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From the Editor's Desk: The land of milk and honey   Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 105.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 106.

Editorials

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Lipid abnormalities in children: should we be doing more?
Julian G Ayer, David R Sullivan and Gary F Sholler — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 107-108.

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Risks of proton-pump inhibitors: what every doctor should know
Nicholas J Talley — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 109-110.

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The quality of medication information in Australia: the need for more clinical expertise and accountability
Jim R Stockigt — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 110-111.

Health Care

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Proton-pump inhibitors and the risk of antibiotic use and hospitalisation for pneumonia
Elizabeth E Roughead, Emmae N Ramsay, Nicole L Pratt, Philip Ryan and Andrew L Gilbert — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 114-116.

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A survey of drug-dose calculation skills of Australian tertiary hospital doctors
Chanelle M Simpson, Gerben B Keijzers and James F Lind — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 117-120.

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Haemopoietic stem cell transplantation for children in Australia and New Zealand, 1998–2006: a report on behalf of the Australasian Bone Marrow Transplant Recipient Registry and the Australian and New Zealand Children’s Haematology Oncology Group
Andrew S Moore, Peter J Shaw, Andrew R Hallahan, Tina L Carter, Tatjana Kilo, Ian Nivison-Smith, Tracey A O’Brien, Heather Tapp, Lochie Teague, Shaun R Wilson and Karin Tiedemann — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 121-125.

Medicine and the Community

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Population rates of bone densitometry use in Australia, 2001–2005, by sex and rural versus urban location
Dan P Ewald, John A Eisman, Ben D Ewald, Tania M Winzenberg, Markus J Seibel, Peter R Ebeling, Leon A Flicker and Peter T Nash — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 126-128.

Public Health

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Incidence and outcomes of major trauma assaults: a population-based study in Victoria
Phebe A O’Mullane, Antonina A Mikocka-Walus, Belinda J Gabbe and Peter A Cameron — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 129-132.

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Acute rheumatic fever and rheumatic heart disease in Fiji: prospective surveillance, 2005–2007
Andrew C Steer, Joseph Kado, Adam W J Jenney, Michael Batzloff, Lepani Waqatakirewa, E Kim Mulholland and Jonathan R Carapetis — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 133-135.

Lifestyle

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When does severe childhood obesity become a child protection issue?
Shirley M Alexander, Louise A Baur, Roger Magnusson and Bernadette Tobin — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 136-139.

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Individual rights over public good? The future of anthropometric monitoring of school children in the fight against obesity
Joanne M Stubbs and Helen M Achat — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 140-142.

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The emergence of “lifestyle medicine” as a structured approach for management of chronic disease
Garry J Egger, Andrew F Binns and Stephan R Rossner — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 143-145.

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Childhood obesity in Australia remains a widespread health concern that warrants population-wide prevention programs
Timothy P Gill, Louise A Baur, Adrian E Bauman, Kate S Steinbeck, Leonard H Storlien, Maria A Fiatarone Singh, Jennie C Brand-Miller, Stephen Colagiuri and Ian D Caterson — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 146-148.

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Paradoxical nutritional deficiency in overweight and obesity: the importance of nutrient density
Tania P Markovic and Sharon J Natoli — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 149-151.

Health Care Reform

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On solutions to the shortage of doctors in Australia and New Zealand
Des F Gorman and Peter M Brooks — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 152-156.

Notable Cases

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Early detection of malignant pleural mesothelioma through measurement of soluble mesothelin-related protein and positron emission tomography
Emma L O’Lone, Eun-Kee Park, Alessandra Sandrini, Gerald B Fogarty and Deborah H Yates — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 158-159.

Letters

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Secondary prevention among cardiac patients not referred to cardiac rehabilitation
Natalie A Johnson, Kerry J Inder, Amanda L Nagle and John H Wiggers — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 161.

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Invasive management and late clinical outcomes in contemporary Australian management of acute coronary syndromes: observations from the ACACIA registry
Leigh D Kinsman, Julie Redfern and Tom G Briffa || Derek P Chew, John V Amerena, Steve G Coverdale, Jamie M Rankin, Carolyn M Astley, Ashish Soman and David B Brieger — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 162.

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Why we need a national registry in interventional cardiology
Christopher M Reid, Andrew E Ajani and David Eccleston — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 162-163.

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Very late stent thrombosis after discontinuation of clopidogrel therapy
Myles M Conroy and Stephen N C Bolsin || Simon J Pattullo and Rohan Jayasinghe — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 163-164.

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Decrease in breast cancer incidence following a rapid fall in use of hormone replacement therapy in Australia
Graham G Giles, Richard Bell, Helen Farrugia and Vicky Thursfield || Karen Canfell, Emily Banks, Mark Clements, Yoon J Kang and Valerie Beral — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 164-165.

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The changing face of the Australian population: growth in centenarians
Heather Booth — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 165-166.

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Invasive pneumococcal disease in Western Australia: emergence of serotype 19A
Carolien M Giele, Keil D Anthony, Deborah Lehmann and Paul G Van Buynder — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 166.

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Povidone–iodine (Betadine) solution: a simple protectant in surgical gloves
George D S Turner — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 167.

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Influence of television on demand for cosmetic surgery
Darryl J Hodgkinson — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 167.

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Treatment of type B insulin resistance with immunoglobulin: novel use of an old therapy
Huy A Tran and Glenn E Reeves — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 168.

Book Reviews

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Neuromuscular disorders
reviewed by Chris S Kneebone — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 139.

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Mastering bipolar disorder. An insider's guide to managing mood swings and finding balance
reviewed by Michael Berk — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 139.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2009; 190 (3): 160.

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