This Week In the BMJ People living near landfill sites have an increased risk of adverse birth outcomes BMJ 2001; 323 :f (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Birth order modifies effect of maternal age on type 1 diabetes BMJ 2001; 323 :c (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Deaths in Hong Kong caused by tobacco may predict what will happen in China BMJ 2001; 323 :b (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Use of statins lowers risk of macular degeneration BMJ 2001; 323 :e (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Chest pain assessment units allow safe early discharge of patients BMJ 2001; 323 :d (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Editorials Does exposure to landfill waste harm the fetus? BMJ 2001; 323 :351 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Improving endothelial vasomotor function BMJ 2001; 323 :352 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Bacteriotherapy: the time has come BMJ 2001; 323 :353 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Phytoestrogen therapy for menopausal symptoms? BMJ 2001; 323 :354 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Referral of Dr Peter Mansfield to the GMC BMJ 2001; 323 :356 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses LettersDownload PDF European consensus on cancer screening should be applied urgently by health ministers BMJ 2001; 323 :396 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses End points for predicting coronary risk must be clarified BMJ 2001; 323 :396 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Medically unexplained symptoms in secondary care BMJ 2001; 323 :397 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses National guidelines are needed to provide sanitary facilities in primary schools BMJ 2001; 323 :398 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Unvalidated blood pressure devices with small cuffs are being used in hospitals BMJ 2001; 323 :398 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Respectful storage of dead patients needs to be addressed BMJ 2001; 323 :398 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Difference in blood pressure between arms might reflect peripheral vascular disease BMJ 2001; 323 :399 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission “High” ear piercing and perichondritis of the pinna BMJ 2001; 323 :400 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Sex inequalities in ischaemic heart disease in primary care BMJ 2001; 323 :400 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Do we need specialist units for adolescents in hospitals? BMJ 2001; 323 :401 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Reducing psychotropic drugs reduces falls in elderly people BMJ 2001; 323 :402 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Will we all continue to ignore deaths and injuries from road traffic crashes? BMJ 2001; 323 :402 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Advising smokers to quit: baling out Titanic with teaspoon BMJ 2001; 323 :402 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses News President Bush sidesteps critics in stem cell debate BMJ 2001; 323 :357 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses “Flying” vacuum cleaners are among hazards in MRI suites BMJ 2001; 323 :357 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 2001; 323 :358 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Trust defends decision to retain private beds at Heart Hospital BMJ 2001; 323 :358 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission “Video pill” may supplement standard endoscopy BMJ 2001; 323 :358 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Exercise and diet reduce risk of diabetes, US study shows BMJ 2001; 323 :359 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Bayer decides to withdraw cholesterol lowering drug BMJ 2001; 323 :359 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses UK government launches anti-tobacco campaign for Asians BMJ 2001; 323 :359 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Why a 1940s medical committee should not be forgotten BMJ 2001; 323 :360 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Clinical Reviews Corticosteroid injections in tendon lesions BMJ 2001; 323 :382 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Causes of haematuria in adult polycystic kidney disease BMJ 2001; 323 :386 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Minerva Minerva BMJ 2001; 323 :408 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Editor's Choice The passage from the BMJ to the Scunthorpe Daily Echo or CNN BMJ 2001; 323 :0 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission The passage from the BMJ to the Scunthorpe Daily Echo or CNN BMJ 2001; 323 :a (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses News extra [these stories appear only on the web] Thalidomide produces benefits in some patients with tumours BMJ 2001; 323 :360 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission HIV patients benefit from dual drug treatment BMJ 2001; 323 :360 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Drug trials still fail to include sufficient numbers of women BMJ 2001; 323 :360 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Non-EU students flock to Ireland for medical training BMJ 2001; 323 :360 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Anxiety disorders linked to gene abnormality BMJ 2001; 323 :360 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Papers Mortality and smoking in Hong Kong: case-control study of all adult deaths in 1998 BMJ 2001; 323 :361 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Risk of adverse birth outcomes in populations living near landfill sites BMJ 2001; 323 :363 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Maternal and paternal age at delivery, birth order, and risk of childhood onset type 1 diabetes: population based cohort study BMJ 2001; 323 :369 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Is it possible to exclude a diagnosis of myocardial damage within six hours of admission to an emergency department? Diagnostic cohort study BMJ 2001; 323 :372 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Targeting deprived areas within small areas in Scotland: population study BMJ 2001; 323 :374 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Risk of macular degeneration in users of statins: cross sectional study BMJ 2001; 323 :375 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Antenatal detection of HIV: national surveillance and unlinked anonymous survey BMJ 2001; 323 :376 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Primary care Prescribing new drugs: qualitative study of influences on consultants and general practitioners BMJ 2001; 323 :378 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Education and debate The distinction between withdrawing life sustaining treatment under the influence of paralysing agents and euthanasiaAre we treading a fine line?Paralysing agents may be given up to but not at or beyond the point of extubationThe parents' perspective on withdrawing treatmentThe doctrine of double effect is difficult but not impossible to apply BMJ 2001; 323 :388 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Mann-Whitney test is not just a test of medians: differences in spread can be important BMJ 2001; 323 :391 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Hormonal markers of susceptibility to sexually transmitted infections: are we taking them seriously? BMJ 2001; 323 :394 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Books Human Frontiers, Environments and Disease: Past Patterns, Uncertain Futures BMJ 2001; 323 :405 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Bodies Politic: Disease, Death and Doctors in Britain, 1650-1900 BMJ 2001; 323 :405 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission PRESS Scions made simple BMJ 2001; 323 :406 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses WEBSITE OF THE WEEK Landfill sites BMJ 2001; 323 :406 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Personal View The price isn't right BMJ 2001; 323 :407 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Soundings Alphabet soups BMJ 2001; 323 :407 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Responses Notice BMA Notice BMJ 2001; 323 :408 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Fillers Those who sit and wait BMJ 2001; 323 :362 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses My only sermon BMJ 2001; 323 :368 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission The Siege of Mafeking from a medical point of view BMJ 2001; 323 :378 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Best when old BMJ 2001; 323 :387 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Attendee BMJ 2001; 323 :393 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Responses Corrections ABC of AIDS: Development of the epidemic BMJ 2001; 323 :387 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Forest plots: trying to see the wood and the trees BMJ 2001; 323 :393 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission Prevention of type 2 diabetes BMJ 2001; 323 :393 (Published 18 August 2001) Permission ObituaryDownload PDF Peter Michael BurridgeAlfred Henry DawesRamji GautamRobert John Grove-WhiteErnest Harold Carr HarperRichard Corfield HowardKathleen ScottHamish WatsonJames WightmanGregory Cain Williams BMJ 2001; 323 :403 (Published 18 August 2001) PDF Permission Back to top PreviousNext