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Lists books related to audiovisual media in medicine. "Eats, Shoots & Leaves," by Lynne Truss; "Between You and I," by James Cochrane; "Bryson's Dictionary of Troublesome Words," by Bill Bryson.

Welcomes the addition of the journal "Current Medical Literature—Nephrology and Hypertension" to the literature available to nephrologists. Textbooks on nephrology that were available to medical students in the mid-1950s; Development of nephrology; Journal's goal of providing physicians a convenient way of staying abreast with the latest advances in renal basic science.

Presents the abstract for the article "Prospective Randomised Treatment With Recombinant Human Growth Hormone in Cystic Fibrosis," by A. Schibler, R. von der Heiden, P. Birrer, and P. E. Mullis.

Presents the abstract for the article "Prognostic Implications of Histologic Patterns in Multiple Surgical Lung Biopsies From Patients With Idiopathic Interstitial Pneumonia," by H. Monaghan, A. U. Wells, T. V. Colby, D. M. Hansell, Others.

Presents several abstracts for the articles related to sleep disordered breathing. "Risk Factors for Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Adults," by T. Young and J. Skatrud; "Impact of Nocturnal Hemodialysis on the Variability of Heart Rate and Duration of Hypoxemia During Sleep," by C. T. Chan, P. Hanly, J. Gabor, P. Picton, Others.

Discusses the efforts done by the magazine "American Family Physician (AFP)" to meet the demands of readers. Examples of ways readers helped the periodical improve; Changes that will be done by AFP in Spring 2004; Reason for the changes.

Relates the author's insights and reflections on the value of the periodical "Current Medical Literature-Cardiology". Articles formulated in the periodical by writers who craft communications with care; Scholar and germane contents of the periodical; Findings showing that the periodical's design and format potentiate assimilation of a wealth of information facilitating their optimal selection of specific source literature.

Announces that the Public Library of Science (PLoS), a nonprofit organization committed to making the world's scientific and medical literature a free public resource, is launching the journals "PLoS Biology," on October 13, 2003 and "PloS Medicine" in 2004. Amount researchers' funding organizations will have to pay in order for the work to be published; Comments from PLoS Executive Director Vivian Siegel; Start-up grant of PLoS from the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation.

Mentions publishing errors or omissions and presents the corrections. The incomplete acknowledgement of a funding source in 'Use of the Internet and E-mail for Health Care Information: Results From a National Survey,' published in the May 14, 2003 issue of "JAMA"; The incorrect wording and data in 'Clinical Features and Short-term Outcomes of 144 Patients With SARS in the Greater Toronto Area,' published in the June 4, 2003 issue; Missing author name from the byline of 'Response to Smallpox Vaccine in Persons Immunized in the Distant Past,' published in the June 25, 2003 issue.

Presents a list of books on medicine received by the July 01, 2003 issue of the journal 'Medical Education.' 'Medicine at a Glance.' edited by P. Davey; 'Lecture Notes on General Surgery,' by H. Ellis, R. Calne and C. Watson; 'Garments and Human Health,' by A.R. Seyal; 'Contexts of Nursing: An Introduction,' edited by P. Darbyshire.

Presents an erratum for the article 'A pilot study into the use of a multisensory environment within a palliative day-care setting,' appearing in the March 2003 issue of the 'International Journal of Palliative Nursing.'

Presents information on several books on medicine as of September 2002.

Introduces two medicine-based books. 'Overgrowth Syndromes'; 'The Lazarus Case: Life-And-Death Issues in the Neonatal Intensive Care,' by John D. Lantos.

Presents the table of contents of the April 2002 issue of the 'Journal of International Medicine.'

Focuses on the goal of the 'Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery' of the International Center for Orthopaedic Education. Usability of the journal to orthopaedic surgeons; Mission statement of the publication; Role of the journal in the provision of linkages between educational institutions and orthopaedic surgeons.

Editorial. Focuses on the development of good practice for epilepsy care in Great Britain. Contents of the report made by the chief medical officer; Production of a publication by the Joint Epilepsy Council; Fragmentation of the service provision for epilepsy throughout the country.

Presents table of contents of the March 2002 issue of the journal 'Allergology International.'

Focuses on the articles published in the journal 'Applied Clinical Trials.' Policy of maintaining separate domains for advertising and editorial; Publication of clinical views regarding various facets of clinical research; Basis of the editorial decision concerning the selection of articles for publication.

Presents the table of contents for the March 2, 2002 issue of the 'BJU International' journal.

Presents the table of contents published in the January 2002 issue of 'Journal of Nursing Management.'

Editorial. Focuses on the initiative of the editorial board of the journal 'Tissue Antigens' concerning the inclusion of a specific area of an antigen research. Illustration of the article with full color figures; Consideration on the submission of the manuscripts; Contact information.

Presents a table of contents in the November 2000 issue of the journal 'Foot and Ankle Surgery.'

Lists research papers to be published in the journal 'Medical Education' in 2002. 'Adapting the key features examination for a clinical clerkship'; 'Medical students as standardised patients to assess interviewing skills for pain management'; 'Collusion detection in multiple choice examinations'; 'The influence of admission variables on first-year medical school performance.'

Presents several books received by the 'The Industrial Physicist' journal. 'Capillary Electrochromatography,' edited by R.M. Smith, K.D. Bartle and P. Myers; 'Thin-Film Optical Filters,' by H.A Macleod; ' Waves and Imaging Through Complex Media,' edited by P. Sebbah.

Presents a table of contents of the September 2001 issue of the journal 'Diseases of the Esophagus.'

