AMJ

The AMJ seeks to serve authors, especially those who are relatively new to authorship. The process of peer review has been criticised in the literature and is very probably flawed. However if reviewers can be guided to work with authors rather than against them we believe the partnership will be fruitful for all concerned. Here I have offered some reflections on the review process. See our new reviewer's form here.

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Errors in citing the references are also found in the Australasian Medical Journal. The quoted error in this study (14.0%) is comparable to other international literature. The majority of errors are avoidable.

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The AMJ is two years old. It is now a registered trademark and listed on 11 databases. In 2010 we published 169 papers from ten countries. We reviewed papers within 24 days on average and published most within 45 days. We remain committed to publication free of charge and offer free on-line access to all the material we publish. In this review we highlight the most memorable moments in 2010.

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Global cooperation, collaboration, and investment are necessary to ensure a safer future. This means a multi-sectoral approach to managing the problem of global disease that includes governments, industry, public and private financiers, academia, international organizations and civil society, all of whom have responsibilities for building public health security.

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A high level of coverage (>85%) in endemic areas is essential for achieving elimination of lymphatic filariasis. The major challenge with Mass Drug Administration (MDA) programmes is to sustain this high coverage for a period of at least five years. However, the main limitation of this programme is a comparatively poor coverage of drug distribution and consumption. Hence, the need of the hour is to improve drug delivery strategies.This study suggests that the coverage of 83% in this sample is much lower than the national goal of 90% coverage.

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Researchers are working on insulin patch, implantable pump, insulin-sensitizers, pancreatic or islet cell transplantation. Effective use of oral insulin is the target for the 21st century. Soon injecting insulin will become a thing of the past.

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Andrea Begley, program leader in nutrition and dietetics at Curtin University explores the extent to which health policy contributes to obesity.

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Clemency Nicolson practicing dietician argues that solution to obesity lies in our individual relationship with food rather than any quick fix.

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Richard Mizerski, Chair of Marketing, University of Western Australia argues that advertising is not responsible for the growing tide of childhood obesity in the Western world.

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Nutrition Society of Australia thirty-fourth Annual Scientific Meeting. Abstracts for Wednesday 1st December 2010.

Immunization Coverage in an urban slum- South India; Obesity – a call for watchful awareness; Problem of Breast cancer in South India-A Record based study; A study on awareness regarding Hepatitis B infection and vaccination among medical students.