Volume 170 Issue 5

Editorials

• Idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults James S Wiley (MJA 1999; 170: 196-197)
• Hyperbaric oxygen for carbon monoxide poisoning Richard E Moon, Elizabeth DeLong (MJA 1999; 170: 197-199)
• Educating medical students about cancer Martin H N Tattersall (MJA 1999; 170: 199-200)
• The treatment of hepatitis C William Sievert, Robert G Batey (MJA 1999; 170: 200-202)

Research

• Hyperbaric or normobaric oxygen for acute carbon monoxide poisoning: a randomised controlled clinical trial Carlos D Scheinkestel, Michael Bailey, Paul S Myles, Kerry Jones, D James Cooper, Ian L Millar, David V Tuxen (MJA 1999; 170: 203-210)
• Antenatal hospitalisations in New South Wales, 1995-96 Pamela L Adelson, Andrew G Child, Warwick B Giles, David J Henderson-Smart (MJA 1999; 170: 211-215)

Healthcare

• The diagnosis of idiopathic thrombocytopenic purpura in adults: does bone marrow biopsy have a place? David A Westerman, Andrew P Grigg (MJA 1999; 170: 216-217)

ADRAC

• An adverse reaction to the herbal medication milk thistle (Silybum marianum) (MJA 1999; 170: 218-219)

Viewpoint

Medicine and the Law

Medical Education

• A survey of cancer curricula in Australian and New Zealand medical schools in 1997 Michael B Barton, Robert G Simons, for the Oncology Education Committee of the Australian Cancer Society (MJA 1999; 170: 225-227)

MJA Practice Essentials - Gastroenterology

• Pancreatic disease Gregory W Keogh, Romano C Pirola (MJA 1999; 170: 228-234)