This Week In the BMJ Outpatient treatment for deep vein thrombosis of the leg is safe BMJ 2003; 326 :0-a (Published 29 May 2003) Permission “Opt-out” consent increases uptake of HIV screening BMJ 2003; 326 :0-d (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Reporting of clinical trials of drugs shows bias BMJ 2003; 326 :0-c (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Research sponsored by drug companies is biased BMJ 2003; 326 :0 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Evidence on stage based approach to smoking cessation is limited BMJ 2003; 326 :0-e (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Drug representatives may increase unnecessary GP prescribing BMJ 2003; 326 :0-b (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Editor's Choice Food, flattery, and friendship BMJ 2003; 326 :0-g (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Editorials No more free lunches BMJ 2003; 326 :1155 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Information from drug companies and opinion leaders BMJ 2003; 326 :1156 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Haemophilus influenzae type b vaccine—booster campaign BMJ 2003; 326 :1158 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Human tissue engineered products—drugs or devices? BMJ 2003; 326 :1159 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses LettersDownload PDF Journals should select drug advertisements more carefully BMJ 2003; 326 :1211 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Charities and patient groups should declare interests BMJ 2003; 326 :1211 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses BMJ may have hyped CURE study BMJ 2003; 326 :1211 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission British Thoracic Society corrects damaging impression BMJ 2003; 326 :1211 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Shared scheme for assessing drugs for multiple sclerosis: Cost effective provision of effective treatments for multiple sclerosis BMJ 2003; 326 :1212 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Shared scheme for assessing drugs for multiple sclerosis :Dealing with uncertainties about cost effectiveness of treatments is difficult problem BMJ 2003; 326 :1212 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses Shared scheme for assessing drugs for multiple sclerosis: Why are eyes tightly shut to considering causes other than autoimmunity? BMJ 2003; 326 :1213 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: NHS needs political administration, not “management” BMJ 2003; 326 :1213 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: NHS is unmanageable corporate mess BMJ 2003; 326 :1213 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: Capacity and funding need to be increased BMJ 2003; 326 :1213 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: Successful partnerships in New Zealand have been incorrectly portrayed BMJ 2003; 326 :1213 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: What is the evidence base for management? BMJ 2003; 326 :1214 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: Commission for Health Improvement gives its perspective BMJ 2003; 326 :1214 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: Clear strategy is needed, as Turkish experience shows BMJ 2003; 326 :1214 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and managers: Healthcare management is treated as specialty in Israel BMJ 2003; 326 :1214 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Discrimination in discretionary points award scheme: Premise is flawed BMJ 2003; 326 :1214 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses Discrimination in discretionary points award scheme: Discretionary points have to be applied for BMJ 2003; 326 :1215 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses Walk-in centres are often first line contact for rape victims BMJ 2003; 326 :1215 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission GMC guidance on withholding life prolonging treatment BMJ 2003; 326 :1215 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Bioethics are difficult to balance BMJ 2003; 326 :1215 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission News Drug company secretly briefed medical societies on HRT BMJ 2003; 326 :1161 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Schering uses German medical association to promote HRT BMJ 2003; 326 :1161 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 2003; 326 :1162 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Toronto succumbs to SARS a second time BMJ 2003; 326 :1162 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission WHO to push for swift implementation of tobacco accord BMJ 2003; 326 :1162 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Drug company sponsorship of education could be replaced at a fraction of its cost BMJ 2003; 326 :1163 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Drug companies advised to publish unfavourable trial results BMJ 2003; 326 :1163 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Consultants threaten strike over contract stalemate BMJ 2003; 326 :1165 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Hundreds die in northern Iraq from land mines and unexploded munitions BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Scottish royal colleges ask Blair to do more for Iraq's medical services BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Clinical Reviews Diagnosis, investigation, and management of deep vein thrombosis BMJ 2003; 326 :1180 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Chronic stable angina: treatment options BMJ 2003; 326 :1185 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Minerva Minerva BMJ 2003; 326 :1222 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal] Only half of Dutch doctors report euthanasia, report says BMJ 2003; 326 :1164 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Surgeon suspended in transplant row