eMJA: Archives Volume 174

Contents of Volume 174, 2001

Index of all 1996-2001 issues

No. 1     1 Jan 2001 No. 5     5 Mar 2001 No. 9     7 May 2001

No. 2     15 Jan 2001 No. 6     19 Mar 2001 No. 10   21 May 2001

No. 3     5 Feb 2001 No. 7     2 Apr 2001 No. 11   4 Jun 2001

No. 4    19 Feb 2001 No. 8     16 Apr 2001 No 12   18 Jun 2001

18 June 2001

Editorials

Safety and quality in Australian healthcare: making progress
Bruce H Barraclough (MJA 2001; 174: 616-617)
Non-multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in the community. Next chapter in the story of staphylococcal sepsis?
Graeme R Nimmo, David F M Looke (MJA 2001; 174: 617-618)
Folate before pregnancy: are we doing enough?
Carol Bower, Martha M Werler (MJA 2001; 174: 619-620)

Research

Detecting and reducing hospital adverse events: outcomes of the Wimmera clinical risk management program
Alan M Wolff, Jo Bourke, Ian A Campbell, David W Leembruggen (MJA 2001; 174: 621-625)
Non-multiresistant and multiresistant methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus in community-acquired infections
Iain B Gosbell, Joanne L Mercer, Stephen A Neville, Stephen A Crone, Kerry G Chant, Bin B Jalaludin, Rosemary Munro (MJA 2001; 174: 627-630)
"Folate before pregnancy": the impact on women and health professionals of a population-based health promotion campaign in South Australia
Annabelle Chan, Jane Pickering, Eric A Haan, Merryn Netting, Angela Burford, Anne Johnson, Rosemary J Keane (MJA 2001; 174: 631-636)

Medicine and the community

Confidentiality in health records: evidence of current performance from a population survey in South Australia
Ea C Mulligan (MJA 2001; 174: 637-640)

Clinical Ethics

Healthcare rationing: constraints and equity
J Miles Little (MJA 2001; 174: 641-642)

Evidence-based medicine

EBM in healthcare: management and policy
Johannes U Stoelwinder (MJA 2001; 174: 644-646)

Viewpoint

Truth in clinical research trials involving pharmaceutical sponsorship
Chris A Commens (MJA 2001; 174: 648-649)

ADRAC

Bupropion-induced hypersensitivity reactions
Elizabeth Benson (MJA 2001; 174: 650-651)

MJA Practice essentials - Neurology

Neurological disability and neurological rehabilitation
Richard A L Macdonell, Helen M Dewey (MJA 2001; 174: 653-658)

EBM in action

Do magnets alleviate chronic low-back pain?
Jason Wasiak, Jeremy N Anderson (MJA 2001; 174: 659)

4 June 2001

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Editorials

Obesity: definitely a growing concern
Louise A Baur (MJA 2001; 174: 553-554)
Priorities in polycystic ovary syndrome
Rogerio A Lobo (MJA 2001; 174: 554-555)
Containing the costs of managing hypertension
Leonard Arnolda (MJA 2001; 174: 556-557)
Usable written information for patients
David Sless (MJA 2001; 174: 557-558)
Investment and performance monitoring in Australian health and medical research
Alan G Pettigrew (MJA 2001; 174: 559-560)

Research

Prevalence of overweight and obesity in Australian children and adolescents: reassessment of 1985 and 1995 data against new standard international definitions
Anthea M Magarey, Lynne A Daniels, T John C Boulton (MJA 2001; 174: 561-564)
PBS/RPBS cost implications of trends and guideline recommendations in the pharmacological management of hypertension in Australia, 1994-1998
Mark R Nelson, John J McNeil, Anna Peeters, Christopher M Reid, Henry Krum (MJA 2001; 174: 565-568)
Assessing the risk of tuberculosis infection among healthcare workers: the Melbourne Mantoux Study
Rhonda L Stuart, Noleen J Bennett, Andrew B Forbes, M Lindsay Grayson, on behalf of the Melbourne Mantoux Study Group (MJA 2001; 174: 569-573)

