Why nakedness is bad
	Kamran Abbasi
	BMJ  2004;329, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.0-g [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

This week in the BMJ [Full text] [PDF]

	DTP immunisation is linked with survival [Full text]

	Low blood pressure affects fetus too [Full text]

	Mesh lowers recurrence of hernias in Scotland [Full text]

	Triage, back care, and GP clinics help musculoskeletal problems [Full text]

	Prescribe NSAIDs for osteoarthritis of the knee cautiously [Full text]

	Drug errors hamper paediatric resuscitations [Full text]

Editorials

	Non-specific "non-effects" of vaccination
	Paul E M Fine
	BMJ  2004;329:1297-1298, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1297 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Suicide pacts and the internet
	Sundararajan Rajagopal
	BMJ  2004;329:1298-1299, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1298 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Benign parotid tumours
	Mark McGurk
	BMJ  2004;329:1299-1300, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1299 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Managing osteoarthritis of the knee
	Domhnall MacAuley
	BMJ  2004;329:1300-1301, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1300 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references w1 - w5]

	Dealing with editorial misconduct
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2004;329:1301-1302, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1301 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Lessons from the withdrawal of rofecoxib: Observational studies should not be forgotten
	Godfrey Oakley, Jr
	BMJ  2004;329:1342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1342 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Lessons from the withdrawal of rofecoxib: France has policy for overall assessment of public health impact of new drugs
	Lucien Abenhaim
	BMJ  2004;329:1342, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1342-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Reforming the consultant contract again?: Applied in partnership, the contract works for both consultants and patients
	Jonathan M Fielden
	BMJ  2004;329:1343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1343 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Reforming the consultant contract again?: Fees for service have been in effect for some time
	R Skilton
	BMJ  2004;329:1343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1343-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Reforming the consultant contract again?: Surgeons' fees for items of service would not work
	Ewen F Flint
	BMJ  2004;329:1343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1343-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Reforming the consultant contract again?: Acute trusts should prioritise care of urgently ill patients
	Adam P Fitzpatrick
	BMJ  2004;329:1343, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1343-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	TADS study raises concerns
	Jon Jureidini, Anne Tonkin, Peter R Mansfield
	BMJ  2004;329:1343-1344, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1343-d [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Surgery for carotid artery stenosis: Patients with critical stenoses should be admitted to stroke prevention units
	Chris Imray, Kyle Pattinson
	BMJ  2004;329:1344, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1344 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Surgery for carotid artery stenosis: Cut-off point is problematic in selecting patients for carotid surgery
	Christian Arning
	BMJ  2004;329:1344, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1344-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Surgery for carotid artery stenosis: Author's reply
	James F Toole
	BMJ  2004;329:1344-1345, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1344-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Transparency and trust: Figure for ghost written articles was misquoted
	David T Healy
	BMJ  2004;329:1345, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1345 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Transparency and trust: In defence of medical writers
	Adam Jacobs
	BMJ  2004;329:1345, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1345-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Transparency and trust: Clear definition of ghost writing would be helpful
	Nicholas Moore
	BMJ  2004;329:1345-1346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1345-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Every prescription is a clinical trial
	Alfred P J Lake
	BMJ  2004;329:1346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1346 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Doctors should help patients with their sex lives
	Petra M Boynton
	BMJ  2004;329:1346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1346-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Health conventions in smoke free places have positive economic impact
	Diane Kunyk, Becky Freeman, Stanton Glantz
	BMJ  2004;329:1346, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1346-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] [extra: Resolution of the Canadian Public Health Association]

