VOLUME 16 NUMBER 2 MARCH/APRIL 2003

EDITORIALS
Containing the diabetes epidemic: [TEXT] [PDF]      57
G. R. SRIDHAR
Epigenomics: The new frontier: [TEXT] [PDF]      60
PARTHAPRASAD CHATTOPADHYAY

ORIGINAL ARTICLES
Role of pleural fluid cholesterol in differentiating transudative from
exudative pleural effusion: [TEXT] [PDF]       64
R. GULERIA, S. R. AGARWAL, SANJEEV SINGH, J.N. PANDE, ANOOP MISRA
Byssinosis among male textile workers in Pondicherry: A case–control study: [TEXT] [PDF]      70
A.K. MISHRA, S.B. ROTTI, AJIT SAHAI, MADANMOHAN, K.A. NARAYAN
Socioeconomic status and dyslipidaemia in a South Indian population: The Chennai Urban Population Study (CUPS 11): [TEXT] [PDF]      73
RAJENDRA PRADEEPA, RAJ DEEPA, SUBRAMANIAM SHANTHI RANI, GOPAL PREMALATHA, RAGHAVAN SAROJA, VISWANATHAN MOHAN

REVIEW ARTICLE
Community-based health insurance schemes in India: A review: [TEXT] [PDF]      79
M. KENT RANSON

SELECT SUMMARIES
Risk of seizure recurrence in patients with neurocysticercosis: [TEXT] [PDF]      90

MEDICAL ETHICS
Physicians must not help parents decide the gender of their unborn child: The case against preconception gender selection: [TEXT] [PDF]      92
G.D. RAVINDRAN

SPEAKING FOR OURSELVES
Management of HIV infection in pregnancy: Possible guidelines and their: [TEXT] [PDF]      94
J. LIONEL, M. MTHAI, O.C. ABRAHAM, T. CHERIAN

MEDICINE AND SOCIETY
Globalization and healthcare: The people’s movement: [TEXT] [PDF]      98
SANDHYA SRINIVASAN

AN EYE ON THE WEB
Biomedical databases: [TEXT] [PDF]      100
I.K. INDRAJIT

LETTERS [PDF]
Letter from mumbai   -   109 | Letter from North America    -   110

BOOK REVIEWS      112

CONFERENCES       115

NEWS      115

MASALA       117