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Volume 185 Issue 4

21 August 2006

From the editor’s desk

The essence of the art of medicine

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 185 Free

In This Issue

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 186 Free

Editorials

The unstoppable Australian obesity and diabetes juggernaut. What should politicians do?

Paul Z Zimmet and W Philip T James

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 187-188

The impending influenza pandemic: lessons from SARS for hospital practice

Peter A Cameron, Michael Schull and Matthew Cooke

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 189-190

Research

Does the presence of heart failure alter prescribing of drug therapy after myocardial infarction? A multicentre study

Henry Krum, Adam Meehan, John Varigos, Philippa R Loane and Baki Billah

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 191-194 Free

A system for improving vitamin D nutrition in residential care

Alison E R Wigg, Caroline Prest, Peter Slobodian, Allan G Need and Leslie G Cleland

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 195-198 Free

Treatment of varicose veins by endovenous laser therapy: assessment of results by ultrasound surveillance

Kenneth Myers, Robert Fris and Damien Jolley

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 199-202 Free

Medicine and the law

Claiming behaviour in a no-fault system of medical injury: a descriptive analysis of claimants and non-claimants

Marie M Bismark, Troyen A Brennan, Peter B Davis and David M Studdert

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 203-207 Free

Research enterprise

The returns from cardiovascular research: the impact of the National Heart Foundation of Australia’s investment

Moira A Clay, Claire Donovan, Linda Butler and Brian F Oldenburg

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 209-212 Free

For debate

Is modern medicine at risk of losing the plot?

Ian A Scott

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 213-216 Free

Viewpoint

The evidence for a change in antenatal HIV screening policy in Australia

Michelle L Giles, Margaret E Hellard, Sharon R Lewin and Anne M Mijch

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 217-220 Free

Lessons from practice

Calculating glomerular filtration rate in a young man with a large muscle mass

Nigel D Toussaint, John W M Agar and Vincent D'Intini

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 221-222 Free

Diagnostic dilemmas

An unusual cause of severe metabolic acidosis

John V Peter, Natasha Rogers, Shailesh Murty, Rosemarie Gerace, Richard Mackay and Sandra L Peake

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 223-225

MJA Practice Essentials — Allergy

The allergy epidemic: what is the Australian response?

Andrew S Kemp, Raymond J Mullins and John M Weiner

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 226-227

1. Diagnosis, treatment and prevention of allergic disease: the basics

Jo A Douglass and Robyn E O’Hehir

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 228-233 Free

Allergen injection immunotherapy

John M Weiner

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 234

Letters

Attitudes of Western Australian general practitioners to colorectal cancer screening

Graham B Turner, Marcus W Chin, Noellene M Foster, Jon Emery and Geoff M Forbes

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 237

A comparison of colorectal neoplasia screening tests: a multicentre community-based study of the impact of consumer choice

Allan D Spigelman

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 237-239

A comparison of colorectal neoplasia screening tests: a multicentre community-based study of the impact of consumer choice

Douglas R Taupin and Mike Corbett

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 237-239

A comparison of colorectal neoplasia screening tests: a multicentre community-based study of the impact of consumer choice

Glenn P Salkeld, Jane M Young and Michael J Solomon

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 237-239

Skin cancer clinics in Australia: workload profile and performance indicators from an analysis of billing data

Alvin L K Chia and Stephen Shumack

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 239-240

Skin cancer clinics in Australia: workload profile and performance indicators from an analysis of billing data

David Wilkinson and Deborah A Askew

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): 239-240

Supplement

Health benefits of herbs and spices: the past, the present, the future

Med J Aust 2006; 185 (4): Open Access

Columns

In Other Journals

Ann Gregory

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