Editorial

National review aims to reduce asthma deaths - p5

Research reviews

Burnout is common in GPs - p7

Annual IUD checks of little benefit - p7-10

Low levels of physical activity reduce MI risk - p8

Should direct renin inhibitors be used in combination therapy with ACE inhibitors or ARBs? - p8-9

Assessing risk of VTE with combined oral contraceptives - p9-10

Deaths from opioid pain killers soar - p10

100 YEARS AGO

A hundred years ago: Minor accidents in general practice - p12

Symposium

Early diagnosis improves survival in kidney cancer - p13-16

Improving recognition of inherited renal disease - p17-20

SPECIAL REPORTS

Diagnosing non-parkinson’s movement disorders - p21-24

Photoguide

Vesicular conditions - p25-26

The Practitioner CPD exercise - February 2012 - p27-28

Haslam

Haslam's view: How supportive are your partners? - p30