Editor's Choice: Focus on diabetes
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2007;335, doi:10.1136/bmj.39329.634931.47 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Editorials

	Screening for diabetes
	Ronald P Stolk
	BMJ  2007;335:457-458, doi:10.1136/bmj.39323.395336.BE (published 30 August 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Self management of type 2 diabetes
	Frank J Snoek
	BMJ  2007;335:458-459, doi:10.1136/bmj.39315.443160.BE (published 30 August 2007) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Mild hypothermia for post cardiac arrest syndrome
	Jasmeet Soar, Jerry P Nolan
	BMJ  2007;335:459-460, doi:10.1136/bmj.39315.519201.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	HIV phylogenetics
	Deenan Pillay, Andrew Rambaut, Anna Maria Geretti, Andrew J Leigh Brown
	BMJ  2007;335:460-461, doi:10.1136/bmj.39315.398843.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Pharmacovigilance in developing countries
	Munir Pirmohamed, Kwame N Atuah, Alex N O Dodoo, Peter Winstanley
	BMJ  2007;335:462, doi:10.1136/bmj.39323.586123.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	NICE on childhood UTI: Nasty processes produce nasty guidelines
	Malcolm G Coulthard
	BMJ  2007;335:463, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.436667.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	NICE on childhood UTI: Author's reply
	Alan R Watson
	BMJ  2007;335:463-464, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.451933.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Improving stroke outcome: Apply science, not politics
	David Barer
	BMJ  2007;335:464, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.444491.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Drug misusers and incentives: Methadone works if used properly
	Andrew Byrne
	BMJ  2007;335:464, doi:10.1136/bmj.39317.563600.80 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Population growth: Colonialism never dies
	Anne Savage
	BMJ  2007;335:464-465, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.422130.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Unholy trinity: Stance is worst type of spin
	Roger H Jones
	BMJ  2007;335:465, doi:10.1136/bmj.39317.635579.BE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Unholy trinity: Public trust in doctors undented
	Jon Ford
	BMJ  2007;335:465, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.433241.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Unholy trinity: Sticking to standards, not together
	Caroline Mawer, Douglas Russell
	BMJ  2007;335:465, doi:10.1136/bmj.39317.653125.BE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

News

	Pathologist in Sally Clark case wins appeal against removal from government register
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2007;335:466, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.472627.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Parent warned to curb rise in measles cases by vaccinating their children
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2007;335:466-467, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.421551.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Public support for hybrid embryos rises with knowledge, poll shows
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2007;335:466-467, doi:10.1136/bmj.39329.482326.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Agency warns about dosing error for amphotericin after patients with cancer die
	Nigel Hawkes
	BMJ  2007;335:467, doi:10.1136/bmj.39329.504757.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Correction: GMC clears GP accused of giving court "junk science" on MMR vaccine
	BMJ  2007;335:467, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.514664.AD [Extract] [Full text]

	In Brief: News
	BMJ  2007;335:468, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.691354.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS likely to end financial year with £1bn surplus
	Adrian O'Dowd
	BMJ  2007;335:468, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.650347.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK government to put graphic warnings on tobacco products
	Amy Davis
	BMJ  2007;335:468-469, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.662222.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Mixed martial arts and boxing should be banned, says BMA
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2007;335:469, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.674711.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Cancer expert attacks drug company's funding of research paper
	Caroline White
	BMJ  2007;335:469, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.486100.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Proliferation of firearms is growing global health problem
	John Zarocostas
	BMJ  2007;335:470-471, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.617269.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Number of gun related suicides in Austria has fallen since tightening of gun controls
	Jane Burgermeister
	BMJ  2007;335:471, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.592130.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Balancing the books
	Bob Roehr
	BMJ  2007;335:471, doi:10.1136/bmj.39316.442836.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	US patients get faster access to botulinum toxin than for suspicious mole checks
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2007;335:471, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.524259.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	More uninsured Americans, less poverty, and more maternal deaths
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2007;335:471, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.610336.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Study shows paucity of female medical academics in UK
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2007;335:471, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.713275.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Global burden of COPD has been underestimated
	BMJ  2007;335:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.472 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Evidence for guidelines often lacks external validity
	BMJ  2007;335:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.472-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Saline may be better than albumin in severe traumatic brain injury
	BMJ  2007;335:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.472-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Hypogonadotropic hypogonadism may not need lifelong treatment
	BMJ  2007;335:472, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.403148.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Whole grains help prevent type 2 diabetes
	BMJ  2007;335:473, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.473 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Be careful with claims that sex modifies genetic risk of disease
	BMJ  2007;335:473, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.473-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Selenium supplements may increase risk of type 2 diabetes
	BMJ  2007;335:473, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.473-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from other journals: Cardiac support devices still cause serious adverse events
	BMJ  2007;335:473, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.473-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from BMJPG journals: Guideline for irritable bowel syndrome is published
	BMJ  2007;335:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.39314.514792.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from BMJPG journals: An apple a day keeps the wheeze away
	BMJ  2007;335:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.474-a [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from BMJPG journals: Military personnel in 2003 Iraq war are free from depleted uranium
	BMJ  2007;335:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.474-b [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from BMJPG journals: Cardiac care is poorer for patients with psychosis
	BMJ  2007;335:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.474-c [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from BMJPG journals: ACE inhibitor fetopathy may have long term implications
	BMJ  2007;335:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.474-d [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Shortcuts from BMJPG journals: It's safe to head a soccer ball
	BMJ  2007;335:474, doi:10.1136/bmj.335.7618.474-e [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