Medicine and the community

Readability and content of supplementary written drug information for patients used by Australian rheumatologists
Rachelle Buchbinder, Stephen Hall, Gail Grant, Arul Mylvaganam, Mark R Patrick (MJA 2001; 174: 575-578)

Position statement

Metformin and intervention in polycystic ovary syndrome
Robert J Norman, Warren J Kidson, Ross C Cuneo, Margaret R Zacharin, on behalf of the Endocrine Society of Australia, the Australian Diabetes Society and the Australasian Paediatric Endocrine Group (MJA 2001; 174: 580-583)

Evidence-based medicine

EBM in practice: paediatrics
Madlen Gazarian (MJA 2001; 174: 586-587)
Evidence-based obstetrics in Australia: can we put away the wooden spoon?
Judith Searle (MJA 2001; 174: 588-589)

Viewpoint

Losing the battle of the bulge: causes and consequences of increasing obesity
Richard M Eckersley (MJA 2001; 174: 590-592)

Lessons from practice

Neuroleptic malignant syndrome: an underdiagnosed condition
Peter G Harradine, Sidney E Williams, Steven R Doherty (MJA 2001; 174: 593-594)

MJA Practice essentials - Neurology

Cranial and peripheral neuropathies
Judith M Spies (MJA 2001; 174: 598-604)

21 May 2001

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Editorials

Indigenous Australian children: educating for health
Paul A Bauert, Ngiare J Brown, Bob Collins, Carmel M Martin (MJA 2001; 174: 488-489)
How bright is their future? Post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis in Indigenous communities in Australia
Robert C Atkins (MJA 2001; 174: 489-490)
Tobacco's uncounted victims
Konrad Jamrozik, Max Le (MJA 2001; 174: 490-491)

Indigenous health research

Childhood post-streptococcal glomerulonephritis as a risk factor for chronic renal disease in later life
Andrew V White, Wendy E Hoy, David A McCredie (MJA 2001; 174: 492-496)
Improving diabetes care in the primary healthcare setting: a randomised cluster trial in remote Indigenous communities
Robyn A McDermott, Barbara A Schmidt, Ashim Sinha, Phillip Mills (MJA 2001; 174: 497-502)
Differing influences on Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal neonatal phenotypes: a prospective study
Michael D Humphrey, Deborah J Holzheimer (MJA 2001; 174: 503-506)

Medicine and the community

Improving access to specialist care for remote Aboriginal communities: evaluation of a specialist outreach service
Russell L Gruen, Ross S Bailie, Peter H d'Abbs, Ian C O'Rourke, Margaret M O'Brien, Nitin Verma (MJA 2001; 174: 507-511)

Public health

Has the ban on smoking in New South Wales restaurants worked? A comparison of restaurants in Sydney and Melbourne
Simon Chapman, Ron Borland, Anita Lal (MJA 2001; 174: 512-515)

Ladders: accidents waiting to happen
Spiro Tsipouras, James M Hendrie, Mervyn J Silvapulle (MJA 2001; 174: 516-519)
Notable cases

Caffeine-induced cardiac arrhythmia: an unrecognised danger of healthfood products
Marianne E Cannon, Clive T Cooke, James S McCarthy (MJA 2001; 174: 520-521)

Clinical practice

Assessing competence to refuse medical treatment
Paul Biegler, Cameron Stewart (MJA 2001; 174: 522-525)

Evidence-based medicine

Evidence-based medicine in intensive care
Carlos D Scheinkestel, Andrew R Davies, Peter J Bristow (MJA 2001; 174: 526-527)

Evidence-based medicine in practice - surgery
Guy J Maddern (MJA 2001; 174: 528-529)
Clinical ethics

Refusal of treatment
Malcolm H Parker, Bernadette Tobin (MJA 2001; 174: 531-532)

MJA Practice essentials - Neurology

Epilepsy
Geoffrey K Herkes (MJA 2001; 174: 534-539)

EBM in action

Treatment alternatives for nocturnal leg cramps
Christopher B Del Mar, Paul P Glasziou, Anneliese B Spinks, Sharon L Sanders, Deborah J Hilton (MJA 2001; 174: 540)

