Linear Growth Faltering Should Be Assessed in Absolute and Relative Terms

Successive 1-Month Weight Increments in Infancy Can Be Used to Screen for Faltering Linear Growth.

BACKGROUND Linear growth faltering in the first 2 y contributes greatly to a high stunting burden, and prevention is hampered by the limited capacity in primary health care for timely screening and intervention. OBJECTIVE This study aimed to determine an approach to predicting long-term stunting from consecutive 1-mo weight increments in the first year of life. METHODS By using the referenc...

I-14: Assisted Reproduction and Religion What Consideration Should Be and Should Not Be Relevant,

Several important issues are pertinent to an ethical discussion of the new technology today grouped under the name Assisted Reproduction Technology (ART). This is a moral imperative because each of us must decide what is to be considered ethically acceptable in assisted reproduction. Reflecting on the ethical dimension of ‘creating’ a new human life can play a major role in ensuring that in eac...

Measuring improvement in dyspnoea: should absolute or relative values be used?

Linear Growth Faltering Among HIV-Exposed Uninfected Children.

BACKGROUND HIV-exposed uninfected (HEU) children experience increased mortality compared with their HIV-unexposed uninfected (HUU) peers. It is unclear whether HEU children are also at increased risk for undernutrition, a modifiable risk factor for mortality. METHODS We conducted a cross-sectional, population-based survey of children <5 years of age in 5 health districts in Botswana. Linear m...

Psychotherapies should be assessed for both benefit and harm.

The past four decades have witnessed a transformation in research on the benefits of psychological therapies. However, even though therapists highlight that negative and adverse effects are seen in day-to-day practice, research on the negative effects of psychotherapy is insufficient. Given the unrelenting popularity of therapies, the argument for examining the adverse effects of psychotherapy ...