09 December 2000(vol 321, issue 7274)

This Week In the BMJ

• Psychological interventions can reduce depressive disorders in community settings

  BMJ 2000; 321 :e (Published 09 December 2000)

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• It is difficult to apply a moral rule for strangers to family obligations

  BMJ 2000; 321 :g (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Drug administration can be improved by simple guidelines discussed by all staff affected

  BMJ 2000; 321 :f (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Vaccines may have non-specific effects in developing countries

  BMJ 2000; 321 :b (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Galantamine slows functional decline in Alzheimer's disease

  BMJ 2000; 321 :d (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Diabetic patients with hyper- tension benefit from dual blockade of renin-angiotensin system

  BMJ 2000; 321 :c (Published 09 December 2000)

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Editorials

• Non-specific effects of vaccines in developing countries

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1423 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Does physical activity prevent cancer?

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1424 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Age related macular degeneration

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1425 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Stem cell research

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1427 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Quality improvement reports: a new kind of article

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1428 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Letters

• Schools' experience of league tables should make doctors think again

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1467 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Male circumcision and HIV prevention

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1467 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Midwife led debriefing to reduce maternal depression

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1470 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Survival and reduction in mortality from breast cancer

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1470 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Aspirin for primary prevention

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1472 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Analysis did not account for cluster randomisation

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1473 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Peterborough hospital has tissue bank on not for profit basis

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1473 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Public health service needs to be independent

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1473 (Published 09 December 2000)

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News

• Consultant suspended for research fraud

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1429 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Drug for irritable bowel syndrome taken off the market

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1429 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• In brief

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1430 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Antenatal testing reduces vertical transmission of HIV

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1430 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Statins could be useful in organ transplantation

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1430 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Milburn to monitor implementation of NICE guidance

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1431 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Prescription fraud costs Wales £15m a year

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1431 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Netherlands gives more protection to doctors in euthanasia cases

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1433 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• UK defines action to tackle health in developing countries

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1434 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• GMC decides on a new structure

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1434 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Clinical Review

• Prevention of ischaemic stroke

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1455 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Minerva

• Minerva

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1480 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Editor's Choice

• So many places for learning

  BMJ 2000; 321 :a (Published 09 December 2000)

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• So many places for learning

  BMJ 2000; 321 :0 (Published 09 December 2000)

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News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

• Delayed cancer results “due to apathy”

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1432 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Therapy not effective against all cancers in patients with HIV

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1432 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Mentally ill people denied choice of drugs

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1432 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• NICE to tackle infertility treatment

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1432 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• US launches plan to tackle childhood obesity

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1432 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Chile's doctors call for tighter controls on arsenic levels in water

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1432 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Children's cardiac surgery deaths were preventable

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1433 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Vaccine protects against Ebola virus

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1433 (Published 09 December 2000)

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News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

• New approach to treating rheumatoid arthritis shows promise

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1434 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• A new plan for the future of the hospital system

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1434 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• AIDS is largest cause of maternal deaths in South Africa

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1434 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Papers

• Routine vaccinations and child survival: follow up study in Guinea-Bissau, West AfricaCommentary: an unexpected finding that needs confirmation or rejection

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1435 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Randomised controlled trial of dual blockade of renin-angiotensin system in patients with hypertension, microalbuminuria, and non-insulin dependent diabetes: the candesartan and lisinopril microalbuminuria (CALM) study

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1440 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Renal function—and how to assess it

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1444 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Efficacy and safety of galantamine in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease: multicentre randomised controlled trial

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1445 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Recurrent generalised urticaria at insulin injection sites

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1449 (Published 09 December 2000)

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General practice

• Problem solving treatment and group psychoeducation for depression: multicentre randomised controlled trial

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1450 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Education and debate

• Results of genetic testing: when confidentiality conflicts with a duty to warn relativesCase studyAct to resolve conflictView from Dutch general practiceFamily duty is more important than rights

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1464 (Published 09 December 2000)

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THEATRE

• Cure: A darkly humorous look at life on the edge

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1476 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Video

• The Testimony Archive

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1476 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Books

• Rosalyn Yalow, Nobel Laureate: Her Life and Work in Medicine

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1477 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• The Multi-Agency Approach to Domestic Violence: New Opportunities, Old Challenges

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1477 (Published 09 December 2000)

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HIT PARADE

• Hit parade

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1477 (Published 09 December 2000)

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PRESS

• Fergie and parents' diet dilemmas

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1478 (Published 09 December 2000)

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WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

• Drugs for Alzheimer's disease

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1478 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Personal View

• Charity Spice

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1479 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Soundings

• Auntz

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1479 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Fillers

• A time honoured practice

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1449 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Youth, day, old age and night

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1449 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Putting women in control

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1454 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• It's like standing on a deserted platform

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1459 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Effect of multifaceted intervention promoting early switch from intravenous to oral acetaminophen for postoperative pain: controlled, prospective, before and after study

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1460 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Corrections

• Why journals should not publish articles funded by the tobacco industry

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1454 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Updated New Zealand cardiovascular disease risk-benefit prediction guide

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1454 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Disease impact number and population impact number: population perspectives to measures of risk and benefit

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1454 (Published 09 December 2000)

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• Website of the week: Flying and health

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1478 (Published 09 December 2000)

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Obituary

• Clifford Bryan FloydStanley Clucas GawneRaymund Peter HoskinsonMichael Lawrence JohnsonRobert I LevyJohn Wilson MorrisonArchie MacDonald ReviePhilip Sydney SilverFrank Philip WaltDavid Leonard WilliamsRobin David Winch

  BMJ 2000; 321 :1474 (Published 09 December 2000)

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