This Week In the BMJ Night time nurse telephone consultations reduce general practitioners' workload BMJ 1999; 319 :e (Published 27 November 1999) Permission New stool immunoassay offers routine diagnostic tool for H pylori infection BMJ 1999; 319 :f (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Caesarean section rates are too high in Latin America BMJ 1999; 319 :c (Published 27 November 1999) Permission GPs want to keep generalist role in genetic testing BMJ 1999; 319 :g (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Sweetness and sucking have analgesic effect in babies BMJ 1999; 319 :b (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Slower fetal development may protect women from heart disease BMJ 1999; 319 :d (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Editorials Why do babies cry? BMJ 1999; 319 :1381 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Meeting the demand for donor organs in the US BMJ 1999; 319 :1382 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Markets, politicians, and the NHS BMJ 1999; 319 :1383 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Healthy living centres BMJ 1999; 319 :1384 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Postnatal dexamethasone in preterm infants BMJ 1999; 319 :1385 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Letters Public sponsors must follow ethical rules too BMJ 1999; 319 :1430 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Guidelines on HIV prophylaxis must be implemented BMJ 1999; 319 :1430 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Prevention of vertical transmission of HIV in South Africa BMJ 1999; 319 :1431 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Children were guaranteed regular check ups in dental study BMJ 1999; 319 :1432 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Use of iron pots in South Africa led to haemosiderosis BMJ 1999; 319 :1432 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Better evidence must be collected on childhood injuries BMJ 1999; 319 :1432 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Japanese government should also ban tobacco advertising BMJ 1999; 319 :1433 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Automatic replies can be sent to unsolicited email from general public BMJ 1999; 319 :1433 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Suicide within 12 months of contact with mental health services BMJ 1999; 319 :1433 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses Cochrane reviews will be in Medline BMJ 1999; 319 :1435 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Searching for reliable research evidence need not be difficult BMJ 1999; 319 :1435 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Screening of newborn infants for cholestatic hepatobiliary disease BMJ 1999; 319 :1435 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Earlier discharge for newborns may increase health risks BMJ 1999; 319 :1436 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Do we need a new word for patients? BMJ 1999; 319 :1436 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses GMC should just continue its role as policeman and not try to improve clinical standards BMJ 1999; 319 :1437 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses News UN warns that AIDS deaths are set to reach record level BMJ 1999; 319 :1387 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Whistleblower in Bristol case says funding was put before patients BMJ 1999; 319 :1387 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Oocytes matured in vitro achieve high pregnancy rates BMJ 1999; 319 :1388 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Drug company threatens legal action over Canadian guidelines BMJ 1999; 319 :1388 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 1999; 319 :1388 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission UK community groups reject mental health reforms BMJ 1999; 319 :1389 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Publishers to link science journals on line BMJ 1999; 319 :1389 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission EU makes mental illness top priority BMJ 1999; 319 :1389 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission UK review finds statins are cost effective in secondary prevention BMJ 1999; 319 :1390 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Japan moves towards legal ban on human cloning BMJ 1999; 319 :1390 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission BMA welcomes plans to regulate private care BMJ 1999; 319 :1390 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Health authority loses cervical smear appeal BMJ 1999; 319 :1391 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Studies reveal increased smoking among students in Canada BMJ 1999; 319 :1391 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission EU plans tighter controls on tobacco BMJ 1999; 319 :1391 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission England sets standards to reduce hospital acquired infection BMJ 1999; 319 :1392 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses MPs call for database of adverse incidents BMJ 1999; 319 :1392 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission European parliament supports juniors on working hours BMJ 1999; 319 :1392 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Clinical Reviews Management of self poisoning BMJ 1999; 319 :1414 