News

	Charity warns of "daunting challenges" for Iraq health system
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2004;329:1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1303 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Commission proposes end to star rating system for hospitals
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2004;329:1303, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1303-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2004;329:1304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1304 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Drug related deaths in Europe are falling
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2004;329:1304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1304-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Drug misuse in Canada has increased in the past decade
	Barbara Kermode-Scott
	BMJ  2004;329:1304, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1304-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	US healthcare industry sees NHS as "unopened oyster," BMA conference told
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2004;329:1305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1305 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Choice in the NHS is limited to waiting times, BMA chief says
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2004;329:1305, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1305-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Depression affects elderly people's lives more than physical illnesses
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2004;329:1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1307-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Crisis deepens at the US Food and Drug Administration
	Jeanne Lenzer
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK patients seek compensation after taking rofecoxib
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Long term smoking contributes to cognitive decline
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2004;329:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1306 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	US threatens Australia over plan to block extensions to drug patents
	Bob Burton
	BMJ  2004;329:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1306-a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Nairobi summit opens with call for action for landmine survivors
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2004;329:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1306-b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Evidence is weak for case management for the elderly
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2004;329:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1306-c [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Ashcroft asks Supreme Court to block Oregon's assisted suicide law
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;329:1306, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1306-d [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	France passes "right to die" law
	Brad Spurgeon
	BMJ  2004;329:1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1307 [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Tighter controls are needed to root out bogus patient groups
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2004;329:1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1307-a [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Mother accused of killing son in "fabricated illness" case
	Tim Wood
	BMJ  2004;329:1307, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1307-b [Extract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	Red Cross alleged to have complained to US over torture
	Fiona Fleck
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-b [Extract] [Full text]

	New 20 year patents threaten to end AIDS drugs for developing countries
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-c [Extract] [Full text]

	Zimbabwe set to outlaw human rights organisations
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-d [Extract] [Full text]

	Tobacco chief could be held personally liable for damage to smokers
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-e [Extract] [Full text]

	Outbreaks of hepatitis E possible in US, Japan, and Europe
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-f [Extract] [Full text]

	Regular drinking might explain the French paradox
	Raghav Chawla
	BMJ  2004;329:1308, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1308-g [Extract] [Full text]

Primary care

	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, including cyclo-oxygenase-2 inhibitors, in osteoarthritic knee pain: meta-analysis of randomised placebo controlled trials
	Jan Magnus Bjordal, Anne Elisabeth Ljunggren, Atle Klovning, Lars Slørdal
	BMJ  2004;329:1317, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38273.626655.63, (Published 23 November 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References] FREE

Quality improvement reports

	Improved access and targeting of musculoskeletal services in northwest Wales: targeted early access to musculoskeletal services (TEAMS) programme
	Peter Maddison, Jeremy Jones, Anne Breslin, Craig Barton, Joyce Fleur, Rhian Lewis, Luke McSweeney, Carys Norgain, Sara Smith, Carolyn Thomas, Chris Tillson
	BMJ  2004;329:1325-1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1325 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Learning in practice

	Prospective observational study on the incidence of medication errors during simulated resuscitation in a paediatric emergency department
	Eran Kozer, Winnie Seto, Zulfikaral Verjee, Chris Parshuram, Sohail Khattak, Gideon Koren, D Anna Jarvis
	BMJ  2004;329:1321, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38244.607083.55, (Published 28 September 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

	Tibialis posterior dysfunction: a common and treatable cause of adult acquired flatfoot
	Julie Kohls-Gatzoulis, John C Angel, Dishan Singh, Fares Haddad, Julian Livingstone, Greg Berry
	BMJ  2004;329:1328-1333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1328 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: A film showing left sided tibialis posterior dysfunction]

	Lesson of the week: Clomipramine induced neuroleptic malignant syndrome and pyrexia of unknown origin
	Alison M Haddow, Dawn Harris, Martin Wilson, Hannah Logie
	BMJ  2004;329:1333-1335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1333 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of preterm birth: Supporting parents in the neonatal unit
	Peter W Fowlie, Hazel McHaffie
	BMJ  2004;329:1336-1338, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1336 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Democratisation of scientific advice
	Roland Bal, Wiebe E Bijker, Ruud Hendriks
	BMJ  2004;329:1339-1341, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1339 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Book: NHS plc: The Privatisation of Our Health Care
	Colin Douglas
	BMJ  2004;329:1349, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1349 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Medicines out of Control? Antidepressants and the Conspiracy of Goodwill
	Sean A Spence
	BMJ  2004;329:1350, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1350 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit parade
	BMJ  2004;329:1350, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1350-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Governing Medicine: Theory and Practice
	Conor Brophy
	BMJ  2004;329:1351, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1351 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Art: Robin Levy: Confronting Our Bodies
	Gavin Yamey
	BMJ  2004;329:1351, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1351-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	TV: Ten troublesome trends in TV health news
	Gary Schwitzer
	BMJ  2004;329:1352, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1352 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	PERSONAL VIEW: The negligence of medical experts
	M C Bishop
	BMJ  2004;329:1353, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1353 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	SOUNDINGS: In captivity—at Lewes
	George Dunea
	BMJ  2004;329:1353, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1353-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;329:1354, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1354 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	POEM*: Physical therapy cures postpartum stress incontinence
	BMJ  2004;329, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The big toe
	Don Sarll
	BMJ  2004;329:1311, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1311 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: The enemy
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;329:1314, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1314 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Misery
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2004;329:1316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1316-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Submitting articles to the BMJ
	BMJ  2004;329:1320, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1320 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Women in medicine: the changing pattern over the past 50 years
	Vivian Edwards
	BMJ  2004;329:1324, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1324 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	bmjlearning.com: "Best of five" questions
	Kieran Walsh
	BMJ  2004;329:1327, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1327 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: Auntie Joan
	Richard Ashford
	BMJ  2004;329:1335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1335 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable teacher: The philosopher DJ
	Stephen Hartley
	BMJ  2004;329:1341, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1341 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Career focus

