European Union’s imminent ban on glyphosate: Hormesis should be considered in new chemical screening and selection

Staphylococcus lugdunensis; a pathogen that should be considered in Iran

Background: Staphylococcus lugdunensis is Gram-positive cocci of the staphylococcaceae family. S. lugdunensis despite having a clotting factor (wall coagulase), was classified in the coagulase negative staphylococcus group (CoNS) for lack of free coagulase. Although this bacterium is part of the human normal flora, in terms of virulence, S. lugdunensis is in second place after S. aureus. S. lug...

Should Euthanasia Be Considered Iatrogenic?

As more countries adopt laws and regulations concerning euthanasia, pediatric euthanasia has become an important topic of discussion. Conceptions of what constitutes harm to patients are fluid and highly dependent on a myriad of factors including, but not limited to, health care ethics, family values, and cultural context. Euthanasia could be viewed as iatrogenic insofar as it results in an out...

Should new-onset arthralgia be considered a menopausal symptom?

600 Estrogen alone and joint symptoms in the Women’s Health Initiative randomized trial Rowan T. Chlebowski, MD, PhD, Dominic J. Cirillo, MD, PhD, Charles B. Eaton, MD, Marcia L. Stefanick, PhD, Mary Pettinger, MS, Laura D. Carbone, MD, MS, Karen C. Johnson, MD, MPH, Michael S. Simon, MD, MPH, Nancy F. Woods, PhD, RN, FAAN, and Jean Wactawski-Wende, PhD In this study the influence of estrogen a...

Should colorectal cancer screening be considered in elderly persons without previous screening? A cost-effectiveness analysis.

BACKGROUND The U.S. Preventive Services Task Force recommends against routine screening for colorectal cancer (CRC) in adequately screened persons older than 75 years but does not address the appropriateness of screening in elderly persons without previous screening. OBJECTIVE To determine at what ages CRC screening should be considered in unscreened elderly persons and to determine which tes...

European ban on bovine growth hormones should continue: expert.