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25 September 2010 (Vol 341, No 7774)
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Spotlights and letters
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2010;341:c5226 (Published )
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Antipsychotics and the risk of venous thromboembolism
Rosa Liperoti, Giovanni Gambassi
BMJ  2010;341:c4216 (Published )
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Is it time to revisit orphan drug policies?
Christopher McCabe, Tania Stafinski, Devidas Menon
BMJ  2010;341:c4777 (Published )
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Globalisation and antibiotic resistance
Anthony So, Melissa Furlong, Andreas Heddini
BMJ  2010;341:c5116 (Published )
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Hip resurfacing
James M Simpson, Richard N Villar
BMJ  2010;341:c3459 (Published )
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Oil, health, and health care
Angela E Raffle
BMJ  2010;341:c4596 (Published )
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UK cancer survival statistics: Survival is multifactorial
David H Brewster, Roger J Black
BMJ  2010;341:c5133 (Published )
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UK cancer survival statistics: Reflect NHS clinical realities
S Michael Crawford
BMJ  2010;341:c5134 (Published )
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Post-publication review: A tale of woe
Fergus R Macbeth
BMJ  2010;341:c5147 (Published )
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Post-publication review: Embrace the "market of ideas"
Richard Smith
BMJ  2010;341:c5148 (Published )
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Lost without translation: EC’s science-friendly future
Ruxandra Draghia-Akli
BMJ  2010;341:c5016 (Published )
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Hypertension of pregnancy: Why no calcium?
Laurence Wood
BMJ  2010;341:c5167 (Published )
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Hypertension of pregnancy: Why no magnesium sulphate?
Olivier Irion
BMJ  2010;341:c5165 (Published )
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NICE on chronic heart failure: What about access to investigations?
Donald Macaulay
BMJ  2010;341:c5010 (Published )
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Decisions in dementia: Carers are central
Hugh Whittall
BMJ  2010;341:c5150 (Published )
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux: Physiological or pathological?
Federico Marchetti, Gianluca Tornese, Alessandro Ventura
BMJ  2010;341:c5155 (Published )
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Gastro-oesophageal reflux: Issues in clinical practice
Nisar A Mir
BMJ  2010;341:c5158 (Published )
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Treating prehypertension: Citizens’ juries in health care
Cinzia Colombo, Roberto Satolli, Alessandro Liberati, Paola Mosconi, On behalf of the Giurie dei cittadini Working Group
BMJ  2010;341:c5141 (Published )
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Treatment of prehypertension: Be careful what you wish for
Christopher M Rayner
BMJ  2010;341:c5142 (Published )
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Former BMA chairman faces charges of misconduct and deficient performance
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2010;341:c5237 (Published )
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UN chief urges world leaders to put development goals back on track
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2010;341:c5231 (Published )
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NHS publishes new data on patient reported health outcomes
Jacqui Wise
BMJ  2010;341:c5143 (Published )
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Pool resources to lift children’s health services out of "mediocre state"
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;341:c5129 (Published )
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NICE recommends more flexible antenatal services to reduce poor outcomes
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2010;341:c5220 (Published )
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Keeping a diary in intensive care halves the risk of post traumatic stress disorder
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;341:c5102 (Published )
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In brief
BMJ  2010;341:c5162 (Published )
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European Union leads way on e-health, but obstacles remain
Rory Watson
BMJ  2010;341:c5195 (Published )
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New threat of antibacterial resistance emerges from India
Bob Roehr
BMJ  2010;341:c5124 (Published )
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Industry lobbying and trade pacts threaten India’s role as major generics supplier
Ganapati Mudur
BMJ  2010;341:c5135 (Published )
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Knit wit
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2010;341:c5223 (Published )
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WHO officials press Russia to consider needle exchanges to reduce spread of HIV
Andrew Osborn
BMJ  2010;341:c5169 (Published )
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Researchers describe how new melanoma drug blocks key cancer pathway
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2010;341:c5154 (Published )
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Future of Australia’s supervised injecting centre is now more certain
Melissa Sweet
BMJ  2010;341:c5182 (Published )
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Global elimination of mother to child HIV transmission is now achievable, say agencies
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2010;341:c5152 (Published )
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All you need to read in the other general journals
BMJ  2010;341:c5109 (Published )
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Drug Regulation: Bitter pills for drug companies
Melanie Newman
BMJ  2010;341:c5095 (Published )
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On the Contrary: How the unmanageability of the internet might play out
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2010;341:c5190 (Published )
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Streamlined research governance: are we there yet?
