Whither medicine?
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2006;333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

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

	Routine use of ibuprofen after hip replacement is not justified [Full text]

	Telephone counselling reduces mortality in patients on polypharmacy [Full text]

	Treatment of elderly patients with minor ischaemic attacks is inadequate [Full text]

	Improving medical education [Full text]

	Patients misunderstand purpose of consent [Full text]

Editorials

	Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs after hip replacement
	Fraser Birrell, Stefan Lohmander
	BMJ  2006;333:507-508, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38960.600822.80 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Ageism in services for transient ischaemic attack and stroke
	John Young
	BMJ  2006;333:508-509, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38961.641400.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Predictive genetic testing for type 2 diabetes
	A Cecile J W Janssens, Marta Gwinn, Rodolfo Valdez, K M Venkat Narayan, Muin J Khoury
	BMJ  2006;333:509-510, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38953.598947.80 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Tackling alcohol misuse at the front line
	Robin Touquet, Alex Paton
	BMJ  2006;333:510-511, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38961.556470.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Human Tissue Act
	Peter N Furness
	BMJ  2006;333:512, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38961.597350.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Evidence based diagnosis: We may need to be open to new ideas
	Huw Llewelyn
	BMJ  2006;333:549, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.549 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Evidence based diagnosis: Multiple tests with multiple responses are important
	Ram Kumar
	BMJ  2006;333:549, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.549-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Evidence based diagnosis: Terminology is unsatisfactory
	G H Hall
	BMJ  2006;333:549, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.549-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Evidence based diagnosis: Prior probability saves money, time, and possibly lives
	Oscar M Jolobe
	BMJ  2006;333:549-550, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.549-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Evidence based diagnosis: What about the patients?
	David A Haslam
	BMJ  2006;333:550, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.550 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Subarachnoid haemorrhage: lumbar puncture for every negative scan? Authors' reply
	Rustam Al-Shahi, Philip M White, Richard J Davenport, Kenneth W Lindsay
	BMJ  2006;333:550, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.550-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Strange things happen when we never qualify the frequency
	John C Chambers
	BMJ  2006;333:550, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.550-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early intervention in acute renal failure: Assessing fluid status is important
	Jonathan M Gleadle
	BMJ  2006;333:551, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.551 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Early intervention in acute renal failure: Evidence of inadequate intravenous fluid treatment in UK hospitals
	Nicholas J Matheson, Sarosh R Irani, Anushka Irani
	BMJ  2006;333:551, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.551-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Exempting mental health units from smoke-free laws: Nicotine can have beneficial effects
	T Everett Julyan
	BMJ  2006;333:551, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.551-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Exempting mental health units from smoke-free laws: Issue should no longer be ignored
	Faouzi Dib Alam
	BMJ  2006;333:551-552, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.551-c [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	HIV cannot be tackled in isolation
	Peter A West
	BMJ  2006;333:552, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.552 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Three Bs, please: Don't despise excellence
	Robin Ireland
	BMJ  2006;333:552, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.552-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Three Bs, please: More academic excellence, please
	David McKean
	BMJ  2006;333:552, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.552-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	Children get "weak" services in most NHS trusts
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2006;333:513, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.513 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctors must work in partnership with patients, says GMC
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2006;333:513, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.513-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2006;333:514, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.514 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Calcium channel blockers associated with less diabetes
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2006;333:514, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.514-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Troops are needed in Darfur, says UN
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2006;333:514, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.514-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Unexploded ordnance threatens Lebanese population, says UN
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2006;333:515, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.515 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Roche employee wins partial victory
	Madeline Brettingham
	BMJ  2006;333:515, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.515-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Society issues guidance on IVF
	Adrian O'Dowd
	BMJ  2006;333:517, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.517-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Keeping Paice with reforms
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2006;333:518, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.518 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	More US citizens lack health insurance
	Janice Tanne
	BMJ  2006;333:516, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.516 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Herpes increases because oral sex thought safe
	Stephen Pincock
	BMJ  2006;333:516, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.516-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Fewer boys born in New York after 9/11 attacks
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2006;333:516, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.516-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	US judge dismisses $50m damages in Vioxx lawsuit
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2006;333:516, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.516-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Britain tops Europe for childhood skin cancer
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2006;333:516, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.516-d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Junior doctors’ training to include patients’ safety
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2006;333:517, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.517 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Israeli cancer patients resume hunger strike
	Merav Sarig
	BMJ  2006;333:517, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.517-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Failure to tackle refugees’ health needs increases risk of exclusion
	Sara de Albornoz
	BMJ  2006;333:517, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.517-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Research

	Safety and efficacy of routine postoperative ibuprofen for pain and disability related to ectopic bone formation after hip replacement surgery (HIPAID): randomised controlled trial
	Marlene Fransen, Craig Anderson, Jan Douglas, Stephen MacMahon, Bruce Neal, Robyn Norton, Mark Woodward, Ian D Cameron, Ross Crawford, Sing Kai Lo, Garnet Tregonning, Margaret Windolf, HIPAID Collaborative Group
	BMJ  2006;333:519, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38925.471146.4F, (Published 2 August 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: HIPAID Collaborative Group] FREE

	Effectiveness of telephone counselling by a pharmacist in reducing mortality in patients receiving polypharmacy: randomised controlled trial
	Jennifer Y F Wu, Wilson Y S Leung, Sophie Chang, Benjamin Lee, Benny Zee, Peter C Y Tong, Juliana C N Chan
	BMJ  2006;333:522, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38905.447118.2F, (Published 17 August 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Questionnaire] FREE

