This Week In the BMJ Fatty acid supplementation in infancy reduces blood pressure later in childhood BMJ 2003; 326 :0 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Valproic acid prescriptions are rising without evidence BMJ 2003; 326 :b (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Using non-invasive ventilation in wards may save British hospitals money BMJ 2003; 326 :a (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Are telephone consultations too risky? BMJ 2003; 326 :c (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Smoking is normal for south Asian men BMJ 2003; 326 :d (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Editorials Smoke free hospitals BMJ 2003; 326 :941 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Comparing cannabis with tobacco BMJ 2003; 326 :942 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses People missing as a result of armed conflict BMJ 2003; 326 :943 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Biventricular pacing for heart failure BMJ 2003; 326 :944 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Scientific literature's open sesame? BMJ 2003; 326 :945 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses LettersDownload PDF Screening for depression in primary care BMJ 2003; 326 :982 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Cardiovascular mortality after radiotherapy for breast cancer BMJ 2003; 326 :983 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses Monitoring marketing of infant formula feeds BMJ 2003; 326 :984 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses Australian Medical Association accepts generic prescribing BMJ 2003; 326 :985 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission New edicts for letters BMJ 2003; 326 :985 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses Autism spectrum disorder is not as certain as implied BMJ 2003; 326 :986 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses Perhaps medicine should now be considered a trade BMJ 2003; 326 :986 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses Personality and performance during a medical degree BMJ 2003; 326 :986 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses News SARS may have peaked in Canada, Hong Kong, and Vietnam BMJ 2003; 326 :947 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 2003; 326 :948 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Canada insists that it is a safe place to visit BMJ 2003; 326 :948 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission SARS could still affect the United Kingdom, health secretary warns BMJ 2003; 326 :948 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Mammography screening nearly halves breast cancer mortality BMJ 2003; 326 :949 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Sigmoidoscopy screening every five years may be too frequent BMJ 2003; 326 :949 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Roll Back Malaria campaign still has a long way to go BMJ 2003; 326 :951 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Royal Society warns of risks from depleted uranium BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission GlaxoSmithKline takes legal action to block new controls on its smoking cessation drug BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Clinical Reviews Cerebral palsy: what parents and doctors want to know BMJ 2003; 326 :970 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses A 42 year old man with acute chest pain: case progression BMJ 2003; 326 :974 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Benign sleep myoclonus in infancy mistaken for epilepsy BMJ 2003; 326 :975 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses The diabetic foot BMJ 2003; 326 :977 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Minerva Minerva BMJ 2003; 326 :992 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Editor's Choice Smoke free journal? BMJ 2003; 326 :e (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] Patients' own marrow cells improve heart function BMJ 2003; 326 :950 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Lumbar punctures could be used to diagnose Alzheimer's disease BMJ 2003; 326 :950 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Stem cells in tooth pulp could be used in research BMJ 2003; 326 :950 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission United States proposes new HIV testing initiative BMJ 2003; 326 :950 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Australian GPs face red tape crisis, commission says BMJ 2003; 326 :950 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses Helpline for patients to report adverse reactions is piloted in England BMJ 2003; 326 :951 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission GMC announces its new lay appointments BMJ 2003; 326 :951 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses French government cuts payments for “moderately useful” drugs BMJ 2003; 326 :951 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission News extra [these stories appear only on the web] Iraqi doctors return to work, but patients still face acute shortages of drugs BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Trials of AIDS vaccine to start in India BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Trials of AIDS vaccine to start in Switzerland and United Kingdom BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Exercise and dietary advice can reduce blood pressure BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Canadian patients threaten to sue over cancelled operations BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission US food safety regulations are out of date, report says BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Vet dies from pneumonia in avian flu case BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Scientists harvest stem cells from blastocysts created by parthenogenesis BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission New ventilation system can reduce deaths from acute respiratory distress syndrome BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Women with breast cancer are more likely to have high blood levels of pesticides BMJ 2003; 326 :952 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Papers Long chain polyunsaturated fatty acid supplementation in infant formula and blood pressure in later childhood: follow up of a randomised controlled trial BMJ 2003; 326 :953 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Cost effectiveness of ward based non-invasive ventilation for acute exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: economic analysis of randomised controlled trial BMJ 2003; 326 :956 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Loss of tolerance and overdose mortality after inpatient opiate detoxification: follow up study BMJ 2003; 326 :959 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Changing prescription patterns for lithium and valproic acid in old age: shifting practice without evidence BMJ 2003; 326 :960 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Primary care Understanding influences on smoking in Bangladeshi and Pakistani adults: community based, qualitative study BMJ 2003; 326 :962 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Information in practice Telephone consultations BMJ 2003; 326 :966 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Education and debate Ethics of clinical trials from a bayesian and decision analytic perspective: whose equipoise is it anyway? BMJ 2003; 326 :980 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Book Terrorism and Public Health: A Balanced Approach to Strengthening Systems and Protecting People; In the Wake of Terror: Medicine and Morality in a Time of Crisis BMJ 2003; 326 :989 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses TV Dying for Drugs BMJ 2003; 326 :990 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Responses WEBSITE OF THE WEEK Patient power in randomised controlled trials BMJ 2003; 326 :990 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Personal View The kindest insult BMJ 2003; 326 :991 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Soundings Doing simple things well BMJ 2003; 326 :991 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Fillers Uterine fibroids are common in middle aged women BMJ 2003; 326 :f (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Submitting articles to the BMJ BMJ 2003; 326 :953 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Degrees and how not to give them BMJ 2003; 326 :960 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Know your weed BMJ 2003; 326 :976 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses ObituariesDownload PDF Mark Swerdlow BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) PDF Permission Richard (“Dick”) Alexander Blaiklock BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Dawn Kharissa Elvira Chance BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Samantha Irene Hoare (née White) BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Ronald James Howd BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Ewart Martin Jepson BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Cyril Hugh Kinder BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Patricia Morley BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Marcus Aurelius (“Aurel”) Stefan BMJ 2003; 326 :987 (Published 03 May 2003) Permission Back to top PreviousNext