Disentangling separate effects
	Jane Smith
	BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.0-f [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

This week in the BMJ

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	Treating secondary sleep disorders with melatonin is not effective [Full text] FREE

	Sham devices may have a greater placebo effect than inert pills [Full text] FREE

	Larger clinical teams deliver higher quality primary care [Full text] FREE

	Authors value free access to research articles [Full text] FREE

	How to best manage Dupuytren's contracture [Full text] FREE

Editorials

	Does melatonin help people sleep?
	Andrew Herxheimer
	BMJ  2006;332:373-374, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.373 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Clinical course of infection with hepatitis C
	Sandro Vento, Valerio Nobili, Francesca Cainelli
	BMJ  2006;332:374-375, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.374 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Surgery for emphysema
	Federico Venuta, Giulio Bognolo
	BMJ  2006;332:375-376, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.375 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references]

	Liver transplantation from non-heart beating donors
	S A White, K R Prasad
	BMJ  2006;332:376-377, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.376 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Diarrhoea and malnutrition in children
	Abdullah H Baqui, Tahmeed Ahmed
	BMJ  2006;332:378, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.378 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References w1 - w6]

News

	Bush proposes cutting Medicare budget by $36bn
	Nellie Bristol
	BMJ  2006;332:379, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.379 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	US agency launches initiative on better prescribing for hypertension
	Jeanne Lenzer
	BMJ  2006;332:379, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.379-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	In brief
	BMJ  2006;332:380, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.380 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	FDA committee votes for warning labels on stimulant drugs
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2006;332:380, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.380-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Africa is ill equipped to fight a bird flu epidemic
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2006;332:380, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.380-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [extra: Longer version]

	Expert witnesses are issued with new advice after high profile failings
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2006;332:381, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.381 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Industry association suspends drug company for entertaining doctors
	Michael Day
	BMJ  2006;332:381, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.381-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Work of staff grade doctors does not get proper recognition
	Oona Mashta
	BMJ  2006;332:383, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.383-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Hanging in the balance
	Rebecca Coombes
	BMJ  2006;332:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.384 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	NHS is urged to become more energy conscious
	Michael Day
	BMJ  2006;332:382, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.382 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Partially sighted woman takes Polish government to international court over denial of abortion
	Bojan Pancevski
	BMJ  2006;332:382, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.382-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Methamphetamine epidemic hits middle America
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2006;332:382, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.382-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctor reignites euthanasia row in Belgium after mercy killing
	Jane Burgermeister
	BMJ  2006;332:382, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.382-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	University clears scientist of misconduct but says his conduct was misbehaviour
	Jane Parry
	BMJ  2006;332:382, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.382-d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Lawyers in MMR vaccine cases have had £1.3m from public funds
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2006;332:383, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.383 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS patients who do not want their information shared will have to opt out of IT system
	Michael Cross
	BMJ  2006;332:383, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.383-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Waiting times fall in Scotland, but watchdog urges caution
	Bryan Christie
	BMJ  2006;332:383, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.383-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	US stroke patients don’t reach hospital quickly enough
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2006;332:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.384-a [Extract] [Full text]

	Supporters of Canada’s health system express fears about new government
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2006;332:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.384-b [Extract] [Full text]

	Abolishing prescription charges for generic drugs should be considered, NHS Confederation says
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2006;332:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.384-c [Extract] [Full text]

	Partnership publishes data on patients who repeatedly use hospital services
	Lisa Hitchen
	BMJ  2006;332:384, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.384-d [Extract] [Full text]

Research

	Efficacy and safety of exogenous melatonin for secondary sleep disorders and sleep disorders accompanying sleep restriction: meta-analysis
	Nina Buscemi, Ben Vandermeer, Nicola Hooton, Rena Pandya, Lisa Tjosvold, Lisa Hartling, Sunita Vohra, Terry P Klassen, Glen Baker
	BMJ  2006;332:385-393, doi:10.1136/bmj.38731.532766.F6 (published 10 February 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Search terms used] FREE

	Determinants of primary medical care quality measured under the new UK contract: cross sectional study
	Matt Sutton, Gary McLean
	BMJ  2006;332:389-390, doi:10.1136/bmj.38742.554468.55 (published 8 February 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Results] FREE

	Sham device v inert pill: randomised controlled trial of two placebo treatments
	Ted J Kaptchuk, William B Stason, Roger B Davis, Anna R T Legedza, Rosa N Schnyer, Catherine E Kerr, David A Stone, Bong Hyun Nam, Irving Kirsch, Rose H Goldman
	BMJ  2006;332:391-397, doi:10.1136/bmj.38726.603310.55 (published 1 February 2006) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Importance of free access to research articles on decision to submit to the BMJ: survey of authors
	Sara Schroter
	BMJ  2006;332:394-396, doi:10.1136/bmj.38705.490961.55 (published 9 January 2006) [Abstract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Further details] FREE

Clinical review

	Dupuytren's contracture unfolded
	W A Townley, R Baker, N Sheppard, A O Grobbelaar
	BMJ  2006;332:397-400, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.397 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: References w1 - w6]

