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BMJ EDITORIALS 2010

2 January 2010
(1)Traffic speed zones and road injuries

(2)Prevention of postoperative venous thromboembolism

(3)Survior of childhood cancer

(4)"Greenwash" at the climate change summit in Copenhagen

(5)Another five year plan for the NHS


 

9 January 2010
(1)Health and disease in people over 85

(2)Tropical intranasal corticorsteroids for otitis media with effusion in primary care

(3)Is primary care research a lost cause?

(4)Improving outcomes after surgery

(5)Energy drinks for children and adolescents


 

16 January 2010
(1)Reducing the risk of fractures with Calcium and vitamin D

(2)Prevention of lymphoedema after axillary surgery for breast cancer

(3)Antihypertesnive agents and prevention of Dementia

(4)Exhaled nitric oxide in the diagnosis of childhood asthma


 

23 January 2010
(1)Preventing alcohol related harm to health

(2)Expossure to radiation and and higher risk of circulatory disease

(3)Using biomarkers to prioritise patients with stable angina pectroris for bypass surgery

(4)Management of open fractures of the lower limb


 

30 January 2010
(1)Synaesthesia

(2)Home based cardiac rehabilitation

(3)Smoking cessation

(4)Preoperative non-invasive stress testing

(5)High reliability in healthcare


 

6 February 2010
(1)MMR vaccine and autism

(2)Etanercept for psoriatic arthritis

(3)Measurement of postpartum blood loss

(4)Rising hospital admissions

(5)BMJ policy on data sharing


 

13 February 2010
(1)Getting to grips with health inequalities at last?

(2)Interaction of serotonin reuptake inhibitors with tamoxifen

(3)Higher hospital volume and hospitalisation

(4)Venlafaxine and cardiovascular toxicity

(5)Chronc fatigue syndrome


 

20 February 2010
(1)Urinary tract infection in primary care

(2)The prognosis for research

(3)Registration of observational studies

(4)Withdrawal of sibutramine in Europe

(5)Osteonecrosis of the jaw and biphosphanates


 

27 February 2010
(1)Carotid artery stenosis

(2)Improving the selection of medical students

(3)Chemical castration for sex offenders

(4)Management of ploymyalgia rheumatica

(5)Maternal age and diabetes in childhood


 

6 March 2010
(1)Prophylaxis with systemic antibiotics in patients with sever burns

(2)Acute asthma in children of school age

(3)Chronic fatigue syndrome and human retrovirus XMRV

(4)Use of full body scanners at airports

(5)The first draft of DSM-V


 

13 March 2010
(1)Pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine in high risk adults

(2)Sexual activity in middle to later life

(3)Waiting times for radiotherapy after breast cancer

(4)Tiotropium and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(5)Doctors and assisted suicide


 

20 March 2010
(1)Disinvestment in healthcare

(2)Body fat and increased risk for cirrhosis

(3)Vitamin A supplements and survival in children

(4)Medical implications of the Taser

(5)Management of malaria and other severe infections in rural Africa and Asia


 

27 March 2010
(1)Obama's giant step towards universal health insurance

(2)Reducing sunbed use in young people

(3)Put Edward Jenner's statue back in Trafalgar Square

(4)The new CONSORT statement

(5)Monitoring HPV vaccination programmes


 

3 April 2010
(1)Staples for skin closure in surgery

(2)BCG vaccination in developing countries

(3)Critical illness as a result of influenza A/H1N1 infection in pregnancy

(4)Passive smoking and children

(5)Over the counter chloramphenicol eye drops


 

10 April 2010
(1)Diagnosing colorectal cancer in primary care

(2)Treatment of gestational diabetes

(3)Imroving the performance of the English NHS


 

17 April 2010
(1)Does autistic enterocolitis exist?

(2)Improving pharmacovigilance in Europe

(3)Antimicrobials in children admitted to hospital in malaria endemic areas

(4)Difference in clinic and ambulatory measurements of blood pressure


 

24 April 2010
(1)Screening for chlamydia

(2)Preventing obesity in primary schoolchildren

(3)Where now for social care in England?

(4)Commissioning in the English NHS

(5)Oropharyngeal carcinoma related to human papillomavirus


 

1 May 2010
(1)Assessing the quality of hospitals

(2)Pragmatic rehabilitation for chronic fatigue syndrome

(3)Prostate cancer and deprivation

(4)How cognitive biases affect our interpretation of political messages

(5)Has the European Clinical Trials Directive been a success?


 

8 May 2010
(1)Stem cell treatment and multiple sclerosis

(2)Diagnosing serious bacterial infection in young febrile children

(3)Targted case finding for cardiovascular prevention

(4)Viewing the body after a traumatic death

(5)Intelligence, education, and mortality


 

15 May 2010
(1)Identifying medical students at risk of subsequent misconduct

(2)Prevention of falls in the community

(3)Recurrence of hyperemesis across generations

(4)Leadership in medical education

(5)Where now for child protection?


