Christmas 2010: BMJ Christmas issue

It’s that time of year again, the publication of the annual BMJ Christmas issue. Here are some highlights:

• Welcome to our feast of fools [editorial]
• Effect on gastric function and symptoms of drinking wine, black tea, or schnapps with a Swiss cheese fondue: randomised controlled crossover trial
• Testing the validity of the Danish urban myth that alcohol can be absorbed through feet: open labelled self experimental study
• Beauty sleep: experimental study on the perceived health and attractiveness of sleep deprived people
• The Lives of Doctors: Phantom vibration syndrome among medical staff: a cross sectional survey
• Primary Care: Reflections of Father Christmas’s GP

See also  CMAJ 14 December 2010, Volume 182, Issue 18 Holiday Reading ; previous posts about Christmas.

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