Doctors are not scientists
	Richard Smith
	BMJ  2004;328, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.0-h [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

This week in the BMJ

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

	Steroids do not prevent long term nerve damage in leprosy [Full text]

	Pancreatitis is more common, but results are not improving [Full text]

	Cancer trials satisfy the uncertainty principle [Full text]

	Lung cancer patients feel stigmatised [Full text]

	Nursing home effect may explain high mortality [Full text]

	Clinical databases are common, but need improving [Full text]

	Treat minor burns effectively [Full text]

Editorials

	Treatment of leprosy
	Diana N J Lockwood, Bhushan Kumar
	BMJ  2004;328:1447-1448, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1447 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The prejudices of good people
	Aneez Esmail
	BMJ  2004;328:1448-1449, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1448 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Health protection and sustainable development
	Jon G Ayres, Raymond Agius
	BMJ  2004;328:1450-1451, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1450 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Early intervention for first episode psychosis
	David Shiers, Helen Lester
	BMJ  2004;328:1451-1452, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1451 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	UK government moves to tackle lottery of cancer drugs
	Katherine Burke
	BMJ  2004;328:1453, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1453 [Full text] [PDF]

	Cancer centre wins building of the year award
	Annabel Ferriman
	BMJ  2004;328:1453, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1453-a [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2004;328:1454, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1454 [Full text] [PDF]

	Campaign to revitalise academic medicine calls for radical thinking
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2004;328:1454, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1454-a [Full text] [PDF]

	Low priority for maternity services blamed for deaths
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2004;328:1454, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1454-b [Full text] [PDF]

	GMC finds paediatrician guilty of abusing his position
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2004;328:1455, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1455 [Full text] [PDF]

	Renewing licence in person cuts deaths among elderly drivers
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2004;328:1455, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1455-a [Full text] [PDF]

	Traditional Indian remedy for asthma challenged in court
	Sanjay Kumar
	BMJ  2004;328:1457, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1457-b [Full text] [PDF]

	Bush plans to screen whole US population for mental illness
	Jeanne Lenzer
	BMJ  2004;328:1458, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1458 [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Government moves to end stigma of mental illness
	Mark Gould
	BMJ  2004;328:1456, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1456 [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Dutch minister questions integrity of health advisers
	Tony Sheldon
	BMJ  2004;328:1456, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1456-a [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Reports recommend shorter training for hospital doctors and longer training for GPs in Scotland
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  2004;328:1456, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1456-b [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Crisis in western Sudan is delaying help for south of country
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2004;328:1456, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1456-c [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Tobacco company fights order to turn over mystery memorandum
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2004;328:1456, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1456-d [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Canadian hospitals fight a rise in infections with Clostridium difficile
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2004;328:1457, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1457 [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Liposuction does not achieve metabolic benefits of weight loss
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2004;328:1457, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1457-a [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	BMA says identity cards must not limit access to emergency care
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2004;328:1458, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1458-a [Full text]

	Study finds US paediatric medical errors kill 4500 children a year
	Anne Harding
	BMJ  2004;328:1458, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1458-b [Full text]

Papers

	Steroid prophylaxis for prevention of nerve function impairment in leprosy: randomised placebo controlled trial (TRIPOD 1)
	W Cairns S Smith, Alison M Anderson, Stephen G Withington, Wim H van Brakel, Richard P Croft, Peter G Nicholls, Jan Hendrik Richardus
	BMJ  2004;328:1459, doi:10.1136/bmj.38107.645926.AE (published 24 May 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Satisfaction of the uncertainty principle in cancer clinical trials: retrospective cohort analysis
	Steven Joffe, David P Harrington, Stephen L George, Ezekiel J Emanuel, Lindsay A Budzinski, Jane C Weeks
	BMJ  2004;328:1463, doi:10.1136/bmj.38118.685289.55 (published 26 May 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Hospital admission for acute pancreatitis in an English population, 1963-98: database study of incidence and mortality
	Michael J Goldacre, Stephen E Roberts
	BMJ  2004;328:1466-1469, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1466 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional figures and table]

Primary care

	Stigma, shame, and blame experienced by patients with lung cancer: qualitative study
	A Chapple, S Ziebland, A McPherson
	BMJ  2004;328:1470, doi:10.1136/bmj.38111.639734.7C (published 11 June 2004) [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An investigation into general practitioners associated with high patient mortality flagged up through the Shipman inquiry: retrospective analysis of routine data
	Mohammed A Mohammed, Anthony Rathbone, Paulette Myers, Divya Patel, Helen Onions, Andrew Stevens
	BMJ  2004;328:1474-1477, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1474 [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Information in practice

	Cross sectional survey of multicentre clinical databases in the United Kingdom
	Nick Black, Marian Barker, Mary Payne
	BMJ  2004;328:1478, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1478 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical review