 

22 May 2010
(1)Tackling antibiotic resistance

(2)Umbilical cord blood gas analysis

(3)Continuing medical education for BMJ readers

(4)Removing industrial trans fat from foods

(5)Takotsubo cardiomyopathy


 

29 May 2010
(1)Reduced serum vitamin B-12 in patients taking metformin

(2)Diagnosing diabetes using glycated haemoglobin A1c

(3)HIV transmission in serodiscordant heterosexual couples

(4)Wellbeing in the workplace

(5)Acupuncture transmitted infections


 

5 June 2010
(1)How will we know if the London 2012 Olympics and Paralympics benefit health?

(2)Improving the accuracy of predicting cardiovascular risk

(3)Balancing the intended and unintended effects of statins

(4)Falling research in the NHS

(5)Health of indigenous peoples


 

12 June 2010
(1)The multiple sclerosis risk sharing scheme

(2)Conflicts of interest and pandemic flu

(3)Improving immunisation coverage in rural India

(4)High frequency oscillation in acute lung injury and ARDS

(5)Which tool is best for colorectal cancer screening?


 

19 June 2010
(1)Poor vision and falls

(2)Care plans for people with Alzheimer's disease

(3)Patents in synthetic biology

(4)A moment of truth for global health

(5)Female genital mutilation


 

26 June 2010
(1)Treatment of displaced intracapsular hip fractures in older people

(2)Bevacizumab for the treatment of neovascular age related macular degeneration

(3)Periodintol disease and poor health outcomes

(4)Should oxygen be given in myocardial infarction?

(5)GMC guidance on end of life care


 

3 July 2010
(1)Childhood cancer and proximity to mobile phone masts

(2)Acid suppressants and postoperative pneumonia

(3)Towards more uniform conflict disclosures

(4)Drugs for resuscitation after cardiac arrest

(5)What attributes should clinical ethics committees should have?


 

10 July 2010


 

Antibiotic prophylaxis after percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy
  Matthew Kurien, David S Sanders
  BMJ  2010;341:c2898 (Published )
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  Obesity and poor sexual health outcomes
  Sandy Goldbeck-Wood
  BMJ  2010;340:c2826 (Published )
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  Hearing loss and personal music players
  Peter M Rabinowitz
  BMJ  2010;340:c1261 (Published )
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  Ten years of the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunisation
  Kelley Lee, Andrew Harmer
  BMJ  2010;340:c2004 (Published )
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  Community acquired pneumonia
  L Mandell
  BMJ  2010;341:c2916 (Published )
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17 July 2010


 

Evidence based policy for illicit drugs
  Evan Wood
  BMJ  2010;341:c3374 (Published )
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  The durability of early career choices
  Jeremy M Brown
  BMJ  2010;341:c3500 (Published )
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  Idiopathic intracranial hypertension
  Kathleen B Digre
  BMJ  2010;341:c2836 (Published )
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  Corporate responsibility in public health
  Tim Lang, Geof Rayner
  BMJ  2010;341:c3758 (Published )
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  The coalition government’s plans for the NHS in England
  Chris Ham
  BMJ  2010;341:c3790 (Published )
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24 July 2010


 

Strategies to prevent suicide
  D Gunnell, M Miller
  BMJ  2010;341:c3054 (Published )
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  Completed suicide after attempted suicide
  Keith Hawton
  BMJ  2010;341:c3064 (Published )
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  Faecal calprotectin for the diagnosis of inflammatory bowel disease
  Robert Logan
  BMJ  2010;341:c3636 (Published )
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  Reorganisation of the NHS in England
  Kieran Walshe
  BMJ  2010;341:c3843 (Published )
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  New WHO guidelines for the treatment of malaria
  Hugh Reyburn
  BMJ  2010;340:c2637 (Published )
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31 July 2010
(1)Nutrition in people with poorly controlled type 2 diabetes

(2)Neonatal outcomes in babies born out of hours

(3)What will the white paper mean for GPs?

(4)Rudeness at work

(5)Improving productivity in the NHS

7 August 2010
(1)Does white matter hyperintensities on MRI matter clinically?

(2)Calcium supplements in people with osteoporosis

(3)Phamacological enhancement of performance in doctors

(4)Promoting self care for minor illness

(5)Oral immunotherapy for peanut allergy


 

14 August 2010
(1)UK cancer survival statistics

(2)Can dementia be prevented?

(3)Survival after diagnosis of dementia in primary care

(4)Temperature changes and he risk of cardiac events

(5)Radiosurgery for brain tumours


 

21 August 2010
(1)Treatment of heavy menstrual bleeding

(2)Interpreting composite outcomes in trials

(3)Access to welfare benefits in primary care

(4)Inadequate post-publication review of medical research

(5)Open access publication fees at the BMJ


 

28 August 2010
(1)How long should treatments be continued?

(2)Miscarriage and time to next pregnancy

(3)Unequal access to healthcare in England

(4)From a cancer drug fund to value based pricings of drugs

(5)What does the white paper mean for hospital consultants?


