Is It Important to Consider Sex and Gender in Neurocognitive Studies?

Sex, gender, and health biotechnology: points to consider

BACKGROUND Reproductive technologies have been extensively debated in the literature. As well, feminist economists, environmentalists, and agriculturalists have generated substantial debate and literature on gender. However, the implications for women of health biotechnologies have received relatively less attention. Surprisingly, while gender based frameworks have been proposed in the context ...

Point: If it is important to prevent type 2 diabetes, it is important to consider all proven therapies within a comprehensive approach.

T ype 2 diabetes is a common metabolic disease that is defined on the basis of glucose levels above specific thresholds. Individuals with type 2 diabetes are at high risk of blindness, renal failure, amputation, cardiovascular disease, premature death, dementia, and a variety of other chronic diseases and lifethreatening events. However, unlike other risk factors for future events (e.g., hyperl...

It is time to consider cultural differences in debriefing.

SUMMARY STATEMENT Debriefing plays a critical role in facilitated reflection of simulation after the experiential component of simulation-based learning. The concept of framing and reflective learning in a debriefing session has emanated primarily from Western cultures. However, non-Western cultures have significant characteristics that manifest themselves in teaching and learning practices sub...

It is time to consider standardizing the interrupter technique.

Is it time to consider photobiomodulation as a drug equivalent?

The question of whether photobiomodulation should be used as a drug equivalent arose in my mind after listening to presentations at the recent conference of the World Association for Laser Therapy (WALT)-2012 (Gold Cost City, Australia), and later at home when searching MEDLINE for the years 2009–2012. Photobiomodulation (earlier terms: low level laser therapy, LLLT, laser biostimulation) has b...