Front cover (750kb) Editors Choice   The 90/10 divide Living with Parkinsons disease - a childs perspective Demystifying neurology   BMA has to pay £815000 in damages for indirect racial discrimintaion Junior doctors leaving medical school have knowledge gaps United Kingdon divided as Scotland introduces free personal care for elderly people Germany: everyone has top be insured for long term care Ireland: state pays maximum of £124 a week for elderly care Spain: old people frequently live with their families Netherlands: long term care paid by compulsory insurnace Australia: federal government subsides long term care by up to £22000 a year Popping a multivitamin daily can keep disease at bay Mobile phones go molar Naps prevent burnout Doped East German athletes to receive compensation for health problems   Measuring chances: Wai-Ching Leung explains odds and probabilities Larval therapy Abdominal x ryas made easy: calcification Neurodegenerative terms Creepy crawly medicine - does it work?   Profile: James Drife A career in medical informatics Becoming a preregistration house officer Plastic fantastic: Professor Gunther von Hagens   Prevalence of epilepsy in prisoners: systematic review Commentary: Mona Oshaka takes you through this paper and explains what it means and what to look out for   Tracing roots: Uganda Planning your elective - Uganda The fine art of anatomy Soundings competition winner - Competitive streak Iraq: a health system in crisis   Biblical teaching may be more effective than free condoms Academic medicine - Allegations are not true Academic medicine - Author's response Increased student numbers need enlarged facilities Critical shortage of quality clinical teaching must be addressed Medical students need opportunities to consider careers in research Importance of all healthcare professionals should be acknowledged More caring attitudes towards students is needed   Book review: The devil's Gardens: A history of Landmines Book review: Lucky Man Book review: Secret Agents: The Menace of Emerging Infections Book review: Sci45 Speciality Choice Inventory Grossology: the (impolite) science of the human body Personal Views: An Australian x ray Personal Views: Why voluntary work overseas is a must Minerva: August 2002