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Index 1999

Therapeutic area Month and page of issue
Allergies
Is it hay fever? April 8
Preparing for pollen May 35
Cardiology
Cholesterol control March 14
Lifestyles and hypertension April 23
Diet and blood cholesterol July/Aug 12
Hypertension December 21
Commentaries
What's the alternative? Jan/Feb 5
Listen up! March 5
For grottier looking skin April 5
Honey, mud, maggots . . . May 5
Everyman June 5
Shoot the sun! July/Aug 7
iIt's hard to be a . . . September 6
Fire fighting October 5
What makes us smile? November 7
Fin de siècle December 7
Complementary and alternative medicine (CAM)
The evidence to support CAM Jan/Feb 5
Is CAM safe? March 8
What is homoeopathy? April 28
Herbal remedies June 26
What is osteopathy? July/Aug 27
Dermatology
Options for acne May 25
Psoriasis June 31
Eczema September 7
Urticaria and angioedema October 30
Developmental problems
Eneuresis October 25
Cryptorchidism (undescended testicles) November 29
Ears, nose, throat
Otitis media June 23
Endocrine system
Polycystic ovarian syndrome
Evidence in practice
The Cochrane library Jan/Feb 27
Systematic reviews March 34
Implementing research findings into practice April 32
FM Reports
Pain advisory service April 31
Cholesterol-lowering in Finland April 31
Cardiology in New Orleans May 41
Taxol and breast cancer May 41
General practice '99 June 39
Allergies June 39
Virtual fatige June 40
Statins in Athens July/Aug 37
Dermatology workshop July/Aug 37
Fungal toenails July/Aug 38
ED in Glasgow September 39
Back pain in Vienna September 39
COPD September 39
Epilepsy in Prague November 36
CF in The Hague November 36
Cannabis in Harrogate November 37
Cholesterol in Barcelona November 37
Chemotherapy November 38
Migraine in Barcelona November 38
COPD in Madrid December 30
Statins in Barcelona December 31
Gastroenterology
Inflammatory bowel disease May 30
HRT/Menopause
Phytoestrogens May 18
HRT compliance October 20
HRT: minimising progestogenic side-effects November 22
Infections/infestations
Meningitis March 26
Hepatitis B March 29
Stop press: MMR and IBD June 4
Uncomplicated UTIs September 11
Legal
Caution in minor surgery March 11
Miscellaneous
Chronic fatigue syndrome June 17
Part-time work November 9
Coping with cot death December 19
Musculoskeletal
Corticosteroid-induced osteoporosis May 10
Osteoporosis November 33
Nutrition
Failure to thrive Jan/Feb 17
Obesity and the role of carbohydrates Jan/Feb 21
Failure to thrive survey March 36
Roundtable on failure to thrive April 36
Phytoestrogens May 18
Crohn's disease in children September 18
Bulimia September 25
Oncology
Ovarian cancer March 23
Melanoma September 30
Pain
Migraine July/Aug 31
Psychiatry
Couples in conflict April 6
Surviving abuse May 7
Antidepressant withdrawal syndrome June 7
Bulimia September 25
Physical effects of depression September 34
Alcohol addiction October 9
Enuresis October 25
Acute schizophrenia December 26
Respiratory system
Asthma and children April 20
Asthma's new option (leukotriene receptor antagonists (LRTAs) May 28
CFC-free transition December 9
Revision notes
Headache Jan/Feb 32
Sexual problems
Vaginal candidiasis July/Aug 18
Sleep disorders
Narcolepsy July/Aug 23
Surveys
Your views on unstable bladder October 37
Technology
Telecare May 38
Practice intranets June 36
Travel medicine
Malaria July/Aug 8
Urinary system
Your views on unstable bladder October 37
Women's reproductive health
Which pill? How to match oral contraceptives to patients Jan/Feb 11
Preconception counselling March 18
Dysmenorrhoea April 13
Third generation pills May 15
Premenstrual syndrome June 9
Emergency contraception June 14
Progestogen-only pills July/Aug 15
Vaginal candidiasis July/Aug 18
Infertility September 16
Genito-urinary clinics October 12
Contraception in later life November 17
Menorrhagia December 13