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From the Editor's Desk: Good and safe doctors   Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 497.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 498.

Editorials

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A day in the life of a doctor-in-training
Mark A Brown and Stephanie Arnold — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 500-501.

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“I want the one for older women” — extending the human papillomavirus vaccine population base
Gerard V Wain — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 501-502.

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Food allergy and anaphylaxis — dealing with uncertainty
Andrew S Kemp and Wendy Hu — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 503-504.

Research

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All in a day’s work: an observational study to quantify how and with whom doctors on hospital wards spend their time
Johanna I Westbrook, Amanda Ampt, Leanne Kearney and Marilyn I Rob — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 506-509.

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The burden of influenza in healthy children in South Australia
Katina D’Onise and Jane C A Raupach — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 510-513.

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An observational study of emergency department intern activities
Jia Ni Zhu, Tracey J Weiland, David M Taylor and Andrew W Dent — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 514-519.

Research Enterprise

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Perceptions in health and medical research careers: the Australian Society for Medical Research Workforce Survey
Maria Kavallaris, Sarah J Meachem, Mark D Hulett, Catherine M West, Rachael E Pitt, Jennifer J Chesters, Warren S Laffan, Paul R Boreham and Levon M Khachigian — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 520-524.

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The National Health and Medical Research Council Road Map: a strategic framework for improving Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander health through research
Felicia R Fletcher, Cindy Shannon, Terry E Dunbar, for the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Health and Research Advisory Committee — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 525-526.

Public Health

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Persistent risk of tuberculosis in migrants a decade after arrival in Australia
Michelle E McPherson, Heath Kelly, Mahomed S Patel and David Leslie — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 528-531.

For Debate

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Umbilical cord blood banking: public good or private benefit?
Gabrielle N Samuel, Ian H Kerridge and Tracey A O’Brien — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 533-535.

Notable Cases

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An Australian case of Streptococcus suis toxic shock syndrome associated with occupational exposure to animal carcasses
Adrian R Tramontana, Maryza Graham, Vincent Sinickas and Narin Bak — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 538-539.

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Asoka Girihagama — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 544.

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Sri Lanka College of Paediatricians — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 544-545.

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John S Whitehall — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 545.

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Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 545.

Letters

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Calcium supplementation does not increase mortality
Benjamin M P Tang and B E Christopher Nordin — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 547.

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A case of primary cerebral vasculitis
Sanjaya S Herath, Dayna B Law, Peter J O Stride, Vernon J Heazlewood and Luke S Gaffney — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 547-549.

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Hepatic encephalopathy precipitated by sodium valproate therapy
H S Subhash, Robert J Heddle, David W Schultz, John Ring and Campbell H Thompson — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 549.

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A national medical register: balancing public transparency and professional privacy
Peter C Arnold || Judith M Healy and Paul Dugdale — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 549-550.

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The real costs of lifetime tobacco usage
C Ross Philpot — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 550.

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Medical specialist education and training in Australia
Rufus M Clarke and Michael K Morgan — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 551.

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Records of the Australian Mesothelioma Surveillance Program have been lost!
Marc Hendrickx || Julie Hill — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 552.

Obituary

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Sydney Ralph Reader
Warwick P Anderson, John S Horvath and Phil Mayne— Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 513.

Book Review

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Social marketing. Why should the devil have all the best tunes?
Reviewed by Catriona M F Bonfiglioli — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 541.

Snapshots

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Delay in development of cardiac tamponade due to coexisting pulmonary embolism
Namal Wijesinghe, Cherian Sebastian and Hugh McAlister — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 536.

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A woman with acquired, diffuse, lanugo-like hair growth
Marta Ferran, Montserrat Gilaberte, Josep E Herrero-Gonzalez, Lara Pijuan and Ramon M Pujol — Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 536.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2008; 188 (9): 542.

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