Is there enough fertile soil to feed a planet of growing cities?

O18: Vulnerable Road Users - Is There a Way to Protect? 

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Gender selection: is there a growing trend?

When is capital enough to get female microenterprises growing ?

We randomly gave cash and in-kind grants to male and female-owned microenterprises in urban Ghana. We find two striking results which contrast with a similar experiment in Sri Lanka. First, we find large average treatment effects of the in-kind grants for both female and male-owned enterprises. However, while the average increase in profits from in-kind grants to females is high, the gain in pr...

Iodine in early pregnancy--is there enough?

AIMS To evaluate the iodine status of patients in early pregnancy and its dependence on level of thyroid-stimulating hormone (TSH). METHODS Between June 2005 and December 2006, 168 patients with a confirmed vital pregnancy (up to 10(th) week of pregnancy) were included in the study. The entry criteria were no prior thyroid disease, did not take any other medication, had not undergone radio-io...

PSA mass screening: is there enough evidence?

Prostate cancer plays an important role in widely understood aspects of men's health, and is becoming a growing problem in terms of public life. Prostate cancer is one of the most common neoplasms among men. Male patients can live with prostate cancer for a long time so it is important to offer appropriate males adequate diagnostic tools and treatments. Prostate cancer and PSA potentially repre...