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From the Editor's Desk: Reforming United States Health: “Yes we can!”   Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 401.

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In This Issue . . .   Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 402.

Editorials

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Eating disorders in younger children: current issues and unanswered questions
Phillipa J Hay — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 403-404.

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Coeliac disease: to screen or not to screen, that is the question
John M Duggan and Anne E Duggan — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 404-405.

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Liaison between public hospital staff and the pharmaceutical industry: guidance from the NSW Therapeutic Advisory Group
Diana H Shipp and Gordon Mallarkey — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 406-407.

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Doctors and the pharmaceutical industry: time for a national policy?
Martin B Van Der Weyden — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 407-408.

Research

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Burden of eating disorders in 5–13-year-old children in Australia
Sloane Madden, Anne Morris, Yvonne A Zurynski, Michael Kohn and Elizabeth J Elliot — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 410-414.

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Perinatal exposure to HIV among children born in Australia, 1982–2006
Ann M McDonald, Yvonne A Zurynski, Handan C Wand, Michelle L Giles, Elizabeth J Elliott, John B Ziegler and John M Kaldor — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 416-420.

Refugee Health

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The Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases guidelines for the diagnosis, management and prevention of infections in recently arrived refugees: an abridged outline
Ronan J Murray, Joshua S Davis and David P Burgner on behalf of the Australasian Society for Infectious Diseases Refugee Health Guidelines Writing Group — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 421-425.

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The natural history of vitamin D deficiency in African refugees living in Sydney
Paul Z Benitez-Aguirre, Nicholas J Wood, Cornelis Biesheuvel, Conrad Moreira and Craig F Munns — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 426-428.

Health Care

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Screening for coeliac disease using anti-tissue transglutaminase antibody assays, and prevalence of the disease in an Australian community
Marcus W Chin, Dominic F Mallon, Digby J Cullen, John K Olynyk, Lindsay C Mollison and Callum B Pearce — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 429-432.

Medical Education

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Interprofessional education in health sciences: the University of Queensland Health Care Team Challenge
Rosalie A Boyce, Monica C Moran, Lisa M Nissen, Helen J Chenery and Peter M Brooks — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 433-436.

For Debate

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 Alcohol taxation policy in Australia: public health imperatives for action
Steven J Skov, for the Royal Australasian College of Physicians Alcohol Advisory Group — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 437-439.

Systematic Review

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How can we prevent and treat cardiogenic shock in patients who present to non-tertiary hospitals with myocardial infarction? A systematic review
Enda O’Connor and John F Fraser — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 440-445.

Viewpoint

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Genesis of medical thromboprophylaxis guidelines in Australia: a need for transparency and standardisation in guideline development
J Alasdair Millar — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 446-450.

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Genesis of medical thromboprophylaxis guidelines in Australia: a need for transparency and standardisation in guideline development
John P Fletcher — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 450.

Notable Cases

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Prolonged varicella viraemia and streptococcal toxic shock syndrome following varicella vaccination of a health care worker
Claire M Italiano, Cheryl S Toi, Simon P Chan and Dominic E Dwyer — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 451-453.

Lessons from Practice

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Sore throat: a trivial complaint masking a life-threatening condition
Sébastien Anguille, Aurélie M Derweduwen, Jeroen Lenz, Luc Vanuytsel and Frank J Cools — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 454-456.

Letters

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Quality of Australian clinical guidelines and relevance to the care of older people with multiple comorbid conditions
James Tatoulis, Nancy P Huang and Andrew N Boyden — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 459.

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Patients expect transparency in doctors’ relationships with the pharmaceutical industry
Catherine H Cole || Brad S Dalton and Deborah J Richards || Martin H N Tattersall and Aneta Dimoska — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 459-461.

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What changes are needed to the current direction and interpretation of clinical cancer research to meet the needs of the 21st century?
Maher K Gandhi || Ian N Olver and Ian E Haines — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 461.

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Dealing with “rogue” medical students: we need a nationally consistent approach based on “case law”
Sarah J Abrahamson — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 461-462.

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Influenza, marksmanship and the last gasps of the Great War
Timothy J J Inglis — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 462.

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The medical and retrieval costs of road crashes in rural and remote northern Queensland, 2004–2007: findings from the Rural and Remote Road Safety Study
Susan M Gorton || Teresa M O’Connor, Heather A Hanks, Mark S Elcock, Richard C Turner and P Craig Veitch — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 462-463.

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Safety of nanoparticles in sunscreens
Thomas A Faunce — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 463.

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Knowing — or not knowing — when to stop: cognitive decline in ageing doctors
David G Fenwick — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 464.

Correction

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Clinical, electrophysiological and genetic features of a large Australian family with paramyotonia congenita
Sharavanan Parasivam, Malgorzata Krupa, Mark Slee and Dominic E Thyagarajan — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 456.

Snapshot

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Tonsillar swelling: always a simple diagnosis?
Matteo Alicandri-Ciufelli, Gabriele Molteni, Domenico Villari, Francesco Mattioli and Livio Presutti — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 457.

Book Reviews

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Ten questions you must ask your doctor
reviewed by Beth A Wilson — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 436.

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Fixing sex. Intersex, medical authority, and lived experience
reviewed by Garry L Warne — Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 456.

Columns

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In Other Journals   Med J Aust 2009; 190 (8): 458.

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