Editor's choice: Tooth and nail
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2007;335, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39357.591076.47, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Editorials

	Encouraging children and adolescents to be more active
	Billie Giles-Corti, Jo Salmon
	BMJ  2007;335:677-678, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39345.679514.80, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Occlusion therapy for amblyopia
	Sjoukje E Loudon, Huibert J Simonsz
	BMJ  2007;335:678-679, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39343.640938.80, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mental health in disaster settings
	Lynne Jones, Joseph Asare, Mustafa Elmasri, Andrew Mohanraj
	BMJ  2007;335:679-680, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39329.580891.BE, (Published 18 September 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reform of the coroner system and death certification
	Tom Luce
	BMJ  2007;335:680-681, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.426389.80, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diagnosing left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension
	Olav W Nielsen, Ahmad Sajadieh
	BMJ  2007;335:681-682, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39344.470718.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Familial hypercholesterolaemia: Cascade testing is tried and tested and cost effective
	Gaye S Hadfield, Steve E Humphries
	BMJ  2007;335:683, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.483160.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Familial hypercholesterolaemia: Child-parent screening may have adverse psychological effects
	Keith A Hopcroft
	BMJ  2007;335:683, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.368553.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Direct to consumer advertising: The world of the market place
	Jonathan V Howell
	BMJ  2007;335:683-684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39346.496690.3A, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Medical migration: Full house
	Jorge Zimbron
	BMJ  2007;335:684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.475706.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Medical migration: The real elephant in the room
	Mohammad Farhad Peerally
	BMJ  2007;335:684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.489120.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Bare below the elbows: A cheap soundbite
	Adam Magos, Allan Maclean, Daryll Baker, Nicholas Goddard, Olagunju Ogunbiyi
	BMJ  2007;335:684, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.427014.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	Africans die in pain because of fears of opiate addiction
	Dorothy Logie, Mhoira Leng
	BMJ  2007;335:685, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.715359.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Future of US children's health insurance still uncertain
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2007;335:685, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.376470.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Netherlands considers introducing preconception care
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2007;335:686-687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.518067.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK does well on giving information to patients but poorly on access to new treatments
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2007;335:686, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.654028.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Italian court upholds couple's demand for preimplantation genetic diagnosis
	Fabio Turone
	BMJ  2007;335:687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.577859.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	African-American leaders call for concerted action on AIDS in US
	Bob Roehr
	BMJ  2007;335:687, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.478530.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	BMA claims GMC guidance on conscience goes too far
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2007;335:688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.522072.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Medical Research Council appoints new head
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2007;335:688, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.615995.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Patients win right to have their advance decisions honoured
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2007;335:688-689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.633993.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Treat elderly people with dignity, trusts warned
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2007;335:689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.442419.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	GMC says hospital at fault for failing to support cancer screening service
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2007;335:689, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.463148.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In Brief: News
	BMJ  2007;335:690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.459688.34, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS continues to flout rights of disabled people to health care, watchdog says
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2007;335:690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.332940.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctors who help give lethal injections should be punished, says Amnesty
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2007;335:690, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.609792.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Australian efforts to tackle abuse of Aboriginal children raise alarm
	Melissa Sweet
	BMJ  2007;335:691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39353.571632.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctors disagree about directive on European clinical trials
	Rory Watson
	BMJ  2007;335:691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.348194.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	FDA is failing to oversee human clinical trials, report says
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2007;335:691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.358796.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Doctors and managers come up with design rules for future NHS reform
	Robert Short
	BMJ  2007;335:691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.528727.34, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Polyclinics are not the answer for NHS in London, says BMA
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2007;335:691, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.414745.DB, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Treating depression is good for business
	BMJ  2007;335:692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39352.647731.80, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Too much salt takes its toll in the US
	BMJ  2007;335:692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.692-a, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Heart failure associated with thiazolidinediones doesn't reduce survival
	BMJ  2007;335:692, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.692-b, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Mercury in thimerosal is unlikely to damage children's development
	BMJ  2007;335:692-693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.692-c, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: HDL and LDL cholesterol independently predict cardiovascular risk
	BMJ  2007;335:693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.693, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Bird flu can cross the placenta in pregnant women
	BMJ  2007;335:693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.693-a, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Coronary heart disease and colorectal lesions often coexist
	BMJ  2007;335:693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.693-b, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Risk of venous thromboembolism after a long haul flight is less than one in 5000
	BMJ  2007;335:693, doi: 10.1136/bmj.335.7622.693-c, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Feature

	Direct to consumer advertising: Industry funded patient information and the slippery slope to New Zealand
	Les Toop, Dee Mangin
	BMJ  2007;335:694-695, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39346.525764.AD, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Head to head: Should general practitioners resume 24 hour responsibility for their patients? Yes
	Roger Jones
	BMJ  2007;335:696, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.506991.AD, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Head to head: Should general practitioners resume 24 hour responsibility for their patients? No
	Helen Herbert
	BMJ  2007;335:697, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.516887.AD, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Observations

