CHOLECYSTECTOMY UNDER WHAT CIRCUMSTANCE SHOULD IT BE DONE?

What is osteopenia, and what should be done about it?

Getting Prices Right: What Should Be Done?

T he theory of price indexes is usually left to specialists, but when a suspicion that something has gone wrong is coupled with the possibility of large political and fiscal benefits from fixing it, the topic can move into the limelight. I suspect that much of the profession, like me, is now prepared to believe that, in some sense, the rate of growth of the Consumer Price Index likely overstate...

Laparoscopic Appendectomy: Why It Should Be Done

OBJECTIVE Notwithstanding its widely perceived advantages, laparoscopic appendectomy has not yet met with universal acceptance. The aim of the present work is to illustrate retrospectively the results of a case-control experience with laparoscopic versus open appendectomy carried out at our institution. METHODS Between January 1993 and November 2000, 555 patients (M:F = 210:345; mean age 25.2...

O3: Children are Not Small Adults! What should be done to Better Protect Them?

Road Traffic injuries are known as the most prevalent childhood injury and besides being the greatest cause of child mortality, place an extraordinary burden on health care system. Children’s limitation in cognitive, physical and social development makes them more vulnerable in road traffic injuries than adults. Their small structure cause challenges to see and be seen and their risk taki...

Elderly Sex Offenders: What Should Be Done?

Elderly persons committing sexual offenses represent a growing group of individuals within the federal and state court systems, which creates a unique set of problems. Their advanced age sets them apart from other offenders in terms of their physical and mental needs during incarceration, as well as through society and the courts’ perception of what constitutes a fair sentence for these individ...