Oral contraceptives and breast cancer
	Elina Hemminki
	BMJ  1996;313:63-64 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Guidelines for managing raised blood pressure
	Rodney T Jackson, David L Sackett
	BMJ  1996;313:64-65 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Extreme poverty: an obligation ignored
	John Kevany
	BMJ  1996;313:65-66 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Joint responsibility: the need for a national arthroplasty register
	David H Sochart, Alison J Long, Martyn L Porter
	BMJ  1996;313:66-67 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Vaccines, malaria, and a host of resistance
	Mary Dobson
	BMJ  1996;313:67-68 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Labour's draft election manifesto
	Rudolf Klein
	BMJ  1996;313:68 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Misconduct in research
	Herve Maisonneuve
	BMJ  1996;313:109 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Profession must police itself
	Peter Wilmshurst
	BMJ  1996;313:109 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Medical Research Council is setting up rigorous procedures
	Nick Winterton
	BMJ  1996;313:109 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Double reading of screening mammograms will have resource implications
	Jane Wells, Julie Cooke
	BMJ  1996;313:109-110 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Endothelium dependent arterial dilatation in non-insulin dependent diabetes
	G Dennis Johnston, Ailish M Nugent, Randal J Hayes, Gary E Mcveigh
	BMJ  1996;313:110 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Authors' reply
	Jonathan Goodfellow, Mark W Ramsey, Christopher J H Jones, Malcolm J Lewis, David R Owens, Andrew H Henderson
	BMJ  1996;313:110 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Low blood pressure is unlikely to be complication of dementia process
	V P Prasher, J A Blair
	BMJ  1996;313:111 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Providing intensive care
	Jonathan Michael, Ralph Hibbert, Jeremy Plewes
	BMJ  1996;313:111 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Authors misinterpreted results of study that they cited
	E K Alpar, M King
	BMJ  1996;313:111 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	GPs' views of consultants' non-urgent referral of patients to other consultants
	Charles Essex
	BMJ  1996;313:111-112 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	GPs' participation in decisions about non-urgent tertiary referral is appropriate
	David A Viniker
	BMJ  1996;313:112 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Urological emergencies in general practice
	Dermot Murray
	BMJ  1996;313:112 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Herpes simplex not mentioned as cause of acute urinary retention
	A Stirland, C L Wilkinson, D Barlow
	BMJ  1996;313:112 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Symptoms and diagnoses should have been distinguished
	G J Jarvis
	BMJ  1996;313:112 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Authors' reply
	C Dawson, H N Whitfield
	BMJ  1996;313:112-113 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Minerva's comment was not evidence based
	D De Ruysscher, P Specenier, P Spaas
	BMJ  1996;313:113 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Reservations about conservative surgery for early breast cancer are unjustified
	J Michael Dixon, S Kohlhardt
	BMJ  1996;313:113 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Centres that work with cochlear implants listen to views of deaf community
	John Graham, Richard Ramsden
	BMJ  1996;313:113 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Evidence used to formulate guidelines on managing asthma did not include costs
	D A Fitzmaurice, C P Bradley, R Salter, A E Slater
	BMJ  1996;313:113-114 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Evidence based general practice
	Joanna Chikwe
	BMJ  1996;313:114 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Studies using more sophisticated methods are needed
	Richard Meakin, Margaret Lloyd, Sue Ward
	BMJ  1996;313:114 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Drug treatment in general practice in Japan is evidence based
	Koki Tsuruoka, Yuko Tsuruoka, Manabu Yoshimura, Koyu Imai, Satoko Sekiguchi, Junichi Mise, Yasuhiro Asai, Naoki Nago, Masahiro Igarashi
	BMJ  1996;313:114 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Author's reply
	Paramjit S Gill
	BMJ  1996;313:114-115 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Over the counter drugs
	A Li Wan Po, X Y Su
	BMJ  1996;313:115 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Working party will see whether antimicrobials should be available
	R G Finch, D S Reeves
	BMJ  1996;313:115 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	GPs' rate of recommending over the counter drugs varies
	Colin Bradley, Joyce Kenkre, Rosalind Tobias, Dawood Dassu, Amjid Riaz
	BMJ  1996;313:115-116 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Telematics will be useful in providing information
	F Sanz, M I Loza, E D Ahlgrimm, P Baetens, M Sosa-Iudicissa
	BMJ  1996;313:116 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	GPs lack awareness of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs available over the counter
	B Pal
	BMJ  1996;313:116 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Errors by locums
	Peter F Jones
	BMJ  1996;313:116-117 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Histopathology departments already audit diagnostic errors
	A D Ramsay
	BMJ  1996;313:117 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Adulterants of herbal products can cause poisoning
	P P H But, B Tomlinson, K O Cheung, S P Yong, M L Szeto, C K Lee
	BMJ  1996;313:117 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Unicef should do more in Sri Lanka
	S Ratneswaren
	BMJ  1996;313:117 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

