Issue 10: October 2009

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Table of Contents

Editorial
Editorial The NZMSJ Executive

Academic Review Articles
Risk stratification in patients presenting with chest pain who are not initially diagnosed with an Acute Coronary Syndrome Caroline Ulrich

The role of mitochondrial dysfunction in Parkinson’s disease Dasha E. Nelidova

Primary characterization of a prolactin receptor dominant negative mutant using PC12 cell line Sultan Al-Shaqsi

Hypomania: A brief review of conceptual and diagnostic issues Thomas Hugh Richardson

Features
Global Health Conference 2009 Jasveen Kaur

Lessons in humility on the Thai border James Heaton

Fiji Village Project; Treating the patient, the water or the village? Carolyn Deng

The Digital Rectal Examination – more than assessment of the prostate gland Siddiqui MRS, Sajid MS, Azeez A, Baig MK

Soft drink tax: an ideal solution? Rebekah Jaung

Poetry Feature: a eulogy delivered on Hospital road Tom Hills

Reviews
Pass Finals: A companion to Kumar and Clark’s Clinical Medicine, 2nd Edition Ahrin Anna Choi

Medical Physiology, 2nd Edition Benson Chen

​Dorland’s/Gray’s Pocket Atlas of Anatomy Kirollos Kamel