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Provides news updates from around the world as of April 1991. Restoration of the health care system in Kuwait; Consideration of life termination when the aims of medical care can no longer be satisfied in Netherlands; Reduction of shopfront tobacco advertising in Great Britain.

Reports developments related to medical care as of August 1990. Incidence of multiple births in Great Britain; Reduction of organ transplantation funding in Oregon; Development of curriculums for psychopharmacology for psychologists in the United States; Suspension of SOS Médecins in Paris, France.

Presents updates on medicine in Great Britain as of October 1989. Appeal against dismissal to the Secretary of State for Health; Controversy in the Nobel prize; Sex education for mentally handicapped people.

Reports developments related to medical care in Great Britain as of August, 1989. Shortage on forensic pathologists; Implementation of food bill which requires registration of commercial food premises; Increase use of crack drug.

Discusses the information poverty in developing countries and describes SatelLife and HealthNet, the most advanced electronic technology used to get information to the developing countries. Two special advantages of HealthNet, SatelLife's electronic network; Ways on how SatelLife and HealthNet work; Places where HealthNet operate; Manner in which HealthNet is used; List of HealthNet's electronic publications.

Reports developments related to medical science. Assessment of the psychology of false confession; Cost for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; Examination of rare diseases of childhood.

Reports developments related to medicine as of June 1991. Reduction of the workforce of United States Food and Drug Administration; Possibility of selling the private care of the National Health Service of Great Britain; Sale of cheap drugs developed in Russia.

Reports developments on medicine as of March 1991. Association of the development of mesothelioma with the degree of exposure to asbestos; Complaints on the unavailability of treatment for infertility within the National Health Service; Campaign against the risk of alcohol to health.

Reports developments related to health in Great Britain as of May 19, 1990. Invention of the product 'Skinner' for the treatment of herpes; Conflicts between National Health Service and the operation of the Community Care Bill; Condemnation on the decision of the General Medical Council to continue the suspension of doctors.

Reports developments on medical care in Great Britain as of May 1990. Search for the latest neutron therapy unit for St. Thomas' Hospital; Reduction of the time limit for termination of pregnancy; Restrictions of visa applications for the United States.

Reports developments related to medicine as of January 1990. Competition between hospitals; Occurrence of changes of the health care system; Estimation of sales of biotechnology pharmaceutical products.

Reports developments related to medicine as of January 1994. Number of homes in Sarajevo without safe drinking water; Opposition of French doctors to a proposed road safety measures; Call of the United States government for women to take folic acid to prevent birth defects.

Reports developments related to medical science in Great Britain. Interrogations in fighting terrorism; Establishment of HIV testing program; Availability of funding for tuberculosis research.

Reports medical sciences developments in Great Britain. Citation of boxing as cause of brain damage; Claims of the civil rights group on psychiatric care; Campaign against the marketing of baby milk formulas of Nestle.

Discusses several government agencies concerned with public health in Great Britain. Impact of the Audit Commission on local authorities; Duties of the Social Service Inspectorate; Components of the Health Advisory Service.

The article offers information on several studies that are candidates for the Research Paper of the Year award of the "British Medical Journal." The topics of the papers include the use of probiotics in the treatment of antibiotic associated diarrhoea, the association of sodium-containing drugs with cardiovascular mortality and the delivery of antiretroviral drugs to children with human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) infection in sub-Saharan Africa.

The author argues that journals should not stop publishing research funded by the drug industry. He notes that "BMJ" and several BMJ journals have banned submissions of tobacco industry-funded research. While both drug and tobacco industries are out to make money, he points out that the drug industry makes and sells products to improve health and medical journals aim to publish research that will improve health. It is believed that the tobacco industry makes and sells products that harm health.

In this article, the authors reflect on journal's policies regarding the publishing of articles or research funded by the tobacco industry. They state that the journal will not consider the publishing of studies that are partly or wholly funded by the tobacco industry. They state that refusing to publish research funded by the tobacco industry affirms commitment of the publishing industry to not to encourage the tobacco industry.

The authors focus on the decision of the periodical not to publish any study that is partly or wholly funded by the tobacco industry as of December 2013. They say that editing and publishing is based on the assumption that medical journals are published exist for the purpose of advancing knowledge that can be used to promote health and reduce disease.

A call for original research papers on biomedical topics for the Seventh International Congress on Peer Review and Biomedical Publication to be held in Chicago, Illinois on September 8-10, 2013 is presented.

The article presents contradicting views on peer review. One argument claims that letting the authors who reviewed their paper helped in making the peer-review process fair. It explains how and why open peer review succeeded at the "British Medical Journal." The opposing argument says that open peer review provide more scope for power relationships to favor some over the others. It adds that anonymity establishes a safe place for both the reviewers and the authors.

The authors emphasize the importance of registering observational studies. They discuss a study by H. Hemingway and colleagues which noted the need for all research on humans to have a protocol. They cite the position of the "British Medical Journal" on the registration of observational study protocols and results. The authors also mention the regulations that will be implemented by the journal in an effort to promote observational research registration. INSET: Rationale for registration of clinical trials.

The author reflects on the need for the British government to tighten alcohol promotion and set a minimum price to prevent alcohol related harm to health. She presents figures that support the observation that alcohol misuse poses a serious public health problem, specially in Europe. She compares the amount spent by the British government on alcohol education and the drinks industry's annual expenditure on promoting alcohol. She also discusses ways to prevent the rise of alcohol related ill health.

A response to letters to the editor about an article on qualitative research in the February 20, 2016 issue is presented.

The article explains that "The BMJ" journal cannot grant the request of some qualitative researchers to change its policy of rejecting qualitative research. Topics covered include the changes in the journal's research goals and objectives, preference of studies with definitive questions relevant to an international audience, lack of generalizable answers in qualitative studies and the focus of other journals in "The BMJ" family on qualitative studies such as "BMJ Open."

The article discusses the journal's policy of asking research authors to make raw research data available. The editors are asking authors to include a data sharing statement at the end of each original research article. The statement will provide information explaining which data are available, who can access it, and how. It is hoped sharing data will allow other researchers as well as scientists and patients could provide benefits scientific for discovery and learning.

The article discusses the journal's approaches to publishing research starting in 2009. The format for the abridged versions of the articles, called BMJ pico, is described. The authors explain that they have chosen this approach because they are receiving and publishing more research and they believe research belongs online.

The author reflects on the need for stronger European medical research. She argues that European research needs investment in people in addition to investments of money. She argues that the goals of European medical research must be the development of strong basic research, strong clinical research, and strong traditional research which involves sharing knowledge between research and practice.

The author reflects on the need for medical literature to print in medical journals. According to the author, "British Medical Journal" is a good choice for authors hoping to publish their material because of free service, open access, and no word limits on research studies. She comments on the editorial process for research articles at the periodical.

The article focuses on a plan from the World Health Organization, adopted in 2006, which attempts to control a growing obesity pandemic in Europe. The European Charter on Counteracting Obesity sets out what the region's states could and should do to halt and eventually reverse the pandemic in Europe.