Authors should have stated how drug was given

How many doctors should Sri Lanka have?

How long should Atrovent be given in acute asthma?

BACKGROUND In acute asthma the optimal duration of treatment with combination beta agonist and anticholinergic nebuliser solutions is unknown; most studies have investigated single doses or treatment for up to 12 hours. To determine whether longer treatment with ipratropium bromide might aid recovery a study was undertaken in 106 patients with acute asthma. METHODS A double blind, randomised,...

How Should Authors Address Copyright Issues before Submission of Manuscripts?

Archives of Plastic Surgery (APS), an official journal of the Korean Society of Plastic and Reconstructive Surgeons, publishes articles with many tables and figures, including illustrations , photos, videos, drawings of patients or surgical procedures. All clinical journals do the same. It is well-known that signing the Patient Photographic and Videographic Consent, Authorization and Release Fo...

Should benefit–risk assessment have its own drug “label”?

Many consumers and clinicians incorrectly believe that the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval of a new therapeutic implies that its benefits have been proven to exceed its harms. While the FDA could require proof that benefits exceed harms prior to approval, it has been argued that this approach would be infeasible because of prohibitively large sample sizes. One possible alternative w...

Should Soviet Specialists Have Been Consulted? Or: Was Experience in Latin America or Africa Good Enough?