Some Domestic Relations Laws that Counsellors in Marital Difficulties Need to Know

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19): What we need to know (In Press)

Children’s Right to Health and Protection in Iran; Domestic Implementation of International Laws

All children have a right to benefit from health facilities, goods and services and be protected from physical or mental violence, injury or abuse, and neglect or maltreatment. Some groups of children need special support to enjoy their rights. The aim of this paper is to review Iran’s laws and policies on the protection of children’s right to health. The method of this descriptive and analytic...

What Neurosurgeons Need to Know

“The results of the three parts of the Spine Patient Outcomes Research Trial (SPORT) were published within the 18 months.” In November 2006, the reports of the randomized, controlled trial (RCT) and observational cohort study of herniated lumbar disc (HLD) were published in the Journal of the American Medical Association.8,9 In May 2007, the New England Journal of Medicine published the results...

We Need to Know … Now!

I t's time we complete the risk assessment of participation in contact sports, especially in that cornerstone of American culture: football. There is good research on the incidence, cost, and long-term consequences of anterior cruciate ligament tears, shoulder dislocations, and ankle sprains. However, we are just starting to elucidate these matters for head trauma, concussion, and chronic traum...

The effects of clean indoor air laws: what do we know and what do we need to know?

Our objective was to review the research on the effects of public clean air laws on smoking rates, compare these effects to those found in studies on the impact of private worksite restrictions and derive estimates of the potential reductions in smoking rates that might be expected from the implementation of the two types of policies. Data sources were computerized databases, references identif...