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Articles

BMJ EDITORIALS 2009

ISSUE

EDITORIAL

3 January 2009


Happiness, social networks, and health
Andrew Steptoe, Ana V Diez Roux
BMJ  2008;337:a2781 (Published )
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The rational clinical examination in emergency care
Kevin Mackway-Jones
BMJ  2008;337:a2374 (Published )
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Innovations in publishing BMJ research
Trish Groves, Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2008;337:a3123 (Published )
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Adjuvant radiotherapy for breast cancer
Crispin Hiley, Andrew Tutt, Mylin Torres, Carlo Palmieri
BMJ  2008;337:a2843 (Published )
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The future of the quality and outcomes framework
Helen Lester, Azeem Majeed
BMJ  2008;337:a3017 (Published )
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10 January


Do patients’ preferences matter?
Klim McPherson
BMJ  2008;337:a2034 (Published )
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Promotion of exercise in primary care
Steve Iliffe, Tahir Masud, Dawn Skelton, Denise Kendrick
BMJ  2008;337:a2430 (Published )
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Warm-up programmes in sport
John H M Brooks, Samuel J Erith
BMJ  2008;337:a2381 (Published )
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Obama’s victory
Bernd Rechel, Martin McKee
BMJ  2009;338:a3082 (Published )
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Changes to the regulation of drug prices in the UK
Joe Collier
BMJ  2008;337:a2735 (Published )
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17 January


Neonatal screening for life threatening congenital heart disease
Keith J Barrington
BMJ  2009;338:a2663 (Published )
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Fish oil and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease
Eric Brunner, Hiroyasu Iso
BMJ  2008;337:a2541 (Published )
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Patient reported outcome measures in trials
Andrew Garratt
BMJ  2009;338:a2597 (Published )
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Readmissions as a result of adverse drug reactions in older people
Susan Morgan
BMJ  2009;338:a2436 (Published )
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Changing behaviour through state intervention
Theresa M Marteau, Adam Oliver, Richard E Ashcroft
BMJ  2008;337:a2543 (Published )
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24 January


Antibiotic prophylaxis for minor dermatological surgery in primary care
Joseph E Grey, Brendan Healy, Keith Harding
BMJ  2009;338:a2749 (Published )
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Indoor radon and deaths from lung cancer
Anssi Auvinen, Goran Pershagen
BMJ  2009;338:a3128 (Published )
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Statins and familial hypercholesterolaemia
Andrew Neil, Steve E Humphries
BMJ  2009;338:a3041 (Published )
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Surgical safety checklists
Jasmeet Soar, James Peyton, Michael Leonard, Anne M Pullyblank
BMJ  2009;338:b220 (Published )
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What should clinicians do when faced with conflicting recommendations?
Andrew D Oxman, Paul Glasziou, John W Williams Jr
BMJ  2008;337:a2530 (Published )
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31 January


Preventing and treating postnatal depression
Cindy-Lee Dennis
BMJ  2009;338:a2975 (Published )
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Corticosteroid injection for rotator cuff disease
Bart W Koes
BMJ  2009;338:a2599 (Published )
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The NHS carbon reduction strategy
Ian Roberts
BMJ  2009;338:b326 (Published )
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A constitution for the NHS
Jennifer Dixon
BMJ  2009;338:b330 (Published )
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Rationing new medicines in the UK
Michael Drummond, Anne Mason
BMJ  2009;338:a3182 (Published )
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7 February


Does acupuncture relieve pain?
Adrian White, Mike Cummings
BMJ  2009;338:a2760 (Published )
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Follow-up by telephone after treatment for breast cancer
David A Montgomery
BMJ  2009;338:a2753 (Published )
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New definition of myocardial infarction
Dan Atar
BMJ  2008;337:a3078 (Published )
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Antibiotics for spontaneous preterm birth
Andrew H Shennan, Manju Chandiramani
BMJ  2008;337:a3015 (Published )
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Doctors, patients, and the pharmaceutical industry
Joe Collier
BMJ  2009;338:b443 (Published )
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14 February


