Editorial 

Are we reluctant to talk about cultural determinants?
Sanjay Chaturvedi, Narendra K. Arora, Rajib Dasgupta & Ashok K. Patwari 

Commentaries

Cyclin D1 over expression as a prognostic factor in patients with tobacco-related intraoral squamous cell carcinoma
Ashok M. Shenoy 

On the emergence of atypical Vibrio cholerae O1 El Tor & cholera epidemic
Ana Carolina Paulo Vicente 

Review Article

The need for obtaining accurate nationwide estimates of diabetes prevalence in India - Rationale for a national study on diabetes
R.M. Anjana, M.K. Ali, R. Pradeepa, M. Deepa, M. Datta, R. Unnikrishnan, M. Rema & V. Mohan 

Original Articles

Correlation of cyclin D1 expression with aggressive DNA pattern in patients with tobacco-related intraoral squamous cell carcinoma
Satya N. Das, Pratima Khare, Manoj K. Singh & Suresh C. Sharma  

Hybrid & El Tor variant biotypes of Vibrio cholerae O1 in Thailand
M. Na-Ubol, P. Srimanote, M. Chongsa-nguan, N. Indrawattana, N. Sookrung, P. Tapchaisri, S. Yamazaki, L. Bodhidatta, B. Eampokalap, H. Kurazono, H. Hayashi, G.B. Nair, Y. Takeda & W. Chaicumpa 

Rapid situation & response assessment of diarrhoea outbreak in a coastal district following tropical cyclone AILA in India
Samiran Panda, Kamala Kanta Pati, Mihir Kumar Bhattacharya, Hemanta Koley, Sobha Pahari & G. Balakrish Nair 

Transient cytotoxicity of ¹³¹I beta radiation in hyperthyroid patients treated with radioactive iodine
P. Shanmuga Sundaram, S. Padma, S. Sudha & K. Sasikala  

A pilot study on parvovirus B19 infection in paediatric haematological malignancies
Janak Kishore, Manodeep Sen, Ashutosh Kumar & Archana Kumar  

Mortality in HIV infected individuals in Pune, India
Manisha Ghate, Swapna Deshpande, Srikanth Tripathy, Sheela Godbole, Madhura Nene, Madhuri Thakar, Arun Risbud, Robert Bollinger & Sanjay Mehendale  

Mycobacterial heparin-binding haemagglutinin adhesion-induced interferon & antibody for detection of tuberculosis
Zhaogang Sun, Lihui Nie, Xuxia Zhang, Yan Li & Chuanyou Li  

Efficacy of Advanced Odomos repellent cream (N, N-diethyl-benzamide) against mosquito vectors
P.K. Mittal, U. Sreehari, R.K. Razdan, A.P. Dash & M.A. Ansari  

Occurrence & antibiogram of Salmonella Typhi & S. Paratyphi A isolated from Rourkela, Orissa
S.S. Bhattacharya, Usha Das & B.K. Choudhury  

Effect of Lactobacillus acidophilus & epidermal growth factor on experimentally induced Clostridium difficile infection
Sukhminderjit Kaur, Chetana Vaishnavi, Kaushal Kishor Prasad, Pallab Ray & Rakesh Kochhar 

Utility of molecular studies in incontinentia pigmenti patients
Seema Thakur, Ratna D. Puri, Sudha Kohli, Renu Saxena & I.C. Verma 

Correspondence

New metallo-β-lactamase: Is its name after New Delhi helpful or harmful?
Manoj Jain & T.J. John  

Book Reviews

Screening donated blood for transfusion-transmissible infections, Recommendations 

How to survive in medicine: Personally and professionally 

Randomized clinical trials design, practice and reporting 

Congenital intrauterine infections 

Some Forthcoming Scientific Events 

Books Received 

Announcements 

Guidelines for Contributors