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Effect of communicating DNA based risk assessments for Crohn’s disease on smoking cessation: randomised controlled trial
Gareth J Hollands, Sophia C L Whitwell, Richard A Parker, Natalie J Prescott, Alastair Forbes, Jeremy Sanderson, Christopher G Mathew, Cathryn M Lewis, Sally Watts, Stephen Sutton, David Armstrong, Ann Louise Kinmonth, A Toby Prevost, Theresa M Marteau
BMJ  2012;345:e4708, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4708 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Validation of treatment strategies for enterohaemorrhagic Escherichia coli O104:H4 induced haemolytic uraemic syndrome: case-control study
Jan Menne, Martin Nitschke, Robert Stingele, Mariam Abu-Tair, Jan Beneke, Jörn Bramstedt, Jan P Bremer, Reinhard Brunkhorst, Veit Busch, Reinhard Dengler, Günther Deuschl, Klaus Fellermann, Helmut Fickenscher, Christoph Gerigk, Alexander Goettsche, Jobst Greeve, Carsten Hafer, Friedrich Hagenmüller, Hermann Haller, Stefan Herget-Rosenthal, Bernd Hertenstein, Christina Hofmann, Melanie Lang, Jan T Kielstein, Ulrich C Klostermeier, Johannes Knobloch, Markus Kuehbacher, Ulrich Kunzendorf, Hendrik Lehnert, Michael P Manns, Tobias F Menne, Tobias N Meyer, Claus Michael, Thomas Münte, Christine Neumann-Grutzeck, Jens Nuernberger, Hermann Pavenstaedt, Leyla Ramazan, Lutz Renders, Jonas Repenthin, Wolfgang Ries, Axel Rohr, Lars Christian Rump, Ola Samuelsson, Friedhelm Sayk, Bernhard M W Schmidt, Sabine Schnatter, Harald Schöcklmann, Stefan Schreiber, Cay U von Seydewitz, Jürgen Steinhoff, Sylvia Stracke, Sebastian Suerbaum, Andreas van de Loo, Martin Vischedyk, Karin Weissenborn, Peter Wellhöner, Monika Wiesner, Sebastian Zeissig, Jürgen Büning, Mario Schiffer, Tanja Kuehbacher, on behalf of the EHEC-HUS consortium
BMJ  2012;345:e4565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4565 (Published 19 July 2012)
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Cardiovascular safety of central nervous system stimulants in children and adolescents: population based cohort study
Almut G Winterstein, Tobias Gerhard, Paul Kubilis, Arwa Saidi, Stephan Linden, Stephen Crystal, Julie Zito, Jonathan J Shuster, Mark Olfson
BMJ  2012;345:e4627, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4627 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Management of difficult and severe eczema in childhood
M A McAleer, C Flohr, A D Irvine
BMJ  2012;345:e4770, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4770 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Practice Pointer: Necrotising fasciitis
Helen Yasmin Sultan, Adrian A Boyle, Nicholas Sheppard
BMJ  2012;345:e4274, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4274 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Easily Missed?: Pre-eclampsia
David Williams, Naomi Craft
BMJ  2012;345:e4437, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4437 (Published 19 July 2012)
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A Patient's Journey: Kidney dialysis—the need for humanity
Renata Carey, Mark Harber
BMJ  2012;345:e4492, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4492 (Published 19 July 2012)
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Gene therapy to be authorised for first time in EU
Geoff Watts
BMJ  2012;345:e5009, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5009 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Several US states resist expansion of healthcare coverage to poor people
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2012;345:e5010, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5010 (Published 23 July 2012)
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US women without health insurance are more likely to have late stage cervical cancer
Michael Day
BMJ  2012;345:e5011, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5011 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Local government must take up fight against obesity after government fails to do so, says expert
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2012;345:e5007, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5007 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Pertussis cases rise 10-fold among older children and adults in England and Wales
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e5008, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5008 (Published 23 July 2012)
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GPs are outnumbered on boards of clinical commissioning groups
Helen Mooney
BMJ  2012;345:e4949, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4949 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Government targets on obesity remain a challenge, says spending watchdog
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2012;345:e4971, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4971 (Published 20 July 2012)
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NHS structural upheaval threatens already variable quality of essential data
Caroline White
BMJ  2012;345:e4991, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4991 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Case against paediatric cardiologist will go ahead without him after his refusal to attend
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2012;345:e4995, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4995 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Landmark study identifies major gaps in Australian healthcare
Melissa Sweet
BMJ  2012;345:e5000, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e5000 (Published 20 July 2012)
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UK economy can withstand a doubling in health spending in next 50 years, conference hears
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4974, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4974 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Countries contribute more to tackling HIV/AIDS than they get in aid, figures show
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;345:e4950, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4950 (Published 19 July 2012)
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WHO workers are shot at during vaccination campaign in Pakistan
