The times they are a-changin'
Progress and changes in Open Access over the last year.

Evidence for Gulf War Syndrome
The largest study of UK Gulf War servicemen has been published in BMC Public Health and confirms that forces deployed to the first Gulf War report more ill health than veterans who did not serve there.

Another use for mobiles?
Researchers writing in BMC Medical Informatics and Decision Making have developed and tested a wireless patient-monitoring system that could help detect patient suffering at a distance.

Use them, read them, cite them, and... submit to them.
To submit a manuscript or for more information, visit: www.biomedcentral.com/manuscript

Publishing giant springs towards Open Access
Springer, the world's second-largest scientific, medical and technical publisher, offers authors a choice to make their articles freely available online.

As a short guide to the players and technical terms relevant to Open Access publishing, 'Who, What & Why?' keeps readers informed about the world of Open Access.

This issue we feature the q-bio archive.

UK inquiry update
Open Access Now features the publicly accessible evidence that has been submitted to the UK House of Commons inquiry into scientific publishing. The page includes (Mis)Leading Open Access Myths, in which BioMed Central responds to criticisms of the Open Access publishing model.