29 September 2012(vol 345, issue 7876)

Editor's Choice

• Obesity and climate change

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News

• Serco admits it changed GPs’ out of hours performance data 252 times

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• BMA consults GMC about cash incentives to GPs to cut patient care

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• In brief

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• Variations in collecting data on central line infections make comparison of hospitals impossible, say researchers

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• Patient with new strain of coronavirus is treated in intensive care at London hospital

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• UK cancer death rates are predicted to fall 17% by 2030

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• Researchers find no link between XMRV and chronic fatigue syndrome

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• Swedish surgeons report world’s first uterus transplantations from mother to daughter

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• Pressure to keep up macho image might be behind rise in suicides among men

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• NHS is unlikely to meet Nicholson challenge to deliver £20bn in efficiency savings, says King’s Fund

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• Colonic explosions, chimpanzees’ rear ends, and a source of green hair: this year’s Ig Nobels

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• Paediatric cardiologist is found guilty of sexually motivated behaviour towards boys

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• Oncologist is found guilty of misconduct after 27 year old patient dies in trial

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Editorials

• Ordering the chaos for patients with multimorbidity

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• Obesity in children and adolescents

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• Are interventions to promote physical activity in children a waste of time?

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• Promoting health and improving survival into very old age

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Research News

• Hypoglycaemia linked to excess deaths in critically ill adults

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• Another promising oral agent for multiple sclerosis

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• European audit reports higher than expected mortality after surgery

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• People who self harm have a high mortality from natural causes

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• Change peripheral intravenous catheters only when necessary

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• Randomised trials link sugary drinks to weight gain in children

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Research

• Clinicians’ gut feeling about serious infections in children: observational study

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• Cardiovascular disease risk in healthy children and its association with body mass index: systematic review and meta-analysis

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• Effectiveness of intervention on physical activity of children: systematic review and meta-analysis of controlled trials with objectively measured outcomes (EarlyBird 54)

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• Lifestyle, social factors, and survival after age 75: population based study

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• The health and development of children born to older mothers in the United Kingdom: observational study using longitudinal cohort data

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• Mortality and implant revision rates of hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis: registry based cohort study

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Head to Head

• Does celebrity involvement in public health campaigns deliver long term benefit? Yes

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• Does celebrity involvement in public health campaigns deliver long term benefit? No

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Feature

• Electronic cigarettes: medical device or consumer product?

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Analysis

• Reducing emergency admissions: are we on the right track?

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Letters

• Coronial postmortem samples and public health

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• A major rethink is needed on reporting adverse drug reactions

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• Local efforts are paramount in preventing suicide during recession

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• Pregnancy after bariatric surgery does not affect weight loss

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• How does bariatric surgery affect female fertility?

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• Current diabetes services in England need to be reorganised

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• Partnership working is key to providing seamless care

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• Evidence based medicine inevitably increases testosterone prescribing

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• NHS health checks and QOF increase overtreatment

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• Historical footnote on the treatment of mild hypertension

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• Deliberate ingestion of “magic” mushrooms may also cause renal failure

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• If in doubt, don’t eat it

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• More red tape will make organ shortage worse

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• Give potential donors priority for receipt of an organ

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Observations

• The key to longevity

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• Cosmetic approval

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Views & Reviews

• Medical screening of older drivers is not evidence based

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• Back to the future: healthcare before the NHS

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• The future of medicine

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• The Sanity Inspectors

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Obituaries

• Cyril Scurr

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• Martin Stuart Brett

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• Lawrence Goldie

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• John Haworth

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• John Bernard Lynch

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• Frederick Henry Rowland

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• Michael Arthur Sansbury

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• Andrea Cheryl Shall

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Clinical Review

• Weight faltering and failure to thrive in infancy and early childhood

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Practice

• Diagnosis and management of headaches in young people and adults: summary of NICE guidance

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• Otitis externa

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• What factors influence prognosis in children with acute cough and respiratory tract infection in primary care?

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Endgames

• A young man with wrist pain

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• Proportional quota sampling

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• A heart stopping performance

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Views & Reviews

• Flattery will get you everywhere

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• Susceptibilities

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Minerva

• Minerva

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• Minerva

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