1. Editorial: Changes in medical education: Examinations under scrutiny

   • Thomas F. Gorey

   EditorialNotes Pages: 201 - 202

2. The role of surgery and laser ablation in oesophageal carcinoma

   • E. D. Mulligan
   • M. G. O’Riordain
   • T. F. Gorey

   OriginalPaper Pages: 203 - 205

3. A survey of Irish palliative care services

   • D. Igoe
   • F. Keogh
   • C. McNamara

   OriginalPaper Pages: 206 - 211

4. Irish surgeons and the Victoria Cross

   • R. J. Gaffney

   OriginalPaper Pages: 212 - 214

5. Mucin-like carcinoma associated antigen (MCA) at presentation with breast cancer

   • P. G. Horgan
   • J. Byrne
   • H. F. Given

   OriginalPaper Pages: 215 - 216

6. Video-assisted thoracic surgery (VATS) for spontaneous pneumothorax

   • J. F. McCarthy
   • D. Lannon
   • A. E. Wood

   OriginalPaper Pages: 217 - 219

7. Dietary intakes in Ireland of a healthy elderly population

   • M. Hurson
   • C. Corish
   • S. Sugrue

   OriginalPaper Pages: 220 - 224

8. Evaluation of lifestyle, food consumption and nutrient intake patterns among Irish teenagers

   • M. Hurson
   • C. Corish

   OriginalPaper Pages: 225 - 230

9. Acute bacterial meningitis in adults: Analysis of 218 episodes

   • S. Hoşoğlu
   • C. Ayaz
   • A. Özen

   OriginalPaper Pages: 231 - 234

10. HIV risk behaviour in Irish intravenous drug users

    • A. Dorman
    • E. Keenan
    • J. J. O’Connor

    OriginalPaper Pages: 235 - 238

11. Carbimazole induced agranulocytosis: Rescue with human recombinant Granulocyte Colony Stimulating factor

    • J. A. O’Hare
    • T. Azher

    OriginalPaper Pages: 239 - 240

12. Dermatitis herpetiformis: A review of fifty-four patients

    • C. A. Egan
    • S. O’Loughlin
    • F. C. Powell

    OriginalPaper Pages: 241 - 244

13. Renal transplantation performed across a positive crossmatch: A single centre experience

    • S. F. Leavey
    • J. J. Walshe
    • M. Carmody

    OriginalPaper Pages: 245 - 248

14. A comparison of regular with intermittent bronchodilators in asthma patients on inhaled steroids

    • V. J. Tormey
    • J. Faul
    • C. M. Burke

    OriginalPaper Pages: 249 - 252

15. The Melkersson Rosenthal Syndrome — A differential diagnosis of facial sarcoidosis

    • D. S. McGrath
    • C. Doyle
    • C. P. Bredin

    OriginalPaper Pages: 253 - 256

16. Long term efficacy of cyclical etidronate therapy in postmenopausal osteoporosis

    • A. Heaney
    • I. Steele
    • H. Taggart

    OriginalPaper Pages: 257 - 259

17. Efficacy of combination therapy in non-insulin dependent diabetes mellitus

    • M. E. Griffin
    • N. Black
    • R. G. Firth

    OriginalPaper Pages: 260 - 262

18. Non-admitted elderly in the accident and emergency department

    • G. M. M. Sayers

    OriginalPaper Pages: 263 - 266

19. Royal Academy of Medicine in Ireland Section of Pathology

    • G. Harbourne
    • P. C. Byrne
    • S. Fanning

    Abstract Pages: 267 - 269

20. Book reviews

    • Peter J. Quigley
    • J. Folan-Curran

    BookReview Pages: 270 - 270