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Articles in September 2006 issue of Australian Doctor

• Alarm over lack of assessment of IMGs.
  by Hingston, Chris
• High-risk coeliac patients identified.(Brief article)
  by Saunders, Cathy
• Sign 'pre-nup' over record ownership.
• Blood products threatened.
• The art of medicine.
• Inhaled corticosteroids cut mortality rate in COPD.
• Cultural shift needed to support young patients.
• It's a hard rock life.
  by Miller, Bruce
• Who dares wins.(gardening and weed control)
  by Cundall, Peter
• Claim training funds used as cash cow.
• Doctors' orders.
• Warrior's last stand.(terminal brain tumour of Geoff Hittmann)
• Questions on equal access.(Letter to the editor)
• Making the connection.(usage of computers)
• 'No cloning' web site.
• Plenty to learn from our international colleagues.
• Threat to shame GPs over abuse snub.
• Guilty verdict throws spotlight on doctor's career.
• Ready, set ... grill.(Barbecue season)
  by Savill, Joanna
• Call to review 80/20 rule in light of rise of team-based care.(medical practice)(Brief article)
  by Anastasopoulos, Christina
• Danger in going alone.(a doctor performs rectal examination of a 13 yr old female patient in the absence of a chaperone)
  by McDonald, Cheryl
• Easy does it.
• Finding fault.(how just is it to sue the doctor(Obstetrician) for cerebral palsy)
  by Ferguson, Heather
• GP-pollies defeated in Qld election.(Dr. Bruce Flegg and MP Dr. Alex Douglas)
  by Hingston, Chris
• Two's company.(shared accomodation for medical students)
• ADGP chairwoman steps down after board move.
• Clinic sale sparked battle for patients.
• Medicine in Pictures Neonatal skin infections.
• In Brief.
• Patients offered online GP referrals for $20.(health care costs)
  by Smith, Paul
• The good, the bad and the GP.(Brief article)
  by McNamara, Sophie
• Good housekeeping.
  by Whittaker, Noel
• Govt guzzles up teen alcohol revenue.
• Evidence grows for single inhaler in asthma.
• Eczema flare factors disputed.
• Empiricus: Our clinical journal commentator.(cows' colostrum increases performance of road cyclists)(botox syringe to treat vasomotor rhinitis)(physical health of schizophrenics)
  by Empiricus
• Ultimatum - and the rest is history.(services of Philip Thomson)(Brief article)
  by McNamara., Sophie
• No patient too small or furry.
• Parasite emerges as suspect in IBS.
• Age-related macular degeneration and cataract.
• GP claims buck downward trend.
• ACCC in action against 'natural' HRT claims.
• Nightcaps a nightmare for insomniacs.(Brief article)
  by Babbington, Gabrielle
• AMA slams handling of child's removal.(Australian Medical Association)
  by McNamara, Sophie
• Money talk.(what is weighted alpha)
  by O'Brien, Peter
• Positive thinking can be a negative.(Brief article)
  by Jenkins, Rebecca
• Singapore fling.(outdoor recreation)
• Overwork blamed for patient death.
• High-dose vitamin E leads to raised BP.
• In Brief.
• PIP security demands anger GPs.
• ACCRM wins funding to train IMG supervisors.(Australian College of Rural & Remote Medicine)(Brief article)
  by Hingston, Chris
• No dollar value on life.
  by McNamara, Sophie
• Playing to win-win.
• On-demand SSRI for premature ejaculation.
• Self-test score card for asthma.
• Smalls talk.
• Capitation is not the answer.(Letter to the editor)
• Get The Picture Irish shirty about stripping.(opinions of Denis Bourke)(Brief article)
  by Prichard, Diane
• You say discomfort, I say sheer agony.
• Query on HPV vax for older women.
• Rural practices get cash to expand.(government grants)(Brief article)
  by Smith, Paul
• Long-acting insulins likely to be drug of choice.
• Meningitis prophylaxis stops spread, not infection.
• Legal system stifles GP efforts.(Letter to the editor)
• College boasts record membership numbers.(memberships)(Brief article)
  by Smith, Paul
• Heaven-sent simplicity.(even with the craze of low carbohydrate diet, bread rules)(Column)
• The key to ageing gracefully is -- lost.
  by Whitten, David
• NPS urges calm on diclofenac use.
• In Brief.
• Undiagnosed autism puts youth at risk.
• Calcium supplements no use in kids.
• Disagreement on medical student TB vaccine.
• Alert issued over tooth extraction.
  by Saunders, Cathy
• Suspension upheld as appeal fails.(Brief article)
  by McNamara, Sophie
• MS drug promotion attracts record fine.
• Getting the facts straight.
• Measuring malaria risk.
• Deadly duty.(disease outbreaks)
• Surgery second in Parkinson's.(deep-brain stimulation surgery to treat Parkinson's disease)(Brief article)