17 November 2012(vol 345, issue 7883)

Editor's Choice

• Diagnosing the patient’s preference

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7745 (Published 14 November 2012)

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News

• New political party will target prime minister and five others implicated in NHS changes

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7731 (Published 15 November 2012)

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• New blueprint puts dementia and better care at heart of NHS

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7747 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Care of people with schizophrenia suffers as too much money is spent on secure units

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7712 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Roche should be sued to release data on oseltamivir, says Cochrane leader

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7658 (Published 12 November 2012)

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• Sale of out of hours care company for £48m brings GPs big profits

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7741 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Awareness of symptoms could eliminate 5600 late cancer diagnoses in England each year

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7669 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• In brief

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• London medical education boss quits amid plans to break up deanery

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7685 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Circle predicted “unprecedented” savings from running Hinchingbrooke, says watchdog

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7590 (Published 08 November 2012)

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• Daily multivitamins do not protect against cardiovascular events, finds study

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7599 (Published 09 November 2012)

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• Specialist nursing care enables more people at end of life to die at home and reduces hospital treatment, study finds

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7679 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Death becomes him

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7726 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Breast surgeon is investigated by GMC over allegations of unnecessary surgery

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7636 (Published 09 November 2012)

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• More than 1500 patients recalled after team finds serious shortcomings in surgeon’s work

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7699 (Published 13 November 2012)

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Editorials

• Reforming the regulation of orthopaedic devices in the UK

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7374 (Published 01 November 2012)

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• The legacy of the tobacco colossus Richard Doll

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7311 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Varenicline for smoking cessation

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7547 (Published 08 November 2012)

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• Bipolar disorder in pregnancy: to treat or not to treat?

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7367 (Published 09 November 2012)

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• The re-election of US President Barack Obama

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7591 (Published 08 November 2012)

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• Using end of life care pathways for the last hours or days of life

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7718 (Published 14 November 2012)

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Research News

• Aspirin prevents recurrent venous thromboembolism

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7639 (Published 12 November 2012)

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• Is fasting necessary before lipid tests?

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7662 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Therapeutic manipulation of HDL fails to benefit adults with heart disease

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7643 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• CABG not PCI for adults with diabetes

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7610 (Published 12 November 2012)

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• Active adults live longer

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7641 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Accelerating suicide rate linked to economic downturn in the US

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7638 (Published 12 November 2012)

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Research

• Impact of smoking on mortality and life expectancy in Japanese smokers: a prospective cohort study

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7093 (Published 25 October 2012)

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• Use of varenicline for smoking cessation and risk of serious cardiovascular events: nationwide cohort study

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7176 (Published 08 November 2012)

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• Risks of adverse pregnancy and birth outcomes in women treated or not treated with mood stabilisers for bipolar disorder: population based cohort study

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7085 (Published 08 November 2012)

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• Primary and secondary prevention with new oral anticoagulant drugs for stroke prevention in atrial fibrillation: indirect comparison analysis

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7097 (Published 05 November 2012)

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Feature

• Liverpool care pathway: doctors speak out

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7644 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Meningitis outbreak shines light on compounding pharmacies

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7432 (Published 05 November 2012)

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Analysis

• Stop the silent misdiagnosis: patients’ preferences matter

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e6572 (Published 08 November 2012)

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Letters

• How do we make the Liverpool care pathway’s laudable aspirations reality?

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7634 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• New NHS Constitution could cause conflict with professional guidance on patient confidentiality and the Mental Capacity Act

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7630 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Liverpool care pathway is a half baked compromise

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7629 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Palliative care for all?

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7628 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• All UK trains should carry automated external defibrillators (AEDs)

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7611 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Provision of cardiopulmonary resuscitation differs across ethnic and racial groups

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7615 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Up to date service evaluations and needs assessments would be useful in caring for elderly prisoners

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7578 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Addressing commissioning difficulties is a priority for elderly prisoners

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7454 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• The composition of animal ethics committees needs to change

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7627 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• European governments should sue Roche and prescribers should boycott its drugs

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7689 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• John Bell’s conflict of interest

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7701 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Why have the breast surgeons been referred to the GMC?

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7626 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Stafford breast surgeons reply to BMJ news article

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7625 (Published 13 November 2012)

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Observations

• Let us now praise famous men and women

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7605 (Published 13 November 2012)

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• Can suicide be prevented?

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7557 (Published 07 November 2012)

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• The doctor won’t see you now: online consulting and prescribing

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7238 (Published 30 October 2012)

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Views & Reviews

• Liverpool care pathway: doctors have always aimed to ease distress in dying

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7606 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Doctor Jekyll and Mister Assad

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7616 (Published 12 November 2012)

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• The Anatomy Coloring Book

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7622 (Published 12 November 2012)

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Obituaries

• Ian Renwick McWhinney

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7450 (Published 05 November 2012)

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• Janice Irene Kibirige

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7103 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• David Alexander Lyell

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7096 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Alastair Hugh McDonald

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e6469 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Robert Matthew Hay McMinn

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7102 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Joseph Joel Rivlin

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7106 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• George Russell

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7109 (Published 14 November 2012)

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Clinical Review

• Childhood constipation

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7309 (Published 13 November 2012)

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Practice

• Laxatives for chronic constipation in adults

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e6168 (Published 01 October 2012)

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• Hirschsprung’s disease

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e5521 (Published 01 October 2012)

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Endgames

• An unusual finding on a pelvic radiograph

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e6261 (Published 24 September 2012)

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• Rash in a 15 month old girl

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e6973 (Published 23 October 2012)

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• Skewed distributions

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7534 (Published 08 November 2012)

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Views & Reviews

• Bad medicine: thyroid disease

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7596 (Published 09 November 2012)

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• The mortal coil

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7551 (Published 09 November 2012)

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Minerva

• Picture story: Herniated brain causing generalised seizures

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7652 (Published 14 November 2012)

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• Honey protected central lines and other stories . . .

  BMJ 2012; 345 :e7653 (Published 12 November 2012)

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