News

This week's News

	Private bids for NHS clinical services fail
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  1996;313:69 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	UK government makes environment and health a priority
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  1996;313:69 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Headlines
	BMJ  1996;313:70 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Human papillomavirus classified as carcinogenic
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  1996;313:70 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Epidemic of acute renal failure in Haiti
	Kwame Mckenzie
	BMJ  1996;313:70-71 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	New Jersey passes genetic privacy bill
	Fred B Charatan
	BMJ  1996;313:71 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Cyclospora outbreak in US
	Fred B Charatan
	BMJ  1996;313:71 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Cuts planned for German spa treatment
	Helmut L Karcher
	BMJ  1996;313:72 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	France bans asbestos
	Alexander Dorozynski
	BMJ  1996;313:72 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	AIDS message not getting through to young gay men
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  1996;313:72-73 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Canada plans to reform doctors' pay
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  1996;313:73 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	International Court restricts use of nuclear weapons
	Douglas Holdstock
	BMJ  1996;313:73-74 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	NHS research centre will evaluate new technlologies
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  1996;313:74 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Revisiting the Medicare crisis
	Fred B Charatan
	BMJ  1996;313:74 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Randomised placebo controlled trial of effect on mood of lowering cholesterol concentration
	J Wardle, J Armitage, R Collins, K Wallendszus, A Keech, A Lawson
	BMJ  1996;313:75-78 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

	Cardiovascular risk factors in British children from towns with widely differing adult cardiovascular mortality
	Peter H Whincup, Derek G Cook, Fiona Adshead, Stephanie Taylor, Olia Papacosta, Mary Walker, Valerie Wilson
	BMJ  1996;313:79-84 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

	Dietary fat and risk of coronary heart disease in men: cohort follow up study in the United States
	Alberto Ascherio, Eric B Rimm, Edward L Giovannucci, Donna Spiegelman, Meir Stampfer, Walter C Willett
	BMJ  1996;313:84-90 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

	Effect of smoking cessation on plasma ascorbic acid concentration
	Jens Lykkesfeldt, Helene Prieme, Steffen Loft, Henrik E Poulsen
	BMJ  1996;313:91 [Full text] FREE

	Drug points: Hepatotoxicity associated with herbal tablets
	P A G M De Smet, A J M Van Den Eertwegh, W Lesterhuis, B H Ch Stricker
	BMJ  1996;313:92 [Full text] FREE

	Drug points: Rapidly reversible increase in insulin requirement with interferon
	Stewart Campbell, E H Mclaren, B J Danesh
	BMJ  1996;313:92 [Full text] FREE

General practice

This week's General practice

	What constitutes controlled hypertension? Patient based comparison of hypertension guidelines
	T P Fahey, T J Peters
	BMJ  1996;313:93-96 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	Princely visit
	George Dunea
	BMJ  1996;313:119 [Full text] FREE

	SSSS
	Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  1996;313:119 [Full text] FREE

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	The stress: is it our fault?
	BMJ  1996;313:120 [Full text] FREE

	Core values: doctor or everyman?
	Jane Macnaughtou
	BMJ  1996;313:120-121 [Full text] FREE

Medicine and books

This week's Medicine and books

	Low Back Pain in Primary Care: Effectiveness of Diagnostic and Therapeutic Interventions
	Peter Croft
	BMJ  1996;313:122 [Full text] FREE

	Fundamentals of Complementary and Alternative Medicine
	Terence J Ryan
	BMJ  1996;313:122 [Full text] FREE

	Drug Therapy in Reproductive Endocrinology
	Henry G Burger
	BMJ  1996;313:123 [Full text] FREE

	The Management of Pituitary Tumours: A Handbook
	Gilbert H Daniels
	BMJ  1996;313:123 [Full text] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Recent Advances: Tobacco control
	Simon Chapman
	BMJ  1996;313:97-100 [Abstract] [Full text] FREE

	Lesson of the Week: Anabolic steroid abuse by body builders and male subfertility
	F H Lloyd, P Powell, A P Murdoch
	BMJ  1996;313:100-101 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Caring for Older People: What an old age psychiatrist does
	J Wattis
	BMJ  1996;313:101-104 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Caring for Older People: Launching the Nigerian edition of the BMJ: implications for Nigeria's health care
	Joseph Ana
	BMJ  1996;313:105-106 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Statistics Notes: Measurement error proportional to the mean
	J Martin Bland, Douglas G Altman
	BMJ  1996;313:106 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1996;313:124 [Full text] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
	BMJ  1996;313:90 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	ONE HUNDRED YEARS AGO
	BMJ  1996;313:92 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Why me, doctor?
	Tim Davies
	BMJ  1996;313:96 [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Career focus

This week's Career focus

	Analysing specialty career trends
	Trevor Lambert
	BMJ  1996;313:2 [Full text] FREE

	Briefing: NHS organisations should develop themselves as good employers, particularly in ...
	BMJ  1996;313:3 [Full text] FREE

	Briefing: The NHS core workforce is predicted to increase steadily by ...
	BMJ  1996;313:3a [Full text] FREE

	Briefing: Doctors keen to hone their management skills - which should ...
	BMJ  1996;313:3b [Full text] FREE

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	Editor's choice
	BMJ  1996;313 [Full text] FREE

MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

This week's MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

	Bringing information to life
	Bob Woods
	BMJ  1996;313:121 [Full text] FREE

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

This week's MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

	Ombudsman appoints clinical advisers • BMA wants coordinator for partnership campaign • Seventeen million fewer forms for GPs • Commissioning GPs set out national standards • University employers want more money for academics • BMA supports GMSC election changes • Correction
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  1996;313:118 [Full text] FREE

Career focus

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