Alluring restoration strategies to attract seed‐dispersing animals need more rigorous testing

Addiction Studies in Iran Neuroscientists Need to Do More

HTA principles need rigorous review

To the Editor: In the article “Are key principles for improved health technology assessment supported and used by health technology assessment organizations?” by Neumann et al. (3), the authors set out to evaluate the quality of processes used by health technology assessment (HTA) programs based on a set of principles they published in this journal previously (2). We believe that portions of th...

Ramadan fasting: Do we need more evidence?

Over a billion of Muslims fast worldwide during Ramadan each year. Through this religious custom, fasting contributes to their health as well as their spiritual growth. However, available evidence regarding the health-benefits of Ramadan fasting is scarce and highly contentious. Although Islam exempts patients from fasting, many fast conceivably, and their clinical condition is prone to deterio...

Spanning the Science-Practice Divide: Why Restoration Scientists Need to be More Involved with Practice

Restoration ecology is at a critical juncture. As environmental management policy increasingly embraces restoration, the field of restoration ecology must span the science-practice divide, or risk becoming obsolete. Parties on both sides of the divide agree that science needs to be incorporated into restoration practice and that current approaches are “simply not sufficient” (Hobbs 2007, Weiher...

Carotid revascularization strategies: the need for more data.

Over the past decade, 1 million carotid revascularization procedures have been performed. During this time period, the frequency of carotid endarterectomy (CEA) has slightly declined, whereas carotid artery stenting (CAS) has increased.1 Somewhat surprisingly, in this timeframe, only 2 large (enrolling 1000 patients) randomized controlled trials have been initiated in North America to assess th...