Editorial

Smoking still the leading cause of preventable illness and early death - p5

Research reviews

High BP, smoking and diabetes are stronger predictors of MI in women than men - p7

Consumption of nitrate-cured meat products increases odds of mania - p8

Orgasm induced by non sexual behaviour - p8-9

Obesity in early childhood leads to obesity in adolescence - p9

Non invasive skin autofluorescence test shows promise - p10

Symposium

Diagnosis and treatment of Sjögren’s syndrome - p11-14

Managing low back pain in primary care - p15-18

SPECIAL REPORTS

Improving outcomes for kidney transplantation - p19-23

CPD exercise - December 2018 - p25-26

150 YEARS AGO

150 years ago: The place of wines in the diet of ordinary life. - p27

100 YEARS AGO

100 years ago: Blood pressure and psycho-neuroses - p28

Haslam

A handwritten message speaks volumes - p31