On the shoulders of giants
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2006;333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

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

	How to manage ankylosing spondylitis [Full text]

	Use long needles to immunise infants [Full text]

	Severity of acute illness predicts post-infective fatigue syndrome [Full text]

	Palpation is poor at spotting non-cephalic presentation [Full text]

	Plagiarists should be publicly exposed [Full text]

Editorials

	Extensively drug resistant tuberculosis
	Stephen D Lawn, Robert Wilkinson
	BMJ  2006;333:559-560, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38971.587222.AB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Emergency contraception
	Anna Glasier
	BMJ  2006;333:560-561, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38960.672998.80 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Salt reduction in the United States
	Lawrence J Appel
	BMJ  2006;333:561-562, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38971.635799.AB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Non-cephalic presentation in late pregnancy
	James M Nicholson
	BMJ  2006;333:562-563, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38971.476863.AB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Size of the needle for infant vaccination
	Richard Kent Zimmerman
	BMJ  2006;333:563-564, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38971.485683.AB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

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	A prescription for better prescribing: Medical education is a continuum
	Peter Rubin
	BMJ  2006;333:601, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.601 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	A prescription for better prescribing: Summary of responses
	Birte Twisselmann
	BMJ  2006;333:601, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.601-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preventing and detecting early vascular effects of diabetes: Improvement must continue or costs will escalate
	D J Kinshuck
	BMJ  2006;333:601-602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.601-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Preventing and detecting early vascular effects of diabetes: Word of caution on peripheral arterial assessment
	Saurabh Rai
	BMJ  2006;333:602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.602 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Rare diseases need a generic approach
	Timothy P Senior, Andrew W Knight
	BMJ  2006;333:602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.602-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Role of cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia care: Memory clinics and cholinesterase inhibitors have their place
	David J Jolley, Susan M Benbow
	BMJ  2006;333:602, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.602-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Role of cholinesterase inhibitors in dementia care: NICE's economic analysis has limitations
	Richard J Phillips, Nick Bosanquet
	BMJ  2006;333:603, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.603 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Cuba's international cooperative efforts in health
	Pol De Vos, Patrick Van der Stuyft
	BMJ  2006;333:603, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.603-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Avoiding deaths on Everest
	Stephen P Cobley, Jim McKenna, John Allan
	BMJ  2006;333:603, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.603-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	Disabled people face difficulties in accessing primary care
	Andrew Cole
	BMJ  2006;333:565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.565 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Reports cite cardiovascular risks of COX 2 inhibitors and NSAIDs
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2006;333:565, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.565-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	In brief
	BMJ  2006;333:566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.566 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Nicotine content in smoke from US cigarettes has increased
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2006;333:566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.566-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Experts devise strategy to fight new TB strain
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2006;333:566, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.566-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	WHO announces 13 candidates for the post of director general
	Anne Glusker
	BMJ  2006;333:567, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.567 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Statin prescribing fell after drug became available over the counter
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2006;333:569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.569-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	In the eye of the storm
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2006;333:570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.570 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Doctors question India’s polio strategy after surge in number of cases
	Ganapati Mudur
	BMJ  2006;333:568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.568 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NICE is to root out ineffective treatments in NHS
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2006;333:568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.568-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Restricting air travel may slow spread of flu
	Janice Tanne
	BMJ  2006;333:568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.568-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Audit office is to take second look at NHS IT programme
	Michael Cross
	BMJ  2006;333:568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.568-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	European Commission draws up measures on seeking health care abroad
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2006;333:568, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.568-d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Israel permits ova donation from woman who is not undergoing treatment
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2006;333:569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.569 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Mortality is higher with drug eluting stents than with uncoated stents, studies find
	Lisa Hitchen
	BMJ  2006;333:569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.569-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Bird flu’s deadly effects may give clues to treatment
	Michael Day
	BMJ  2006;333:569, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.569-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	New England journal report describes unique features of adverse reactions in TGN1412 trial
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2006;333:570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.570-a [Extract] [Full text]

	Gum disease may increase the risk of stroke
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2006;333:570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.570-b [Extract] [Full text]

	Public health is under threat from NHS reorganisation, expert warns
	Claire Laurent
	BMJ  2006;333:570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.570-c [Extract] [Full text]

	Public health staff need to prepare for the “unexpected,” conference is told
	Claire Laurent
	BMJ  2006;333:570, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.570-d [Extract] [Full text]

Research

	Effect of needle size on immunogenicity and reactogenicity of vaccines in infants: randomised controlled trial
	Linda Diggle, Jonathan J Deeks, Andrew J Pollard
	BMJ  2006;333:571, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38906.704549.7C, (Published 4 August 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Needle size local reactions] FREE

	Post-infective and chronic fatigue syndromes precipitated by viral and non-viral pathogens: prospective cohort study
	Ian Hickie, Tracey Davenport, Denis Wakefield, Ute Vollmer-Conna, Barbara Cameron, Suzanne D Vernon, William C Reeves, Andrew Lloyd, Dubbo Infection Outcomes Study Group
	BMJ  2006;333:575, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38933.585764.AE, (Published 1 September 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Study group members] FREE

	Diagnostic accuracy of clinical examination for detection of non-cephalic presentation in late pregnancy: cross sectional analytic study
	Natasha Nassar, Christine L Roberts, Carolyn A Cameron, Emily C Olive
	BMJ  2006;333:578-580, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38919.681563.4F, (Published 4 August 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Clinical review

	Diagnosis and management of ankylosing spondylitis
	Claire M McVeigh, Andrew P Cairns
	BMJ  2006;333:581-585, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38954.689583.DE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References]