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2012;345:e4951, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4951 (Published 19 July 2012)
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BMA drops plans for further industrial action over pensions
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2012;345:e4961, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4961 (Published 19 July 2012)
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Serco out of hours service in Cornwall was understaffed, finds watchdog
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2012;345:e4921, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4921 (Published 19 July 2012)
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Almost a quarter of Royal College fellows say their hospitals cannot deliver continuity of care
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4942, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4942 (Published 19 July 2012)
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Health damage from alcohol misuse has been underplayed in government strategy, say MPs
Adrian O’Dowd
BMJ  2012;345:e4899, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4899 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Prenatal blood test for Down’s syndrome is to be introduced in Germany despite ethical and legal concerns
Annette Tuffs
BMJ  2012;345:e4836, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4836 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Combating attacks on health workers
Annabel Ferriman
BMJ  2012;345:e4862, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4862 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Performance enhancing drugs or techniques may exist that can’t yet be detected, experts admit
Nigel Hawkes
BMJ  2012;345:e4867, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4867 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Scope of FDA surveillance of its employees is higher than previously thought, journalists say
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2012;345:e4880, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4880 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Public health director blows whistle on trust in letter to Lansley
Matthew Limb
BMJ  2012;345:e4890, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4890 (Published 18 July 2012)
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European commission proposes new laws to halt decline in number of clinical trials
Rory Watson
BMJ  2012;345:e4901, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4901 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Water, water, every where
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2012;345:e4903, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4903 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Will the revolution in genetics improve healthcare?
Liam Smeeth, Tjeerd van Staa
BMJ  2012;345:e4651, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4651 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Treating Shiga toxin induced haemolytic uraemic syndrome
Ferruh Artunc
BMJ  2012;345:e4598, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4598 (Published 19 July 2012)
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Vitamin D: some perspective please
Nicholas C Harvey, Cyrus Cooper
BMJ  2012;345:e4695, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4695 (Published 19 July 2012)
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BMJ tablet app
David Payne, Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2012;345:e4877, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4877 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Health worker flu vaccination: Vaccination for voluntary and private sector workers should be free
Susi Shafar
BMJ  2012;345:e4513, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4513 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Avastin versus Lucentis: Approve bevacizumab for use in eye disease in cash strapped times
Ilias Georgalas, Chrysanthi Koutsandrea
BMJ  2012;345:e4806, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4806 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Sale of baby milk: Sale of baby milk is an expensive monopoly in Greece
Stavros Saripanidis
BMJ  2012;345:e4810, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4810 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Twitter in emergencies: Follow our roadmap
Miguel Manyez-Ortiz, Carlos Albo-Portero
BMJ  2012;345:e4814, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4814 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Mental and neurological divide: Classifying mental and neurological conditions together: authors’ reply to letters
P D White, H Rickards, A Z J Zeman
BMJ  2012;345:e4906, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4906 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Contraceptive services: Natural family planning is effective and culturally acceptable
Chris Evans
BMJ  2012;345:e4908, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4908 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Enquiry into maternal deaths: Antenatal checks should look for heart disease in at risk women
Sarah Alexandra Logan
BMJ  2012;345:e4965, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4965 (Published 23 July 2012)
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High reprint orders: Time to open up the finances of medical journals
Richard Smith
BMJ  2012;345:e4968, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4968 (Published 23 July 2012)
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High reprint orders: Income from reprints creates a conflict of interests
Andreas Lundh, Asbjørn Hróbjartsson, Peter C Gøtzsche
BMJ  2012;345:e4970, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4970 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Bad medicine: chest examination: Not useful in modern healthcare
Ramakant Sharma
BMJ  2012;345:e4975, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4975 (Published 23 July 2012)
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The NHS must change or die: But is community care any cheaper?
