Trends in cancer deaths are not heading towards government target [Full text]

	Income inequality and mortality are not associated in Canada [Full text]

	One in seven patients pays for elective hospital treatment [Full text]

	GPs in A and E do not prevent reattendance [Full text]

	Blood test is useful adjunct in diagnosing heart failure [Full text]

	Patients have good reasons for not wanting further information about their cancer [Full text]

Editorials

	Cash bonanza for NHS
	Rudolf Klein, Jennifer Dixon
	BMJ  2000;320:883-884, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.883 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cancer trends in England and Wales
	Heather O Dickinson
	BMJ  2000;320:884-885, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.884 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Dilemmas and choices in facing the drugs problem
	Anthony Pelosi
	BMJ  2000;320:885-886, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.885 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The new primary care organisations: one year on
	Jonathan Shapiro
	BMJ  2000;320:886-887, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.886 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Helping refugee doctors
	Kate Adams, Edwin Borman
	BMJ  2000;320:887-888, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.887 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Cycling and health promotion
	Douglas Carnall
	BMJ  2000;320:888, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.888 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Funding of long term care for older people needs to be publicly debated
	J Petrie, C MacKay, G Alberti, B Williams
	BMJ  2000;320:936, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.936 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Future directions for geriatric medicine
	Adrian Turrell, Dominic D'Costa
	BMJ  2000;320:936, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.936/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Care of newborn infants in delivery room
	C Deakin, Patricia Hamilton
	BMJ  2000;320:937, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.937 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Managing acute anaphylaxis
	Arv Sadana, Charlie O'Donnell, Martin T Hunt, M Gavalas, Penny Fitzharris, Geoff Hughes
	BMJ  2000;320:937, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.937/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Unexpected beneficial effects of measles immunisation
	Craig Dalton, David Emerton, Clinton Buckoke, Robin Finlay, Tomas Engler, Frank Shann, Peter Aaby
	BMJ  2000;320:938, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.938 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Making decisions about screening for ovarian cancer
	Alexandra Barratt, Ruth Bell, Nicole Urban, Charles W Drescher
	BMJ  2000;320:940, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.940 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	More trials on early treatment with corticosteroids are needed
	N V Subhedar, A J Bennett, S P Wardle, N J Shaw
	BMJ  2000;320:941, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.941 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Maternal nutrition and birth weight
	Wendy Doyle, Michael Crawford, Kate Costeloe, Fiona Mathews, Patricia Yudkin, Andrew Neil
	BMJ  2000;320:941, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.941/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Assessing palliative care is difficult
	Chris Salisbury, Nick Bosanquet
	BMJ  2000;320:942, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.942 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hospitals must become "focused factories"
	Gabriel M Leung
	BMJ  2000;320:942, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.942/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hyponatraemia can be caused by standard fluid regimens
	Andrew Durward, Shane M Tibby, Ian A Murdoch
	BMJ  2000;320:943, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.943 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Time could be the active ingredient in post-trauma debriefing
	David Brown
	BMJ  2000;320:943, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.943/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	Health spending in UK to rise to 7.6% of GDP
	Annabel Ferriman
	BMJ  2000;320:889, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.889 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Blair demands reform of the NHS
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  2000;320:889, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.889/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK government wants GMC to be given stronger powers
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  2000;320:890, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.890 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NICE issues guidelines on wisdom teeth
	Helen Morant
	BMJ  2000;320:890, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.890/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2000;320:890, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.890/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Spain faces massive decline in population
	Xavier Bosch
	BMJ  2000;320:891, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.891 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS bill for negligence set to soar again
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2000;320:891, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.891/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Study explores internet as a tool for care of diabetic patients
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2000;320:892, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.892 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS board appointments criticised
	Linda Beecham
	BMJ  2000;320:892, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.892/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	More services needed for bereaved children
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2000;320:893, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.893 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Mrs Clinton aims to reduce psychoactive drugs in young children
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2000;320:893, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.893/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Twenty countries pledge to wipe out TB
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2000;320:893, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.893/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Supreme Court rules that FDA cannot regulate tobacco industry
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2000;320:894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.894 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Australia to consider a class action against tobacco industry
	Christopher Zinn
	BMJ  2000;320:894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.894/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	Blair demands reform of the NHS
	BMJ  2000;320:894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.894/b [Extract] [Full text]

	NHS modernisation teams announced
	BMJ  2000;320:894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.894/c [Extract] [Full text]

	MPs want more research into PFI
	BMJ  2000;320:894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.894/d [Extract] [Full text]

	Germany's attempt to bring in positive drugs list wins support
	BMJ  2000;320:894, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.894/e [Extract] [Full text]

Information in practice

	Cancer patients' information needs and information seeking behaviour: in depth interview study
	Geraldine M Leydon, Mary Boulton, Clare Moynihan, Alison Jones, Jean Mossman, Markella Boudioni, Klim McPherson
	BMJ  2000;320:909-913, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.909 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Survey of active verbs in the titles of clinical trial reports • Informative titles in the BMJ
	Neville W Goodman, Richard Smith
	BMJ  2000;320:914-915, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.914 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

