The most important BMJ for 50 years?
	Richard Smith
	BMJ  2003;326, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

This week's This week in the BMJ

	Pill could reduce cardiovascular disease considerably [Full text] FREE

	Measure cholesterol in everyone over 50 [Full text] FREE

	Paperless records are better than traditional system [Full text] FREE

	Scottish hospital consultants deprecate on-call workload [Full text] FREE

	Genetic epidemiology can help control Chagas' disease in Latin America [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	A cure for cardiovascular disease?
	Anthony Rodgers
	BMJ  2003;326:1407-1408, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Managing chronic pain in children and adolescents
	Christopher Eccleston, Peter Malleson
	BMJ  2003;326:1408-1409, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1408 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	What next for human gene therapy?
	Eric T Juengst
	BMJ  2003;326:1410-1411, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1410 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Persistent atrial fibrillation: rate control or rhythm control
	Christopher J Boos, Ranjit S More, Jörg Carlsson
	BMJ  2003;326:1411-1412, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1411 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The return of Questions and answers
	Tony Delamothe
	BMJ  2003;326:1412, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1412 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Randomisation to clinical trials may solve dilemma of treatment choice in prostate cancer
	Freddie C Hamdy, Jenny L Donovan, J Athene Lane, David E Neal
	BMJ  2003;326:1456, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1456 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Medical decision making should use posteriors, not priors
	Stephen Frankel, Jonathan Sterne, Shah Ebrahim
	BMJ  2003;326:1456, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1456-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Society's role is important
	Stephen J Senn
	BMJ  2003;326:1456-1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1456-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Ethics of clinical trials from bayesian perspective: Patients make fully informed choices about entry to trials
	Ian H Kunkler
	BMJ  2003;326:1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1457 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Maintaining perioperative normothermia: Hyperthermia must be avoided
	C Mark Hearn, K Chandradeva
	BMJ  2003;326:1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1457-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Maintaining perioperative normothermia: Forced air warming devices require risk assessments before use
	Richard P D Cooke, Mandy Catchpole
	BMJ  2003;326:1457, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1457-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Screening for cancer with computed tomography: Screening in private sector has knock on effects in public sector in two tier health systems
	Andrew C Mason
	BMJ  2003;326:1457-1458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1457-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Screening for cancer with computed tomography: History repeats itself in another manifestation of "executive physical examinations"
	Alan P Zelicoff
	BMJ  2003;326:1458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1458 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption: Brief interventions have useful long term results
	David A Brown
	BMJ  2003;326:1458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1458-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Increasing fruit and vegetable consumption: An apple a day may be the secret
	Stephen F Hayes
	BMJ  2003;326:1458, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1458-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Age related macular degeneration: Smoking entails major risk of blindness
	C Simon P Kelly, Richard Edwards, Peter Elton, Paul Mitchell
	BMJ  2003;326:1458-1459, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1458-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Age related macular degeneration: Macular relocation surgery was not taken into account
	David Wong, David G Charteris, Lyndon da Cruz
	BMJ  2003;326:1459, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1459 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Age related macular degeneration: Authors' reply
	Amresh Chopdar, Usha Chakravarthy, Dinesh Verma
	BMJ  2003;326:1459-1460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1459-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Helicobacter pylori in gastro-oesophageal reflux disease needs comparator
	Grigoris I Leontiadis, Savvas Kadis, Virender K Sharma, Colin W Howden
	BMJ  2003;326:1460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1460 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Doctors' performance needs to be discussed
	Carmel M Martin, William Hogg
	BMJ  2003;326:1460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1460-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Booster campaign is no incentive for parents
	J G Daniels
	BMJ  2003;326:1460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1460-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	Genetics white paper heralds "a revolution in health care"
	Kathryn Godfrey
	BMJ  2003;326:1413, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1413 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  2003;326:1414, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1414 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	MPs call for smacking to be outlawed
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2003;326:1414, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1414-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	NICE recommends greater use of CT imaging for head injuries
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2003;326:1414, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1414-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Lack of allergy specialists drives patients to alternative treatments
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2003;326:1415, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1415 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	GPs accept contract, but consultants ask for ballot on industrial action
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2003;326:1415, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1415-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Annual deaths from mesothelioma in Britain to reach 2000 by 2010
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2003;326:1417, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1417-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Racism rife in the medical profession, BMA report says
	Debashis Singh
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Former US assistant surgeon general to edit BMJ USA
	Annabel Ferriman
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Advanced scanning techniques help doctors stage prostate cancer
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

This week's News roundup

	Hospital apologises for remarks following after IVF mix-up
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2003;326:1416, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1416 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Medical groups fight to stop doctors working for months without registration
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2003;326:1416, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1416-a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	"Saviour sibling" is born after embryo selection in the United States
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2003;326:1416, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1416-b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Ombudsman's ruling on long term care prompts 50% rise in complaints
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2003;326:1416, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1416-c [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Professor is replaced as lead scientist while GMC investigates his research
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2003;326:1416, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1416-d [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	Privy Council overturns GMC’s erasure of psychiatrist
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2003;326:1417, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1417 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

