Vol 21, No 1 (2007)

The Rise of the Superbugs

Table of Contents

Editorial HTML PDF
Helen Carnaghan
Foreword HTML PDF
Patrick Sissons

Theme

The Global Challenge of Antimicrobial Resistance Abstract HTML PDF
Paul Shears
The Shared and Unique Challenges of Treating Drug-Resistant Tuberculosis(TB) in South Africa and the United Kingdom Abstract
Alexandra Thomson-Moore
Antibiotic Resistant Pathogens in Clinical Practice Abstract
Koon Hiang Lee, Pei Ni Ding
"Those Measles, which we disdain" Abstract
Stacey Dale
Ebola Virus: African Affliction or Worldwide Threat? Abstract
Cerian Hatton

Medicine

A Review of Boxing and Health Abstract
Tom Bennett Britton, Chris Bennett Britton
Emergency Management in Mass Casualty Terrorism: Common Problems, Unique Challenges & Lessons Learnt Abstract
Evguenia Galinskaya
Schizophrenia – The Toughest Mental Challenge? Abstract HTML PDF
Lara Menzies
Should penicillin be given prior to admission in cases of suspected meningococcal septicaemia? A lesson in avoiding a statistical pitfall Abstract
Jason Ali

Surgery

A Case of Fournier's Gangrene Abstract HTML PDF
Joanne Mullender
The Surgical and Emotional Scars of Skin Cancer Abstract
Fangfei Gao

Science & Technology

Neuromotor Prostheses – Overcoming Paralysis Abstract
Nihal Sinha
Fetal Metabolic Programming: How Poor Nutrition In Utero can Increase the Risk of Adult Metabolic Disorders Abstract HTML PDF
Sarah Caddy
Hyperbaric Oxygen Treatment – A Load of Hot Air? Abstract
Oliver Jardine

Policy & Law

The Mental Capacity Act 2005 Abstract
Emma Yeoman
Revalidation - Friend or Foe? Abstract
Hannah Galton

Arts

The Humanities in Medical Education in Cambridge Abstract
Sarah Gull
The Compatibility of God and Science Abstract
Katie Evans

Books

Book Review: Oath Betrayed - Torture, Medical Complicity and the War on Terror Details
Raju Raman
Book Review: A Career in Medicine Details
Baqer Sharif
Book Review: Oxford Handbook of Clinical Specialties Details
Martin Wilcock
Book Review: Doctor, Have You Got a Minute? Details
Elizabeth Ingall
Book Review: Every Second Counts: The Race to Transplant the First Human Heart Details
Jaykar Panchmatia

Homefront

Fair-Trade Cocaine? Abstract
Abi Taylor