7 May 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	Heart failure in older people: the epidemic we had to have John D Horowitz, Simon Stewart (MJA 2001; 174: 432-433) Preventing transmission of HIV from mothers to babies in Australia Richard R Doherty (MJA 2001; 174: 433-434) Compliance with clinical guidelines for blood transfusion practice: how can changes be maintained? Katherine M McGrath, Lynne Hancock, Katrina M Foster (MJA 2001; 174: 435) The costs of urinary incontinence Kate H Moore (MJA 2001; 174: 436-437)
Research
	Chronic heart failure in Australian general practice. The Cardiac Awareness Survey and Evaluation (CASE) Study Henry Krum, Andrew M Tonkin, Robert Currie, Robert Djundjek, Colin I Johnston (MJA 2001; 174: 439-444) Durability of response to a targeted intervention to modify clinician transfusion practices in a major teaching hospital Sean N Tobin, Donald A Campbell, Neil W Boyce (MJA 2001; 174: 445-448) Use of interventions for reducing mother-to-child transmission of HIV in Australia Ann M McDonald, Yueming Li, Marilyn A Cruickshank, Elizabeth J Elliott, John M Kaldor, John B Ziegler (MJA 2001; 174: 449-452)
Healthcare
	Poisoning with the recreational drug paramethoxyamphetamine ("death") Liang Han Ling, Colin Marchant, Nicholas A Buckley, Michael Prior, Rod J Irvine (MJA 2001; 174: 453-455)
Medicine and the community
	Economic costs of urinary incontinence in community-dwelling Australian women Christopher M Doran, Pauline Chiarelli, Jill Cockburn (MJA 2001; 174: 456-458)
Position statement
	Guidelines for management of patients with chronic heart failure in Australia Henry Krum, on behalf of the National Heart Foundation of Australia and Cardiac Society of Australia & New Zealand Chronic Heart Failure Clinical Practice Guidelines Writing Panel (MJA 2001; 174: 459-466)
Evidence-based medicine
	Maximising the uptake of evidence into clinical practice: an information economics approach Enrico Coiera (MJA 2001; 174: 467-470)
Viewpoint
	Healthcare rationing, patient rights and the law Bebe Loff, Jennifer W Majoor (MJA 2001; 174: 472-473)
Lessons from practice
	Legionella pneumophila: not just pneumonia Kirsty L Buising, Mary A O'Reilly, Amalie E Paull, Peter A Stanley (MJA 2001; 174: 476-477)

16 April 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	*Vocational part-time training: jobs for the girls and* boys Jillian R Sewell (MJA 2001; 174: 376-377) Implementing evidence-based guidelines Peter G Gibson (MJA 2001; 174: 377-378) Can hepatitis C transmission be reduced in Australian prisons? Kate A Dolan (MJA 2001; 174: 378-379) The mental health of young Australians Joseph M Rey (MJA 2001; 174: 380-381) Heart Week 2001: "Get active"! A call to action** Adrian E Bauman, Terry J Campbell (MJA 2001; 174: 381-382)
Research
	Asthma screening as part of a routine school health assessment in the Australian Capital Territory Nicholas J Glasgow, Anne-Louise Ponsonby, Rachel E Yates, Tim McDonald, Robyn Attewell (MJA 2001; 174: 384-388) The contribution of maternal smoking to preterm birth, small for gestational age and low birthweight among Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal births in South Australia Annabelle Chan, Rosemary J Keane, Jeffrey S Robinson (MJA 2001; 174: 389-393) Evaluating the effectiveness of evidence-based guidelines for the use of spacer devices in children with acute asthma Madlen Gazarian, Richard L Henry, Sandra R Wales, Betina E Micallef, Elizabeth M Rood, Matthew W O'Meara, Andrew H Numa (MJA 2001; 174: 394-397)
Notable cases
	Percutaneous vertebroplasty: a novel treatment for acute vertebral fractures Terrence H Diamond, William A Clark (MJA 2001; 174: 398-400)
Evidence-based medicine
	EBM in practice: internal medicine Paddy A Phillips (MJA 2001; 174: 401-402) EBM in practice: psychiatry Mark A Oakley-Browne (MJA 2001; 174: 403-404)
Clinical ethics
	Ethical thinking and stakeholders Kathleen Montgomery, J Miles Little (MJA 2001; 174: 405-406)
The profession
	Job-sharing in paediatric training in Australia: availability and trainee perceptions Charlotte M Whitelaw, Margot C Nash (MJA 2001; 174: 407-409)
Personal perspective
	Part-time specialty training - my experience Meegan T Gun (MJA 2001; 174: 410-412)
MJA practice essentials — Neurology
	6: Movement disorders II: The hyperkinetic disorders Jane E Rice, Philip D Thompson (MJA 2001; 174: 413-419)
EBM in action
	Is coenzyme Q₁₀ helpful for patients with idiopathic cardiomyopathy? Christopher B Del Mar, Paul P Glasziou, Anneliese B Spinks, Sharon L Sanders (MJA 2001; 174: 421)