	Recent developments: Criteria influencing the clinical uptake of pharmacogenomic strategies
	Jai Shah
	BMJ  2004;328:1482-1486, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1482 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of burns: First aid and treatment of minor burns
	Jackie Hudspith, Sukh Rayatt
	BMJ  2004;328:1487-1489, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1487 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations
	BMJ  2004;328:1490, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1490 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical researchers' ancillary clinical care responsibilities
	Leah Belsky, Henry S Richardson
	BMJ  2004;328:1494-1496, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1494 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Health in South Asia: Future of Kerala depends on its willingness to learn from past
	V Mohanan Nair
	BMJ  2004;328:1497, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1497 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Health in South Asia: Sri Lanka needs to build on its strengths and gains
	Saroj Jayasinghe
	BMJ  2004;328:1497, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1497-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Health in South Asia: Research cannot be funded when health itself has low priority
	Ali Asgar A Behranwala
	BMJ  2004;328:1497, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1497-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Health in South Asia: Community worker programmes may be occasional local solution
	Jean-Pierre Unger, Pierre de Paepe, Patricia Ghilbert
	BMJ  2004;328:1497-1498, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1497-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Health in South Asia: Roll on health in Africa issue
	Joseph Ana
	BMJ  2004;328:1498, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1498 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Patterns and distribution of tobacco consumption in India: Study should be interpreted cautiously
	Preeti Singh, Umesh Kapil
	BMJ  2004;328:1498, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1498-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Patterns and distribution of tobacco consumption in India: Impact of religion was not considered
	Kawaldip Singh Sehmi
	BMJ  2004;328:1498-1499, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1498-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Patterns and distribution of tobacco consumption in India: Authors' reply
	S V Subramanian, Shailen Nandy, Michelle Kelly, Dave Gordon, George Davey Smith
	BMJ  2004;328:1499, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1499 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia: Evidence for epidemic of coronary heart disease in India is weak
	Naseer Ahmad, Raj Bhopal
	BMJ  2004;328:1499, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1499-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Burden of non-communicable diseases in South Asia: Authors' reply
	Abdul Ghaffar, K Srinath Reddy, Monica Singhi
	BMJ  2004;328:1499, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1499-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit for six: BMJ needs to decide whether it is a journal or magazine
	Abhijit M Bal
	BMJ  2004;328:1500, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1500 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit for six: Miandad's six is metaphor for chaos and complexity
	Vivian S Rambihar
	BMJ  2004;328:1500, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1500-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit for six: BMJ has published pioneering work
	Rob Murray
	BMJ  2004;328:1500, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1500-b [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hit for six: Summary of rapid responses
	Birte Twisselmann
	BMJ  2004;328:1500, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1500-c [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Ronald Finn
	David L J Freed
	BMJ  2004;328:1501, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1501 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Frank Dudley Hart
	Allan St J Dixon
	BMJ  2004;328:1501, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1501-a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Frank Coffin
	Donald Winstock
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	James Wright Kerr
	Bryan Stack
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502-a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Roger Mawdsley
	John Cunningham, Miles Irving
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502-b [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Muriel Frances ("Mona") Prout
	J M Chalmers
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502-c [Full text]

	Thiagarajah Visvanathan
	Hameen Markar
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502-d [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Donald Campbell Waddy
	Michael Hemming
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502-e [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Willoughby Wilson
	Richard Clarke, Colin Russell
	BMJ  2004;328:1502, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1502-f [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]

	Press: Select committee castigated for citing death of 3 year old girl in obesity report
	Tom Sanders
	BMJ  2004;328:1503, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1503 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Sex on the Rates: Memoirs of a Family Planning Doctor
	Deborah J Lee
	BMJ  2004;328:1504, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1504 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Forever Young: A Cultural History of Longevity
	Peter Crome
	BMJ  2004;328:1504, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1504-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	PERSONAL VIEW: Treating our own
	Philip Helliwell
	BMJ  2004;328:1505, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1505 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	SOUNDINGS: Judgment day
	Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  2004;328:1505, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1505-a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2004;328:1506, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1506 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	POEM*: Progesterone IUD is effective for menorrhagia
	BMJ  2004;328, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.0-g [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Submitting articles to the BMJ
	BMJ  2004;328:1462, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1462 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	One hundred years ago: The diminishing birth-rate
	BMJ  2004;328:1469, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1469 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An obstinate patient
	Shyam Kothari
	BMJ  2004;328:1473, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1473 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	A memorable patient: My first case
	Caleb W Davies
	BMJ  2004;328:1477, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1477 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Q&A: Face masks in operating theatres
	Carl Dougliss, Htoo Aung Wei, Markus Gulich, Suraj Khanal, Eric N Grosch
	BMJ  2004;328:1481, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1481 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Interactive case report: A 64 year old woman with knee pain
	BMJ  2004;328:1486, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1486-c [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	National screening programme for aortic aneurysm
	BMJ  2004;328:1486, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1486 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMJ Careers supplement
	BMJ  2004;328:1486, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1486-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pathogenesis and treatment of varicoceles
	BMJ  2004;328:1486, doi:10.1136/bmj.328.7454.1486-b [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

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