Elastomeric pumps: How cautious should we be?

Future collapse: how optimistic should we be?

Prof. Kelly FRS is optimistic about the chances of avoiding a collapse, but sadly we find his arguments entirely unpersuasive. For example, have Malthus (or we) really been wrong about food security? Roughly 850 million people are seriously undernourished (lacking sufficient calories) today, and perhaps 2 billion are mal-nourished (lacking one or more essential nutrients) [1]. When Malthus live...

Physicians should be cautious when prescribing diclofenac.

Should we be rethinking how we assess and manage ADHD?

Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) is one of the most common clinical problems assessed and treated by child and adolescent psychiatrists, yet many important questions remain unanswered. In this month’s issue of the Journal, two articles address two puzzling issues. First, what can research tell us about how we should be conceptualizing and defining ADHD? Second, although it is wel...

How should Rural Women's Enterprises Be Developed and Promoted?

This study was a qualitative research which was done by a case study approach. The samples were chosen from rural development experts of Hamedan Province during a snowball sampling process. The data were collected by the semistructured interviews. The data collection was done by faceto- face interviews, after the interview questions guide was determined. The theoretical saturation was attained ...

Localized hypersensitivity and late coronary thrombosis secondary to a sirolimus-eluting stent: should we be cautious?

BACKGROUND The US Food and Drug Administration recently issued a warning of subacute thrombosis and hypersensitivity reactions to sirolimus-eluting stents (Cypher). The cause and incidence of these events have not been determined. METHODS AND RESULTS We present findings of a 58-year-old man who died of late stent thrombosis 18 months after receiving 2 Cypher stents for unstable angina. Althou...