	Border Crossing: An age old problem
	Tessa Richards
	BMJ  2007;335:698, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.408102.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	Controversy: Adding fluoride to water supplies
	K K Cheng, Iain Chalmers, Trevor A Sheldon
	BMJ  2007;335:699-702, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39318.562951.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research

	Effectiveness of interventions to promote physical activity in children and adolescents: systematic review of controlled trials
	Esther M F van Sluijs, Alison M McMinn, Simon J Griffin
	BMJ  2007;335:703, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39320.843947.BE, (Published 20 September 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web reference] FREE

	Objectively monitored patching regimens for treatment of amblyopia: randomised trial
	Catherine E Stewart, David A Stephens, Alistair R Fielder, Merrick J Moseley, ROTAS Cooperative
	BMJ  2007;335:707, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39301.460150.55, (Published 13 September 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Accuracy of electrocardiography in diagnosis of left ventricular hypertrophy in arterial hypertension: systematic review
	Daniel Pewsner, Peter Jüni, Matthias Egger, Markus Battaglia, Johan Sundström, Lucas M Bachmann
	BMJ  2007;335:711, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39276.636354.AE, (Published 28 August 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web references] FREE

Clinical review

	Colorectal cancer
	Anne B Ballinger, Clive Anggiansah
	BMJ  2007;335:715-718, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39321.527384.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Practice

	Guidelines: Assessment, investigation, and early management of head injury: summary of NICE guidance
	David Yates, Rifna Aktar, Jennifer Hill, Guideline Development Group
	BMJ  2007;335:719-720, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39331.702951.47, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Rational imaging: Uterine artery embolisation to treat symptomatic uterine fibroids
	A Watkinson, A Nicholson
	BMJ  2007;335:720-722, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39251.440069.AD, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Views & reviews

	Personal views: Fluoride: a whiter than white reputation?
	Rod Griffiths
	BMJ  2007;335:723, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470694.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the Frontline: Power to the people
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2007;335:724, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.394792.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Outside the box: Dear Ofcare . . .
	Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  2007;335:724, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.440463.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Between the lines: A burning question
	Theodore Dalrymple
	BMJ  2007;335:725, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.647222.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical classics: A Journal of the Plague Year
	Christopher Martyn
	BMJ  2007;335:725, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.684988.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Review of the week: Keeping up appearances
	Richard Hurley
	BMJ  2007;335:726, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39349.645463.59, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2007;335:728, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.443970.471, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Minerva
	S C Penumetsa, K Ratnasingham, S K Upadhyay
	BMJ  2007;335:728, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.443970.47, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Career focus

	Doom and destruction
	BMJ  2007;335:s124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470567.CE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Open all hours
	BMJ  2007;335:s124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470567.CE1, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Too old to rock and roll
	BMJ  2007;335:s124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470567.CE2, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Ivory towers need filling
	BMJ  2007;335:s124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470567.CE3, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Up to standard
	BMJ  2007;335:s124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470567.CE4, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Face up to it
	BMJ  2007;335:s124, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.470567.CE5, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	EDITOR'S CHOICE: Medics as inventors
	Peter Cross
	BMJ  2007;335:s125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39356.553843.80, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Brainwave to brilliant innovation
	Geoff Watts
	BMJ  2007;335:s125, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39343.526505.7D, (Published 6 October 2007) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Basic Concepts in Statistics and Epidemiology
	Abdi Sanati
	BMJ  2007;335:s127, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39309.475822.7D, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Fifteen minutes with the patient, please
	Graham Easton
	BMJ  2007;335:s128, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39338.773611.7D, (Published 6 October 2007) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	HIV testing of junior doctors
	Camilla Boyton
	BMJ  2007;335:s130-s131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39309.435729.7D, (Published 6 October 2007) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Oncology
	Louise Hancock
	BMJ  2007;335:s131, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39318.550567.7D, (Published 6 October 2007) [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	A GP and humorist
	Peter Cross
	BMJ  2007;335:gp140, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39345.566875.7D, (Published 6 October 2007) [Abstract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	James Hill ("Hamish") Barber
	Graham Watt, John Howie
	BMJ  2007;335:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.647477.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Francis Oughterson Brown
	Colin Brown
	BMJ  2007;335:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.690035.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Adrian Michael Easty
	A M Easty
	BMJ  2007;335:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.795081.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Dorothea Koffman (née Herrmann)
	Andrew Koffmann
	BMJ  2007;335:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39350.627106.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Rita Statham
	Lesley Baker
	BMJ  2007;335:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.556933.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

	Edward Hamilton Wood
	Campbell Mackenzie
	BMJ  2007;335:727, doi: 10.1136/bmj.39351.532813.BE, (Published 6 October 2007) [Extract] [Full text]

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