Interviewing younger children has costs as well as benefits

Iron burns: a problem in adults as well as children.

Burns from domestic irons are potentially preventable injuries which can result in significant morbidity. Several studies have reported these injuries in children but there are no reports to date in adults. Epidemiology, management and outcome of these injuries is described, and possible preventative strategies are discussed. We present a retrospective case note review of 50 adult and paediatri...

Clinical Governance: Costs and Benefits

The dramatic impact of Coronavirus outbreak on air quality: Has it saved as much as it has killed so far?

The outbreak of coronavirus disease (COVID-19) was first reported from Wuhan, China, on December 31st, 2019. As the number of coronavirus infections has exceeded 100,000 with toll deaths of about 5000 worldwide as of early March, 2020, scientists and researchers are racing to investigate the nature of this virus and evaluate the short and long term effects of this disease. Despite it...

Host Modulation Therapy for Periodontal Disease: Subantimicrobial-dose doxycycline, Medical as well as Dental Benefits

Stephen Walker, M.Sc., Ph.D., Associate Professor, Department of Oral Biology and Pathology, School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook University, State University of New York Stony Brook, N.Y., U.S.A. And Lorne M. Golub, D.M.D., M.Sc., M.D. (honorary), S.U.N.Y. Distinguished Professor Department of Oral Biology and Pathology School of Dental Medicine Stony Brook University, State University of New...

On the benefits of giving as well as receiving autonomy support: mutuality in close friendships.

Two studies examined autonomy support within close friendships. The first showed that receiving autonomy support from a friend predicted the recipient's need satisfaction within the relationship and relationship quality as indexed by emotional reliance, security of attachment, dyadic adjustment, and inclusion of friend in self and that there was significant mutuality of receiving autonomy suppo...