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Volume 181 Issue 10

15 November 2004

From the editor’s desk

Health policies: the art of the possible

Martin B Van Der Weyden

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In This Issue

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Positive approach to women in mid-life

Marie V Pirotta

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Magic in the willow bark

M Laurence Mashford

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Editorials

Cardiovascular safety of rofecoxib (Vioxx): lessons learned and unanswered questions

Paul E Langton, Graeme J Hankey and John W Eikelboom

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 524-525

Atkins and the new diet revolution: is it really time for regimen change?

Malcolm D Riley and John Coveney

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 526-527

Improved evidence-based management of acute musculoskeletal pain

Julien P de Jager and Michael J Ahern

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 527-528

The anti-TNF revolution in ankylosing spondylitis

Lionel Schachna

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 529-530

Towards health equity through an adult health check for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people

Naomi R Mayers and Sophie Couzos

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 531-532 Free

Postcard from the UK

The energy of slaves1

Konrad Jamrozik, David P Weller and Richard F Heller

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 534-535

Research

Effectiveness and side effects of thiazolidinediones for type 2 diabetes: real-life experience from a tertiary hospital

Zanariah Hussein, John M Wentworth, Alison J Nankervis, Joseph Proietto and Peter G Colman

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 536-539 Free

How does mental health status relate to accessibility and remoteness?

Kerena A Eckert, Anne W Taylor, Graeme R Tucker and David D Wilkinson

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 540-543 Free

Position statement

Diabetes, psychotic disorders and antipsychotic therapy: a consensus statement

Tim J R Lambert and Leon H Chapman

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 544-548 Free

For debate

The dearth of new antibiotic development: why we should be worried and what we can do about it

Patrick G P Charles and M Lindsay Grayson

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 549-553 Free

Notable cases

Partial oesophageal perforation associated with cold carbonated beverage ingestion

Hui Jern Loh and David A P Cooke

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 554-555 Free

EBM: Trials on trial

Does probiotic milk prevent infections in children attending daycare centres?

Mark G Coulthard and Craig M Mellis

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 556-557

Generalising the results of trials to clinical practice

J Paul Seale, Val J Gebski and Anthony C Keech

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 558-560

MJA Practice Essentials – Paediatrics

2. Acute infectious diarrhoea and dehydration in children

Elizabeth J Elliott and Jacqueline R Dalby-Payne

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 565-570 Free

Snapshot

Transient apical ballooning of the left ventricle

Constantin B Marcu, Kristen M Andresen and Thomas J Donohue

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 572 Free

Corrections

Correction: The potential for tobacco control to reduce PBS costs for smoking-related cardiovascular disease

Susan F Hurley, Michelle M Scollo, Sandra J Younie, Dallas R English and Maurice G Swanson

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 530

Correction: Are current playground safety standards adequate for preventing arm fractures?

Shauna Sherker and Joan Ozanne-Smith

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 532

Letters

A2 milk is allergenic

William B Smith, Deryn Thompson, Margaret Kummerow, Patrick Quinn and Michael S Gold

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 574

Prescribing of amino acid infant formula

Andrew S Kemp

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 574-575

Rectal perforation from colonic irrigation administered by alternative practitioners

Doug V Handley, Nick A Rieger and David J Rodda

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 575-576

Critical shortage of injectable thiamine in Australia

Simon Spedding and Matt D Gaughwin

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 577-578

Pertussis vaccination for new parents?

Brad J McCall, Rod P Davison, Michael D Nissen and Clare B Nourse

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578

To exercise or not to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Garry C Scroop and Richard B Burnet

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578-580

To exercise or not to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Ellie Stein and Christine Hunter

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578-580

To exercise or not to exercise in chronic fatigue syndrome?

Andrew R Lloyd

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 578-580

Institutional racism in Australian healthcare: a plea for decency

Raymond S Hyslop

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 580 Free

Institutional racism in Australian healthcare: a plea for decency

Christopher R Strakosch

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 580 Free

Three Australian whistleblowing sagas: lessons for internal and external regulation

Francis Lannigan, Geoff Knight, Gary C Geelhoed, Alan Duncan, Peter Chauvel, Ian Hewitt and Peter Le Souëf

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 580

Three Australian whistleblowing sagas: lessons for internal and external regulation

Thomas A Faunce and Stephen N C Bolsin

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 580

Ethical and legal issues at the interface of complementary and conventional medicine

Vicki Kotsirilos and John R McPhee

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 581-582

Ethical and legal issues at the interface of complementary and conventional medicine

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 581-582

Ethical and legal issues at the interface of complementary and conventional medicine

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 581-582

Timing of health assessments

Richard B Hays

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 582

Should telemedicine in eye care be funded in Australia?

Sajeesh K R Kumar, Yogesan Kanagasingam and Ian J Constable

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 583

UK health inequalities: the class system is alive and well

John Furler, Elizabeth Harris, Don Nutbeam and Mark Harris

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 583-584

Drugs, sport and the Olympics 2000-2004

Anthony P Millar

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 584

Obituary

Percy James White MB BS, MFCM, FACMA, DPH, DGM

John C White

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 560 Free

Book reviews

Taking care of men

Michael P Lowy

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Forensic guide to child death

Johan A Duflou

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Columns

In Other Journals

Ann Gregory

Med J Aust 2004; 181 (10): 573