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19 March 2005 (Vol 330, No 7492)
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Charcot would have approved
Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2005;330, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.0-h
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BNP is reliable in predicting prognosis of heart failure [Full text]
Sharing stories may improve diabetes education [Full text]
Living with myalgic encephalomyelitis [Full text]
The NHS is waking to the challenge of chronic conditions [Full text]
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High quality care for people with chronic diseases
Trish Groves, Edward H Wagner
BMJ  2005;330:609-610, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.609
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Drugs for preventing cardiovascular disease in China
Jin Ling Tang, Yong Hua Hu
BMJ  2005;330:610-611, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.610
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Palliative care in chronic illness
Scott A Murray, Kirsty Boyd, Aziz Sheikh
BMJ  2005;330:611-612, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.611
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Nurses as leaders in chronic care
Thomas Bodenheimer, Kate MacGregor, Nancy Stothart
BMJ  2005;330:612-613, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.612
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Mental health in Europe
Graham Thornicroft, Diana Rose
BMJ  2005;330:613-614, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.613
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Stroke patients are not treated quickly enough
Adrian O'Dowd
BMJ  2005;330:615, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.615
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Service framework threatened by shortage of neurologists
Caroline White
BMJ  2005;330:615, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.615-a
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In brief
BMJ  2005;330:616, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.616
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UK agency to combat research misconduct
Caroline White
BMJ  2005;330:616, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.616-a
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GMC should not consider doctor's record when ruling on misconduct
Clare Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:616, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.616-b
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UK insurers postpone using predictive genetic testing until 2011
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;330:617, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.617
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Do it yourself cancer gene testing raises concerns
Anne Harding
BMJ  2005;330:617, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.617-a
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Deaths in Darfur are grossly underestimated
Peter Moszynski
BMJ  2005;330:619, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.619-b
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Number of overweight women in developing countries is increasing
Roger Dobson
BMJ  2005;330:620, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.620
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FDA accepts weakened antidepressant warning
Jeanne Lenzer
BMJ  2005;330:620, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.620-a
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US defeated on antiabortion statements at UN women's meeting
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;330:621, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.621
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Environmental charity launches a visual wakeup call on climate change
Trevor Jackson
BMJ  2005;330:621, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.621-a
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Hospital admission leads to drug errors
Susan Mayor
BMJ  2005;330:621, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.621-b
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Commission demands end to "festering sore" of African poverty
Owen Dyer
BMJ  2005;330:622, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.622
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Nuffield council calls for ethical framework for developing world research
Lynn Eaton
BMJ  2005;330:618, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.618
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Authorities want clearer guidelines about funding long term care
Madeleine Brettingham
BMJ  2005;330:618, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.618-a
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UK government puts children at centre of plans to improve the country's health
Kristina Fister
BMJ  2005;330:618, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.618-b
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Exhibition encapsulates the pills that keep us alive
Annabel Ferriman
BMJ  2005;330:618, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.618-c
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NHS complaints system is letting patients down
Zosia Kmietowicz
BMJ  2005;330:618, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.618-d
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Australia backs tougher regulation for complementary health products
Bob Burton
BMJ  2005;330:619, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.619
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Surgeon is accused of carrying out unnecessary surgery
Fabio Turone
BMJ  2005;330:619, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.619-a
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Activating stem cells may treat Alzheimer's
Janice Hopkins Tanne
BMJ  2005;330:622, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.622-a
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Jenny A Doust, Eva Pietrzak, Annette Dobson, Paul Glasziou
BMJ  2005;330:625, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.625
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What's new in the other general journals
Alison Tonks
BMJ  2005;330:623-624, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.623
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Trisha Greenhalgh, Anna Collard, Noorjahan Begum
BMJ  2005;330:628, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.628
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Commentary: Using patients' narratives in complex research
Ross E G Upshur
BMJ  2005;330:631, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.631
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10-minute consultation: Irritable bowel syndrome
William E Cayley, Jr
BMJ  2005;330:632, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.632
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Abdelaziz Alahlafi, Susan Burge
BMJ  2005;330:633-636, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.633
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Preparing the 21st century global healthcare workforce
Sheri D Pruitt, JoAnne E Epping-Jordan
BMJ  2005;330:637-639, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.637
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Recent developments in inhaled therapy in stable chronic obstructive pulmonary disease
C B Cooper, D P Tashkin
BMJ  2005;330:640-644, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.640
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Monitoring in chronic disease: a rational approach
Paul Glasziou, Les Irwig, David Mant
BMJ  2005;330:644-648, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.644
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A patient's journey with myalgic encephalomyelitis
Bie Nio Ong, Daphne Evans, Andrew Bartlam
BMJ  2005;330:648-650, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.648
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Role of specialists in common chronic diseases
Linda Gask
BMJ  2005;330:651-653, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.651
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Condition based payment: improving care of chronic illness
Albert DiPiero, David G Sanders
BMJ  2005;330:654-657, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.654
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Rising to the challenge: will the NHS support people with long term conditions?