	Underinvestigation and undertreatment of carotid disease in elderly patients with transient ischaemic attack and stroke: comparative population based study
	Jack F Fairhead, Peter M Rothwell
	BMJ  2006;333:525-527, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38895.646898.55, (Published 18 July 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Patients' perceptions of written consent: questionnaire study
	Andrea Akkad, Clare Jackson, Sara Kenyon, Mary Dixon-Woods, Nick Taub, Marwan Habiba
	BMJ  2006;333:528, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38922.516204.55, (Published 31 July 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

	Acute appendicitis
	D J Humes, J Simpson
	BMJ  2006;333:530-534, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38940.664363.AE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References]

Practice

	BMJ Learning: Benign prostatic hyperplasia: treatment in primary care
	Anand K Patel, Christopher R Chapple
	BMJ  2006;333:535-539, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38946.616551.BE1 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lesson of the week: Acute renal failure induced by contrast medium: steps towards prevention
	R Mathew, K Haque, W Woothipoom
	BMJ  2006;333:539-540, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38943.401852.80 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interactive case report: Fever of unknown origin: case progression
	R Sivakumar, S Pavulari, S Ellis
	BMJ  2006;333:541, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38950.394745.68 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
	Kristina Fister
	BMJ  2006;333:542-543, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.542 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis and Comment

	Medical education: Challenges for educationalists
	Lambert W T Schuwirth, Cees P M van der Vleuten
	BMJ  2006;333:544-546, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38952.701875.94 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical education: Evidence based checklists for objective structured clinical examinations
	Christopher Frank
	BMJ  2006;333:546-548, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38943.463565.68 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Reviews

	Book: The Worst of Evils: The Fight Against Pain
	Mathew Zacharias
	BMJ  2006;333:555, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.555 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Film: Letting Him Down: making the euthanasia decision easier
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2006;333:556, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.556 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal view: Sleep walking to another Stanley Royd?
	Brian Keeble
	BMJ  2006;333:557, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.557 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Soundings: The history of box ticking
	James Owen Drife
	BMJ  2006;333:557, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.557-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2006;333:558, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.558 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	bmjupdates+: Statins work better at higher doses in patients with coronary heart disease
	BMJ  2006;333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.0-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	What is the greatest medical breakthrough since 1840? Make your nomination at bmj.com
	Trevor Jackson
	BMJ  2006;333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38965.474363.F7 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Deviation
	Prakash Saha
	BMJ  2006;333:541, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.541-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Advice
	BMJ  2006;333:553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.553-e [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Career focus

	this week
	Sabina Dosani
	BMJ  2006;333:gp89, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.sgp89, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Getting into GP training
	Mahibur Rahman
	BMJ  2006;333:gp89-gp91, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.sgp89-a, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Letter of the month New visa rules for IMGs are a blessing in disguise
	Joseph El-Khoury
	BMJ  2006;333:s92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s92, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Fairoz B Abdul
	BMJ  2006;333:s92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s92-a, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Parag P Sayal
	BMJ  2006;333:s92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s92-b, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Karthik Ganesan
	BMJ  2006;333:s92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s92-c, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Handling aggressive patients
	Joyce M Carter
	BMJ  2006;333:s92, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s92-d, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	this week
	Sabina Dosani
	BMJ  2006;333:s93, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s93, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Out on a limb? The truth about a career in vascular surgery
	Andrew Choong, Nick Cheshire
	BMJ  2006;333:s93-s94, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s93-a, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Preparing for surgical interviews
	Bilal Al-Khaffaf
	BMJ  2006;333:s95, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s95, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Simulating procedures in surgical training
	Alexandra Turner
	BMJ  2006;333:s96, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s96, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Preoperative preparation
	Hemal Raja, Dipan Mistry, A Ross Anderson
	BMJ  2006;333:s96, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s96-a, (Published 9 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Surgical care practitioners are having a detrimental effect on surgical training
	Matt Freudmann
	BMJ  2006;333:s97, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s97, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Surgical care practitioners are having a detrimental effect on surgical training
	Jonathan Aning
	BMJ  2006;333:s97, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s97-a, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	NOTSS course (non-technical skills for surgeons)
	Stephen Brennan
	BMJ  2006;333:s98, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s98, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	The can-do candidate
	Bilal Al-Khaffaf
	BMJ  2006;333:s99, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s99, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	An innovator
	Sabina Dosani
	BMJ  2006;333:s100, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.s100, (Published 9 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	George Henry Reginald Curnock
	David Curnock
	BMJ  2006;333:553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.553 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	William ("Bill") George Edge
	Barbara Edge
	BMJ  2006;333:553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.553-a [Extract] [Full text]

	William ("Bill") Harding Helm
	Toby Helm
	BMJ  2006;333:553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.553-b [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John George Macleod
	Martin Eastwood, Michael Matthews
	BMJ  2006;333:553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.553-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Joseph Mould
	David Spooner
	BMJ  2006;333:553, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.553-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Trevor Peter Oldham
	Heather Oldham
	BMJ  2006;333:554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.554 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Ernest Philip Quibell
	Gillian T McCarthy
	BMJ  2006;333:554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.554-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Neville Wilson Shephard
	Pam Shephard
	BMJ  2006;333:554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.554-b [Extract] [Full text]

	Colin Starkie
	Carol Starkie
	BMJ  2006;333:554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.554-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Gladys Elsa McArthur Strang (Mrs Scarlett)
	Fiona Kingston
	BMJ  2006;333:554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.554-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Helen Holme Tucker (née Barwise)
	Simon Tucker
	BMJ  2006;333:554, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7567.554-e [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

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