2 April 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	Testicular cancer management Michael J Boyer, Martin R Stockler (MJA 2001; 174: 320-321) Antibiotics for community-acquired pneumonia: time to return to the straight and narrow? David N Andresen, Peter J Collignon (MJA 2001; 174: 321-322) Gastro-oesophageal reflux disease: not so benign Anne E Duggan, Michelle A Harvey (MJA 2001; 174: 323-324) White coats and the medical profession Martin B Van Der Weyden (MJA 2001; 174: 324-325) Physician-assisted suicide: experience and controversy Deborah A Campbell (MJA 2001; 174: 325-326)
Healthcare
	The management of testicular cancer in Victoria, 1988-1993 Guy C Toner, Greg J Neerhut, Max A Schwarz, Vicky J Thursfield, Thomas F Sandeman, Graham G Giles, Ross M Snow, for the Urology Study Committee of the Victorian Co-operative Oncology Group (MJA 2001; 174: 328-331) The efficacy of an antibiotic protocol for community-acquired pneumonia Catherine J Dobbin, Christopher J Duggan, David J Barnes (MJA 2001; 174: 333-337)
Public health
	Hepatitis A epidemiology in Australia: national seroprevalence and notifications Janaki Amin, Gwendolyn L Gilbert, Rosslyn G Escott, Timothy C Heath, Margaret A Burgess (MJA 2001; 174: 338-341)
The profession
	Should doctors wear white coats? Paul R Harnett (MJA 2001; 174: 343-344)
Evidence-based medicine
	EBM in practice: emergency medicine Anne-Maree Kelly (MJA 2001; 174: 346-347) Ways of using evidence-based medicine in general practice Chris B Del Mar, Paul P Glasziou (MJA 2001; 174: 347-350)
Viewpoint
	Physician-assisted suicide in Oregon: why so few occurrences? Howard Wineberg (MJA 2001; 174: 353-354)
Lessons from practice
	Fatal disseminated strongyloidiasis in a previously treated patient Lyn-li Lim, Beverley-Ann Biggs (MJA 2001; 174: 355-356)
MJA practice essentials — Neurology
	Movement disorders I: Parkinsonism and the akinetic-rigid syndromes Jane E Rice, Philip D Thompson (MJA 2001; 174: 357-363)

19 March 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	Economy class syndrome Alex S Gallus, Ross I Baker (MJA 2001; 174: 264-265) Helping older people to remain in their own homes R Arthur Criddle, Leon Flicker (MJA 2001; 174: 266-267) Clinicians and guidelines: leading a horse to water... Claire L Jackson, Inge C de Jong (MJA 2001; 174: 267-268) Advancing the field of clinical ethics: particularity and practicality Bernadette Tobin (MJA 2001; 174: 269-270)
Healthcare
	Incidence of nursing home placement in a defined community Jie Jin Wang, Paul Mitchell, Wayne Smith, Robert G Cumming, Stephen R Leeder (MJA 2001; 174: 271-275) Compliance with guidelines for continuity of care in therapeutics from hospital to community Andrea Mant, Wendy C Rotem, Linda Kehoe, Karen I Kaye (MJA 2001; 174: 277-280)
Public health
	Mortality and life-years lost due to alcohol: a comparison of acute and chronic causes Tanya N Chikritzhs, Helen A Jonas, Tim R Stockwell, Penny F Heale, Paul M Dietze (MJA 2001; 174: 281-284)
Medicine and the community
	Operative photography in gynaecological endosurgery Geoffrey D Reid, Adelyn Leong (MJA 2001; 174: 285-287)
Position statement
	The management of varicella-zoster virus exposure and infection in pregnancy and the newborn period Anne-Marie Heuchan, David Isaacs, on behalf of the Australasian Subgroup in Paediatric Infectious Diseases of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases (MJA 2001; 174: 288-292)
Evidence-based medicine
	Evidence-based medicine: how good is the evidence? David S Celermajer (MJA 2001; 174: 293-295)
Clinical ethics
	Confidentiality Lynn Gillam, J Miles Little (MJA 2001; 174: 296-297)
For debate
	Screening for colorectal cancer: what is the most cost-effective approach? Terry D Bolin, Helen M Lapsley, Melvyn G Korman (MJA 2001; 174: 298-301)
Viewpoint
	SIDS: more facts and controversies Paul N Goldwater (MJA 2001; 174: 302-304)
EBM in action
	Is isopropyl alcohol swabbing before injection really necessary? Christopher B Del Mar, Paul P Glasziou, Anneliese B Spinks, Sharon L Sanders (MJA 2001; 174: 306)

