Commentary: Should we always deliberately be non-representative?

Should we all be vegetarians?

Should Priority Setting Also Be Concerned About Profound Socio-Economic Transformations? A Response to Recent Commentary

COMMENTARY Should we breathe quiet or noisy ?

External noise is introduced by computer-generated random levels of pressure assistance during noisy pressure support ventilation (PSV). In patients, noisy PSV was associated with higher tidal volume variability but not improved cardio-pulmonary function compared with conventional PSV. The potential role of noisy PSV in the management of critically ill patients requiring ventilatory support has...

[Should insulin resistance be always treated in Polycystic Ovary Syndrome?].

A síndrome dos ovários policísticos (SOP) é a afecção endócrina mais frequente da mulher durante o período reprodutivo, ocorrendo em porcentagens entre 4 e 16% emmulheres com fator familiar importante. Houve muito debate sobre a caracterização desta entidade nos últimos anos. Contudo, o último critério da Society for Androgen Excess estabeleceu que as mulheres deveriam ter hiperandrogenismo (hi...

Atypical behavioral and psychiatric symptoms: Neurosyphilis should always be considered

Syphilis still remains a major health concern worldwide because of the possibility of serious medical and psychological consequences, long-term disability, and death. Neurosyphilis (NS) may occur at any stage of infection. Its clinical presentation has been changing over recent years including- psychiatric and neurocognitive symptoms. Several recent studies have described cases with these sympt...