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From the Editor’s Desk: Substitution spiel   Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 297.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 298.

Ampco House

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A new house for a grand old dame
Bronwyn Gaut — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 299.

Editorials

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Population genetic screening for hereditary haemochromatosis: are we a step closer?
Katrina J Allen — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 300-301.

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Antibiotic prophylaxis against infective endocarditis: time to rethink
Robert F W Moulds and Melanie S Jeyasingham on behalf of the Infective Endocarditis Prophylaxis Expert Group, Therapeutic Guidelines Limited — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 301-302.

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After ENHANCE: the cholesterol hypothesis is alive and well
Ian R Hamilton-Craig — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 303-304.

Research

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A 5- versus 3-day course of oral corticosteroids for children with asthma exacerbations who are not hospitalised: a randomised controlled trial
Anne B Chang, Ronald Clark, Theo P Sloots, David G Stone, Helen L Petsky, Donna Thearle, Anita A Champion, Coralie Wheeler and Jason P Acworth — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 306-310.

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Knowledge and attitudes of men about prostate cancer
Diane E Arnold-Reed, Dana A Hince, Max K Bulsara, Hanh Ngo, Michael Eaton, Alan R Wright, Frank R Jones, Walter Kaczmarczyk, Andreas G Marangou and Thomas D Brett — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 312-314.

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Prostate cancer and prostate-specific antigen testing in New South Wales
David P Smith, Rajah Supramaniam, Villis R Marshall and Bruce K Armstrong — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 315-318.

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How do the Australian guidelines for lipid-lowering drugs perform in practice? Cardiovascular disease risk in the AusDiab Study, 1999–2000
Lei Chen, Sophie L Rogers, Stephen Colagiuri, Dominique A Cadilhac, Timothy H Mathew, Andrew N Boyden, Anna Peeters, Dianna J Magliano, Jonathan E Shaw, Paul Z Zimmet and Andrew M Tonkin on behalf of the National Vascular Disease Prevention Alliance — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 319-322.

Medicine and the Community

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Staphylococcal pyomyositis in a temperate region: epidemiology and modern management
Andrew A Block, Catherine Marshall, Alison Ratcliffe and Eugene Athan — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 323-325.

For Debate

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High levels of confusion for cholesterol awareness campaigns
Danika V Hall || Megan D Cobcroft || John W Ketelbey — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 326-328.

Health Care Reform

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The viability of Australia’s teaching hospitals
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 330-331.

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Rediscovering university teaching hospitals for Australia
David G Penington — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 332-335.

Lessons from Practice

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Coeliac disease in an Indian patient: an important diagnosis to consider
Paul Lee and Katherine Samaras — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 336-337.

Snapshot

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Lead poisoning and Burton’s line
Jayne E Camuglia, George Grigoriadis and Christopher P Gilfillan — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 339.

Viewpoint

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Functional improvement of the Australian health care system — can rehabilitation assist?
Peter W New and Christopher J Poulos — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 340-343.

Letters

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Is Australia headed for an epidemic of nicotine replacement therapy addicts?
Christine L Paul, Flora Tzelepis, Raoul A Walsh and Billie Bonevski — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 346.

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Will Australian rural clinical schools be an effective workforce strategy? Early indications of their positive effect on intern choice and rural career interest
Louise Rice, Marie-Louise Stokes, Mark A Brown, Kirsten A Campbell and Cassandra Smith — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 346-347.

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The prevention and management of herpes zoster
Sanjaya N Senanayake — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 347.

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Consent in paediatric research: an evaluation of the guidance provided in the 2007 NHMRC National statement on ethical conduct in human research
Adam Jaffe, Roxanne E Strachan and Katrina J Williams — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 347-348.

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Anorexia nervosa and senna misuse: nephrocalcinosis, digital clubbing and hypertrophic osteoarthropathy
Andrew F McLaughlin — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 348.

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What has happened to clinical leadership in futile care discussions?
Thomas R Solano and James D Fratzia || Peter M Brooks || Mathew Piercy and Graeme Duke — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 348-349.

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Impact of specialty on attitudes of Australian medical practitioners to end-of-life decisions
Diego De Leo and Jacinta L Hawgood — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 349-350.

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Management of adrenal insufficiency during the stress of medical illness and surgery
Ian J Woodforth || Ann M Maguire, Maria E Craig and Christopher T Cowell || James A Mitchell || Caroline Jung and Warrick J Inder — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 350-351.

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Premature ejaculation: a clinical update
Paul T Dignam || Neil R Palmer and Bronwyn G A Stuckey — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 351-352.

Book Reviews

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The other Gray’s anatomist
Reviewed by James M Cummins — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 329.

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Women’s health case by case
Reviewed by Danielle Mazza — Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 335.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2008; 189 (6): 344.

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