Volume 170 Issue 6

Editorials

• Shedding light on bowel cancer prevention Terry D Bolin, Melvyn G Korman (MJA 1999; 170: 244-245)
• Pharmacovigilance in Australia and New Zealand: towards 2000 Peter I Pillans, Timothy H Mathew, David M Coulter (MJA 1999; 170: 245-246)
• Complementary medicine -- where lies its appeal? Alan Bensoussan (MJA 1999; 170: 247-248)
• Major trauma management deficiencies in Victoria and their national implications Frank T McDermott, Stephen M Cordner (MJA 1999; 170: 248-250)
• Impact of new technologies in medicine: call for submissions to the MJA Global Theme Issue Ruth Armstrong, Martin B Van Der Weyden (MJA 1999; 170: 250)

Research

• Colorectal cancer after open-access colonoscopy: a community and case survey John Croese (MJA 1999; 170: 251-254)
• Improving cervical cytology screening in a remote, high risk population Paul W Shield, Glenda R Nolan, Gael E Phillips, Margaret C Cummings (MJA 1999; 170: 255-258)

Healthcare

• Acupuncture in Australian general practice: patient characteristics Gary Easthope, Gerard F Gill, Justin J Beilby, Bruce K Tranter (MJA 1999; 170: 259-262)

Notable Cases

• Asbestos-related pleural disease in Western Australian gold-miners Y C Gary Lee, Nicholas H De Klerk, A William Musk (MJA 1999; 170: 263-265)

Ethics

• Ethical implications of competition policy in healthcare Paul A Komesaroff (MJA 1999; 170: 266-268)

For Debate

• Postmarketing surveillance: strengths and limitations. The flucloxacillin-dicloxacillin story John J McNeil, Elizabeth A Grabsch, Malcolm M McDonald (MJA 1999; 170: 270-273)
• What is adequate training and competence in gastrointestinal endoscopy? D Brian Jones, Pierre Chapuis (MJA 1999; 170: 274-276)

Military Medicine

• Defence health reform and the post of the Surgeon General John H Pearn (MJA 1999; 170: 278-279)