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Calcium intake and risk of primary hyperparathyroidism in women: prospective cohort study
Julie M Paik, Gary C Curhan, Eric N Taylor
BMJ  2012;345:e6390, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6390 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Identifying the lowest effective dose of acetazolamide for the prophylaxis of acute mountain sickness: systematic review and meta-analysis
Emma V Low, Anthony J Avery, Vaibhav Gupta, Angela Schedlbauer, Michael P W Grocott
BMJ  2012;345:e6779, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6779 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Intermediate acting non-depolarizing neuromuscular blocking agents and risk of postoperative respiratory complications: prospective propensity score matched cohort study
Martina Grosse-Sundrup, Justin P Henneman, Warren S Sandberg, Brian T Bateman, Jose Villa Uribe, Nicole Thuy Nguyen, Jesse M Ehrenfeld, Elizabeth A Martinez, Tobias Kurth, Matthias Eikermann
BMJ  2012;345:e6329, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6329 (Published 16 October 2012)
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Therapeutics: Emergency oxygen use
Ronan O’Driscoll
BMJ  2012;345:e6856, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6856 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Guidelines: Diagnosis of active and latent tuberculosis: summary of NICE guidance
Ibrahim Abubakar, Chris Griffiths, Peter Ormerod, on behalf of the Guideline Development Group
BMJ  2012;345:e6828, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6828 (Published 17 October 2012)
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A Patient's Journey: Neuromuscular degeneration
Caroline Fisher, Nicole Freris
BMJ  2012;345:e6880, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6880 (Published 17 October 2012)
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WMA says doctors must not prescribe drugs for execution
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;345:e7076, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7076 (Published 19 October 2012)
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NHS changes in England are likely to cost more than £1.5bn
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e7080, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7080 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Government announces start of revalidation
Sally Carter
BMJ  2012;345:e7092, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7092 (Published 19 October 2012)
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More US citizens die from meningitis as scope of inquiry widens
Edward Davies
BMJ  2012;345:e7095, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7095 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Researchers promise to be more open about use of animals in their work
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e7101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7101 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Medical students still suffer mistreatment by faculty, resident doctors, and nurses, US report says
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2012;345:e7069, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7069 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Canada’s Supreme Court ruling on HIV disclosure is unjust, say HIV advocacy groups
Barbara Kermode-Scott
BMJ  2012;345:e6929, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6929 (Published 19 October 2012)
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WHO annual report finds world at a crossroad on tuberculosis
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2012;345:e7051, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7051 (Published 19 October 2012)
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NHS Gloucestershire keeps £80m community services in public hands
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;345:e7056, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7056 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Website can charge fees for "matching" people wanting a transplant with donors, regulator says
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2012;345:e7079, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7079 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Academies promote core values for scientific research integrity
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;345:e7023, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7023 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Independent body calls for a change in drug policies
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2012;345:e7044, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7044 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Patients are still not receiving NICE approved drugs, report says
Helen Mooney
BMJ  2012;345:e7045, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7045 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Doctors call for changes in the law to allow use of second hand cardioverter defibrillators
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2012;345:e7053, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7053 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Medical Council of India recommends removal of 25 doctors from medical register for falsely claiming to be faculty members
Patralekha Chatterjee
BMJ  2012;345:e7024, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7024 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Obese patients get inadequate care before and after bariatric surgery, finds review
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e6890, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6890 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Fee for service payments are thwarting evidence based medicine in the US
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;345:e7019, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7019 (Published 17 October 2012)
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India’s health insurance plans encourage a hospital centred system, World Bank says
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2012;345:e7020, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7020 (Published 17 October 2012)
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In brief
BMJ  2012;345:e6974, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6974 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Dissection and resurrection
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e7009, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7009 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Annual health checks do not reduce mortality, says Cochrane review
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2012;345:e7001, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7001 (Published 16 October 2012)
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Cancer registration hub opens in Mumbai to expand data collection in Asia
Meera Kay
BMJ  2012;345:e6977, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6977 (Published 16 October 2012)
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Cancer burden increases as countries develop, index shows
Meera Kay
BMJ  2012;345:e6978, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6978 (Published 16 October 2012)
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Tuberculosis experts pin hopes of controlling disease on 12 vaccines in development
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2012;345:e6981, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6981 (Published 16 October 2012)
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US commission calls for protection of privacy in whole genome sequencing
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2012;345:e6993, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6993 (Published 16 October 2012)
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Obstetrics and the wooden spoon
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2012;345:e7017, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7017 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Increased calcium intake may reduce risk of primary hyperparathyroidism
James Norman
BMJ  2012;345:e6646, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6646 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Antagonising neuromuscular block at the end of surgery
Jennifer M Hunter
BMJ  2012;345:e6666, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6666 (Published 16 October 2012)
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Electronic cigarettes: Time for NHS policy on electronic cigarettes
Manroop Bains, Hazel Agombar, Emily Clarke, Rajul Patel
BMJ  2012;345:e6587, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6587 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Drug and alcohol misuse: Family and friends can help in treating alcohol misuse
Woody Caan
BMJ  2012;345:e6761, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6761 (Published 17 October 2012)
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NICE on headaches: Dental occlusion problems are a major cause of headache
Anthony Kilcoyne
BMJ  2012;345:e6892, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6892 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Accidental mushroom poisoning: "Magic" mushrooms don’t cause renal failure
Edward G Tuddenham
BMJ  2012;345:e6893, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6893 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Survival after age 75: Will lifestyle changes in later life improve survival?