Promoting breast feeding in the community
Adriano Cattaneo
BMJ  2009;338:a2657 (Published )
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Use of emergency oxygen in adults
R M Leach, A C Davidson
BMJ  2009;338:a2790 (Published )
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Heart failure with a normal ejection fraction
John E Sanderson, Gabriel W K Yip
BMJ  2009;338:b52 (Published )
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21 February


Prenatal screening for Down’s syndrome
Zarko Alfirevic
BMJ  2009;338:b140 (Published )
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Minimising pain during intravenous cannulation
Andrew Moore, Sebastian Straube, Henry McQuay
BMJ  2009;338:a2993 (Published )
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Adherence to combination antiretroviral therapy in complex emergency settings
Shevin T Jacob, George Abongomera
BMJ  2009;338:a2662 (Published )
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Use of melanotan I and II in the general population
Michael Evans-Brown, Rob T Dawson, Martin Chandler, Jim McVeigh
BMJ  2009;338:b566 (Published )
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Defining polycystic ovary syndrome
Adam Balen, Roy Homburg, Stephen Franks
BMJ  2009;338:a2968 (Published )
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28 February


Nurse delivered endoscopy
Christine Norton, Andy Grieve, Maggie Vance
BMJ  2009;338:a3049 (Published )
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HDL cholesterol and cardiovascular risk
William A Ghali, Nicolas Rodondi
BMJ  2009;338:a3065 (Published )
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End of life care in ethnic minorities
Mark R D Johnson
BMJ  2009;338:a2989 (Published )
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Classification of cannabis and ecstasy in the UK
Colin Blakemore
BMJ  2009;338:b731 (Published )
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What to do about orchestrated email campaigns
Tony Delamothe, Fiona Godlee
BMJ  2009;338:b500 (Published )
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7 March


Fertility drugs and ovarian cancer
Penelope M Webb
BMJ  2009;338:a3075 (Published )
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Preconception care
Camilla Bille, Anne-Marie Nybo Andersen
BMJ  2009;338:b22 (Published )
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Sun protection in teenagers
Elisabeth Thieden
BMJ  2009;338:a2997 (Published )
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Dopamine agonists and hyperprolactinaemia
Niamh M Martin, Tricia Tan, Karim Meeran
BMJ  2009;338:b381 (Published )
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Amendments to the Coroners and Justice Bill
Vivienne Nathanson
BMJ  2009;338:b895 (Published )
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14 March


Passive smoking and cognitive impairment
Mark D Eisner
BMJ  2009;338:a3070 (Published )
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Risk of stroke and lifestyle
Matthew F Giles
BMJ  2009;338:b14 (Published )
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Adjunctive non-invasive ways of healing bone fractures
Rudolf W Poolman
BMJ  2009;338:b11 (Published )
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Systemic management of diabetic retinopathy
Gerald Liew, Paul Mitchell, Tien Y Wong
BMJ  2009;338:b441 (Published )
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The National Dementia strategy in England
Alistair Burns, Philippe Robert
BMJ  2009;338:b931 (Published )
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21 March


Reducing the risk of injury in young footballers
Carolyn Broderick, Damien McKay
BMJ  2009;338:b1050 (Published )
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Standardised consultations in primary care
Peter Croft, Mark Porcheret
BMJ  2009;338:b152 (Published )
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Patient information sheets in emergency care
Melvyn Jones, David Mountain
BMJ  2009;338:b35 (Published )
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Inequalities in maternal health
Wendy Pollock, James F King
BMJ  2009;338:b357 (Published )
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Treatment of intermittent claudication
G Karthikeyan, John W Eikelboom
BMJ  2009;338:b46 (Published )
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28 March


Mortality and cancer in Porton Down subjects
Malcolm R Sim
BMJ  2009;338:b358 (Published )
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Treatment of depression in primary care
Chris van Weel, Evelyn van Weel-Baumgarten, Eric van Rijswijk
BMJ  2009;338:b934 (Published )
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Tocolytics and preterm labour
Andrew Carlin, Jane Norman, Stephen Cole, Roger Smith
BMJ  2009;338:b195 (Published )
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Environmental waste in health care
Gabriel Scally
BMJ  2009;338:b1129 (Published )
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Managing UK research data for future use
Trish Groves
BMJ  2009;338:b1252 (Published )
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4 April


