Volume 192, Issue 7 | The Medical Journal of Australia

David H Wilson, Sarah L Appleton, Anne W Taylor, Graeme Tucker, Richard E Ruffin, Gary Wittert, Graeme Hugo, Robert D Goldney, Christopher Findlay and Robert J Adams

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 381-383 Free

Outcomes of establishing an acute assessment unit in the general medical service of a tertiary teaching hospital

Jordan YZ Li, Tuck Y Yong, Denise M Bennett, Lauri T O’Brien, Susan Roberts, Paul Hakendorf, David I Ben-Tovim, Paddy A Phillips and Campbell H Thompson

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 384-387 Free

Research enterprise

Improving communication when seeking informed consent: a randomised controlled study of a computer-based method for providing information to prospective clinical trial participants

Asuntha S Karunaratne, Stanley G Korenman, Samantha L Thomas, Paul S Myles and Paul A Komesaroff

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 388-392 Free

For debate

It’s time to depolarise the unhelpful PSA-testing debate and put into practice lessons from the two major international screening trials

James W Denham, Ron Bender and William E J Paradice

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 393-396 Free

Viewpoint

Wanted: politicians to champion health (not obesity)

Bebe Loff and Brad R Crammond

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 397-399 Free

Prevention before profits: a levy on food and alcohol advertising

Todd A Harper and Gavin Mooney

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 400-402 Free

Clinical update

Home haemodialysis in Australia — is the wheel turning full circle?

John W M Agar, Carmel M Hawley, Charles R P George, Timothy H Mathew, Stephen P McDonald and Peter G Kerr

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 403-406 Free

New Drugs, Old Drugs

Dabigatran etexilate: a new thrombin inhibitor

Abhishek K Verma

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 407-412 Free

Lessons from practice

Progressive meningoencephalitis in a Sudanese immigrant

Adam P Liu, Shaun Chou, Lavier Gomes, Thomas Ng, Elizabeth L Salisbury, Grant L Walker and Donald R Packham

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 413-416 Free

Diagnostic dilemma

Late-stage human African trypanosomiasis in a Sudanese refugee

Paul Cherian, Ralph K Junckerstorff, David Rosen, Prasad Kumarasinghe, Alan Morling, Philip Tuch, Sonja Raven, Ronan J Murray and Christopher H Heath

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 417-419

Book review

A nuts-and-bolts guide to men’s health

Nicholas B Cooling

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 412

Columns

In Other Journals

Alison Williams

Med J Aust 2010; 192 (7): 420

Volume 192 Issue 7

From the editor’s desk

Defining disorders of the mind

In This Issue

Editorials

Swine flu — lessons learnt in Australia

Managing residual risk in patients receiving statin therapy

Generic medicines literacy — minimising the potential for patient confusion

Research

Generic substitution of commonly used medications: Australia-wide experience, 2007–2008

Anti-tumour necrosis factor-α treatment for perianal Crohn’s disease in Australia

Examining the knowledge of and attitudes to pandemic influenza among general practice staff

Depression and obesity in adults with asthma: multiple comorbidities and management issues