Cycling offers important health benefits and should be encouraged

MRS Shimming: An Important Point Which Should not be Ignored

Introduction: Proton magnetic resonance spectroscopy (MRS) is a well-known device for analyzing the biological fluids metabolically. Obtaining accurate and reliable information via MRS needs a homogeneous magnetic field in order to provide well-defined peaks and uniform water suppression. There are lots of reasons which can disturb the magnetic field homogeneity which can be corrected by a proc...

Why lesbians should be encouraged to have regular cervical screening.

INTRODUCTION The UK National Health Service Cervical Screening Programme (NHSCSP) advice on cervical cytology screening states that women who have never had sex with men are at very low risk of developing cervical cancer, and advice regarding need for screening in lesbians is inconsistent. METHODS Literature review searching PubMed, Web of Science and the Internet for articles on lesbians, ce...

When Should Carpools in HOV Lanes be Encouraged?

A variety of policies to encourage carpooling in high-occupancy vehicle (HOV) lanes have been adopted by state and local governments in the US. These policies can either increase or decrease total congestion depending on whether congestion relief in mainline lanes outweighs increased HOV lane congestion. We estimate congestion cost functions for mainline and HOV lanes in Los Angeles and find co...

Cycling: Health Benefits and Risks

I-14: Assisted Reproduction and Religion What Consideration Should Be and Should Not Be Relevant,

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...