Practice

	Pregnancy and congenital heart disease
	Anselm Uebing, Philip J Steer, Steve M Yentis, Michael A Gatzoulis
	BMJ  2006;332:401-406, doi:10.1136/bmj.38756.482882.DE (published 13 February 2006) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra references]

	Interactive case report: A 28 year old postpartum woman with right sided chest discomfort: case presentation
	Girish Dwivedi, Sajad Ahmed Hayat, Andonis G Violaris, Roxy Senior
	BMJ  2006;332:406, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.406 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of wound healing: Diabetic foot ulcers
	Michael E Edmonds, A V M Foster
	BMJ  2006;332:407-410, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.407 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Short cuts: What's new in the other general journals
	Alison Tonks
	BMJ  2006;332:411-412, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.411 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis and Comment

	Health services research: Process evaluation in randomised controlled trials of complex interventions
	Ann Oakley, Vicki Strange, Chris Bonell, Elizabeth Allen, Judith Stephenson, RIPPLE Study Team
	BMJ  2006;332:413-416, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.413 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drugs: Lessons for clinical trials from natalizumab in multiple sclerosis
	Abhijit Chaudhuri
	BMJ  2006;332:416-419, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.416 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Health policy: Have targets improved performance in the English NHS?
	Gwyn Bevan, Christopher Hood
	BMJ  2006;332:419-422, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.419 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Additional references]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	An alcoholic patient who continues to drink: endoscopic treatment is preferred
	Mark Hudson
	BMJ  2006;332:423, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.423 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The incidence of gastroschisis: Research urgently needs resources
	Pierpaolo Mastroiacovo, Alessandra Lisi, Eduardo E Castilla
	BMJ  2006;332:423-424, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.423-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	The incidence of gastroschisis: Is also increasing in Spain, particularly among babies of young mothers
	Eva Bermejo, Jacobo Mendioroz, Lourdes Cuevas, María-Luisa Martínez-Frías
	BMJ  2006;332:424, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.424 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Assessing fitness to practise: Common sense approach to revalidation/accreditation
	Anton E A Joseph
	BMJ  2006;332:424, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.424-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Assessing fitness to practise: Revalidation is a long and winding road
	Maurice Conlon
	BMJ  2006;332:424-425, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.424-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Conscientious objection in medicine: Author did not meet standards of argument based ethics
	Frank A Chervenak, Laurence B McCullough
	BMJ  2006;332:425, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.425 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Conscientious objection in medicine: Doctors' freedom of conscience
	Vaughan P Smith
	BMJ  2006;332:425, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.425-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Conscientious objection in medicine: The ethics of responding to bird flu
	Elizabeth Murray, Paquita de Zulueta
	BMJ  2006;332:425, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.425-b [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Tony Jackson
	Stephen Jackson, Mark Caulfield
	BMJ  2006;332:426, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.426 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Hammerton
	Bill Hammerton
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427 [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Robin Frank Holloway Horn
	Melvin Green
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-a [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	James Ewart Horrocks
	Andrew W Horrocks
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-b [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	John Martel Hughes
	Valerie Evans
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-c [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Douglas Reginald Sturrock Leslie
	Agnes Hauck, Pat Leslie
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-d [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Joseph Magri
	O M Jonathan, B A Thompson
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-e [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	David John Rudman
	David Honeybourne
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-f [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Andre Jacques van Amerongen
	Richard Sutcliffe
	BMJ  2006;332:427, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.427-g [Extract] [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

reviews

This week's reviews [PDF]

	Book: Contact Wounds: A War Surgeon's Education
	Richard Villar
	BMJ  2006;332:428, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.428 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Cultivating a Thinking Surgeon: New Perspectives on Clinical Teaching, Learning and Assessment
	James Drife
	BMJ  2006;332:429, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.429 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Book: The Hills of Angheri
	Sanjay A Pai
	BMJ  2006;332:429, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.429-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Art: The Welfare Show
	Colin Martin
	BMJ  2006;332:430, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.430 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Film: Proof
	Khalid Ali
	BMJ  2006;332:430, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.430-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Personal views: Assessment of doctors in training: should patients give consent?
	P G Lawler
	BMJ  2006;332:431, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.431 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Soundings: The old man's friend
	Trisha Greenhalgh
	BMJ  2006;332:431, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.431-a [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2006;332:432, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.432 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	bmjupdates+: More evidence that hormone replacement therapy causes incontinence in postmenopausal women
	BMJ  2006;332, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.0-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	An unusual ending to an anatomy lesson
	Janet Cornwall
	BMJ  2006;332:422, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.422 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Interactive case report: an alcoholic patient who continues to drink: case outcome
	BMJ  2006;332:396, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.396 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Patients get four choices for NHS treatments
	BMJ  2006;332:396, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.396-a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Barriers to using warfarin in non-valvular atrial fibrillation
	BMJ  2006;332:396, doi:10.1136/bmj.332.7538.396-b [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

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