Tim Wilson, David Buck, Chris Ham
BMJ  2005;330:657-661, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.657
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Health reform through coordinated care: SA HealthPlus
Malcolm W Battersby, and the SA HealthPlus Team
BMJ  2005;330:662-665, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.662
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Commentary: Trials should inform structures and processes needed for tailoring interventions
Jean Macq
BMJ  2005;330:665-666, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.665
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Doctor-patient relationships in chronic illness: insights from forensic psychiatry
Colin Campbell, Gill McGauley
BMJ  2005;330:667-670, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.667
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Developing primary palliative care: Continuity of care is paramount but needs to be tailored individually
Paul A Fox
BMJ  2005;330:671, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.671
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Developing primary palliative care: Primary palliative care services must be better funded by both day and night
Scott A Murray, Kirsty Boyd, Aziz Sheikh
BMJ  2005;330:671, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.671-a
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Specialist palliative care in dementia: Patients with dementia are unable to access appropriate palliative care
Mari Lloyd-Williams, Sheila Payne, Mick Dennis
BMJ  2005;330:671-672, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.671-b
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Specialist palliative care in dementia: Home based palliative care is important in developing countries...
Shaji K Sivaraman
BMJ  2005;330:672, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.672
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Specialist palliative care in dementia: ...and hope for terminal care at home is needed in developed countries
Adrian Treloar, Jack Newport, Josephine Venn-Treloar
BMJ  2005;330:672, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.672-a
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Managing osteoarthritis of the knee: Conclusions about use of NSAIDs are misleading
Florence Tubach, P Ravaud, B Giraudeau
BMJ  2005;330:672, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.672-b
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Managing osteoarthritis of the knee: Authors' reply
Jan M Bjordal, Anne Elisabeth Ljunggren, Atle Klovning, Lars Slørdal
BMJ  2005;330:672-673, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.672-c
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Managing osteoarthritis of the knee: Holistic approach is important
Caroline A Mitchell, Ade Adebajo
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Managing osteoarthritis of the knee: Glucosamine-chondroitin should be prescribed by doctors
Roger Chalmers
BMJ  2005;330:673, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.673-a
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Managing osteoarthritis of the knee: Opioids help manage pain in osteoarthritis
Martin Johnson
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United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial: Touch may have had non-specific effect, among other things
Edzard Ernst
BMJ  2005;330:673-674, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.673-c
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United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial: What happened to participants who were not included in analysis?
Richard Tillett
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United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial: Is manipulation the most cost effective addition to "best care"?
Torill H Tveito, Hege R Eriksen
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United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial: Manipulation alone costs more than other options so why is it recommended?
Timothy R Church
BMJ  2005;330:674, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.674-b
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United Kingdom back pain exercise and manipulation (UK BEAM) trial: Authors' reply
Martin Underwood, UK BEAM Trial Team
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Jeremy Swan
Caroline Richmond
BMJ  2005;330:675, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.675
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John Andrews Byrne
Sheena Blenkinsopp
BMJ  2005;330:675, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.675-a
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Teng Chia-Tung
Geoffrey Dean
BMJ  2005;330:676, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.676
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David John Gould
Bill Bowers
BMJ  2005;330:676, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.676-a
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John Douglas Macdonald
Alistair Adam
BMJ  2005;330:676, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.676-b
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Ivan Myer Sievers
Graham Sievers
BMJ  2005;330:676, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.676-c
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Thomas Eldon Scott Stowell
Michael Williams
BMJ  2005;330:676, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.676-d
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Walter Hewitt Toms
J K Anand
BMJ  2005;330:676, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.676-e
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Book: Progress Against Heart Disease
Harry Hemingway
BMJ  2005;330:677, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.677
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TV: Jamie's School Dinners
Des Spence
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Book: The Optimist: Meditations on Medicine. Collected Essays 1994-2003
Kevin Barraclough
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PERSONAL VIEW: Tanzania and diabetes—a model for developing countries?
Kaushik Ramaiya
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SOUNDINGS: Year of delivery
Colin Douglas
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Minerva
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POEM*: Two-drug hypertension regimen increases CVD mortality
BMJ  2005;330, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.0-g
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Endpiece: The difference
Fred Charatan
BMJ  2005;330:627, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.627
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Medscape conference coverage: American College of Gastroenterology—69th Annual Scientific Meeting Orlando, Florida
BMJ  2005;330:636, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.636
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A memorable patient: Trouble at sea
Gabriel Jaffe
BMJ  2005;330:666, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.666
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A good pizza joint
Joanna Stephens
BMJ  2005;330:670, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.670
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Advice
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Abstinence only programmes do not change sexual behaviour, Texas study shows
BMJ  2005;330:653, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.653
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Association between suicide attempts and selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors: systematic review of randomised controlled trials
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Obituary: Alfred Ian Douglas Prentice
BMJ  2005;330:653, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.653-b
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On experts
Douglas Kamerow
BMJ  2005;330:E340, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.E340
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RAPID RESPONSE FROM BMJ.COM
Patrick W Sullivan
BMJ  2005;330:E341, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.E341
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SOUNDINGS: Sued's corner
Imre Loefler
BMJ  2005;330:E342, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.E342
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The doctor, teacher, daughter
Rebekah Wang-Cheng
BMJ  2005;330:E342, doi:10.1136/bmj.330.7492.E342-a
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Minerva
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