BMJ 2003; 326 :1164 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Exhibition shows celebrities' defining moments BMJ 2003; 326 :1164 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Surgeon calls for legalisation of payment to kidney donors BMJ 2003; 326 :1164 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses Smallpox vaccination confers long lasting immunity BMJ 2003; 326 :1164 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Subspecialty of oncoplastic breast surgery is needed to meet demand BMJ 2003; 326 :1165 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses World Medical Association reviews doctors' links with drug companies BMJ 2003; 326 :1165 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission News extra [these stories appear only on the web] Data show that SARS is gradually coming under control BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses WHO continues fight against SARS BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission NICE recommends new treatment for breast and bowel cancer BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses War veterans lose compensation battle BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Urologist cleared of manslaughter BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission New WHO chief pledges to expand network to stem disease outbreaks BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Low carbohydrate diet is vindicated BMJ 2003; 326 :1166 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses Papers Pharmaceutical industry sponsorship and research outcome and quality: systematic review BMJ 2003; 326 :1167 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Evidence b(i)ased medicine—selective reporting from studies sponsored by pharmaceutical industry: review of studies in new drug applications BMJ 2003; 326 :1171 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Uptake of HIV screening in genitourinary medicine after change to “opt-out” consent BMJ 2003; 326 :1174 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Primary care Systematic review of the effectiveness of stage based interventions to promote smoking cessation BMJ 2003; 326 :1175 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Characteristics of general practitioners who frequently see drug industry representatives: national cross sectional study BMJ 2003; 326 :1178 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Education and debate Who pays for the pizza? Redefining the relationships between doctors and drug companies. 1: Entanglement BMJ 2003; 326 :1189 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Who pays for the pizza? Redefining the relationships between doctors and drug companies. 2: Disentanglement BMJ 2003; 326 :1193 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission How to dance with porcupines: rules and guidelines on doctors' relations with drug companies BMJ 2003; 326 :1196 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses How can research ethics committees protect patients better? BMJ 2003; 326 :1199 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Medical journals and pharmaceutical companies: uneasy bedfellows BMJ 2003; 326 :1202 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Unhealthy spin BMJ 2003; 326 :1205 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Relationships between the pharmaceutical industry and patients' organisations BMJ 2003; 326 :1208 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses ReviewsDownload PDF The Big Fix: How the Pharmaceutical Industry Rips Off American Consumers BMJ 2003; 326 :1218 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Euthanasia, Ethics and Public Policy: An Argument Against Legalisation BMJ 2003; 326 :1218 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Married life uncovered BMJ 2003; 326 :1219 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Regulator spells out rules on disease awareness campaigns BMJ 2003; 326 :1219 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission In praise of the “devil” BMJ 2003; 326 :1220 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Doctors and the drug industry BMJ 2003; 326 :1220 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses How not to do medical research BMJ 2003; 326 :1221 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses The end BMJ 2003; 326 :1221 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Responses Fillers Antioxidants don't prevent dementia BMJ 2003; 326 :0-f (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses The disease called “man” BMJ 2003; 326 :1179 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Submitting articles to the BMJ BMJ 2003; 326 :1184 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Drugs as substitutes for drink BMJ 2003; 326 :1207 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission The atmosphere of London BMJ 2003; 326 :1210 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Corrections London GP cleared of serious professional misconduct BMJ 2003; 326 :1173 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission West Nile encephalitis BMJ 2003; 326 :1173 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Medical experts and the criminal courts BMJ 2003; 326 :1215 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission ObituariesDownload PDF Judianne Densen-Gerber BMJ 2003; 326 :1216 (Published 29 May 2003) PDF Permission Responses Michael John Garrett BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Donald William Gau BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Myra Lord (née Wharf) BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Halley Mathew BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Fanny Ethel Meltzer (née Awerbuck) BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Carys Richards-Jones BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Michael Wheeler BMJ 2003; 326 :1217 (Published 29 May 2003) Permission Back to top PreviousNext