Daffodils, ribbons, sponsored runs, and elegant balls. Peer pressure appeals to a higher nature and a little tugging at the heartstrings. But, its not all innocent fun, youth, and glamour. […]
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Richard Lehman’s journal review – 20 June 2011
JAMA 15 June 2011 Vol 305 2419 Here is a study which may have major resource implications for you and your commissioning group, because it seems to show that there […]
Research highlights – 17 June 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 6 June 2011
JAMA 1 June 2011 Vol 305 2184 Diabetes is a state of increased risk for many things, including fractures. The most striking thing I learnt from this study is that […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 16 May 2011
JAMA 11 May 2011 Vol 305 1863 It’s hard to think of any physiological rationale for trying out a bolus dose of epoetin alfa following successful percutaneous intervention for myocardial […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 9 May 2011
JAMA 4 May 2011 Vol 305 1769 When I first started writing comments on the medical journals in 1998, coronary artery bypass surgery had become the commonest major operation in […]
Research highlights – 6 May 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 3 May 2011
JAMA 27 Apr 2011 Vol 305 1625 Obedience is no longer a fashionable concept, though it was once prized as the most essential virtue in religion and society (see Psalm […]
Research highlights – 22 April 2011
“Research highlights” is a weekly round-up of research papers appearing in the print BMJ. We start off with this week’s research questions, before providing more detail on some individual research […]
Richard Lehman’s journal review – 18 April 2011
JAMA 13 Apr 2011 Vol 305 1441 The old JAMAs were comfortable: they looked good and I looked forward to getting into them – there was a nice feeling, like […]