	Regular Review: Ectopic pregnancy
	J I Tay, J Moore, J J Walker
	BMJ  2000;320:916-919, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.916 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Longer version]

	ABC of arterial and venous disease: Acute stroke
	Philip M W Bath, Kennedy R Lees
	BMJ  2000;320:920-923, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.920 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

General practice

	Biochemical diagnosis of ventricular dysfunction in elderly patients in general practice: observational study
	H Smith, R M Pickering, A Struthers, I Simpson, D Mant
	BMJ  2000;320:906-908, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.906 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

	Why do grownups go to work?
	Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  2000;320:949, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.949/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Personal views

	Treating colorectal cancer: chances in front of goal
	Nigel A Scott
	BMJ  2000;320:949, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.949 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Treatment by in vitro fertilisation with surrogacy: experience of one British centre • Surrogacy should pay
	Peter R Brinsden, Tim C Appleton, Elizabeth Murray, Mohammed Hussein, Fidelis Akagbosu, Samuel F Marcus, Kim Cotton
	BMJ  2000;320:924-929, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.924 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Bourn Hall Ethics Committee guidelines]

	Recommendations for using MMR vaccine in children allergic to eggs
	G A Khakoo, G Lack
	BMJ  2000;320:929-932, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.929 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rational or rationed medicine? The promise of genetics for improved clinical practice
	Robin Fears, Derek Roberts, George Poste
	BMJ  2000;320:933-935, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.933 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2000;320:950, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.950 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	A useful radiology report
	Adam Moliver
	BMJ  2000;320:902, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.902 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Doctors are just people
	BMJ  2000;320:904, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.904/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: Not wanted anywhere
	Meera Roy
	BMJ  2000;320:915, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.915 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Email submissions from outside the United Kingdom
	BMJ  2000;320:916, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.916/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	My most valuable lesson: A full examination is always useful
	Richard J A Murrin
	BMJ  2000;320:923, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.923 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	One hundred years ago: The war in South Africa: Mr Kipling's hospital sketches
	BMJ  2000;320:933, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.933/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Wise words
	BMJ  2000;320:933, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.933/b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Obituaries
	BMJ  2000;320:913 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Gout
	BMJ  2000;320:913 [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

CD

	CD: Waveguide: an EEG atlas on CD-ROM
	David Chadwick
	BMJ  2000;320:947, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.947 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	CD: PDQ Evidence-Based Principles and Practice (Book with CD-Rom for Windows and Macintosh)
	Tim Lancaster
	BMJ  2000;320:947, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.947/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

TV

	TV: Trust me, I'm a surgeon
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  2000;320:948, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.948 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE

	The NHS: last act of a Greek tragedy?
	BMJ  2000;320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE GP

	The NHS: last act of a Greek tragedy?
	BMJ  2000;320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.0/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: Surrogate parents
	Douglas Carnall
	BMJ  2000;320:948, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.948/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

MEDICOPOLITICAL DIGEST

	Appraisal could provide information for revalidation • Physican assisted suicide: consensus reached on key issues • Many NHS changes have been coordinated by consultants • HImPs should be local authority based
	BMJ  2000;320:946, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.946 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Muriel Lina ("Molly") Newhouse • Harry Melville Balfour • Colin Alistair Birks • George David Burnett • Kathleen Mary Cairns (née Lyons) • Ashoke Kumar ("Mintoo") Chatterjee • Rodney Vincent Tracy Forster • Ramzi George Ghazala • William Dillon Hughes • Michael Peebles Lewis
	William M Dixon, William M Dixon, John Collinge, J A Duncan, J M Cairns, Peter Hamilton, A John Robertson, N C West, David Hughes, David Clayton
	BMJ  2000;320:944, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.944 [Extract] [Full text]

Papers

	How many deaths have been avoided through improvements in cancer survival?
	M A Richards, D Stockton, P Babb, M P Coleman
	BMJ  2000;320:895-898, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.895 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Further details of the study] FREE

	Relation between income inequality and mortality in Canada and in the United States: cross sectional assessment using census data and vital statistics
	Nancy A Ross, Michael C Wolfson, James R Dunn, Jean-Marie Berthelot, George A Kaplan, John W Lynch
	BMJ  2000;320:898-902, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.898 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Effect of patients seeing a general practitioner in accident and emergency on their subsequent reattendance: cohort study
	Andrew W Murphy, Patrick K Plunkett, Gerard Bury, Conor Leonard, Jane Walsh, Finian Lynam, Zachary Johnson
	BMJ  2000;320:903-904, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.903 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Table] FREE

	Private funding of elective hospital treatment in England and Wales, 1997-8: national survey
	Brian Williams, Pamela Whatmough, Janet McGill, Lesley Rushton
	BMJ  2000;320:904-905, doi: 10.1136/bmj.320.7239.904 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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