Reply: Telesurgery is promising but still need proof through prospective comparative studies

Telesurgery is promising but still need proof through prospective comparative studies

To the editor: With great interest we read the article “Total laparoscopic hysterectomy versus da Vinci robotic hysterectomy: is using the robot beneficial?” by Soto et al. [1], which was published in your journal. The introduction of any new surgical system is expected to provide added value for existing ones, and we absolutely accept the conclusion of this excellent article that with experien...

Is nanomedicine still promising?

A recent study by Mann et al. [1] published in Oncotarget exploits the use of aptamers as a targeting ligand to develop site-specific delivery of liposomal nanocarriers. It has already been 17 years, since an article titled 'Liposomes revisited' was published co-authored by Lasic and Papahadjopoulos [2]. In essence, this publication marked the launch of the first success story of nanomedicine i...

Comparative psychology is still alive but may be losing relevance.

Greenberg et al., in their perspective on the current state and fate of comparative psychology, present convincing data that the field is viable and that comparative psychologists are making important contributions to the research literature. The central feature of the field is its emphasis upon evolution. This is also its weakness since advances in genetic techniques permit researchers to crea...

why we still need hbv population-based epidemiologic studies

Why We Still Need HBV Population-Based Epidemiologic Studies

DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.842 Copyright c 2012 Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Hepatitis B is a common viral disease that highly appears among high risk groups. Therefore, study of this article is recommended to the epidemiologists, hepatologists, virologists and other researchers who are interested in the field of public health.