Self harm is not reduced by a letter [Full text]

	Community treatment orders are not effective [Full text]

	Link of stress to heart disease is artefactual [Full text]

	Physiotherapy helps postpartum incontinence [Full text]

	Abortion law affects health [Full text]

	How to manage a genital prolapse [Full text]

	Peer reviewers are too hard [Full text]

	The rise of the child soldier [Full text]

Editorials

	Postpartum urinary incontinence
	Linda Brubaker
	BMJ  2002;324:1227-1228, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1227 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Panayiotopoulos syndrome
	Michael Koutroumanidis
	BMJ  2002;324:1228-1229, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1228 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Regulating cosmetic surgery
	Clive Orton
	BMJ  2002;324:1229-1230, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1229 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Using telephones in primary care
	Peter D Toon
	BMJ  2002;324:1230-1231, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1230 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Health care for older people
	Paula A Rochon, Susan E Bronskill, Jerry H Gurwitz
	BMJ  2002;324:1231-1232, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1231 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

News

	Government should outlaw theft of DNA, commission says
	Zosia Kmietowicz
	BMJ  2002;324:1233, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1233 [Full text] [PDF]

	Sex selection in China sees 117 boys born for every 100 girls
	Ted Plafker
	BMJ  2002;324:1233, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1233/a [Full text] [PDF]

	In brief
	BMJ  2002;324:1234, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1234 [Full text] [PDF]

	Australia turns to drug company representatives to cut prescribing
	Bob Burton
	BMJ  2002;324:1234, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1234/a [Full text] [PDF]

	Doctor sues company over unethical marketing
	Fred Charatan
	BMJ  2002;324:1234, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1234/b [Full text] [PDF]

	NHS is not ready for a 48 hour working week
	Rhona MacDonald
	BMJ  2002;324:1235, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1235 [Full text] [PDF]

	Government proposes licensing system for doctors
	Lynn Eaton
	BMJ  2002;324:1235, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1235/a [Full text] [PDF]

	"Shortcomings in care" to blame for avoidable epilepsy deaths
	Sally Hargreaves
	BMJ  2002;324:1237, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1237/b [Full text] [PDF]

	Teenage suicides double as the future crumbles
	BMJ  2002;324:1238, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1238 [Full text] [PDF]

	Entente not so cordiale
	BMJ  2002;324:1239, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1239 [Full text] [PDF]

	How whistleblowing cost one doctor £550000
	BMJ  2002;324:1240, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1240 [Full text] [PDF]

News roundup [abridged versions appear in the paper journal]

	Diabetic drug is often prescribed inappropriately, researchers say
	David Spurgeon
	BMJ  2002;324:1236, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1236 [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Moderate drinking can help women with type II diabetes, says study
	Deborah Josefson
	BMJ  2002;324:1236, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1236/a [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Health bodies defend their right to access patient data
	Phyllida Brown
	BMJ  2002;324:1236, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1236/b [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Gene could give clue to cloning failures
	Scott Gottlieb
	BMJ  2002;324:1236, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1236/c [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Greek doctors prescribe the most antibiotics
	Roger Dobson
	BMJ  2002;324:1236, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1236/d [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	WHO calls for countries to shift from acute to chronic care
	Jo Whelan
	BMJ  2002;324:1237, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1237 [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

	Pressure increases on UK government to remove anonymity from sperm donors
	Clare Dyer
	BMJ  2002;324:1237, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1237/a [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text]

News extra [these stories appear only on the web]

	German doctors claim shorter working hours threaten patient care
	Annette Tuffs
	BMJ  2002;324:1240, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1240/a [Full text]

	Guidelines could reduce children’s head injuries from cycling
	Anna Ellis
	BMJ  2002;324:1240, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1240/b [Full text]

Papers

	Promoting urinary continence in women after delivery: randomised controlled trial
	Pauline Chiarelli, Jill Cockburn
	BMJ  2002;324:1241, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1241 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Assessing the outcome of compulsory psychiatric treatment in the community: epidemiological study in Western Australia
	Neil J Preston, Steve Kisely, Jianguo Xiao
	BMJ  2002;324:1244, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1244 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Psychological stress and cardiovascular disease: empirical demonstration of bias in a prospective observational study of Scottish men • Commentary: Psychosocial factors and healthstrengthening the evidence base
	John Macleod, George Davey Smith, Pauline Heslop, Chris Metcalfe, Douglas Carroll, Carole Hart, John Lynch
	BMJ  2002;324:1247, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1247 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Prevalence of morbidity associated with abortion before and after legalisation in South Africa
	Rachel Jewkes, Heather Brown, Kim Dickson-Tetteh, Jonathan Levin, Helen Rees
	BMJ  2002;324:1252-1253, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1252 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Drug points: Metabolic decompensation in pump users due to lispro insulin precipitation
	Howard A Wolpert, Raquel N Faradji, Susan Bonner-Weir, Myra A Lipes
	BMJ  2002;324:1253, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1253 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Primary care