Reduced risk of ulcerative colitis after appendicectomy
Antje Timmer, Florian Obermeier
BMJ  2009;338:b225 (Published )
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Screening for type 2 diabetes in primary care
Peter E H Schwarz, Jiang Li, Stefan R Bornstein
BMJ  2009;338:b973 (Published )
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Measuring the quality of hospital care
John Wright, Kaveh G Shojania
BMJ  2009;338:b569 (Published )
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Reducing harm from alcohol
Martin McKee, Paul Belcher, Tamara Hervey
BMJ  2009;338:b1191 (Published )
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Late onset hypogonadism
T Hugh Jones
BMJ  2009;338:b352 (Published )
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11 April


Hot tea and increased risk of oesophageal cancer
David C Whiteman
BMJ  2009;338:b610 (Published )
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Eating a light diet during labour
Soo Downe
BMJ  2009;338:b732 (Published )
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Screening for MCAD deficiency in newborns
Clodagh Loughrey, Michael J Bennett
BMJ  2009;338:b971 (Published )
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Practice based commissioning in the UK
Stephen Gillam, Richard Q Lewis
BMJ  2009;338:b832 (Published )
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Minimally invasive surgery for breast cancer
Monica Morrow
BMJ  2009;338:b557 (Published )
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18 April


Ratio of males to females in China
Tao Liu, Xing-yi Zhang
BMJ  2009;338:b483 (Published )
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Care of older people in China
Zhanlian Feng
BMJ  2009;338:b601 (Published )
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Tight control of blood glucose in long standing type 2 diabetes
Richard Lehman, Harlan M Krumholz
BMJ  2009;338:b800 (Published )
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25 April


Management of lateral hip pain
Roald Bahr, Karim Khan
BMJ  2009;338:b713 (Published )
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Inhaled corticosteroids after respiratory syncytial virus infection
Jenny Handforth, Jon S Friedland, Mike Sharland
BMJ  2009;338:b164 (Published )
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Social deprivation and poor prognosis after cardiac surgery
Martin A Denvir, Vipin Zamvar
BMJ  2009;338:b721 (Published )
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Increasing access to medicines
Roger Finch, Sarah Garner
BMJ  2009;338:b1397 (Published )
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HIV testing in primary care
Gavin Bryce
BMJ  2009;338:b1085 (Published )
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2 May


How to measure success in treating chronic leg ulcers
Joseph E Grey, David Leaper, Keith Harding
BMJ  2009;338:b1434 (Published )
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At what age should cervical screening stop?
Bjorn Strander
BMJ  2009;338:b809 (Published )
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Improving relatives’ consent to organ donation
Teresa J Shafer
BMJ  2009;338:b701 (Published )
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The 2009 budget and the NHS
Chris Ham
BMJ  2009;338:b1760 (Published )
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The new BMJ online archive
Tony Delamothe
BMJ  2009;338:b1744 (Published )
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9 May


Swine flu
Richard Coker
BMJ  2009;338:b1791 (Published )
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Antibiotics for acute cough in primary care
Alastair D Hay, Katy V Juttner
BMJ  2009;338:b834 (Published )
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Childhood disability and social policies
Peter Rosenbaum
BMJ  2009;338:b1020 (Published )
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Diagnosis and treatment of primary hypothyroidism
Amit Allahabadia, Salman Razvi, Prakash Abraham, Jayne Franklyn
BMJ  2009;338:b725 (Published )
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Unemployment and health
Danny Dorling
BMJ  2009;338:b829 (Published )
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16 May


Home UVB phototherapy for psoriasis
Alex Anstey
BMJ  2009;338:b607 (Published )
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Natriuretic peptides in elderly people with acute myocardial infarction
Antonio Luiz P Ribeiro
BMJ  2009;338:b787 (Published )
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Treating failed asylum seekers in the NHS
Christopher Newdick
BMJ  2009;338:b1614 (Published )
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Perinatal mortality in the Netherlands
Marc J N C Keirse
BMJ  2009;338:b1491 (Published )
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Does the FDA have the authority to trump the Declaration of Helsinki?
Michael D E Goodyear, Trudo Lemmens, Dominique Sprumont, Godfrey Tangwa
BMJ  2009;338:b1559 (Published )
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23 May


