This Week In the BMJ Drug companies responded poorly to requests for information from doctors in Pakistan BMJ 1999; 319 :d (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Omeprazole but not cisapride is effective against heartburn BMJ 1999; 319 :f (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Severe life events may lower the sex ratio BMJ 1999; 319 :e (Published 28 August 1999) Permission How randomisation superseded alternation in clinical trials BMJ 1999; 319 :g (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Intercalated degrees improve learning skills BMJ 1999; 319 :c (Published 28 August 1999) Permission H pylori may be transmitted from parents to children BMJ 1999; 319 :b (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Editorials Managing patients with lung cancer BMJ 1999; 319 :527 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Learning from differences within the NHS BMJ 1999; 319 :528 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Epidural anaesthesia and analgesia: better outcome after major surgery? 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BMJ 1999; 319 :575 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Number of cases operated on is important in volume-outcome debate for colorectal cancer BMJ 1999; 319 :576 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Role of antioxidant vitamins in prevention of cardiovascular diseases BMJ 1999; 319 :577 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission CRASH trial is based on problematic meta-analysis BMJ 1999; 319 :578 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Responses Response to requests for genetic testing is not based on age alone BMJ 1999; 319 :578 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Genealogy certainly matters for multifactorial genetic disease BMJ 1999; 319 :578 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Researchers got it right in estimating numbers of doctors lost from NHS BMJ 1999; 319 :579 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Bilateral cataract extraction can be safely done within 48 hours BMJ 1999; 319 :579 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Pleasing both authors and readers BMJ 1999; 319 :579 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Structuring the discussion of scientific papers BMJ 1999; 319 :580 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Responses Effect of screening on cervical cancer mortality in England and Wales BMJ 1999; 319 :581 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Having advanced resuscitation facilities at end of marathons does not guarantee survival BMJ 1999; 319 :581 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Responses News Study gives reassurance on safety of xenotransplantation BMJ 1999; 319 :533 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Hypothyroidism in pregnancy affects babies' intelligence BMJ 1999; 319 :533 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Canadian doctors' threatened walk out averted BMJ 1999; 319 :534 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Junior doctors step up campaign over pay BMJ 1999; 319 :534 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses In brief BMJ 1999; 319 :534 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission FDA bans blood donation by people who have lived in UK BMJ 1999; 319 :535 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Hepatitis C infects almost 2% of US population BMJ 1999; 319 :535 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Report calls for elimination of tuberculosis in the US by 2010 BMJ 1999; 319 :535 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Overuse of animal antibiotics threatens human health BMJ 1999; 319 :536 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses German doctors are unhappy about drugs budget BMJ 1999; 319 :536 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Guidelines ignored on resuscitation decisions BMJ 1999; 319 :536 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Clinical Reviews Anaesthesia BMJ 1999; 319 :557 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Spontaneous rupture of Achilles tendon: missed presentation of Cushing's syndrome BMJ 1999; 319 :560 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Minerva Minerva BMJ 1999; 319 :586 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Editor's Choice Deep learning? 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BMJ 1999; 319 :a (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission News extra [these stories appear only on the web] Missed GP appointments cost NHS money BMJ 1999; 319 :536 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission Papers Familial clustering of Helicobacter pylori infection: population based studyCommentary: Helicobacter pylori—the story so far BMJ 1999; 319 :537 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Intercalated degrees, learning styles, and career preferences: prospective longitudinal study of UK medical students BMJ 1999; 319 :542 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Responses from pharmaceutical companies to doctors' requests for more drug information in Pakistan: postal survey BMJ 1999; 319 :547 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Severe periconceptional life events and the sex ratio in offspring: follow up study based on five national registers BMJ 1999; 319 :548 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Fatal erythroderma associated with pentostatin BMJ 1999; 319 :549 (Published 28 August 1999) Permission General practice Heartburn treatment in primary care: randomised, double blind study for 8 weeks BMJ 1999; 319 :550 (Published 28 August 1999) PDF Permission Responses Doctor-patient relationships in primary care Doctor, help! 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