5 March 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	Changes to the Pharmaceutical Benefits Advisory Committee David A Henry, Donald J Birkett (MJA 2001; 174: 209-210) Time to move beyond clinical practice guidelines? Peter L Thompson (MJA 2001; 174: 211-212) Awareness during general anaesthesia: is it worth worrying about? Kate Leslie, Paul S Myles (MJA 2001; 174: 212-213) Evidence-based medicine - time for a reality check George L Rubin, Michael S Frommer (MJA 2001; 174: 214-215)
Research
	Randomised controlled trial to change the hospital management of unstable angina Richard F Heller, Catherine D'Este, Lynette L-Y Lim, Rachel L O'Connell, Heather Powell (MJA 2001; 174: 217-221) Training general practitioners to recognise and respond to psychological distress and suicidal ideation in young people Jon J Pfaff, John G Acres, Robert S McKelvey (MJA 2001; 174: 222-226)
Healthcare
	Adverse events associated with rush Hymenoptera venom immunotherapy Glen P Westall, Frank C K Thien, Dan Czarny, Robyn E O'Hehir, Jo A Douglass (MJA 2001; 174: 227-230)
Medicine and the community
	Firecracker injuries to the hand Duncan N MacKenzie, Jennifer A Green, Wayne Viglione (MJA 2001; 174: 231-232)
Position statement
	Non-valvular atrial fibrillation and stroke prevention Graeme J Hankey, on behalf of the National Blood Pressure Advisory Committee of the National Heart Foundation (MJA 2001; 174: 234-239)
For debate
	Disease control in the information era Robert M Douglas (MJA 2001; 174: 241-243)
Medicine and the law
	Trichloroethylene and cancer: a carcinogen on trial Bernard W Stewart (MJA 2001; 174: 244-247)
Evidence-based medicine
	Evidence-based medicine: useful tools for decision making Jonathan C Craig, Les M Irwig, Martin R Stockler (MJA 2001; 174: 248-253)