Management of blood pressure in primary care
Richard J McManus, Jonathan Mant
BMJ  2009;338:b940 (Published )
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Surgical training using simulation
Roger Kneebone, Rajesh Aggarwal
BMJ  2009;338:b1001 (Published )
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Folic acid fortification and congenital heart disease
Helena M Gardiner, Jean-Claude Fouron
BMJ  2009;338:b1144 (Published )
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Children’s health and the financial crisis
Terence Stephenson
BMJ  2009;338:b1783 (Published )
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Safeguarding NHS standards
Rudolf Klein
BMJ  2009;338:b1958 (Published )
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30 May


Prevalence of variant CJD in the UK
Maurizio Pocchiari
BMJ  2009;338:b435 (Published )
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Food supplements and HIV
Nigel Rollins
BMJ  2009;338:b932 (Published )
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Weaning patients off invasive ventilation
Andrew Ferguson
BMJ  2009;338:b728 (Published )
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Deprivation of liberty safeguards and the Mental Capacity Act
Anthony Zigmond
BMJ  2009;338:b1888 (Published )
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Delivering quality and value in heart failure
F D Richard Hobbs
BMJ  2009;338:b1672 (Published )
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6 June


Sigmoidoscopy screening for colorectal cancer
Thomas F Imperiale
BMJ  2009;338:b2084 (Published )
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Treatment of enteric fever
Christopher M Parry, Nick J Beeching
BMJ  2009;338:b1159 (Published )
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Changing the face of whistleblowing
Peter Gooderham
BMJ  2009;338:b2090 (Published )
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The Conservative Party’s policies on health
Chris Ham
BMJ  2009;338:b2198 (Published )
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Science in court
Evan Harris
BMJ  2009;338:b2254 (Published )
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13 June


The future of female doctors
Graham Winyard
BMJ  2009;338:b2223 (Published )
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Diagnosis of dementia
Claire Nicholl
BMJ  2009;338:b1176 (Published )
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Genetic discrimination in Huntington’s disease
Aad Tibben
BMJ  2009;338:b1281 (Published )
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Interaction of malaria and HIV in Africa
Richard Reithinger, Moses R Kamya, Christopher JM Whitty, Grant Dorsey, Sten H Vermund
BMJ  2009;338:b2141 (Published )
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A model for NICE in the US
R E Ferner, Sarah E McDowell
BMJ  2009;338:b2221 (Published )
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20 June


Community involvement in dengue vector control
John P Elder, Kara Ballenger-Browning
BMJ  2009;338:b1023 (Published )
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Independent midwifery care versus NHS care in the UK
Allison Shorten, Brett Shorten
BMJ  2009;338:b2210 (Published )
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HIV infection in older people
Kelly A Gebo
BMJ  2009;338:b1460 (Published )
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The economic crisis and suicide
David Gunnell, Stephen Platt, Keith Hawton
BMJ  2009;338:b1891 (Published )
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Confidentiality and sharing health information
Julian Sheather
BMJ  2009;338:b2160 (Published )
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27 June


Screening for abdominal aortic aneurysm
Martin J Buxton
BMJ  2009;338:b2185 (Published )
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Smoking in pregnancy
Rona Campbell, Deirdre J Murphy
BMJ  2009;338:b2188 (Published )
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Monitoring bone mineral density during antiresorptive treatment for osteoporosis
Juliet Compston
BMJ  2009;338:b1276 (Published )
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Reduced use of hormones and the drop in breast cancer
Helen Roberts
BMJ  2009;338:b2116 (Published )
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4 July


Imaging in patients with acute abdominal pain
Adrian K Dixon, Christopher J Watson
BMJ  2009;338:b1678 (Published )
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Kidney function and the risk of cardiovascular disease
Daniel E Weiner, Dena E Rifkin
BMJ  2009;338:b1307 (Published )
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Intravenous fluids in adults undergoing surgery
Bette Liu, Simon Finfer
BMJ  2009;338:b2418 (Published )
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11 July


