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Volume 184 Issue 2

16 January 2006

From the editor’s desk

Primum non nocere — to yourself

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 49 Free

In This Issue

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 50 Free

Editorials

Obesity and reproductive health

Alison J Nankervis, Jennifer J Conn and Rachael L Knight

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 51

Are meal replacements an effective clinical tool for weight loss?

Garry Egger

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 52-53

The silent infection: should we be testing for perinatal hepatitis C and, if so, how?

Winita Hardikar, Elizabeth J Elliott and Cheryl A Jones

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 54-55

Research

The prevalence and impact of overweight and obesity in an Australian obstetric population

Leonie K Callaway, Allan M Chang, H David McIntyre and Johannes B Prins

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 56-59 Free

Effect of dog-walking on autonomic nervous activity in senior citizens

Masahiko Motooka, Nell L Kennedy, Hiroto Koike and Tomoyuki Yokoyama

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 60-63 Free

Television viewing habits associated with obesity risk factors: a survey of Melbourne schoolchildren

Jo Salmon, Karen J Campbell and David A Crawford

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 64-67 Free

Lifestyle factors and risk of dementia: Dubbo Study of the elderly

Leon A Simons, Judith Simons, John McCallum and Yechiel Friedlander

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 68-70 Free

Position statement

Physical activity for people with cardiovascular disease: recommendations of the National Heart Foundation of Australia

Tom G Briffa, Andrew Maiorana, Noella J Sheerin, Anthony G Stubbs, Brian F Oldenburg, Neville L Sammel and Roger M Allan

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 71-75 Free

Clinical update

Nutrition problems in an obesogenic environment

Rosemary A Stanton

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 76-79 Free

Viewpoint

What do we know about men’s help-seeking and health service use?

James A Smith, Annette Braunack-Mayer and Gary Wittert

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 81-83 Free

Notable cases

Succimer therapy for congenital lead poisoning from maternal petrol sniffing

Suzanna T Powell, Srinivas Bolisetty and Gavin R Wheaton

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 84-85 Free

Lessons from practice

Cryptococcal dementia in a patient with sarcoidosis

Siddhartha Deb, Mark Walterfang, Daniel Varghese, Bruce Tomlinson, Dennis Velakoulis and Damon P Eisen

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 86-87 Free

Letters

Probable transmission of meningococcal disease on a school bus

Frank H Beard, Jeremy M McAnulty, John W Tapsall and Angelo M Zaia

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 90

Willingness of general practitioners to participate in enhanced primary care discharge care planning

David B Preen, Belinda E S Bailey and Alan Wright

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 90-91

Action is required to reduce kava supply in Arnhem Land . . . again!

Alan R Clough, Bart J Currie, Maymuna W Yunupingu and Katherine M Conigrave

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 91-92 Free

Specialty training should not be exclusively hospital-based

John W Orchard

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 92

Malignant ascites and bacterial peritonitis

Ami Schattner and Noa Ben-Baruch

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 92-93

Severe nocturnal bradycardia with daytime tachycardia in obstructive sleep apnoea

John C Bridgman and William F Heddle

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 93-94

More students and less patients: the squeeze on medical teaching resources

John D Paull

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 94

More students and less patients: the squeeze on medical teaching resources

Helen Randall

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 94

Intern choices for the first graduates of James Cook University

Richard B Hays, Ian Wronski, Jan Veitch and Tamara McCloskey

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 94

Problem-based learning: a dissemination success story?

Robert G Batey

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 94-95

Barriers to student access to patients in a group of teaching hospitals

Graham D Tracy

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 95-96

Use of prescribed medications in a South Australian community sample

Rohan A Elliott

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 96

Use of prescribed medications in a South Australian community sample

Robert D Goldney and Laura J Fisher

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 96

Correction

Correction: Is the Australian hospital system adequately prepared for terrorism?

Jeffrey V Rosenfeld, Mark Fitzgerald, Thomas Kossmann, Gim Tan, Michele Gardner, Andrew Pearce, Anthony Joseph and Shmuel Shapira

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 67

Correction: The use of cusum analysis in the early detection and management of hospital bed occupancy crises

Claire M Burns, Cameron J Bennett, Colin T Myers and Michael Ward

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 67

Obituary

Carel Pieter de Ruyter van Gend MB ChB, MRCP(Glas), FRACP

David van Gend

Med J Aust 2006; 184 (2): 80 Free

Book review

Sickening health care?

John M Dwyer

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Columns

In Other Journals

Ann Gregory

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