Hip protectors: recommendations for biomechanical testing—an international consensus statement (part I)

International Consensus Statement on ADHD.

Research Ethics Recommendations for Whole-Genome Research: Consensus Statement

Advances in technology have made it possible to sequence a whole human genome [1,2]. National and international funding initiatives have stimulated wholegenome research activities [3,4], and media coverage of both the science [5,6] and the emerging commercial offerings [7,8] related to genome research has heightened public awareness and interest in personal genomics. As technology continues to ...

International consensus statement on idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis.

In the new millennium, idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis (IPF) is not what it was thought to be 20 years ago. In the past, the term was used for a heterogeneous group of interstitial lung disorders of unknown cause, after exclusion of possible exposures or associated conditions. Now IPF is more narrowly defined as a distinct clinical entity, with certain characteristic clinical, radiological and mo...

Homocysteine and Dementia: An International Consensus Statement

Identification of modifiable risk factors provides a crucial approach to the prevention of dementia. Nutritional or nutrient-dependent risk factors are especially important because dietary modifications or use of dietary supplements may lower the risk factor level. One such risk factor is a raised concentration of the biomarker plasma total homocysteine, which reflects the functional status of ...

Prevention of hip fracture with hip protectors.

The prevention of fractures amongst older people consists of (i) prevention and treatment of osteoporosis, (ii) prevention of falling and (iii) prevention of fractures using injury-site protection. As the great majority of hip fractures are caused by a sideways fall with direct impact on the greater trochanter of the proximal femur, one approach to prevention is the use of an adequately configu...