November 2010 Peer Reviewed Feature Articles Osteoporosis in frail older people Caryl Nowson, Leon Flicker, Maria A Fiatarone Singh Teenage smoking: how can the GP help? Colin P Mendelsohn Heat stroke and heat-related illness: diagnosis, management and prevention Steven James Lindstrom, Harvey H Newnham Investigating the patient with cardiac chest pain Jane McCrohon, Camilla Wainwright Advertisement Peer Reviewed Regular Series Complementary medicine update Lipoic acid for Alzheimer’s disease Gerald Münch, Lynne Shinto, Annette Maczurek Emergency medicine Severe back pain – is it a spinal abscess? Gordian Fulde, Sascha Fulde Book review ‘The doctor’s handbook. Part 1: Managing your role beyond clinical medicine’ Rheumatology clinic Psoriatic arthritis: a clinical diagnosis Marie Feletar, Peter T Nash Clinical case review A middle aged woman with morbid obesity – how to treat? Sharon Marks Advertisement Patient Handouts Beat the heat: facts about heat-related illness OPEN ACCESS Steven James Lindstrom, Harvey H Newnham Supplements Hypertension Advertisement