Feature

	Health policy: The market in primary care
	Allyson M Pollock, David Price, Elke Viebrock, Emma Miller, Graham Watt
	BMJ  2007;335:475-477, doi:10.1136/bmj.39303.425359.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Head to head: Should terminally ill patients have the right to take drugs that pass phase I testing? Yes
	Emil J Freireich
	BMJ  2007;335:478, doi:10.1136/bmj.39244.451192.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Head to head: Should terminally ill patients have the right to take drugs that pass phase I testing? No
	Dean Gesme
	BMJ  2007;335:479, doi:10.1136/bmj.39245.429525.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Observations

	Media watch: Journalists: anything to declare?
	Ben Goldacre
	BMJ  2007;335:480, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.450000.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	Families of patients with premature coronary heart disease: an obvious but neglected target for primary prevention
	C K Chow, A C H Pell, A Walker, C O'Dowd, A F Dominiczak, J P Pell
	BMJ  2007;335:481-485, doi:10.1136/bmj.39253.577859.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research

	Psychological impact of screening for type 2 diabetes: controlled trial and comparative study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial
	Helen C Eborall, Simon J Griffin, A Toby Prevost, Ann-Louise Kinmonth, David P French, Stephen Sutton
	BMJ  2007;335:486, doi:10.1136/bmj.39303.723449.55 (published 30 August 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Patients' experiences of screening for type 2 diabetes: prospective qualitative study embedded in the ADDITION (Cambridge) randomised controlled trial
	Helen Eborall, Richard Davies, Ann-Louise Kinmonth, Simon Griffin, Julia Lawton
	BMJ  2007;335:490, doi:10.1136/bmj.39308.392176.BE (published 30 August 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Self monitoring of blood glucose in type 2 diabetes: longitudinal qualitative study of patients' perspectives
	Elizabeth Peel, Margaret Douglas, Julia Lawton
	BMJ  2007;335:493, doi:10.1136/bmj.39302.444572.DE (published 30 August 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Benefits and harms of antidiabetic agents in patients with diabetes and heart failure: systematic review
	Dean T Eurich, Finlay A McAlister, David F Blackburn, Sumit R Majumdar, Ross T Tsuyuki, Janice Varney, Jeffrey A Johnson
	BMJ  2007;335:497, doi:10.1136/bmj.39314.620174.80 (published 30 August 2007) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web references] FREE

Clinical review

	Perennial rhinitis
	Hesham A Saleh, Stephen R Durham
	BMJ  2007;335:502-507, doi:10.1136/bmj.39304.678194.AE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Practice

	Metformin, heart failure, and lactic acidosis: is metformin absolutely contraindicated?
	A A Tahrani, G I Varughese, J H Scarpello, F W F Hanna
	BMJ  2007;335:508-512, doi:10.1136/bmj.39255.669444.AE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Extra references]

	Change Page: Using a combination inhaler (budesonide plus formoterol) as rescue therapy improves asthma control
	Peter J Barnes
	BMJ  2007;335:513, doi:10.1136/bmj.39273.537778.AD [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Views & reviews

	Personal views: Pleasing doctors: when it gets in the way
	Robert Klitzman
	BMJ  2007;335:514, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.646887.94 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Review of the week: Blade runners
	Harold Ellis
	BMJ  2007;335:515, doi:10.1136/bmj.39317.669213.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the frontline: Patient safety
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2007;335:516, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.429074.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Live from London: The worrying world of eating disorder wannabes
	Deborah Cohen
	BMJ  2007;335:516, doi:10.1136/bmj.39328.510880.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Between the lines: The doctor writer's handbook
	Theodore Dalrymple
	BMJ  2007;335:517, doi:10.1136/bmj.39289.450266.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical classics: Illness as Metaphor; AIDS and its Metaphors
	James Curran
	BMJ  2007;335:517, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.562176.94 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Edward Arthur Boyse
	Caroline Richmond
	BMJ  2007;335:518, doi:10.1136/bmj.39325.496030.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	James Stokes Ellis
	Peter Ellis
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39323.688600.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Khaled ("Karl") Ghattas
	Alan Selwyn
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39322.844259.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Gerald Godfrey
	S Fathe-Azam, S Fellerman, A Godfrey, C Huston
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39322.733634.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Barbara Jones
	Louise Jones
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39323.665556.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Harold Gordon Mather
	Robert Mather
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39322.632882.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Edmund Eric Richey
	Ruth Richey
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39322.720266.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	George Walter Scott
	M G Thorne
	BMJ  2007;335:519, doi:10.1136/bmj.39314.659294.BE [Extract] [Full text]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2007;335:520, doi:10.1136/bmj.39324.576076.471 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Minerva
	J Cox, S Desai, K Callanan
	BMJ  2007;335:520, doi:10.1136/bmj.39324.576076.47 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	Outside the comfort zone
	Peter J Revington
	BMJ  2007;335:501, doi:10.1136/bmj.39247.574444.DE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Life class lives again
	H V Wyatt
	BMJ  2007;335:507, doi:10.1136/bmj.39154.616042.BE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Evil in the United States in 1834
	BMJ  2007;335:512, doi:10.1136/bmj.39069.591887.F7 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Long term results of compression therapy alone versus compression plus surgery in chronic venous ulceration (ESCHAR): randomised controlled trial
	BMJ  2007;335, doi:10.1136/bmj.39323.661609.AD [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Should eponyms be abandoned? No
	BMJ  2007;335, doi:10.1136/bmj.39330.542569.AE [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Preimplantation genetic screening reduces successful pregnancies after IVF
	BMJ  2007;335, doi:10.1136/bmj.39330.553889.AE [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Improving the outcome of stroke
	BMJ  2007;335, doi:10.1136/bmj.39330.571748.AE [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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