Dementia and marital status at midlife and late life
Catherine Helmer
BMJ  2009;339:b1690 (Published )
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Gene defects and allergy
Hugo Van Bever, Birgit Lane, John Common
BMJ  2009;339:b1203 (Published )
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Immunosuppressants, mortality, and risk of cancer
Jerry Avorn, Sebastian Schneeweiss
BMJ  2009;339:b1645 (Published )
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Distribution of insecticide treated nets in rural Africa
Thomas P Eisele, Richard W Steketee
BMJ  2009;339:b1598 (Published )
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Libel law in the UK
Harvey Marcovitch
BMJ  2009;339:b2759 (Published )
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18 July


QRISK or Framingham for predicting cardiovascular risk?
Rod Jackson, Roger Marshall, Andrew Kerr, Tania Riddell, Sue Wells
BMJ  2009;339:b2673 (Published )
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Reducing pregnancy and health risk behaviours in teenagers
Douglas Kirby
BMJ  2009;339:b2054 (Published )
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Treatment of chronic gastro-oesophageal reflux disease
Alexander C Ford, Paul Moayyedi
BMJ  2009;339:b2481 (Published )
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Heat waves and dehydration in the elderly
Marcel G M Olde Rikkert, Rene J F Melis, Jurgen A H R Claassen
BMJ  2009;339:b2663 (Published )
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25 July


How well are we managing the influenza A/H1N1 pandemic in the UK?
Roy M Anderson
BMJ  2009;339:b2897 (Published )
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Overdiagnosis and mammography screening
H Gilbert Welch
BMJ  2009;339:b1425 (Published )
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Inappropriate referencing in research
Dean Fergusson
BMJ  2009;339:b2049 (Published )
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Why has mortality from coronary heart disease in young adults levelled off?
Alastair H Leyland, John W Lynch
BMJ  2009;339:b2515 (Published )
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1 August


Exercise after stroke
Gillian Mead
BMJ  2009;339:b2795 (Published )
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Oral quinine for the treatment of uncomplicated malaria
Hugh Reyburn, George Mtove, Ilse Hendriksen, Lorenz von Seidlein
BMJ  2009;339:b2066 (Published )
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Eating healthily and rising food prices
Tim Lobstein
BMJ  2009;339:b2527 (Published )
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Making information about clinical trials publicly available
Rosalind L Smyth
BMJ  2009;338:b2473 (Published )
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Photodynamic therapy and cancer
Stanley B Brown, Sally H Ibbotson
BMJ  2009;339:b2459 (Published )
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8 August


Managing low grade and borderline cervical abnormalities
Eduardo L Franco
BMJ  2009;339:b3014 (Published )
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Cervical screening according to age and HPV status
Guglielmo Ronco, Marc Arbyn, Nereo Segnan
BMJ  2009;339:b3005 (Published )
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Shift work and cancer
Lin Fritschi
BMJ  2009;339:b2653 (Published )
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Health systems and increased longevity in people with HIV and AIDS
R A Atun, I Gurol-Urganci, M McKee
BMJ  2009;338:b2165 (Published )
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Improving performance in the NHS
Tim Wilson
BMJ  2009;339:b2773 (Published )
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15 August


Evidence based implementation of complex interventions
Richard Thomson
BMJ  2009;339:b3124 (Published )
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Do not-for-profit nursing homes provide better quality?
R Tamara Konetzka
BMJ  2009;339:b2683 (Published )
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End of life decisions and quality of care before death
Ira Byock
BMJ  2009;339:b2730 (Published )
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22 August
(1) Risk of suicidal behaviour in adults taking antidepressants
(2)Diagnosis of venous thromboembolism
(3)BMJ pico for original research in the print BMJ
29 August
(1) Sore throat in primary care
(2)New methods to deal with publication bias
(3)Pain and radiographic damage in osteoathritis

(4)Managment of stable angina

(5)Future NHS funding


5 September
(1) Oral contraceptives and venous thromboembolism
(2)Incidental findings on brain magnetic resonance imaging
(3)The effects of payment by results

(4)Roziglitazone or pioglitazone in type 2 diabetes?