Nina Fudge, Judith Redfern, Charles Wolfe, Christopher McKevitt
BMJ  2010;341:c4625 (Published )
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Objectively measured physical capability levels and mortality: systematic review and meta-analysis
Rachel Cooper, Diana Kuh, Rebecca Hardy, Mortality Review Group, on behalf of the FALCon and HALCyon study teams
BMJ  2010;341:c4467 (Published )
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Impact of supervision of methadone consumption on deaths related to methadone overdose (1993-2008): analyses using OD4 index in England and Scotland
John Strang, Wayne Hall, Matt Hickman, Sheila M Bird
BMJ  2010;341:c4851 (Published )
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Antipsychotic drugs and risk of venous thromboembolism: nested case-control study
Chris Parker, Carol Coupland, Julia Hippisley-Cox
BMJ  2010;341:c4245 (Published )
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Societal views on orphan drugs: cross sectional survey of Norwegians aged 40 to 67
Arna S Desser, Dorte Gyrd-Hansen, Jan Abel Olsen, Sverre Grepperud, Ivar Sonbo Kristiansen
BMJ  2010;341:c4715 (Published )
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We’re all going to die. Deal with it
Tony Delamothe, Mike Knapton, Eve Richardson
BMJ  2010;341:c5028 (Published )
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Spotlight: Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: Dying matters: let’s talk about it
Jane E Seymour, Jeff French, Eve Richardson
BMJ  2010;341:c4860 (Published )
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Spotlight: Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: Recognising and managing key transitions in end of life care
Kirsty Boyd, Scott A Murray
BMJ  2010;341:c4863 (Published )
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Spotlight: Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: Having the difficult conversations about the end of life
Stephen Barclay, Jane Maher
BMJ  2010;341:c4862 (Published )
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Spotlight: Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: Spiritual dimensions of dying in pluralist societies
Liz Grant, Scott A Murray, Aziz Sheikh
BMJ  2010;341:c4859 (Published )
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Spotlight: Palliative Care Beyond Cancer: Achieving a good death for all
John Ellershaw, Steve Dewar, Deborah Murphy
BMJ  2010;341:c4861 (Published )
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Head and neck cancer—Part 1: Epidemiology, presentation, and prevention
H Mehanna, V Paleri, C M L West, C Nutting
BMJ  2010;341:c4684 (Published )
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Rational Testing: Investigating secondary hyperhidrosis
A N Paisley, H M Buckler
BMJ  2010;341:c4475 (Published )
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Lesson of the Week: Proton pump inhibitors and acute interstitial nephritis
S Ray, M Delaney, A F Muller
BMJ  2010;341:c4412 (Published )
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Cecil Hougie
Leon Poller
BMJ  2010;341:c5099 (Published )
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John Alexander Aitken
Christopher Turnbull
BMJ  2010;341:c5191 (Published )
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Irving Gilbert
Esther Rosten, Jonathan Gilbert
BMJ  2010;341:c5076 (Published )
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Philip William Hutton
Sarah Hutton
BMJ  2010;341:c5085 (Published )
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Emma Maloney
Simon Yarrow
BMJ  2010;341:c5193 (Published )
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David Russell Powell
G K Davies, G Hood, J E Hunsley
BMJ  2010;341:c5083 (Published )
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John Smith
Iain S Macdonald, Michael F Smith
BMJ  2010;341:c5184 (Published )
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Stumbling on the shoulders of giants
Will Muirhead
BMJ  2010;341:c5205 (Published )
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Review of the Week: Madness at the Globe
Trevor Turner
BMJ  2010;341:c5208 (Published )
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Between the Lines: Dr Johnson’s animal passions
Theodore Dalrymple
BMJ  2010;341:c5209 (Published )
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Medical Classics: Allemande l’Asthmatique and Étude Asthmatique
Desmond O'Neill
BMJ  2010;341:c5042 (Published )
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From the Frontline: Vascular disease: an amateur observation
Des Spence
BMJ  2010;341:c5196 (Published )
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Past Caring: Hygeia: a healthy city
Wendy Moore
BMJ  2010;341:c5198 (Published )
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Picture Quiz: A case of progressive breathlessness
Emma Holden, Harpreet Ranu, Brendan P Madden
BMJ  2010;341:c4655 (Published )
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Statistical Question: Confounding in case-control studies
Philip Sedgwick
BMJ  2010;341:c5136 (Published )
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onExamination Quiz: Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease in children
BMJ  2010;341:c5224 (Published )
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Tristan Barrett, Anthony Morgan
BMJ  2010;341:c5117 (Published )
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