How to move forward in social cognition research? Put it into an international perspective

Clinical inertia: hard to move it forward.

Reproductive rights: how to move forward?

One way of addressing ethical issues in reproductive health is to look at the consequences of current laws, policies and practices and see whether the existing situation gives rise to a preponderance of good or bad consequences. If the bad consequences outweigh the good ones, there is an ethical obligation to seek to change the laws, policies or practices. The data on maternal mortality and mor...

Methodologic Limitations Put Into Perspective

T he search for a means of measuring left ventricular volume (LVV) accurately and continuously throughout the cardiac cycle has been long standing. Such efforts have intensified during the past 15 years with the growing appreciation for the wealth of useful information available from analysis of systolic and diastolic ventricular pressure-volume relations. Recently, much effort has gone into de...

How to integrate social care services into primary health care? An experience from Iran

Background: Social issues have prominent effects on the peoples' physical and mental health and on the health risk factors. In Iran, many organizations provide social care services to their target population. This study aimed to explore the roles and functions of Primary Health Care (PHC) system in providing social care services in Iran.   Methods: This was a qualitative study, for whic...

Mutations in PRSS1 Put into Perspective

I have read with interest the recent paper by Liu and Zhang [1] on the putative association of the PRSS1 gene with pancreatitis. In their article, the authors claim a highly significant association based on a meta-analysis of seven previous case-control studies. Their methodological approach, however, warrants a cautionary comment. To assess the impact of PRSS1 mutations, the authors have conce...