	General practice based intervention to prevent repeat episodes of deliberate self harm: cluster randomised controlled trial • Commentary: Clinical guidelines have limitations
	Olive Bennewith, Nigel Stocks, David Gunnell, Tim J Peters, Mark O Evans, Deborah J Sharp, Richard Morriss
	BMJ  2002;324:1254-1257, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1254 [Abstract] [Abridged text] [Abridged PDF] [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Clinical review

	Regular review: Management of genital prolapse
	Ranee Thakar, Stuart Stanton
	BMJ  2002;324:1258-1262, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1258 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	How does it work?: Helicobacter pylori breath tests
	Abi Berger
	BMJ  2002;324:1263, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1263 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	ABC of clinical electrocardiography: Conditions affecting the left side of the heart
	June Edhouse, R K Thakur, Jihad M Khalil
	BMJ  2002;324:1264-1267, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1264 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Soundings

	I'm a believer
	Liam Farrell
	BMJ  2002;324:1285, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1285/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Personal views

	Breaking bad news
	Sheila Thompson
	BMJ  2002;324:1285, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1285 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Education and debate

	Child soldiers: understanding the context
	Daya Somasundaram
	BMJ  2002;324:1268-1271, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1268 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Peer review of statistics in medical research: the other problem
	Peter Bacchetti
	BMJ  2002;324:1271-1273, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1271 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Letters

This week's letters [PDF]

	The fresh new contract for general practitioners
	James P Bell, Simon Fellerman, Prit Buttar, James Cave, John A Glasspool, G Rhys, Peter Davies
	BMJ  2002;324:1274, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1274 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Academic medicine
	Campbell Murdoch, M W Lim, Mark Walport, Mary Manning
	BMJ  2002;324:1275, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1275 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Globalisation and health
	Colin D Butler, Matthias Schuppe
	BMJ  2002;324:1276, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1276 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Treating seasonal allergic rhinitis
	Sam Shuster, Craig A McArthur, Neil Arnott, Andreas Schapowal
	BMJ  2002;324:1277, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1277 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Hyperprolactinaemia caused by antipsychotic drugs
	Oliver Howes, Shubulade Smith, Sally Winning
	BMJ  2002;324:1278, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1278 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Consumption of seafood and preterm delivery
	Michel Odent, Suzanne Colson, Paul De Reu, Yasuo Ishida
	BMJ  2002;324:1279, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1279 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

	Grading referrals to specialist breast unit may be ineffective
	S Thrush, G Sayer, D Scott-Coombes, J V Roberts
	BMJ  2002;324:1279, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1279/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Obituaries

This week's obituaries [PDF]

	Manuel Velasco-Suarez
	Tilman A Ruff
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280 [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Marie Bridgid Comer
	T Yeghen, J Uddin, A Robb
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/a [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Niall Cox
	Alan Bates
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/b [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Brian Eddleston
	Geoffrey Hartley
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/c [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Christopher Vincent Everard
	Edward Bray
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/d [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Kemble Greenwood
	Michael T Greenwood
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/e [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Wilfrid Hocking Parry
	Marion Jepson, Clifford Shaw
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/f [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Mary Frances Savory
	Karalyn McNeill
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/g [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Mary Margaret Skillen
	Andrew Skillen
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/h [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Paul Warren
	Nigel Coleman
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/i [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

	Michael Peter Wright
	Beric Wright, Philip Kingston
	BMJ  2002;324:1280, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1280/j [Full text] [extra: Longer version]

Minerva

	Minerva
	BMJ  2002;324:1286, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1286 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

Fillers

	Endpiece: A warning
	BMJ  2002;324:1258, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1258/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	One hundred years ago: The passing of the beard
	BMJ  2002;324:1264, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1264/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Endpiece: Only external things
	BMJ  2002;324:1271, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1271/a [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

BOOK

	Book: Theater of Disorder: Patients, Doctors, and the Construction of Illness
	Sean A Spence
	BMJ  2002;324:1282, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1282 [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

	Book: Medicine Matters After All: Measuring the Benefits of Medical Care, a Healthy Lifestyle, and a Just Social Environment
	Andrew Moscrop
	BMJ  2002;324:1282, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1282/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

PRESS

	Press: Chronic fatigue syndrome guidelines spark media row
	Melissa Sweet
	BMJ  2002;324:1284, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1284 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

CHOICE

	On things not being what they seem
	BMJ  2002;324, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.0/h [Full text] [PDF] [Request Permissions]

THEATRE

	Theatre: Camera Obscura
	Anna Ellis
	BMJ  2002;324:1283, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1283 [Full text] [Request Permissions]

BOOKCASE

	Bookcase
	Alex Vass
	BMJ  2002;324:1284, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1284/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

WEBSITE OF THE WEEK

	Website of the week: Peer review
	Marcus Müllner
	BMJ  2002;324:1283, doi:10.1136/bmj.324.7348.1283/a [Full text] [Request Permissions]

Career focus

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Website extra

Paediatrician wins second victory over the media [Full text]

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