Practice

	Cases in primary care laboratory medicine: Glycated haemoglobin (HbA1c) monitoring
	Timothy M Reynolds, W Stuart A Smellie, Patrick J Twomey
	BMJ  2006;333:586-588, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38947.627847.AE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Lesson of the week: A life threatening complication after ingestion of sodium phosphate bowel preparation
	Y Mun Woo, Susan Crail, Graham Curry, Colin C Geddes
	BMJ  2006;333:589-590, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.589 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMJ family highlights: What's new this month in BMJ Journals
	Harvey Marcovitch
	BMJ  2006;333:591, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.591 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
	Alison Tonks
	BMJ  2006;333:592-593, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.592 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis and Comment

	Professional regulation: Role of systematic reviews in detecting plagiarism: case of Asim Kurjak
	Iain Chalmers
	BMJ  2006;333:594-596, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38968.611296.F7 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Commentary: Ethical writing should be taught
	Miguel Roig
	BMJ  2006;333:596-597, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38946.501215.68 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Evidence based medicine: The case of the misleading funnel plot
	Joseph Lau, John P A Ioannidis, Norma Terrin, Christopher H Schmid, Ingram Olkin
	BMJ  2006;333:597-600, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.597 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Details]

Reviews

	Book: Bad Medicine: Doctors Doing Harm Since Hippocrates
	Iain McClure
	BMJ  2006;333:606, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.606 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Health Information on the Internet: A Study of Providers, Quality, and Users
	Birte Twisselmann
	BMJ  2006;333:607, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.607 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	TV: Losing It
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2006;333:607, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.607-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal views: One NHS reorganisation too many: time to move on
	Sarah Wilson
	BMJ  2006;333:608, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.608 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal views: Wombless in Maharashtra
	Asha Gopinathan
	BMJ  2006;333:609, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.609 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Soundings: Totally transforming Auchendreich
	Colin Douglas
	BMJ  2006;333:609, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.609-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2006;333:610, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.610 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	bmjupdates+: Inguinal hernia repair improves patients' general health compared with watchful waiting
	BMJ  2006;333, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.0-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: Seeing the message
	Chetan Suresh Modi
	BMJ  2006;333:574, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.574 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A testing time
	William Whiteley
	BMJ  2006;333:580, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.580 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Health and money
	Laxmi Vilas Ghimire
	BMJ  2006;333:585, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.585 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interactive case report: Fever of unknown origin
	BMJ  2006;333:588, doi: 10.1136/bmj.38951.494028.68 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: The unconscious schoolgirl
	Sue Carvill
	BMJ  2006;333:590, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.590 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	bmjlearning.com: Everything bad is good for you
	Kieran Walsh
	BMJ  2006;333:600, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.600 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Career focus

	this week
	Peter Cross
	BMJ  2006;333:gp99, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.sgp99, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Pulling off the hat trick
	Clare Wedderburn
	BMJ  2006;333:gp99-gp101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.sgp99-a, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Your first on-call in an accident and emergency department as a foundation year 1 doctor
	Yousef A Shahin
	BMJ  2006;333:gp101, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.sgp101, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	How can I go about changing specialties from paediatrics to radiology?
	Sarah Burnett
	BMJ  2006;333:s102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s102, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	I want to know if a doctor from Iran can apply to be a doctor in England, and if so what they need to do in order to come over here and work as a doctor?
	Anne Hastie
	BMJ  2006;333:s102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s102-a, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	I have finished basic training in paediatrics, have completed my exams, and feel this is the right time for SpR applications. I have also been given the opportunity to apply for an excellent research fellow post, which would be of benefit in the long run. My concern is that if I miss out on an SpR number now for the sake of a three year research post I will be at a disadvantage when I apply for what will then be higher specialty training posts. Is research now a bad idea?
	Howard Clark
	BMJ  2006;333:s102, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s102-b, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	this week
	Peter Cross
	BMJ  2006;333:s103, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s103, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Guide to a good RITA
	Irfan Halim
	BMJ  2006;333:s103-s105, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s103-a, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Your first on-call in an accident and emergency department as a foundation year 1 doctor
	Yousef A Shahin
	BMJ  2006;333:s105, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s105, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Improving trust induction for junior doctors
	Andrew Whallett
	BMJ  2006;333:s106-s107, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s106, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Surviving a rotation
	Michelle Thompson
	BMJ  2006;333:s107, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s107, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Making the best use of medical librarians
	Helen Elwell
	BMJ  2006;333:s108-s109, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s108, (Published 16 September 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Critically appraising a study
	Siddappa Gada
	BMJ  2006;333:s109, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s109, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Know Yourself—the individual's guide to career development in healthcare
	Sheila Dawson
	BMJ  2006;333:s110, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s110, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Plastic surgery
	Negin Shamsian, Stephen Southern
	BMJ  2006;333:s110, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.s110-a, (Published 16 September 2006) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Paul Beeson
	Caroline Richmond
	BMJ  2006;333:604, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.604 [Extract] [Full text]

	Paul Stuart Barclay
	Alison Menzies, Ian T Miller
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Tudor Griffiths Davies
	Dilys Davies
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Eivind James Dullforce
	Sarah Weidmann, Jeremy Shindler
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605-b [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Errington ("Dick") Ellis
	Alan Craft
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Thottuvai Ramaiyer ("Srini") Srinivasan
	Graham Mulley
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Douglas Kirkwood Stevenson
	R Rowan Stevenson
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605-e [Extract] [Full text]

	George Somerville Welch
	Richard Baker, Paul Neary
	BMJ  2006;333:605, doi: 10.1136/bmj.333.7568.605-f [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

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