	What hoops does a fully qualified UK general practitioner have to jump through to work as a fully qualified family practitioner in the United States?
	Zain Khalpey
	BMJ  2004;329:s226, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s226, (Published 4 December 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	What characteristics would you look for in a preregistration house officer that would suggest the candidate would make a successful consultant anaesthetist?
	Peter Maguire
	BMJ  2004;329:s226, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s226-a, (Published 4 December 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Relationship skills
	Graham Easton
	BMJ  2004;329:s227, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s227, (Published 4 December 2004) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Medical marriages<$DOWNLINK>
	Julie Sladden
	BMJ  2004;329:s227-s229, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s227-a, (Published 4 December 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Making up with make up
	Julie Casey
	BMJ  2004;329:s229, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s229, (Published 4 December 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	How do you like to live your life? Judging and perceiving
	Anita Houghton
	BMJ  2004;329:s230-s231, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s230, (Published 4 December 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The ABC of change: X, Y, Z
	Susan E Kersley
	BMJ  2004;329:s232, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s232, (Published 4 December 2004) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	LLM/Diploma in mental health law
	Christine Kennedy
	BMJ  2004;329:s233, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s233, (Published 4 December 2004) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Having a baby as a trainee
	Elizabeth Davies
	BMJ  2004;329:s233, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s233-a, (Published 4 December 2004) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Communication for Doctors: how to improve patient care and minimize legal risks<$DOWNLINK>
	Domhnall MacAuley
	BMJ  2004;329:s234, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s234, (Published 4 December 2004) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Neurology and neurosurgery
	Jothy Kandasamy
	BMJ  2004;329:s234, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.s234-a, (Published 4 December 2004) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	John Soothill
	Caroline Richmond
	BMJ  2004;329:1347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1347 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Harold Gamsu
	Mandy Gamsu
	BMJ  2004;329:1347, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1347-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Ivan Francis Mackinnon Buchanan
	Graham Petrie
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Warren Jordan
	David Charley
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Suniel Minocha
	Debika Minocha
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348-b [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Raymond Stewart Pine
	Andrew Pine
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Jeanne Daphne Reeve
	Mary Sibellas, Jean Bond
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	David Gordon Sim
	Fiona M Sim
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348-e [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Cyril Joseph Thornberry
	David Thornberry
	BMJ  2004;329:1348, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1348-f [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

Papers

	Non-specific effects of vaccination on child survival: prospective cohort study in Burkina Faso
	J Vaugelade, S Pinchinat, G Guiella, E Elguero, F Simondon
	BMJ  2004;329:1309, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38261.496366.82, (Published 18 November 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Maternal blood pressure in pregnancy, birth weight, and perinatal mortality in first births: prospective study
	Philip J Steer, Mark P Little, Tina Kold-Jensen, Jean Chapple, Paul Elliott
	BMJ  2004;329:1312, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38258.566262.7C, (Published 23 November 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Surgical management of inguinal hernia: retrospective cohort study in southeastern Scotland, 1985-2001
	H D E Atkinson, S G Nicol, S Purkayastha, S Paterson-Brown
	BMJ  2004;329:1315-1316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38282.675556.F7, (Published 16 November 2004) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	DRUG POINTS: Sibutramine may be associated with memory impairment
	David W J Clark, Mira Harrison-Woolrych
	BMJ  2004;329:1316, doi: 10.1136/bmj.329.7478.1316 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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