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Insulin as a substance of misuse in a patient with insulin dependent diabetes mellitus BMJ 1999; 319 :1417 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Unconventional approaches to nutritional medicine BMJ 1999; 319 :1419 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Minerva Minerva BMJ 1999; 319 :1446 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Editor's Choice Politically incorrect surgery BMJ 1999; 319 :0 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Politically incorrect surgery BMJ 1999; 319 :a (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Papers Randomised trial of analgesic effects of sucrose, glucose, and pacifiers in term neonates BMJ 1999; 319 :1393 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Rates and implications of caesarean sections in Latin America: ecological studyCommentary: all women should have a choiceCommentary: increase in caesarean sections may reflect medical control not women's choiceCommentary: “health has become secondary to a sexually attractive body” BMJ 1999; 319 :1397 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Growth in utero and during childhood among women who develop coronary heart disease: longitudinal study BMJ 1999; 319 :1403 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Overnight calls in primary care: randomised controlled trial of management using nurse telephone consultation BMJ 1999; 319 :1408 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Comparison of stool immunoassay with standard methods for detecting Helicobacter pylori infection BMJ 1999; 319 :1409 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses General practice Tensions between policy makers and general practitioners in implementing new genetics: grounded theory interview study BMJ 1999; 319 :1410 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Education and debate The value of DALY life: problems with ethics and validity of disability adjusted life years BMJ 1999; 319 :1423 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Healthcare rationing—are additional criteria needed for assessing evidence based clinical practice guidelines? BMJ 1999; 319 :1426 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST Guidance needed on the use of the internetReducing smoking is an uphill battleBMA urges government to cancel unpayable debtJuniors will not get millennium pay in EnglandMedical workforce has grown by 2.8% BMJ 1999; 319 :1441 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Book The Government's Annual Report 98/99 BMJ 1999; 319 :1442 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission CD The Virtual Surgeon: ACL Reconstruction BMJ 1999; 319 :1442 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission ART Only Human BMJ 1999; 319 :1443 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission HIT PARADE Hit parade BMJ 1999; 319 :1443 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission TV Dogma in retreat BMJ 1999; 319 :1444 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses WEBSITE OF THE WEEK Babies in pain BMJ 1999; 319 :1444 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Personal View Organ donation: Can the US do better? BMJ 1999; 319 :1445 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses Soundings BIBA but LGFTD BMJ 1999; 319 :1445 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses Career focus Get a distinction award BMJ 1999; 319 :S2-7222 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Briefing BMJ 1999; 319 :S3-7222 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses Briefing BMJ 1999; 319 :S3a-7222 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Briefing BMJ 1999; 319 :S3b-7222 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Briefing BMJ 1999; 319 :S3c-7222 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Fillers Alternative therapies BMJ 1999; 319 :1409 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission On ageing: oh dear! BMJ 1999; 319 :1409 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses Of parents and children BMJ 1999; 319 :1410 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Honey poisoning BMJ 1999; 319 :1419 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Responses Parental review BMJ 1999; 319 :1425 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Responses Corrections ABC of complementary medicine: Herbal medicine BMJ 1999; 319 :1422 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Benzodiazepine use in pregnancy and major malformations or oral clefts BMJ 1999; 319 :1429 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Medicopolitical digest BMJ 1999; 319 :1429 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Pre-existing risk factor profiles in users and non-users of hormone replacement therapy: prospective cohort study in Gothenburg, Sweden BMJ 1999; 319 :1429 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission Minerva BMJ 1999; 319 :1429 (Published 27 November 1999) Permission ObituaryDownload PDF John (“Jack”) Parsons ShillingfordRobert Michael BadmintonTerry CoatesChristopher Charles CramptonRichard Michael DeanDesmond Stopford Mulock Enraght-MoonyEric Glyn HughesAlfred Cecil Victor MaltbyGisela (“Gilli”) OppenheimFredrick ShepherdEleanor Mary SingerBarry Leonard StoneBrian Ponsford WebberHenry John (“Jack”) WeldonGiles Martin James Woolley BMJ 1999; 319 :1438 (Published 27 November 1999) PDF Permission Back to top PreviousNext