Volume 76 Number 2, May 2007

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Table of Contents

Editorial 65 The decline in lung cancer and the genetics of nicotine addiction
PJ Morrison
Commentaries 66 Perioperative Management of Patients with Implantable Cardioverter Defibrillators
P Donnelly, N Pal, NA Herity
68 Emergence of community-associated MRSA (CA-MRSA) in Northern Ireland
A Loughrey, BC Millar, CE Goldsmith, PJ Rooney, JE Moore
Review 72 Disorders of keratinisation: from rare to common genetic diseases of skin and other epithelial tissues
WH Irwin McLean, AD Irvine
Papers 83 Recent lung cancer patterns in younger age-cohorts in Ireland
Z Kabir, GN Connolly, L Clancy
88 Who follows up patients after PEG tube insertion?
S Lowry, SD Johnston
91 Questionnaire Survey of Physical activity in General Practitioners (PHIT GP Study)
FP McGrady, KJ McGlade, ME Cupples, MA Tully, N Hart, K Steele
Technical Note 98 CESA - A New Modality for the Difficult Aortic Aneurysm
ME O'Donnell, SA Badger, W Loan, B Lee, CV Soong, R Hannon
Historical Papers 102 Two Sons of the First Congregation
H Logan
106 Preparing for a medical job 'Down under'
M McCarron, R Lindsay
Case Reports 107 Diverticular Abscess Presenting as a Strangulated Inguinal Hernia: Case Report and review of the literature
SIH Andrabi, A Pitale, AAS El-Hakeem
109 Primary Mediastinal Synovial Sarcoma
R Jeganathan, R Davis, L Wilson, J McGuigan, P Sidhu
Letters 112 To the Editor
Cholethorax following Percutaneous Transhepatic Biliary Drainage.  RC Turkington, JJ Leggett, J Hurwitz, MM Eatock
Diffuse sclerosing variant of papillary thyroid carcinoma - a rare cause of goitre in a young patient.  K McElvanna, G McCusker, I Stirling
A case of primary lung malignancy presenting as pericardial effusion with associated localised Epstein-Barr virus infection or persistence.  V Kodoth1, J Leyon, V Moohan
Merkel cell carcinoma of the cheek: diagnosis in an elderly woman.  J Sherigar, S Kumar, J Wali
An unusual cause Of pyrexia of unknown origin in an 81 year old lady.  K Sinnamon, MI Wiggam
Reviews 118 Books
The Trouble with Medical Journals.  R Smith
The Menopause: What you Need to Know.   Eds: M Rees, DW Purdie, S Hope
Get Through Accident and Emergency Medicine.  A Herlihy
Napoleon's Ulcer (and other medico-historical stories).  R Richardson
Emergency Vascular and Endovascular Surgical Practice, 2nd Ed.   AAB Barros D'Sa, ADB Chant