17 May 1997(vol 314, issue 7092)

This Week In the BMJ

• Salmeterol is associated with reduction in inhaled steroid dose

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• Chlamydial infection is associated with adverse serum lipid profile

  BMJ 1997; 314 :f (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Asthma mortality is declining in the under 75s

  BMJ 1997; 314 :a (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Molecular techniques show transmission of HIV in prison

  BMJ 1997; 314 :c (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Sunlight does not increase the risk of non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

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• Deprivation accounts for a third of variation in GPs' medical referral rates

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Editorials

• Learning from asthma deathsNeed to relate deaths to prevalence, severity, and treatment in different populations

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1427 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Valvular heart disease: putting guidelines into practice

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• Antenatal Hiv testing: what now?Despite guidelines, infections remain undetected

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• Helicobacter gastroduodenitis: a serious infectious diseaseAntibiotic treatment may prevent deaths in the decades ahead

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• Sexual medicineTowards an integrated discipline

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Letters

• Informed consent in medical research

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• Reintroduction of medical officers of health would solve many problems

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• Many children remain unrestrained in cars

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• Solar ultraviolet radiation is not a major cause of primary cutaneous non-Hodgkin's lymphoma

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• What is it acceptable to die of?

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• Redback spider is now established in Japan: bites can be recognised by a unique sign

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1484 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Segregated health statistics perpetuate racial stereotypes

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1485 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Incidence of myocardial infarction is affected by deprivation in Buckinghamshire too

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• Project will assess effects of patients writing about their terminal illness on self perceived quality of life

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• South Asian diabetic patients need more education about their illness

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• Shorter preoperative fluid fasts reduce postoperative emesis

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• Pharmacists are key members of primary health care teams

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News

• Health department admits to NHS funding crisis

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• UK food standards agency aims to rebuild trust in food

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• In brief

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• Ending “two tierism” is top priority for new health secretary

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• Obstetrician accused of changing notes

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• Israel condemned for torture of Palestinian detainees

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1433 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Preimplantation diagnosis is likely to increase in the Netherlands

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• HIV may be eliminated from reservoirs of infection in the body

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• Direct HIV testing of donated blood is inevitable

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1433 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Cockroaches blamed for high asthma rates

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  • Responses
• Consultants snub BUPA's partnership plan

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1433 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Size of moles linked to melanoma risk

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1433 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Focus: Westminster – Labour finds power is heaven on earth

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Clinical Reviews

• Recent advances: Cardiopulmonary resuscitation

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• Lesson of the week: Persistent itching due to etherified starch plasma expander

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Minerva

• Minerva

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Editor's Choice

• Informed consent: one standard for research, another for clinical practice

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Selection

• Selection

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Papers

• Age specific trends in asthma mortality in England and Wales, 1983-95: results of an observational study

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• Effect of long term treatment with salmeterol on asthma control: a double blind, randomised crossover study

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1441 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Molecular investigation into outbreak of HIV in a Scottish prison

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1446 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Residential and occupational exposure to sunlight and mortality from non-Hodgkin's lymphoma: composite (threefold) case-control study

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1451 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Transfer of adults between intensive care units in the United Kingdom: postal survey

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1455 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• Chlamydia pneumoniae antibodies and serum lipids in Finnish men: cross sectional study

  BMJ 1997; 314 :1456 (Published 17 May 1997)

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• The effect of deprivation on variations in general practitioners' referral rates: a cross sectional study of computerised data on new medical and surgical outpatient referrals in Nottinghamshire

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Education and debate

• How to do it: Run a preparation course for postgraduate examinations

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• Socioeconomic determinants of health: Stress and the biology of inequality

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MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

• Many NHS trusts face financial pressuresPoorer students cannot afford medical schoolRationing debate: BMA's updateBMA supports international criminal court“Don't delay, immunise today”

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Soundings

• Feeding the five thousand

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Personal View

• Memoirs of a service reduction survivor

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MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

• The Surgery—an insider's view

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Medicine and books

• The Right to Refuse Mental Health Treatment

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• Essential Medical Procedures

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• Our Stolen Future

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Career focus

• Getting help for sick doctors

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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• Briefing

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Fillers

• An unforgettable patient: Never give up trying

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• Keeping in touch: A paper reunion

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Obituary

• Andrew BaxterSamuel CardenAnne DaviesFrederick Justus Swinton EsherEoin Stewart HodgsonMichael John LynchMervyn McIlvennaGladys Cotsworth (“Margaret”) Pappworth (née Curtis)William Murray PorteousGian SagarEdward John Somerset

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