This week's This week in the BMJ

	Ketorolac is more cost effective than morphine for limb injury [Full text] FREE

	Surveillance of Barrett's oesophagus is of little benefit [Full text] FREE

	Short and long gaps between pregnancies can harm women [Full text] FREE

	Fertile days are unpredictable [Full text] FREE

	Socioeconomic differences in coronary heart disease already exist in people in their 30s [Full text] FREE

	"Hospital at home" care works for exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease [Full text] FREE

Editorials

This week's Editorials

	Diagnosing suspected ectopic pregnancy
	Willem M Ankum
	BMJ  2000;321:1235-1236, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1235 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ketorolac versus morphine for severe pain
	George A Jelinek
	BMJ  2000;321:1236-1237, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1236 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The importance of injecting vaccines into muscle
	Jane N Zuckerman
	BMJ  2000;321:1237-1238, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1237 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Barrett's oesophagus: the continuing conundrum
	Thomas J McGarrity
	BMJ  2000;321:1238-1239, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1238 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Screening chromosome ends for learning disability
	Samantha J L Knight, Jonathan Flint
	BMJ  2000;321:1240, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1240 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's Letters

	Sentinel node biopsy for malignant melanoma
	S S Rayatt, S P Hettiaratchy, Sarah Wookey, Barry Powell, M Dalvi Humzah, Robin Russell-Jones, Eduardo Calonje, Ciaran Healy, Michael Doherty, Peter Butler, Alison Jones, Sean Whittaker, Katharine Acland, J Meirion Thomas, Erica J Patocskai
	BMJ  2000;321:1285, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1285 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Incidence of congenital rubella in Greece
	Takis Panagiotopoulos, Ioanna Antoniadou, Eleni Valassi-Adam
	BMJ  2000;321:1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1287 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Water fluoridation has not been banned anywhere
	M A Lennon
	BMJ  2000;321:1287, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1287/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Malaria affects children and pregnant women most
	Mike Starr
	BMJ  2000;321:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1288 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Homoeopathy may not be effective in preventing malaria
	Pascal Delaunay, Eric Cua, Philippe Lucas, Pierre Marty
	BMJ  2000;321:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1288/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	C282Y mutation and type 2 diabetes
	David Curtis, Jukka T Salonen, Tomi-Pekka Tuomainen, Kimmo Kontula
	BMJ  2000;321:1288, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1288/b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Asthma after childhood pneumonia
	John Furness, Simon Fearby, J B Clough, C E Clark, J M Coote, D A T Silver, D M G Halpin
	BMJ  2000;321:1289, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1289 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Suicidal ideation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
	Gareth J Treharne, Antonia C Lyons, George D Kitas, Tara Collinge, Ajit Shah
	BMJ  2000;321:1290, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1290 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Mental Welfare Commission's role needs to be explained further
	James A T Dyer
	BMJ  2000;321:1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1291 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early environmental factors may have role in both Crohn's disease and gastric carcinoma
	Danielle L Morris, Scott M Montgomery
	BMJ  2000;321:1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1291/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The future of gambling in Britain
	Kerry Sproston, Bob Erens, Jim Orford
	BMJ  2000;321:1291, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1291/b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Issues in long term care will not disappear
	Robert W Stout
	BMJ  2000;321:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1292 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Patients' views on cost effectiveness of drugs are important
	Kristian Pollock, Janet Grime
	BMJ  2000;321:1292, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1292/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

This week's News

	France prepares for more cases of vCJD
	Alexander Dorozynski
	BMJ  2000;321:1241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1241 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Statins can help prevent dementia
	Scott Gottleib
	BMJ  2000;321:1241, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1241/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Israel's military condemned over cigarettes handout
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2000;321:1242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1242 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Families to sue over organ removals
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2000;321:1242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1242/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2000;321:1242, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1242/b [Extract] [Full text]

	Canada waives examination rules for foreign cancer specialists
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2000;321:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1243 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Suicides rise after Diana's death
	Raj Persaud
	BMJ  2000;321:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1243/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	German doctors condemn kidney offer
	Annette Tuffs
	BMJ  2000;321:1243, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1243/b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Predisposition for long life may be shared by family members
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2000;321:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1245/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Milburn promises more hospital beds
	Judy Jones
	BMJ  2000;321:1246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1246 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Ireland opts to encourage breast feeding at work
	Doug Payne
	BMJ  2000;321:1246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1246/a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

This week's News roundup

	NHS Trust "condoned" abuse of elderly patients
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2000;321:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1244 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Pfizer considers appeal over Viagra ruling
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2000;321:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1244/a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	NICE to reconsider evidence on interferon beta
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2000;321:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1244/b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Lowered air pressure on planes can cause thrombosis
	Judy Jones
	BMJ  2000;321:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1244/c [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Enzyme discovery may help slow spread of antibiotic resistant bacteria
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2000;321:1244, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1244/d [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	EU plans new food authority
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2000;321:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1245 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	UN treaty to cut most toxic pollutants imminent
	Judy Jones
	BMJ  2000;321:1245, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1245/b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

