie, Sarah Wild, Rod Muir BMJ  2006;332:1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1093 [Extract]132 [Full text]562   Mortality associated with delay in operation after hip fracture: ... but Italian data seem to contradict study findings Antonella Franzo, Giorgio Simon, Carlo Francescutti BMJ  2006;332:1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1093-a [Extract]63 [Full text]235   Panic disorder: propranolol and behavioural therapy Manjeestha Das BMJ  2006;332:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094 [Extract]232 [Full text]891   Preterm delivery in primiparous women at low risk: Preterm birth or delivery? Study authors suggest new terms Ida Vogel, Ulrik Kesmodel, Steen Rasmussen, Jens Langhoff-Roos, Bo Jacobsson BMJ  2006;332:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-a [Extract]87 [Full text]300   Preterm delivery in primiparous women at low risk: Could epidemic chlamydia contribute to rise in preterm births? Woody Caan BMJ  2006;332:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-b [Extract]93 [Full text]425   Is any involvement with the UK military unethical? Nick Wilson BMJ  2006;332:1094-1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1094-c [Extract]123 [Full text]535   Compensation and complaints in New Zealand Marie M Bismark BMJ  2006;332:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095 [Extract]135 [Full text]522   Policing of information from internet breast cancer list: Findings may not be generally applicable Ketan K Dhatariya BMJ  2006;332:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095-a [Extract]72 [Full text]315   Policing of information from internet breast cancer list: "List mining" raises new issues in research ethics James E Till BMJ  2006;332:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095-b [Extract]128 [Full text]946   The cause for quiet celebration Anna Barford, Danny Dorling, George Davey Smith, Mary Shaw BMJ  2006;332:1095-1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1095-c [Extract]95 [Full text]387   Boom to bust in the NHS: Income in general practice Hendrik J Beerstecher BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096 [Extract]164 [Full text]824   Boom to bust in the NHS: Consultant productivity Edmund J Dunstan BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096-a [Extract]109 [Full text]335   Boom to bust in the NHS: Questions on productivity Ram Kumar BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096-b [Extract]68 [Full text]216   Money for nothing, and your kicks for free Des Spence BMJ  2006;332:1096, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1096-c [Extract]206 [Full text]950   Obituaries This week's obituaries [PDF]155 Andrew William Morrison Gavin Morrison BMJ  2006;332:1097, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1097 [Full text]412 [extra: Longer version]305   Jennifer Asscher (née Lloyd) William Asscher BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098 [Full text]337 [extra: Longer version]323   Gwenda Delany Gwenda Delany BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-a [Full text]619   Neil Alexander Duncan Catriona Andrews BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-b [Full text]294 [extra: Longer version]259   Derek Julius Salfield Stephen Salfield, Nicolas Salfield BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-c [Full text]231 [extra: Longer version]247   Charles Seeley Hugh Seeley BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-d [Full text]255 [extra: Longer version]263   Austin Tate Brian Crossley, Philip Milln BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-e [Full text]258 [extra: Longer version]274   Elena Zadik (née Matskevich) Paul Zadik BMJ  2006;332:1098, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1098-f [Full text]301 [extra: Longer version]271   reviews This week's reviews [PDF]61 Multimedia: Medics face the music Tiago Villanueva BMJ  2006;332:1099, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1099 [Extract]183 [Full text]847   Personal views: When lecturers need patient consent S M Yentis BMJ  2006;332:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1100 [Extract]237 [Full text]1333   Hit parade BMJ  2006;332:1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1100-a [Extract]86 [Full text]343   Personal views: The French connection: how I found orthopaedic surgery on the internet Marnie Clark BMJ  2006;332:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1101 [Extract]174 [Full text]888   Soundings: Bring back post-nominals James Owen Drife BMJ  2006;332:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1101-a [Extract]86 [Full text]459   Minerva Minerva BMJ  2006;332:1102, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1102 [Full text]797 [PDF]137   Fillers bmjupdates+: Statins rarely cause serious side effects BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.0-e [Full text]875 [PDF]199   Endpiece: The art of medicine E Tullo BMJ  2006;332:1054, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1054 [Full text]523 [PDF]72   Endpiece: The name of the illness Helen Mary Worthington BMJ  2006;332:1070, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1070 [Full text]481 [PDF]64   Ditch the digraph Marcus Gore BMJ  2006;332:1071, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1071-a [Full text]431 [PDF]48   A memorable patient: A salutary lesson Jean P Fisher BMJ  2006;332:1076, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1076 [Full text]761 [PDF]61   Interactive case report: 70 year old man with scrotal swelling, abdominal aortic aneurysm, and renal lesions BMJ  2006;332:1079, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1079 [Full text]285 [PDF]60   Endpiece: Reading and reflecting Kamal Samanta BMJ  2006;332:1080, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1080-a [Full text]402 [PDF]53   A complaint that changed my practice Antonio Munno BMJ  2006;332:1092, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7549.1092 [Full text]1561 [PDF]92

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