Making sense of things
	Jane Smith
	BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.0-g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

This week's This week in the BMJ

	Leukaemia: avoid living near high voltage lines... [Full text] FREE

	... and let your baby acquire infections early in life [Full text] FREE

	Co-prescribed heroin adds value to methadone treatment [Full text] FREE

	HIV infections should be diagnosed earlier [Full text] FREE

	Aspirin to prevent cardiovascular disease in elderly people: the jury's still out [Full text] FREE

	Heterosexual HIV is still mostly imported to the UK [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	The causes of childhood leukaemia
	Heather O Dickinson
	BMJ  2005;330:1279-1280, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1279 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references] FREE

	The national service framework for long term conditions
	Niruj Agrawal, Alex J Mitchell
	BMJ  2005;330:1280-1281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1280 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references] FREE

	The new pope and medical ethics
	Daniele Maria Scalise, Giulio Bognolo
	BMJ  2005;330:1281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1281 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Mother to child transmission of HIV in China
	Katherine T Chen, Han-Zhu Qian
	BMJ  2005;330:1282-1283, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1282 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional details] FREE

	Revitalising rapid responses
	Sharon Davies, Tony Delamothe
	BMJ  2005;330:1284, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1284 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's Letters

	Modified Mediterranean diet and survival: Evidence for diet linked longevity is substantial
	Emanuele Cereda, Alexis E Malavazos, Carla Favaro, Anna M Pagani
	BMJ  2005;330:1329, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1329 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Modified Mediterranean diet and survival: Key confounder was missed
	Eddie Vos
	BMJ  2005;330:1329, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1329-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Modified Mediterranean diet and survival: Author's reply
	Antonia Trichopoulou
	BMJ  2005;330:1329-1330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1329-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Licensing diagnostic tests may benefit everyone
	Eric S Kilpatrick
	BMJ  2005;330:1330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1330 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Radiotherapy in breast reconstruction is mostly safe
	Martin J Rolles
	BMJ  2005;330:1330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1330-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references] FREE

	Health care is paradox in India
	Susheel Oommen John
	BMJ  2005;330:1330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1330-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Who needs health care?: Health care may be an oxymoron
	Christopher M Buttery
	BMJ  2005;330:1330-1331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1330-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Who needs health care?: Preventive medicine deserves more respect
	Kelechi E Nnoaham
	BMJ  2005;330:1331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Who needs health care?: Preventive medicine has potentially big role
	Benjamin Dean
	BMJ  2005;330:1331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Who needs health care?: Investment in health promotion is miserably small
	Brian Neeson
	BMJ  2005;330:1331, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Who needs health care?: Old people are faced with dilemma as families disintegrate
	Rajesh Chauhan, Akhilesh Kumar Singh, Parul Kushwah
	BMJ  2005;330:1331-1332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1331-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Consumer advertising and doctors' prescribing: Doctors may end up treating the effects of scaremongering
	Graham L G McAll
	BMJ  2005;330:1332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1332 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Consumer advertising and doctors' prescribing: Doctors and patients alike need to be empowered by information to improve quality of care
	Peter D Singleton
	BMJ  2005;330:1332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1332-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Consumer advertising and doctors' prescribing: "Track changes" tracks ghost writers
	Steinar Madsen
	BMJ  2005;330:1332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1332-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Consumer advertising and doctors' prescribing: Right patient, right treatment, right time
	Peter Davies
	BMJ  2005;330:1332, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1332-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

This week's News

	US president and Congress set to clash over stem cell research
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2005;330:1285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1285 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Exaggerated claims of cures threaten stem cell research
	Kaye McIntosh
	BMJ  2005;330:1285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1285-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	In brief
	BMJ  2005;330:1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1286 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Armed conflict is a leading cause of hunger, says FAO
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2005;330:1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1286-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	NICE guidance to prevent strokes and heart attacks lacks evidence
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2005;330:1286, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1286-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Adverse reaction reports may be vulnerable to manipulation
	Liza Gibson
	BMJ  2005;330:1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1287 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Dutch GPs strike over reforms
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2005;330:1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1287-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Group aims to silence claims that vitamins are better than drugs for AIDS
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  2005;330:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1288 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

	Age discrimination denies elderly people a "dignified death"
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2005;330:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1288-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] FREE

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	Suicidal behaviour is not lessened by higher treatment rate, study shows
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2005;330:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1288-b [Extract] [Full text] FREE

	Report calls for more community based health care in Scotland
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  2005;330:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1288-c [Extract] [Full text] FREE

Short cuts

This week's Short cuts

	What's new in the other general journals
	Alison Tonks
	BMJ  2005;330:1289, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1289 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Papers