This week's News extra

	US medical reform: now is not the time
	BMJ  2000;321:1246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1246/b [Extract] [Full text]

	Suicide rate rises after funeral of Princess of Wales
	BMJ  2000;321:1246, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1246/c [Extract] [Full text]

Clinical review

This week's Clinical review

	Regular review: Treatment possibilities for unstable angina
	Ajay Manhapra, Steven Borzak
	BMJ  2000;321:1269-1275, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1269 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lesson of the week: Unsuspected central hypothyroidism
	A Waise, P E Belchetz
	BMJ  2000;321:1275-1277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1275 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of colorectal cancer: Treatment of advanced disease
	Annie Young, Daniel Rea
	BMJ  2000;321:1278-1281, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1278 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

General practice

This week's General practice

	"Hospital at home" versus hospital care in patients with exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease: prospective randomised controlled trial
	L Davies, M Wilkinson, S Bonner, P M A Calverley, R M Angus
	BMJ  2000;321:1265-1268, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1265 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Soundings

This week's Soundings

	Magnificus in distress
	George Dunea
	BMJ  2000;321:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1297/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Personal views

This week's Personal views

	Who should care for people with learning disabilities?
	William Sellar
	BMJ  2000;321:1297, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1297 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

This week's Education and debate

	The courts' role in decisions about medical treatment
	Laurence Oates
	BMJ  2000;321:1282-1284, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1282 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

This week's Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2000;321:1298, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1298 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

This week's Fillers

	Endpiece: Fads in medicine
	BMJ  2000;321:1263, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1263/a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: Not an ordinary sore throat
	Jim Price
	BMJ  2000;321:1264, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1264 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Are fillers educational?
	Surinder Singh
	BMJ  2000;321:1277, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1277 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BOOK

This week's BOOK

	Book: Drugs: Dilemmas and Choices • Drug Use and Prisons: An International Perspective
	Kari Poikolainen
	BMJ  2000;321:1294, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1294 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Drug Resistance Updates
	Pentti Huovinen
	BMJ  2000;321:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1295 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Medical Ethics and the Future of Healthcare
	Michael Maltese
	BMJ  2000;321:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1295/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis
	Carlo Colosimo
	BMJ  2000;321:1295, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1295/b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: The President of England
	Steve Harrison
	BMJ  2000;321:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1296 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Stalkers and Their Victims
	John Gunn
	BMJ  2000;321:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1296/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE

This week's CHOICE

	The well and the not so well read
	BMJ  2000;321, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.0 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE GP

This week's CHOICE GP

	The well and the not so well read
	BMJ  2000;321, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.0/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

This week's WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: The fertile window
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  2000;321:1296, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1296/b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's Obituaries

	Eva Marion Cruickshank (née Dilling) • Nigel Naunton Davies • Eric Matheson Dunlop • John Myers
	John Cruickshank, Robin Ridsdill-Smith, Beng Goh, Daniel Wallis, Manolis Gavalas, Akbar Soorma
	BMJ  2000;321:1293, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1293 [Extract] [Full text]

Papers

This week's Papers

	Cost effectiveness analysis of intravenous ketorolac and morphine for treating pain after limb injury: double blind randomised controlled trial
	Timothy H Rainer, Philip Jacobs, Y C Ng, N K Cheung, Michael Tam, Peggo K W Lam, Robert Wong, Robert A Cocks
	BMJ  2000;321:1247, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1247 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Prepublication history] FREE

	Final results from 10 year cohort of patients undergoing surveillance for Barrett's oesophagus: observational study
	Christopher E Macdonald, Anthony C Wicks, Raymond J Playford
	BMJ  2000;321:1252-1255, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1252 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Further patients details] FREE

	Maternal morbidity and mortality associated with interpregnancy interval: cross sectional study
	Agustin Conde-Agudelo, José M Belizán
	BMJ  2000;321:1255-1259, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1255 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Prepublication history] FREE

	The timing of the "fertile window" in the menstrual cycle: day specific estimates from a prospective study
	Allen J Wilcox, David Dunson, Donna Day Baird
	BMJ  2000;321:1259-1262, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1259 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Cross sectional study of differences in coronary artery calcification by socioeconomic status
	Helen M Colhoun, Michael B Rubens, S Richard Underwood, John H Fuller
	BMJ  2000;321:1262-1263, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1262 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Corneal donation in the accident and emergency department: observational study
	J Long, D Walsh, D A W Ritchie, F Russell
	BMJ  2000;321:1263-1264, doi: 10.1136/bmj.321.7271.1263 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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