(5)Vegetarian diets


12 September


Diagnosis of ovarian cancer in primary care
Joan Austoker
BMJ  2009;339:b3286 (Published )
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Should healthcare workers have the swine flu vaccine?
Rachel Jordan, Andrew Hayward
BMJ  2009;339:b3398 (Published )
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Alcohol and social marketing
Ian Gilmore
BMJ  2009;339:b3646 (Published )
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Improving adherence to prescribed drugs
Abilio C de Almeida Neto, Parisa Aslani, Timothy F Chen
BMJ  2009;339:b3282 (Published )
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From sick notes to fit notes
Jos Verbeek, Ira Madan
BMJ  2009;339:b3114 (Published )
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19 September
(1)Ethnic minorities and their perceptions of the quality of primary care

(2)Meeting the health needs of trafficked persons

(3)Age based discrimination in health and social care services

(4)Does improving quality of care save money?

(5)Health and climate change


26 September
(1)Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors and congenital malformations

(2)Thigh circumference and risk of heart disease and premature death

(3)Can financial incentives improve health equity?

(4)Screening for intracranial aneurysms in ADPKD

(5)The future of social care in England


3 October
(1)Prostate specific antigen for detecting early prostate cancer

(2)Introduction of rotavirus vaccine

(3)The direct and indirect costs of explosive violence

(4)The election debate on the NHS

(5)Closing the evidence gap in integrative medicine


10 October
(1)The future of influenza vaccines

(2)Prognosis of low back pain in primary care

(3)Esherichia coli O577

(4)Ethical care in dementia

(5)Applying quality improvement approaches to healthcare


17 October
(1)Obesity and depression or anxiety

(2)Should HPV vaccine be given to men?

(3)Risk factors for SIDS

(4)Disclosure of competing interest

(5)Economic sanctions towards North Korea


24 October 2009
(1)Mobilisation or immobilisation for cervical radiculopathy?

(2)The safety of propofol

(3)Reducing variation in adverse events during the academic year

(4)Using patient experience within pay for performance programmes

(5)Healthcare associated infections


31 October 2009
(1)Migraine aura and increased risk of ischaemic stroke

(2)Rehabilitation in patients admitted to intensive care

(3)Use of erythropoietins in patients with renal transplants

(4)Ethics in sports medicine

(5)Improving patient safety though training in non-technical skills


7 November 2009
(1)Working time regulations for trainee doctors

(2)Supine positioning after intrauterine insemination

(3)Prediction rules in cervical spine injury

(4)Smoking cessation agents and suicide

(5)Alcohol use in South Asians in the UK


14 November 2009
(1)Continuation of metformin after introduction of insulin in type 2 diabetes

(2)Food incentives and completion of tuberculosis treatment

(3)Clashes between the government and its expert advisers

(4)Panton-Valentine leucoicidin associated Staphylococcus aureus infections

(5)Economic progress and health improvement


21 November 2009
(1)Slow walking speed in elderly people

(2)Greater equality and better health

(3)Control of Hepatitis B and C worldwide

(4)Population, gender, and climate change

(5)Capping earnings from private patients in NHS foundation trusts


28 November 2009
(1)New interim guidance on assisted suicide

(2)Aspirin for primary prevention of vascular disease in people with diabetes

(3)Public health benefits of strategies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions


5 December 2009
(1)Socioeconomic inequalities in survival in neonates

(2)The case for population-wide reduction gets stronger

(3)The economic impact of pandemic influenza

(4)Diagnosis of diabetes using the oral glucose tolerance test

(5)End of life care in the acute hospital setting


12 December 2009
(1)Why don't we have all the evidence on oseltamivir?

(2)Subclinical hypothyroidism after pre-eclampsia

(3)Losing weight in moderate to severe obstructive sleep apnoea

(4)Heroin assisted treatment


19 December 2009
(1)In praise of the physical examination

(2)Secret remedies:100 years on

(3)World hunger: a reasonable proposal

(4)Where have all the hospital flowers gone?