This week's Papers

	Childhood cancer in relation to distance from high voltage power lines in England and Wales: a case-control study
	Gerald Draper, Tim Vincent, Mary E Kroll, John Swanson
	BMJ  2005;330:1290, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1290 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Science commentary: Power to confuse
	Geoff Watts
	BMJ  2005;330:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1293 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Day care in infancy and risk of childhood acute lymphoblastic leukaemia: findings from UK case-control study
	C Gilham, J Peto, J Simpson, E Roman, T O B Eden, M F Greaves, F E Alexander, for the UKCCS Investigators
	BMJ  2005;330:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38428.521042.8F, (Published 22 April 2005) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Cost utility analysis of co-prescribed heroin compared with methadone maintenance treatment in heroin addicts in two randomised trials
	Marcel G W Dijkgraaf, Bart P van der Zanden, Corianne A J M de Borgie, Peter Blanken, Jan M van Ree, Wim van den Brink
	BMJ  2005;330:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1297 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Newly diagnosed HIV infections: review in UK and Ireland
	Ann K Sullivan, Hilary Curtis, Caroline A Sabin, Margaret A Johnson
	BMJ  2005;330:1301-1302, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38398.590602.E0, (Published 13 May 2005) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	HIV infections acquired through heterosexual intercourse in the United Kingdom: findings from national surveillance
	Sarah Dougan, Victoria L Gilbart, Katy Sinka, Barry G Evans
	BMJ  2005;330:1303-1304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38393.572188.EB, (Published 11 March 2005) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	RESEARCH POINTERS: Metformin and reduced risk of cancer in diabetic patients
	Josie M M Evans, Louise A Donnelly, Alistair M Emslie-Smith, Dario R Alessi, Andrew D Morris
	BMJ  2005;330:1304-1305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38415.708634.F7, (Published 22 April 2005) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Primary care

This week's Primary care

	Epidemiological modelling of routine use of low dose aspirin for the primary prevention of coronary heart disease and stroke in those aged 70
	Mark R Nelson, Danny Liew, Melanie Bertram, Theo Vos
	BMJ  2005;330:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38456.676806.8F, (Published 20 May 2005) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Quality improvement report

This week's Quality improvement report

	Improving the quality of palliative care for ambulatory patients with lung cancer
	Christian von Plessen, Aslak Aslaksen
	BMJ  2005;330:1309-1313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1309 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Poliomyelitis and the postpolio syndrome
	Robin S Howard
	BMJ  2005;330:1314-1318, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1314 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra references] FREE

	Commentary: Postpolio syndrome—"We aren't dead yet"
	Ruth Bridgens
	BMJ  2005;330:1318-1319, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1318 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	ABC of conflict and disaster: Needs assessment of humanitarian crises
	Anthony D Redmond
	BMJ  2005;330:1320-1322, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1320 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	Ethics in practice: Sterilisation of young, competent, and childless adults
	Piers Benn, Martin Lupton
	BMJ  2005;330:1323-1325, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1323 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	GMC and the future of revalidation: A way forward
	Mayur Lakhani
	BMJ  2005;330:1326-1328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1326 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	David Somerset Short
	Robin Taylor, Mike Jones
	BMJ  2005;330:1333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1333 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Elizabeth Gladstone Archer
	Michael Archer
	BMJ  2005;330:1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1334 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	John Crocker
	Kate Crocker
	BMJ  2005;330:1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1334-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Ali Abdel Razek Abd El-Hadi
	Paul Caviston
	BMJ  2005;330:1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1334-b [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Brenda Grace King
	Robert Billings
	BMJ  2005;330:1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1334-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Kai Lau
	Patricia Hamilton
	BMJ  2005;330:1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1334-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

	Dennis Parker
	Philip Batman, Duncan Newton
	BMJ  2005;330:1334, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1334-e [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version] FREE

reviews

This week's reviews

	TV: Horizon: Does the MMR Jab Cause Autism?
	Domhnall MacAuley
	BMJ  2005;330:1335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1335 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Narrative Research in Health and Illness
	Christopher F C Jordens
	BMJ  2005;330:1336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1336 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Book: Using Cost-Effectiveness Analysis to Improve Health Care: Opportunities and Barriers
	Ray Moynihan
	BMJ  2005;330:1336, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1336-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	PERSONAL VIEW: Exercise or relaxation after stroke?
	Gillian Mead
	BMJ  2005;330:1337, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1337 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	SOUNDINGS: Dangerous places
	James Owen Drife
	BMJ  2005;330:1337, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1337-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2005;330:1338, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1338 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	POEM*: Progestins prevent recurrence of preterm birth
	BMJ  2005;330, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: The road to fame
	Jeremy Hugh Baron
	BMJ  2005;330:1300, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1300 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Submitting articles to the BMJ
	BMJ  2005;330:1302, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1302 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	One hundred years ago: The spitting nuisance
	BMJ  2005;330:1305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1305 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: Satisfaction
	John Ruskin
	BMJ  2005;330:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1308 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	A memorable patient: The giggly girl
	Sundaram V Ramanan
	BMJ  2005;330:1313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1313 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	bmjlearning.com: Simulators
	Kieran Walsh
	BMJ  2005;330:1319, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1319 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	A helpful patient
	John Mckenna, Kevin Mckenna
	BMJ  2005;330:1325, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1325 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Endpiece: Importance of freedom in science
	G T Watts
	BMJ  2005;330:1328, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1328 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Advice
	BMJ  2005;330:1333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1333-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Corrections

This week's Corrections

	Half of patients in intensive care receive suboptimal care
	BMJ  2005;330:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1293-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Short Cuts: A single computed tomogram can rule out pulmonary embolus
	BMJ  2005;330:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1293-b [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	President Bush and Congress intervene in "right to die" case
	BMJ  2005;330:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1293-c [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	GMC and the future of revalidation: building on the GMC's achievements
	BMJ  2005;330:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.330.7503.1293-d [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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