Alcohol, Good or Bad?

Competition in Healthcare: Good, Bad or Ugly?

The role of competition in healthcare is much debated. Despite a wealth of international experience in relation to competition, evidence is mixed and contested and the debate about the potential role for competition is often polarised. This paper considers briefly some of the reasons for this, focusing on what is meant by “competition in healthcare” and why it is more valuable to think about th...

Medical Errors Disclosure: Is It Good or Bad?

Background: In the treatment and health process, there are a lot of dangers to patients, and the increased number of medical errors is one of the most important circumstances of this process. Objective: The present research purposed to decrease medical errors through disclosure of them in hospitals of Tehran University of Medical Sciences. M...

Alcohol effects on liver diseases: good or bad buddy?.

Aggression—Good or Bad?

TT is a striking fact that quite a number of words, whilst retaining their official dictionary meaning, gradually come to have for us what we might call a new "emotional mean-ing"; and usually this has a much more derogatory colouring than had the original. A good example would be "asylum"; and another is "aggres-sion". We speak of "aggressive wars" as though these were an especially wicked typ...

Nasal irrigations: good or bad?

PURPOSE OF REVIEW Nasal irrigations are often mentioned as adjunctive measures in treating many sinonasal conditions. Despite their widespread use, much mystique and uncertainty exist about the indications and therapeutic mechanisms of nasal irrigations. Anecdotal evidence and poorly controlled studies add to the confusion. Recent evidence challenges some of the assumptions underlying the use o...