In December, 2010, Canada's 6 year old Assisted Human Reproduction Act was successfully challenged in the Supreme Court of Canada. There may be important implications for public health and the evolution of reproductive technologies in this country.

Can the modern economy function without a market for interestbased credit? This question has acquired some urgency in the wake of the recent Shariat Court ruling banning interest in Pakistan. Some pundits have pronounced that great harm will result from the banning of interest. Actually, such pronouncements are based on a lack of understanding of both the modern economic system, as well as the ...

there is controversy in the literature regarding a number of topics related to anterior cruciate ligament (acl)reconstruction. the purpose of this article is to answer the following questions: 1) bone patellar tendon bone (bptb) reconstruction or hamstring reconstruction (hr); 2) double bundle or single bundle; 3) allograft or authograft; 4) early or late reconstruction; 5) rate of return to sp...

along with the global fervor over evidence based medicine (ebm), certain measures have been taken in iran too. many educational workshops and national and international seminars have been held. multiple educational packages have been prepared and even included in the educational curriculum. in recent years, policies have been directed toward encouraging clinical guidelines, health technology as...

background and purpose: implementing the guidelines to prevent vap has been shown to have a significant effect on reducing the incidence of vap. studies indicate that icu staff have poor knowledge and low implementation rate of the standard preventive measures related to vap. the present study aims to evaluate the knowledge of nurses in the intensive care unit in university hospitals of sari. m...

evidence-based medicine (ebm) is becoming an integral component of graduate medical education competency and a requirement for grad medical education practice-based learning core competency. this study tries to compare the efficacy of conferences utilizing small-group discussions with the traditional conference method in enhancing ebm competency. the participants in this randomized controlled t...