Occupational and environmental medicine: what is it?

Evidence based medicine: what it is and what it isn't.

The evidence-based medicine (EBM) related concepts of hierarchy of evidence, meta-analyses, confidence intervals, study design, etc. are nowadays so widespread, that clinicians willing to use today's medical literature with understanding have no choice but to become familiar with EBM principles and methodologies. Although surgeons may perceive that evidence-based medicine mandates a strict adhe...

Occupational and Environmental Medicine

Editor-De Cock et al` note that waiting times to conception are significantly longer in the wives of men exposed to pesticides. They cite the evidence that the nematocide dibromochloropropane (DBCP) is associated with diminished sperm counts.2 It is worth noting that there is other evidence of hazard in these men. They reportedly have significantly high gonadotrophin concentrations although the...

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Evidence-based medicine: what it is, what it isn't, and are we practicing it?

W hear a lot these days about the concept of ‘‘evidence-based medicine.’’ Six years ago, one of our most illustrious and intelligent presidents also made it the subject of a presidential address. I will cover a little of the same ground, but bear withme andwewill sail into some different seas, as I will address the use of nonYevidence-basedmedicine in some aspects ofmodern medical care, rather ...