	American Medical Association approves stem cell research
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2003;326:1417, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1417-a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Conference recommends joint training for doctors and health service managers
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-c [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Enforced humour annoys patients
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-d [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	£300m of NHS fraud was prevented over past four years, agency says
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-e [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Lack of health insurance costs up to $130bn in illness and premature death
	Charles Marwick
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-f [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Canadian health experts demand that tobacco firms stop using term "light"
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-g [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Mental activity may help prevent dementia
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2003;326:1418, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-h [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	NICE guidance clarifies when to do preoperative tests in elective surgery
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2003;326:i, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1418-i [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	A strategy to reduce cardiovascular disease by more than 80%
	N J Wald, M R Law
	BMJ  2003;326:1419, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1419 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Tables] FREE

	Quantifying effect of statins on low density lipoprotein cholesterol, ischaemic heart disease, and stroke: systematic review and meta-analysis
	M R Law, N J Wald, A R Rudnicka
	BMJ  2003;326:1423, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1423 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References and tables] FREE

	Value of low dose combination treatment with blood pressure lowering drugs: analysis of 354 randomised trials
	M R Law, N J Wald, J K Morris, R E Jordan
	BMJ  2003;326:1427, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1427 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References to studies included and a table] FREE

	What do hospital consultants value about their jobs? A discrete choice experiment
	Cristina Ubach, Anthony Scott, Fiona French, Morag Awramenko, Gillian Needham
	BMJ  2003;326:1432, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1432 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Primary care

This week's Primary care

	Comparison of methods to identify individuals at increased risk of coronary disease from the general population
	S Wilson, A Johnston, J Robson, N Poulter, D Collier, G Feder, M J Caulfield
	BMJ  2003;326:1436, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1436 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Information in practice

This week's Information in practice

	The electronic patient record in primary care—regression or progression? A cross sectional study
	Julia Hippisley-Cox, Mike Pringle, Ruth Cater, Alison Wynn, Vicky Hammersley, Carol Coupland, Rhydian Hapgood, Peter Horsfield, Sheila Teasdale, Christine Johnson
	BMJ  2003;326:1439-1443, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1439 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Definitions used in assessing medical records] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Science, medicine, and the future: American trypanosomiasis (Chagas' disease) and the role of molecular epidemiology in guiding control strategies
	Michael A Miles, M Dora Feliciangeli, Antonieta Rojas de Arias
	BMJ  2003;326:1444-1448, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1444 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	How does it work?: Positron emission tomography
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  2003;326:1449, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1449 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of interventional cardiology: Percutaneous coronary intervention: cardiogenic shock
	John Ducas, Ever D Grech
	BMJ  2003;326:1450-1452, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1450 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Effect of interpretive bias on research evidence
	Ted J Kaptchuk
	BMJ  2003;326:1453-1455, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1453 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Further references] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	Eric George Lapthorne Bywaters
	Allan Dixon
	BMJ  2003;326:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1461 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Ronald Rodger Gordon
	John Dewhurst
	BMJ  2003;326:1461, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1461-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	David Annis
	A John Robertson
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Edward Crosby Field
	Ian Hesketh
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462-a [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Carol Ann Henderson (née Ainsworth)
	William Henderson
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462-b [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Beatrice Lewis
	S I Lewis
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Geoffrey Norman Lumb
	Patrick O'Boyle
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Colin Monteith Steven
	Malcolm Steven
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462-e [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Grace Blain Steven (née Aitken)
	Malcolm Steven
	BMJ  2003;326:1462, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1462-f [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

reviews

This week's reviews

	Radio: Refugee Doctors
	Adrian Gonzalez
	BMJ  2003;326:1463, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1463 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: How the Cows Turned Mad
	Markus Otto
	BMJ  2003;326:1463, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1463-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	NETLINES
	Harry Brown
	BMJ  2003;326:1464, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1464 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Ads: IBS ad puts drug promotion under scrutiny
	Melissa Sweet
	BMJ  2003;326:1464, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1464-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	PERSONAL VIEW: The value of agony aunts
	Petra M Boynton
	BMJ  2003;326:1465, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1465 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	SOUNDINGS: Towards the cessation of smoking
	Imre Loefler
	BMJ  2003;326:1465, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1465-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2003;326:1466, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1466 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	POEM*: Breast feeding is associated with fewer hospitalisations
	BMJ  2003;326, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.0-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Submitting articles to the BMJ
	BMJ  2003;326:1431, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1431 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	One hundred years ago: Up-to-date journalism
	BMJ  2003;326:1435, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1435 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Balloney
	T L Chambers
	BMJ  2003;326:1438, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1438 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Inappropriate prophylaxis for long haul flights
	Tina Diggory
	BMJ  2003;326:1448, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1448 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: In praise of neurotics
	Marcel Proust
	BMJ  2003;326:1455, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1455 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	ATAC trial: reports of interim results can be misleading
	BMJ  2003;326:1460, doi: 10.1136/bmj.326.7404.1460-c [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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