Balancing Health Risks and Results

CT Scans: Balancing Health Risks and Medical Benefits

Biofuels: balancing risks and rewards.

This paper describes a framework that can be used to evaluate the environmental risks and benefits associated with biofuel production. It uses the example of biodiesel produced from Argentinean soy to show how such a framework can be used to conceptualize trade-offs between different environmental, social and economic impacts of biofuel production. Results showing the greenhouse-gas savings and...

Balancing risks and benefits of oral contraception.

We publish in this issue an authoritative and timely opinion on the effects of third-generation oral contraceptives on the incidence of venous thromboembolism (VTE) and acute myocardial infarction (AMI) among users (Spitzer, 1997). The author is a highly experienced and leading epidemiologist in the field, and his conclusions are disturbing. He details what seems to be serious misinterpretation...

Modelling and observations of biologically active solar UV radiation: towards balancing between health risks and benefits

Studies of the UV-radiation are the most actual ecological problems that are called by ozone depletion increasing the level of biologically active solar UV-B radiation in the biosphere. The air pollution and atmospheric aerosols prevent penetrating appropriate dose UV radiation, which is beneficial for people, specifically due to production of vitamin D3 in skin from its precursor 7dehydrochole...

Assessment of air pollution in exercise centers and health risks

Background: In recent years, Tehran has faced major problems with air pollution for many reasons, and this issue has become a critical point in most of the days. However, less attention has been paid to the indoor air pollutants in exercise centers and their possible health effects. In this research, it was tried to briefly describe the characteristics and chemical composition of the aerosols p...