Editorial

Editorial: Acute medical care – back to basics?
D Bell

Clinical

Bisphosphonate prescribing in chronic kidney disease
AE Courtney, N Leonard, MC McCloskey, JS Smyth, AP Maxwell
Metformin in diabetic pregnancy
K Swaminathan, HCS Howlett, IW Campbell
Vex not his ghost: King Lear and end-of-life care
E Jeffrey, D Jeffrey
Nephrotic syndrome in a bee keeper: rediscovery of an extinct disease?
TF Hiemstra, KGC Smith, DV Hamilton
Pyothorax-associated lymphoma – the first reported case in the UK
K Adeniji, K Amer, AJ Bell, JW Millar
Melorheostosis: an unusual cause of dactylitis
N Kamath, R Mootoo, ASM Jawad
RCPE UK consensus statement on acute medicine (November 2008)
Advances in the treatment of the motor symptoms of Parkinson’s disease
C Turnbull, P Fitzsimmons
New warnings on the use of antipsychotic agents in the elderly with dementia
AVP Mackay
Experimental medicines in multiple sclerosis and compassionate use
JS Kelly
Tailoring treatment with targeted therapies for advanced colorectal cancer
L Dawson
Women’s lifestyle and venous thromboembolism
A Thomas

Education

Management of patients with irritable bowel syndrome
B Bray, M Ford
Adolescent inflammatory bowel disease: assessment, treatment and transition
PM Gillett, PM Rogers, DC Wilson
Barrett’s oesophagus: an overview
RGP Watson
Symposium report: New approaches to paediatric epilepsy
MA Kurian
Symposium report: Diabetes and endocrinology – something for everyone
E Pearson
Selected abstracts from the 48th St Andrew’s Day Festival symposium: updates on acute medicine

History

Scientific knowledge and clinical authority in dentistry: James Sim Wallace and dental caries
M Nicolson, GS Taylor
Absinthe, epileptic seizures and Valentin Magnan
MJ Eadie
The specialty of spinal injuries in the UK
JR Silver
Exhibitions: Understanding the liver through the ages
Notable Fellows: James Gregory

Other

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