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Volume 186 Issue 9

7 May 2007

From the editor’s desk

Give us your rich!

Martin B Van Der Weyden

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 433 Free

In This Issue

Ruth Armstrong

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 434 Free

Editorials

Paediatric diabetes — which children can gain insulin independence?

Shubha Srinivasan and Kim C Donaghue

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 436-437

The search for better financing of health care, including that for people with chronic illness

Laurann E Yen, Robert W Wells, James A Gillespie and Stephen R Leeder

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 438-439

Research

Rural and urban differentials in primary care management of chronic heart failure: new data from the CASE study

Robyn A Clark, Kerena A Eckert, Simon Stewart, Susan M Phillips, Julie J Yallop, Andrew M Tonkin and Henry Krum

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 441-445 Free

Postoperative complications and mortality in older patients having non-cardiac surgery at three Melbourne teaching hospitals

Larry McNicol, David A Story, Kate Leslie, Paul S Myles, Michael Fink, Andrew C Shelton, Ornella Clavisi and Stephanie J Poustie

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 447-452 Free

Probiotic treatment of vancomycin-resistant enterococci: a randomised controlled trial

Karen J Manley, Margaret B Fraenkel, Barrie C Mayall and David A Power

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 454-457 Free

Overweight and obesity from childhood to adulthood: a follow-up of participants in the 1985 Australian Schools Health and Fitness Survey

Alison J Venn, Russell J Thomson, Michael D Schmidt, Verity J Cleland, Beverley A Curry, Hanni C Gennat and Terence Dwyer

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 458-460 Free

Obituary

Cyril Percival Victorious Evans OBE, MB BS, DTM, FRCP, FRACP, FRACMA

David B Evans and David de Souza

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 457 Free

Position statement

Prediabetes: a position statement from the Australian Diabetes Society and Australian Diabetes Educators Association

Stephen M Twigg, Maarten C Kamp, Timothy M Davis, Elizabeth K Neylon and Jeffrey R Flack

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 461-465 Free

Public health

A review of policies on alcohol use during pregnancy in Australia and other English-speaking countries, 2006

Colleen M O'Leary, Louise Heuzenroeder, Elizabeth J Elliott and Carol Bower

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 466-471 Free

Occupational health

Mushroom worker’s lung: organic dust exposure in the spawning shed

Ryan F Hoy, Jeffrey J Pretto, David van Gelderen and Christine F McDonald

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 472-474

Viewpoint

The lion, the wardrobe and the witch hunt: an alternative take on obesity

Ruth Colagiuri

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 476-477

Lessons from practice

A fatal case of necrotising pneumonia due to community-associated methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus

David C Risson, Enda D O’Connor, Roger W Guard, Jacqueline M Schooneveldt and Graeme R Nimmo

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 479-480 Free

Matters arising

Barriers in the quest for quality drug information: salutary lessons from TGA-approved sources for thyroid-related medications

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 483-485

Deficiencies in drug interaction information

Michelle Sweidan and James F Reeve

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 483

Specialist societies can assist

Leon A Bach

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 483

Misleading information for consumers

David Torpy

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 483-484

MIMS is not a stand-alone resource

Elizabeth A Donohoo

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 484

The National Prescribing Service should lead

Jim R Stockigt

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 484

Call in independent information sources

John S Dowden

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 484

Medicines and breastfeeding: information is available on safe use

Lisa H Amir

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 485

Letters

Entry tests for graduate medical programs: is it time to re-think?

John E Marley

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 486

Entry tests for graduate medical programs: is it time to re-think?

Michele A Groves

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 486

Improving rural and remote health

John Wakerman, John S Humphreys, Robert W Wells, Pim Kuipers, Philip Entwistle and Judith Jones

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 486

Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning

Conor S Reilly

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 487-488

Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning

Ian Brighthope

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 487-488

Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning

Tony Lewis

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 487-488

Accidental death from acute selenium poisoning

Peter S Lavercombe

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 487-488

Columns

In Other Journals

Tanya Grassi

Med J Aust 2007; 186 (9): 482