Responding to disasters
	Fiona Godlee
	BMJ  2008;336, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.553924.47 [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

Editorials

	Mean arterial pressure and prediction of pre-eclampsia
	Colin A Walsh, Laxmi V Baxi
	BMJ  2008;336:1079-1080, doi:10.1136/bmj.39555.518750.80 (published 14 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Reducing blood pressure in people of different ages
	Jan A Staessen, Tom Richart, Paolo Verdecchia
	BMJ  2008;336:1080-1081, doi:10.1136/bmj.39560.541725.80 (published 14 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Increasing diversity among clinicians
	Hugh Ip, I C McManus
	BMJ  2008;336:1082-1083, doi:10.1136/bmj.39569.609641.80 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Preventing child deaths
	Jane Freemantle, Anne Read
	BMJ  2008;336:1083-1084, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.499907.80 (published 15 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	Continuous deep sedation: Please, don’t forget ethical responsibilities
	Philip J Harrison
	BMJ  2008;336:1085, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.417407.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Continuous deep sedation: Good care at the end of life, not hastening death
	Lulu Kreeger
	BMJ  2008;336:1085, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.425544.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Rapid screening for MRSA: Preventing infections from cannulas reduces MRSA
	Mark Melzer, Lindsey Bain, Yasmin J Drabu
	BMJ  2008;336:1085-1086, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.440741.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Blunt abdominal trauma: Note of caution on diagnostic peritoneal lavage
	Nicholas F S Watson, John S Hammond, Adam Brooks, John F Abercrombie, Charles A Maxwell-Armstrong
	BMJ  2008;336:1086, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.450741.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Placebo effect: Reconceptualising placebo
	G Lorimer Moseley
	BMJ  2008;336:1086, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.518009.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Placebo effect: Helping patients feel better
	T Everett Julyan
	BMJ  2008;336:1086-1087, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.459549.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Placebo effect: Dangers of placebo
	Jean-Claude Grange
	BMJ  2008;336:1087, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.515775.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Placebo effect: Human effect is important
	Robert W Leckridge
	BMJ  2008;336:1087, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.509468.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Placebo effect: Placebolotherapy
	Nick J Woodhead
	BMJ  2008;336:1087, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.534688.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Placebo effect: Implementing placebo
	David E Linden
	BMJ  2008;336:1087, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.537778.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Opium production in Afghanistan: Is the US or the Taliban responsible?
	Simon J Spedding
	BMJ  2008;336:1088, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.543333.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Opium production in Afghanistan: Editorial gives misleading impression
	Don C Aston
	BMJ  2008;336:1088, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.628148.BE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	NHS commissioning: Current system has lost touch with reality of patient care
	Andrew N Bamji
	BMJ  2008;336:1088, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.668993.3A [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	NHS dentistry: General practitioners are doing dentists’ work
	Alastair Bint
	BMJ  2008;336:1088, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.613993.BE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

News

	Hospitals should use scoring system to spot serious illness in children, report says
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2008;336:1089, doi:10.1136/bmj.39579.752118.C2 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Bill allowing creation of "admixed" embryos for research passes first hurdle
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2008;336:1089, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.373403.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Darzi’s five pledges fail to quell doctors’ anxieties about polyclinics
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2008;336:1090, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.649502.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	MPs question possible head of new English commission
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2008;336:1090, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.468993.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Electronic sharing of patients’ data requires their explicit consent, report says
	Michael Cross
	BMJ  2008;336:1090-1091, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.501204.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS sees a steady rise in patient satisfaction over five years
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2008;336:1091, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.611389.4E (published 14 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Drug industry is partly to blame for overdiagnosis of bipolar disorder, researchers claim
	Michael Day
	BMJ  2008;336:1092-1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.442650.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Delay in delivery of aid adds to risk of epidemic in Burma
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2008;336:1092, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.510683.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Precarious peace has brought little improvement to health in southern Sudan, charity says
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2008;336:1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.475637.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Falling death rate from prostate cancer suggests that PSA screening may be useful, study says
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2008;336:1093, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.353495.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2008;336:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.461690.4E [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Nuffield Council seeks views on ethics of caring for people with dementia
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2008;336:1094, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.477674.DB (published 14 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	UK lags behind similar countries in stroke services
	Adrian O’Dowd
	BMJ  2008;336:1094-1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.692072.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Government tightens rules on cannabis despite recommendation not to do so
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.570718.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctors should be able to pursue joint career in medicine and management, report says
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.633403.DB [Extract] [Full text] [PDF]

	Excluding immigrants from primary care brings no savings to NHS, charity claims
	Peter Moszynski
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.413333.DB [Extract] [Full text]

	Drug companies must be open about using doctors as consultants, new code of practice demands
	Owen Dyer
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.584815.DB [Extract] [Full text]

	NHS East of England publishes its vision document in response to Darzi review
	Jacqui Wise
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.404664.DB [Extract] [Full text]

	Prime minister calls for major consultation on social care
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.712708.4E [Extract] [Full text]

	MPs criticise department’s handling of Modernising Medical Careers
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.420532.DB (published 8 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text]

	Problems with contraception play big part in unplanned pregnancies, study says
	Janice Hopkins Tanne
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.554699.DB [Extract] [Full text]

	Israeli health ministry officials face charges relating to faulty baby formula
	Judy Siegel-Itzkovich
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.549236.DB [Extract] [Full text]

	Neonatal death rate continues to fall in England, Wales, and Northern Ireland
	Susan Mayor
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.589225.DB [Extract] [Full text]

	Access to cardiac rehabilitation varies widely across Europe
	Robert Short
	BMJ  2008;336:1095, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.625891.DB [Extract] [Full text]

