Reducing disability among the elderly in Europe
Cultivation of Whipple bacillus: the irony and the ecstasy D N Fredricks, D A Relman
Genetic determination of bone density E M Greenfield, V M Goldberg
Thin cutaneous malignant melanoma and MIN terminology L Skov and others
Coronary artery calcification on computed tomography A K Dixon, R A Coulden
Integrated management of childhood illness A Costello
Randomised controlled trial of ketanserin and aspirin in prevention of pre-eclampsia D W Steyn, H J Odendaal
Randomised trial of magnesium in in-hospital cardiac arrest M C Thel and others
Hormone replacement therapy and risk of non-fatal stroke A T Pedersen and others
Tuberculosis in a prison population in Malawi D S Nyangulu and others
UKPDS 25: autoantibodies to islet-cell cytoplasm and glutamic acid decarboxylase for prediction of insulin requirement in type 2 diabetes R Turner and others
Delirium and a subclavian abscess K Yamasaki and others
Abnormal renal function as a cause of false-positive biochemical screening for Down's syndrome V Cararch and others
Induction of interstitial collagenase (MMP-1) by UVA-1 phototherapy in morphea fibroblasts C Gruss and others
Parathyroid allotransplantation without immunosuppression C Hasse and others
Impairment of bronchoprotection by nitric oxide in severe asthma F L M Ricciardolo and others
High mortality rates among patients with tuberculosis in Bangui, Central African Republic G B Garin and others
Autoimmune hepatitis type 2 induced by HCV and persisting after viral clearance S Vento and others
Cyclic vomiting syndrome and mitochondrial DNA mutations R G Boles and others
Acute pancreatitis during treatment with amiodarone X Bosch, O Bernadich
Bat bite? H M Feder and others
Prehospital thrombolysis could save lives
Oestrogen speeds wound healing
Inflammatory bowel disease
Study identifies tuberculosis hot spots
News in brief
Managed stress and heart health
Grappling with the technological revolution in sexual health
Resistance to HIV-1
Worrying on the right
Bringing numbers to bear in breast-cancer therapy
New rationing debate for UK
Will the single European currency be healthy?
US genetics panel urges caution
UK human rights
USA may identify HIV-positive people
Surrogate "twins" in Italy
Sale of Chinese prisoners' organs
North Korean situation "stabilised"
WHO top-job contender
No prosecution for Irish "blood- scandal" doctors
Junk-food tax for Filipinos
Hepatic encephalopathy and ascites R Jalan, P C Hayes
Host immunobiology and vaccine development G J V Nossal
Should organs from patients in permanent vegetative state be used for transplantation? R Hoffenberg and others
Terathanasia, folic acid, and birth defects J G Hall; J Burn, N M Fisk; C J Schorah and others; E B Hook
Persistent vegetative state T C Britton; J Colover
5-HT2A receptor gene polymorphisms, anorexia nervosa, and obesity A Hinney and others
Chronotherapy with 5-fluorouracil, oxaliplatin, and folinic acid in colorectal cancer V Sandor; F Lévi and others
Resistance to methicillin S Namnyak; M A Bevan and others
Methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus and vancomycin-resistant enterococci R R S Nelson
Left-ventricular volume reduction or mitral valve reconstruction? K Komamura, K Miyatake
Osteoarthritis of the knee M-M Gordon and others; M D Bhattarai; P Creamer, M C Hochberg
Mesalazine preparations A Forbes, C Chadwick
Medical editors' trial amnesty R Tiner
Tuberculosis control in India: role of private doctors M Kumar, S Kumar
Ultrasound in developing world P F Hoyer, J Weber; B Simini
A recent history of German medicine N Hopwood
The company of undertakers W Hogarth
Incomplete guidance for breast cancer H Thornton
Status: final J Kellie
Mouth matters D H Frankel
Lifeline R V Short
Thank you for this honour D S Greenberg
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy