HIV negative people should be responsible for protecting themselves

Why should mild hyperhomocysteinemia be responsible for CAD?

Responsible for CAD? To the Editor: Since June 1997, we have measured homocysteine (Hcy) in 42 patients with cervical artery dissection (CAD), and so far, the mean Hcy level has been 17.8 9.1 mol/L. This finding confirms our previous ones demonstrating that mild hyperhomocysteinemia is associated with CAD.1 This result was confirmed by another group.2 It is still unknown whether hyperhomocystei...

Compiler Optimizations Should Pay for Themselves

Optimizing compilers tend to be much larger and much slower than their straightforward counterparts. Their designers usually do not follow Oberon's maxim of making things "as simple as possible", but are inclined to completely disregard cost (in terms of compiler size, compilation speed, and maintainability) in favor of code_quality benefits that often turn out to be relatively marginal. Trying...

Helping people help themselves

I-14: Assisted Reproduction and Religion What Consideration Should Be and Should Not Be Relevant,

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...

How should activity guidelines for young people be operationalised?

BACKGROUND If guidelines regarding recommended activity levels for young people are to be meaningful and comparable, it should be clear how they are operationalised. It is usually open to interpretation whether young people are required to meet activity and screen time targets (1) all days of the week, (2) on most days of the week, (3) on average across all days, or (4) whether compliance shoul...