Short cuts

	All you need to read in the other general journals
	BMJ  2008;336:1096-1097, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.709444.80 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Head to Head

	Should patients be able to pay top-up fees to receive the treatment they want? Yes
	James Gubb
	BMJ  2008;336:1104, doi:10.1136/bmj.39563.453183.AD (published 6 May 2008) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Should patients be able to pay top-up fees to receive the treatment they want? No
	Karen Bloor
	BMJ  2008;336:1105, doi:10.1136/bmj.39563.493218.AD (published 6 May 2008) [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

Feature

	Emergency Medicine: Lessons from the battlefield
	Anne Gulland
	BMJ  2008;336:1098-1100, doi:10.1136/bmj.39568.496424.94 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Observations

	Only Connect: Medicine may change our genes
	Nicholas A Christakis
	BMJ  2008;336:1101, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.445856.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medicine and the media: The soap opera that saves lives
	Jane Cassidy
	BMJ  2008;336:1102-1103, doi:10.1136/bmj.39570.422778.3A (published 14 May 2008) [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Analysis

	Rating quality of evidence and strength of recommendations: Grading quality of evidence and strength of recommendations for diagnostic tests and strategies
	Holger J Schünemann, Andrew D Oxman, Jan Brozek, Paul Glasziou, Roman Jaeschke, Gunn E Vist, John W Williams, Jr, Regina Kunz, Jonathan Craig, Victor M Montori, Patrick Bossuyt, Gordon H Guyatt, for the GRADE Working Group
	BMJ  2008;336:1106-1110, doi:10.1136/bmj.39500.677199.AE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Widening participation in medicine
	Pamela B Garlick, Gavin Brown
	BMJ  2008;336:1111-1113, doi:10.1136/bmj.39508.606157.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Research

	Adherence to prescribed antihypertensive drug treatments: longitudinal study of electronically compiled dosing histories
	Bernard Vrijens, Gäbor Vincze, Paulus Kristanto, John Urquhart, Michel Burnier
	BMJ  2008;336:1114-1117, doi:10.1136/bmj.39553.670231.25 (published 14 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Accuracy of mean arterial pressure and blood pressure measurements in predicting pre-eclampsia: systematic review and meta-analysis
	Jeltsje S Cnossen, Karlijn C Vollebregt, Nynke de Vrieze, Gerben ter Riet, Ben W J Mol, Arie Franx, Khalid S Khan, Joris A M van der Post
	BMJ  2008;336:1117-1120, doi:10.1136/bmj.39540.522049.BE (published 14 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Effects of different regimens to lower blood pressure on major cardiovascular events in older and younger adults: meta-analysis of randomised trials
	Blood Pressure Lowering Treatment Trialists’ Collaboration
	BMJ  2008;336:1121-1123, doi:10.1136/bmj.39548.738368.BE (published 14 May 2008) [Abstract] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web extras] FREE

Clinical review

	Assessment and management of medically unexplained symptoms
	Simon Hatcher, Bruce Arroll
	BMJ  2008;336:1124-1128, doi:10.1136/bmj.39554.592014.BE [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] [extra: Web references]

Practice

	Teaching Rounds: Teaching procedural skills
	Teodor P Grantcharov, Richard K Reznick
	BMJ  2008;336:1129-1131, doi:10.1136/bmj.39517.686956.47 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Views & reviews

	Can a cell have a soul?
	John Burn
	BMJ  2008;336:1132, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.436875.94 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Review of the Week: Into the groove
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2008;336:1133, doi:10.1136/bmj.39517.613576.34 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	From the Frontline: The world is round
	Des Spence
	BMJ  2008;336:1134, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.437593.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	The Bigger Picture: Freedom
	Mary E Black
	BMJ  2008;336:1134, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.470509.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Between the Lines: Decline and ail
	Theodore Dalrymple
	BMJ  2008;336:1135, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.480579.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Medical Classic: Doctors and Patients: A Relationship Examined
	Keith Greenlaw
	BMJ  2008;336:1135, doi:10.1136/bmj.39563.710243.59 [Extract] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Ivan Peter Toms
	Pat Sidley
	BMJ  2008;336:1136, doi:10.1136/bmj.39577.692350.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Kadayath Abraham George
	R A J Spence
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.952326.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Michael Edward Harper
	Andrew Coulson
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.720197.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Alexander Hunter
	Alasdair Hunter
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39575.722419.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	David Ardrey Naismith
	David Naismith
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39575.659259.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Robert McLaren Todd
	Christopher Todd
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39575.772222.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Michael Thomas Ward
	Tim Ward
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39575.708576.BE [Extract] [Full text]

	Richard William Willé
	R H S Mindham
	BMJ  2008;336:1137, doi:10.1136/bmj.39567.711586.BE [Extract] [Full text]

Minerva

	Alpesh Kothari, Jerome A Davidson
	BMJ  2008;336:1138, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.648275.47 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	BMJ  2008;336:1138, doi:10.1136/bmj.39576.648472.47 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	Call for research: Sixth International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication
	BMJ  2008;336:1128, doi:10.1136/bmj.39534.415949.DE [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Confusing times
	Anne Foley
	BMJ  2008;336:1131, doi:10.1136/bmj.39553.405718.AD [Extract] [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Corrections

	Nortriptyline plus nicotine replacement versus placebo plus nicotine replacement for smoking cessation: pragmatic randomised controlled trial
	BMJ  2008;336, doi:10.1136/bmj.39580.636481.AD [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

	Urinary tract disease associated with chronic ketamine use
	BMJ  2008;336, doi:10.1136/bmj.39581.453171.AD [Full text] [Request Permissions] FREE

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