Volume 172 Issue 6

Editorials

• The Declaration of Helsinki: revising ethical research guidelines for the 21st century Kate Stockhausen (MJA 2000; 172: 252-253)
• Male hormonal contraception: a safe, acceptable and reversible choice Robert I McLachlan (MJA 2000; 172: 254-255)
• Prostate cancer: what should be the sequel to diagnosis? R A (Frank) Gardiner (MJA 2000; 172: 256-257)

Conference Report

• Evidence for evidence-based medicine at the coalface Paddy A Phillips, George L Rubin, P Sue Morey (MJA 2000; 172: 259-260)

Research

• Death and readmission in the year after hospital admission with cardiovascular disease: the Hunter Area Heart and Stroke Register Richard F Heller, Janet D Fisher, Catherine A D'Este, Lynette L-Y Lim, Annette J Dobson, Robert Porter (MJA 2000; 172: 261-265)
• HIV and AIDS in Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians: 1992-1998 Jillian A Guthrie, Gregory J Dore, Ann M McDonald, John M Kaldor, for the National HIV Surveillance Committee (MJA 2000; 172: 266-269)

Healthcare

• Prostate cancer in Victoria in 1993: patterns of reported management Mark Frydenberg, Graham G Giles, Hedy Mameghan, Vicky J Thursfield, Jeremy Millar, John B Wheelahan, Damien M Bolton, Rodney R Syme (MJA 2000; 172: 270-274)

Notable Cases

• Angle grinder injuries: a cause of serious head and neck trauma Sarin Wongprasartsuk, Robert L Love, Heather J Cleland (MJA 2000; 172: 275-277)

Clinical Update

• Erectile dysfunction, sildenafil and cardiovascular risk K Kim Chew, Bronwyn G A Stuckey, Peter L Thompson (MJA 2000; 172: 279-283)

Viewpoint

• Is the grass greener? The link between cannabis and psychosis Diana R McKay, Christopher C Tennant (MJA 2000; 172: 284-286)

Evidence-based Medicine

• Clinical practice guidelines: reality bites Geoffrey H L Hirst, Jeanette E Ward (MJA 2000; 172: 287-291)

Ethics

• The Declaration of Helsinki and research in vulnerable populations Bebe Loff, Jim Black (MJA 2000; 172: 292-295)