Lists several medical books. `All About Muscle: A User's Guide,' by Irwin M. Siegel; `Common Medical Diagnoses: An Algorithmic Approach,' 3rd ed., by Patrice M. Healey and Edwin J. Jacobson; `Handbook of Coronary Care,' 6th ed., by Joseph S. Alpert and Gary S. Francis.

Presents structured abstracts of information on two medical books. 'HIV,' by Makadon H. Libman; 'Minority Health in America: Findings and Policy Implications from the Commonwealth Fund Minority Health Survey,' by C.J. Hogue and M.A. Hargraves.

Features books and software on medicine. 'Cardiology: The Evolution of the Science and the Art,' a book edited by R.J. Bing; 'Dynamic Practical Electrocardiography,' a CD-ROM software by G.S. Wagner, R.A. Waugh, and W.T. Lawson.

Presents medical books commercially available as of March 2001. 'How to Identify Suicidal People: A Systematic Approach to Risk Assessment,' by T.W. White; 'Death Foretold: Prophecy and Prognosis in Medical Care,' by N.A. Christakis.

Presents an abstract of the article ' Endolymphatic Hypertension During Artificial Endolymphatic Hydrops in the Guinea-pig,' by H.P. Wit, T.J. Warmerdam, E.O. Thalen, J.M. Segenhout and F.W.J. Albers presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Audiometric evaluation of bilaterally fitted 'Bone Anchored Hearing Aids',' by A.J. Bosman, C.T.M. Van Der Pouw, E.A.M. Mylanus, A.F.M. Snik and C.W.R.J. Cremers presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Velopharyngeal Insufficiency: Diagnosis and Therapy,' by R.J.C. Admiraal presented at the ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Protection by MSH Against Cisplastin-induced Hearing Loss in the Guinea-pig,' by A. Hamers, B. Klis, C. Wijbenga and D. Smoorenburg presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Cartilage Interposition in Ossiculoplasty: A Histopathological Study in the Guinea-pig,' by A.G.W. Meijer, F.W.J. Albers, J. Verheul and H.M. Segenhout presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Functional Imaging of Phonation: The Role of Laryngostroboscopy and videokymography,' by H.F. Mahieu presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Levels of bax and bcl-2 may Influence Apoptosis and Radiosensitivity in a Series of Head and Neck Cell Lines of Varying Radiosensitivities,' by N. Andrews, A. Jones and T. Helliwell presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article ' Allelic Deletion at 8p11.2-p12 is Frequent in Head and Neck Cancer and Identifiable Using Fluorescence in-situ Hybridization on Tumour Patients,' M.J. Kuo, S. Jan, M. Knowles, J. Oates, A. Warfield, S.J. Armstrong, D.G. Morton and J.P. Neoptolemos presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article ' Head and Neck Paragangliomas Often a Hereditary Disease,' by J.C. Jansen, A. Zwinderman, P. Taschner, C.J. Cornelisse and A.G.L. Van Dermey presented at the 196th meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Protection by MSH Against Cisplatin-induced Hearing Loss in the Guinea-pig,' by A. Hammers, B. Klis, C. Wijbenga and D. Smoorenburg presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Perception of the Orientation of the Support Phase: the Subjective Proprioceptive Horizontal,' by H. Kingma, N. Van Der Beek, M. De Groot, R. Renders and I. Dejong presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Landmarks for Parotid Gland Surgery,' by J.A. De Ru, P.P.G. Van Benthem, R.L.A.W Bleys, H. Lubsen and G.J. Hordijk presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Dry Labyrinth in Stapes Surgery,' by R.A. Tange and V.L.B. Oei-Lim presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'A Decade of Postlaryngectomy Vocal Rehabilitation in 318 Patients: A Single Institution's Experience with Consistent Application of Indwelling Voice Prostheses,' by B.M.R. Op De Coul, F.J.M. Hilgers, A.J.M., Balm, I.B. Tan, F.J.A. Van Den Hoogen and H. Van Tinteren presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdan, Netherlands.

Presents an abstract of the article 'Endotoxin in Cholesteatoma,' by F.A.W. Peek, R.J. Berckmans, F.P. Romyn, A. Sturk and J.J. Grote presented at the 196th ENT meeting in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

Presents guidelines on medical publication practice. Importance of organizers advice and media policies to authors; Information of patients regarding the result of the study before the mass media; Absence of advertising's influence on editorial decisions.

Lists several books on scientific surgery. 'Stapled Versus Sutured Closure of Loop Ileostomy: A Randomized Controlled Trial,' by H. Hasegawa, S. Radley, D.G. Morton and M.R. Keighley; 'Closed Versus Open Hemorrhoidectomy—Is There Any Difference?,' by G. Arbman, H. Krook and S. Happaniemi; 'Improving the View in the Rectal Clinic: A Randomized Control Trial,' by M. Bulmer, J. Hartley, P.W.R. Lee, G.S. Duthie and J.T.R. Monson.

Lists several books on surgery. 'Effect of Flutamide on Survival in Patients With Pancreatic Cancer: Results of a Prospective, Randomized, Double Blind, Placebo Controlled Trial,' by B.A. Greenway; 'Total Paternal Nutrition in the Critically Ill Patient: A Meta-Analysis,' by D.K. Heyland, S. MacDonald, L. Keefe and J.W. Drover.

Presents information on several medical books. `Introductory Medical Statistics'; `John Hughlings Jackson: Father of English Neurology'; `Systematic Reviews: Synthesis of Best Evidence for Health Care Decisions.'

Presents information on several medical issues and articles found in different medical journals. Information on laparoscopically assisted vaginal hysterectomy; Facts on cat allergen.