Katherine Tealle
BMJ  2012;345:e4976, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4976 (Published 23 July 2012)
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The crusade for health equity: Let’s be clear about capitalism
Sebastian Kraemer
BMJ  2012;345:e4979, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4979 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Osteoporosis risk assessment: QFracture is better than FRAX tool in assessing risk of hip fracture
Antony Johansen
BMJ  2012;345:e4988, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4988 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Bad medicine: chest examination: The reliable clinical examination
Michael Newnham, Naveed Mustfa
BMJ  2012;345:e4990, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4990 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Global Health: Paying the poor
Megan Tan, Gavin Yamey
BMJ  2012;345:e4929, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4929 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Drug Misuse: Tensions between drug use policies and infection control
Jeremy Sare
BMJ  2012;345:e4930, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4930 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Sports Drinks: The truth about sports drinks
Deborah Cohen
BMJ  2012;345:e4737, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4737 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Sports Drinks: How valid is the European Food Safety Authority’s assessment of sports drinks?
Matthew Thompson, Carl Heneghan, Deborah Cohen
BMJ  2012;345:e4753, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4753 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Sports Drinks: Forty years of sports performance research and little insight gained
Carl Heneghan, Rafael Perera, David Nunan, Kamal Mahtani, Peter Gill
BMJ  2012;345:e4797, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4797 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Mythbusting sports and exercise products
Carl Heneghan, Peter Gill, Braden O’Neill, Dan Lasserson, Miriam Thake, Matthew Thompson, Jeremy Howick
BMJ  2012;345:e4848, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4848 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Sports drinks: To drink or not to drink to drink recommendations: the evidence
Yannis Pitsiladis, Lukas Beis
BMJ  2012;345:e4868, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4868 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Sports Medicine: Commentary: role of hydration in health and exercise
T D Noakes
BMJ  2012;345:e4171, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4171 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Pharmaceutical Industry: Mea culpa: are multi-billion dollar fines forcing drug companies to clean up their act?
Andrew Jack
BMJ  2012;345:e4865, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4865 (Published 18 July 2012)
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On the Contrary: Monkey business: reflections on testosterone
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2012;345:e4967, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4967 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Ethics Man: A passion for accuracy
Daniel K Sokol
BMJ  2012;345:e4977, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4977 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Medicine and the Media: Miracle pills and fireproof trainers: user endorsement in social media
Adam Smith, Greg Jones
BMJ  2012;345:e4682, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4682 (Published 18 July 2012)
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John Bunker
Anne Gulland
BMJ  2012;345:e4883, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4883 (Published 23 July 2012)
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Ian McArthur Jackson
Ann Currie
BMJ  2012;345:e4522, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4522 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Joseph Bartholomew Deasy
Paul Deasy
BMJ  2012;345:e4523, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4523 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Peter Graeme Arblaster
Judith Mezger
BMJ  2012;345:e4527, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4527 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Andrew Charles Markus
Godfrey Fowler, Ken Burch
BMJ  2012;345:e4528, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4528 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Chitturi Satyanarayana
Shiv Chitturi
BMJ  2012;345:e4529, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4529 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Phyllis May Sykes
Michael Matthews
BMJ  2012;345:e4530, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4530 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Peter Stephenson
John Stephenson
BMJ  2012;345:e4531, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4531 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Statistical Question: Open clinical trials
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2012;345:e4749, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4749 (Published 18 July 2012)
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Dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitors for treatment of type 2 diabetes mellitus in the clinical setting: systematic review and meta-analysis
BMJ  2012;345:e4959, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4959 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Aristolochic acid nephropathy
BMJ  2012;345:e4993, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4993 (Published 20 July 2012)
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Clinical and cost effectiveness of booklet based vestibular rehabilitation for chronic dizziness in primary care: single blind, parallel group, pragmatic, randomised controlled trial
BMJ  2012;345:e4507, doi: 10.1136/bmj.e4507 (Published 19 July 2012)
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