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Can recent Berkeley findings help us to find a solution to the paradox of cancer incidence in high natural background radiation areas of Ramsar, Iran?

According to the report published by the United Nations Scientific Committee on the Effects of Atomic Radiation (UNSCEAR) in 2000, Ramsar city in northern Iran, has some inhabited areas with the highest known natural background radiation levels in the world (1). The annual radiation absorbed dose in high background radiation areas (HBRAs) of Ramsar is extraordinary high, reaching 260 mSv that i...

A Close Shave with Realism: How Ockham's Razor Helps Us Find The Truth

Many distinct theories are compatible with current experience. Scientific realists recommend that we choose the simplest. Anti-realists object that such appeals to “Ockham’s razor” cannot be truth-conducive, since they lead us astray in complex worlds. I argue, on behalf of the realist, that always preferring the simplest theory compatible with experience is necessary for efficient convergence ...

Human Rights in US Foreign Policy

Fundus autofluorescence in ampiginous choroiditis.

Fundus autofluorescence (FAF) is being increasingly employed in the evaluation of retinal diseases. We report the first description of FAF findings during the natural history of ampiginous choroiditis and correlate these findings to fundus photography, infrared imaging, and cross-sectional optical coherence tomography. In a patient with a 12-month recurring, relapsing course of ampiginous choro...

Help us find and honour the stars of South Asian healthcare.

The BMJ Awards are back in the Indian subcontinent for 2015, rebranded as the BMJ Awards South Asia. This year nominations are invited from eight countries—Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Myanmar, Nepal, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka. And there are new categories, including awards dedicated to the specialties of cardiology, pulmonology, and diabetes; one for an outstanding postgraduate thesis; a...