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

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

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

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

Letters

This week's Letters

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

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

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

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

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

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

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

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

News

This week's News

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

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

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

Personal views

This week's Personal views

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

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

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] [Request Permissions]

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

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

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

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

	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] [Request Permissions]

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

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  1996;313:124 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

This week's Fillers

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

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

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

Career focus

This week's Career focus

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

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

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

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

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

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

MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

This week's MEDICINE AND THE MEDIA

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

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] [Request Permissions]

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] [Request Permissions] 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] [Request Permissions] 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] [Request Permissions] FREE

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

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

Career focus

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