Frouke M Engelaer, David van Bodegom, Rudi G J Westendorp
BMJ  2012;345:e6897, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6897 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Cardiovascular risk in children: Don’t rush into testing and treating children
Jennifer Logue, Naveed Sattar
BMJ  2012;345:e6899, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6899 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Celebrities and public health: Health campaigns entrench the role of celebrities in consumer marketing
Alex C W May
BMJ  2012;345:e6904, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6904 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Reflections on testosterone: Marketing, not evidence based arguments, has probably increased testosterone prescribing
Javier Gorricho, Enrique Gavilán, Juan Gérvas
BMJ  2012;345:e6905, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6905 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Reducing emergency admissions: Funding of emergency admissions is nonsensical
David Levine
BMJ  2012;345:e6906, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6906 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Reducing emergency admissions: GPs used to be effective gatekeepers
Iftikhar A Lone
BMJ  2012;345:e6907, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6907 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Reducing emergency admissions: Shortage of services in the community must be dealt with
Siddappa Gada
BMJ  2012;345:e6908, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6908 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Reducing emergency admissions: Strengthen the weakest link in the chain of care
Terry Kemple
BMJ  2012;345:e6911, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6911 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Serco and GPs' performance: Double standards in the NHS
Stephen Head
BMJ  2012;345:e6915, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6915 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Failure to thrive: Head circumference is useful in assessing weight gain in babies who fail to thrive
Martin W English
BMJ  2012;345:e6917, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6917 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Medicalisation: Ending the French love affair with drugs
Sophie Arie
BMJ  2012;345:e6996, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6996 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Ian Urquhart Fraser
John Cherry
BMJ  2012;345:e6775, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6775 (Published 18 October 2012)
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Thomas Szasz
Ned Stafford
BMJ  2012;345:e7011, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e7011 (Published 17 October 2012)
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William Geoffrey Canning
Judy Canning-Glass
BMJ  2012;345:e6313, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6313 (Published 17 October 2012)
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David Schofield Jeffery
Robert Jeffery
BMJ  2012;345:e6314, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6314 (Published 17 October 2012)
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John M Tomlinson
Pat Tomlinson
BMJ  2012;345:e6316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6316 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Peter Kenneth Philip Harvey
Steve Pollock
BMJ  2012;345:e6319, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6319 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Eric Frankel
Conor Ramsden
BMJ  2012;345:e6773, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6773 (Published 17 October 2012)
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David Wilson Barron
Gerald Black
BMJ  2012;345:e6307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6307 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Alexander Fitzroy Maclean
George H Mennie
BMJ  2012;345:e6312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6312 (Published 17 October 2012)
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Anatomy Quiz: Axial view radiograph of the shoulder
Oliver Chan
BMJ  2012;345:e6861, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6861 (Published 19 October 2012)
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Picture Quiz: Abdominal pain in pregnancy
D Jones, J Wilson, NG Warnock, D J Alexander
BMJ  2012;345:e6818, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e6818 (Published 17 October 2012)
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