19 February 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	The emerging European epidemic of variant Creutzfeldt-Jakob disease and bovine spongiform encephalopathy: lessons for Australia Colin L Masters (MJA 2001; 174: 160-161) Iron deficiency in children: food for thought Richard T L Couper, Karen N Simmer (MJA 2001; 174: 162-163) Measuring myocardial damage Samuel D Vasikaran, Thomas Hitchcock, John R Burnett, Richard A Clugston (MJA 2001; 174: 163-164)
Research
	Iron deficiency in Australian-born children of Arabic background in central Sydney Margaret A Karr, Michael Mira, Garth Alperstein, Samia Labib, Boyd H Webster, Ahti T Lammi, Patricia Beal (MJA 2001; 174: 165-168) Measurement of cardiac troponin I levels in the emergency department: predictive value for cardiac and all-cause mortality Gisela Wilcox, Peter D Archer, Michael Bailey, Linus Dziukas, Chen Fee Lim, Hans-Gerhard Schneider (MJA 2001; 174: 170-173)
Healthcare
	Diagnostic cervical zygapophyseal joint blocks for chronic cervical pain Geoffrey C Speldewinde, Guy M Bashford, Ian R Davidson (MJA 2001; 174: 174-176)
Public health
	An epidemic of dengue 3 in far north Queensland, 1997-1999 Jeffrey N Hanna, Scott A Ritchie, Debra A Phillips, Ina L Serafin, Susan L Hills, Andrew F van den Hurk, Alyssa T Pyke, W John H McBride, Miranda G Amadio, Ross L Spark (MJA 2001; 174: 178-182)
Notable cases
	Acute hepatitis C virus infection in an Australian prison inmate: tattooing as a possible transmission route Jeffrey J Post, Kate A Dolan, L Ross Whybin, Ian W J Carter, Paul S Haber, Andrew R Lloyd (MJA 2001; 174: 183-184)
Clinical update
	Fibroadenoma of the breast Nehmat Houssami, Maria N K Cheung, J Michael Dixon (MJA 2001; 174: 185-188)
Viewpoint
	Understanding wellness in old age Frederick Ehrlich (MJA 2001; 174: 190-191)
Lessons from practice
	Diagnosing inhaled foreign bodies in children Ka F Lau, Ravi Jayaram, Dominic A Fitzgerald (MJA 2001; 174: 194-196)
EBM in action
	Does drinking carrot juice affect cancer of the prostate? Christopher B Del Mar, Paul P Glasziou, Anneliese B Spinks, Sharon L Sanders (MJA 2001; 174: 197)

5 February 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	Gestational diabetes: universal or selective screening? J Dennis Wilson (MJA 2001; 174: 113-114) Bed availability and transfer of critically ill patients Geoffrey J Dobb (MJA 2001; 174: 114-115) Male infertility: the case for continued research Robert I McLachlan, David M de Kretser (MJA 2001; 174: 116-117)
Research
	Selective versus universal screening for gestational diabetes mellitus: an evaluation of predictive risk factors Richard X Davey, P Shane Hamblin (MJA 2001; 174: 118-121)
Healthcare
	Outcome of critically ill patients undergoing interhospital transfer Graeme J Duke, John V Green (MJA 2001; 174: 122-125) Management of women with minor abnormalities of the cervix detected on screening: a qualitative study Kate A Morris, Anne M Kavanagh, Jane M Gunn (MJA 2001; 174: 126-129)
Systematic review
	What are appropriate rates of invasive procedures following acute myocardial infarction? A systematic review Ian A Scott, Hazel Harden, Michael Coory (MJA 2001; 174: 130-136)
For debate
	Idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis: in need of focused and systematic management Gregory I Snell, E Haydn Walters, Tom C Kotsimbos, Trevor J Williams (MJA 2001; 174: 137-140)
Clinical update
	What is the optimal treatment for hypothyroidism? John P Walsh, Bronwyn G A Stuckey (MJA 2001; 174: 141-143)
The research enterprise
	Do doctors know best? Comments on a failed trial Caroline J Hunt, Louise M Shepherd, Gavin Andrews (MJA 2001; 174: 144-146)
EBM in action
	What is the best emergency treatment for children who ingest warfarin rodenticide? Jeremy N Anderson, Sue Shaw (MJA 2001; 174: 147)