 

4 September 2010
(1)Migraine with aura and the risk of increased mortality

(2)Voting and mental capacity

(3)Opioids for chronic musculoskeletal pain

(4)Rape as a weapon of war in modern conflicts

(5)BMJ extends its European reach


 

11 September 2010
(1)Licencing drugs for diabetes

(2)Can specific fruits and vegetables prevent diabetes?

(3)Choice of fluids for resuscitation in children with severe infection and shock

(4)Oral biphosphonates and oesophageal cancer

(5)FDA guidance on patient reported outcomes


 


 

18 September 2010 (1)Screening for prostate cancer

(2)Non-endoscopic screening for Barrett's oesophagus

(3)Tuberculous meningitis and resistance to izoniazid

(4)Are the millennium development goals on target?

(5)Income needed to achieve a minimum standard of living

25 September 2010

 

(1)Antipsychotics and the risk of venous thromboembolism

(2)Is it time to revisit orphan drug policies?

(3)Globalisation and antibiotic resistance

(4)Hip resurfacing

(5)Oil,health, and health care

2 October 2010
 
(1)Encouraging single embryo transfer during IVF

(2)Continuing medical education across Europe

(3)Protecting health in hard times

(4)Dabigatran etexilate in people with atrial fibrillation

(5)Mandatory graduate entry to nursing

9 October 2010
 
(1)Glomerular filtration rate and the risk of stroke

(2)Prevention of migraine

(3)Bacteria in the respiratory tract and wheeze in children

(4)A new professional code in sports medicine

(5)Prohibtion of cannabis

16 October 2010
 
(1)Missing clinical trial data: setting the record straight

(2)Apgar score and risk of cerebral palsy

(3)Variantion in caesarian delivery rates

(4)Are measures of patient satisfaction hopelessly flawed?

(5)Misleading communication of risk

23 October 2010

 

(1)Tricyclic antidepressants for migraine and tension-type headaches

(2)Promotion of cycling and health

(3)Ethnic density and mental health

(4)Changes in university funding for medical education in England

(5)Patients seeking treatment abroad

 

30 October 2010
(1)Antenatal haemoglobinopathy screening

(2)Avoidance of high concentration oxygen in chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

(3)Chinese health care in rural areas

(4)The impact of spending review on health and social care

(5)New international guidelines on resuscitation

6 November 2010  
(1)Regulation of devices

(2)Decision aids and uptake of screening

(3)Neuromuscular training after acute lateral ankle sprain

(4)Place of delivery and adverse outcomes

(5)Sarcopenia

13 November 2010  
(1)Decision rules in diagnosing subarachnoid haemorrhage

(2)Screening for chronic kidney disease

(3)After the abolition of the National Patient Safety Agency

(4)The future role of NICE

(5)Magnetic resonance mammography

20 November 2010

 

(1)The problem of orphan drugs

(2)Suicide in people taking isotretinoin for acne

(3)Doctors and climate change

27 November 2010

 

(1)Avoidance of endobronchial intubation

(2)Intravenous thrombolysis for stroke

(3)Is early retirement good for your health

(4)Alcohol and heart disease

(5)The extension of personal budgets in social care and health

4 December 2010

Brazil’s Family Health Programme

Matthew Harris, Andy HainesBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c4945 (Published 29 November 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Referral from primary to secondary care

    Moyez Jiwa
  • BMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6175 (Published 30 November 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Improving access to treatment for HIV in sub-Saharan Africa

    Sergio Bautista-Arredondo,
  • Veronika J Wirtz,
  • Stefano M BertozziBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6546 (Published 1 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Implantable cardioverter defibrillators after acute myocardial infarction

    Reginald Liew
  • BMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c5741 (Published 19 November 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Employee ownership in the NHS

    Chris Ham,
  • Jo EllinsBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6759 (Published 25 November 2010)
    11 December 2010

    Driving after a first seizure

    Charles WarlowBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6890 (Published 7 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Drug treatment for users of smokeless tobacco

    Tim Lancaster,
  • Lindsay SteadBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6598 (Published 6 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Carbamazepine in pregnancy

    Irena Nulman
  • BMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6582 (Published 2 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • The new public health strategy for England

    Lindsey Davies
  • BMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c7049 (Published 8 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Training programmes in global health

    Sten H Vermund,
  • Carolyn M Audet,
  • Marie H Martin,
  • Douglas H HeimburgerBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c6860 (Published 3 December 2010)
    18 December 2010

    Christmas 2010: Editorial: Self experimentation and the Nuremberg Code

    George J AnnasBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c7103 (Published 15 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Christmas 2010: Editorial: The private finance initiative: the gift that goes on taking

    Allyson M Pollock,
  • David PriceBMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c7175 (Published 15 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]
  • Christmas 2010: Editorial: Strategies for coping with information overload

    Richard Smith
  • BMJ 341:doi:10.1136/bmj.c7126 (Published 15 December 2010) [Extract] [Full text]