15 January 2001 Back to Index Editorials
	Herbal medicines for menopause: do they work and are they safe? John A Eden (MJA 2001; 174: 63-64) Unravelling the Buteyko effect E Haydn Walters, David P Johns (MJA 2001; 174: 64-65) Normocholesterolaemic dyslipidaemia: is there a role for fibrates? Gerald F Watts, Simon B Dimmitt, Philip J Barter (MJA 2001; 174: 66-67)
Research
	The effects of Chinese medicinal herbs on postmenopausal vasomotor symptoms of Australian women Susan R Davis, Esther M Briganti, Run Q Chen, Fabien S Dalais, Michael Bailey, Henry G Burger (MJA 2001; 174: 68-71) The effects of carbon dioxide on exercise-induced asthma: an unlikely explanation for the effects of Buteyko breathing training Wael K Al-Delaimy, Scott M Hay, Kevin R Gain, David T Jones, Julian Crane (MJA 2001; 174: 72-74) Use of fake tanning lotions in the South Australian population Kerri R Beckmann, Barbara A Kirke, Kieran A McCaul, David M Roder (MJA 2001; 174: 75-78) Clinical effects of bites from formally identified spiders in tropical Northern Territory Geoffrey K Isbister, Tracey B Churchill, David B Hirst, Michael R Gray, Bart J Currie (MJA 2001; 174: 79-82)
The research enterprise
	Australian medical patents granted in the United States in 1984-1999 Eugen Mattes, Michael C Stacey (MJA 2001; 174: 83-87)
Clinical practice
	A primer of complementary and alternative medicine commonly used by cancer patients Edzard Ernst (MJA 2001; 174: 88-92)
Medicine and the media
	The moving of St Vincent's: a tale in two cities Marion R Haas, Jane P Hall, Liz A Chinchen (MJA 2001; 174: 93-96)
History
	"Ript from the womb": a short history of caesarean section Caroline M de Costa (MJA 2001; 174: 97-100)
EBM in action
	Does the location of deep venous thrombosis affect the risk of developing postphlebitic syndrome? Elmer V Villanueva, Jeremy N Anderson, Eng T Gan (MJA 2001; 174: 101-102)

1 January 2001 Back to Index The nation
	Celebrating the centenary of Federation Martin B Van Der Weyden (MJA 2001; 174: 3) Diversity in Australia Ross Terrill (MJA 2001; 174: 4-5) "I love a sunburnt country..." Roger P Strasser, Jo Wainer, John S Humphreys (MJA 2001; 174: 6)
Defining moments in medicine
	A golden age defined Bronwyn Gaut (MJA 2001; 174: 8) General practice Max Kamien (MJA 2001; 174: 9) Internal medicine Colin I Johnston, Mark E Cooper, Andrew J Taylor, James A Shaw (MJA 2001; 174: 9-11) Pathology Peter B Herdson, Richard A Scolyer, Alistair R McGregor (MJA 2001; 174: 11-12) Surgery John P Maddern, Guy J Maddern (MJA 2001; 174: 12-13) Obstetrics and gynaecology Carl E Wood, Simon J Gordon (MJA 2001; 174: 13-14) Radiology John W S Earwaker, William S C Hare, David A Lisle (MJA 2001; 174: 14-15) Paediatrics Peter D Phelan, Don M Roberton, Mike South (MJA 2001; 174: 16-17) Anaesthesia Garry D Phillips (MJA 2001; 174: 17-18) Psychiatry Gordon B Parker, John H Ellard (MJA 2001; 174: 18-19)
Changes in health
	Death, disease and diversity in Australia, 1951 to 2000 Diana M S Hetzel (MJA 2001; 174: 21-24) Expansion and diversification of medical education in Australia, 1951-2000 Peter M Brooks, Ralph L Doherty, Kenneth J Donald (MJA 2001; 174: 25-28) A half-century of Australian health and medical research John Chalmers, Judith A Whitworth (MJA 2001; 174: 29-32) Half a century of healthcare in Australia Basil S Hetzel, Stephen R Leeder (MJA 2001; 174: 33-36) A short history of vaccination in Australia Heather F Gidding, Margaret A Burgess, Ann E Kempe (MJA 2001; 174: 37-40) The growth of ethics in medicine over the past 50 years Paul A Komesaroff, Alex Cohen (MJA 2001; 174: 41-44) Fifty years of medical specialisation: from foundation to fragmentation John B Hickie, Ian B Hickie (MJA 2001; 174: 45-47) Pharmacotherapeutics: what a difference five decades makes! Richard O Day, M Laurence Mashford (MJA 2001; 174: 48-51)
Reflections
	Women in medicine: two generations Catherine E Yelland, Margaret E Yelland (MJA 2001; 174: 52-53) Medical themes on Australian coins Rowan Nicks, John Pearn, Frank Fenner, Stuart Braga (MJA 2001; 174: 54-55) Preoccupations of the medical profession in Australia 100 years ago Bill Coote (MJA 2001; 174: 56-58) On the writing and reading of obituaries Ben Haneman (MJA 2001; 174: 59-60)
50 years ago (MJA 2001; 174: 20)