‘Only the murder accusations are missing’

Are implants the ONLY solution to replacement of missing teeth??

Implant dentistry as we all know has grown leaps and bounds in the last few decades as there has been immense research and also due to advances in technology since the time Prof Branemark invented the concept. Therefore the success rate is predictable and it remains as one of the best methods for replacement of missing teeth. Needless to say it is an expensive modality of treatment and only the...

Ebola Treatment and Prevention are not the only Battles: Understanding Ebola-related Fear and Stigma

Are You Missing the Signs?

Sandra L. Siedlecki, PhD, RN, CNS AbstrAct Although normal pressure hydrocephalus (NPH) is a potentially treatable neurological condition, many individuals with NPH will never receive treatment because the diagnosis is missed and the symptoms are attributed to other disorders. Left untreated, NPH causes significant physical and emotional suffering and eventually leads to premature death. It is ...

Evaluating Accusations of Misconduct Accusations of misconduct can have very dire consequences

In ISBE Newsletter (Supplement to Behavioral Ecology)Volume 17, issue 2 fall/winter 2005 Ken Otter, Newsletter Editor writes among others in Editorial: "this issue also contains an article on scientific misconduct that builds on the commentary by Montgomerie and Birkhead published in the previous Newsletter (ISBE Newsletter 17: 16-24). In his article "Improving the processing of scientific misc...

Murder and the ICU.

The Intensive Care Unit (ICU) is a place of technology, unusual drug formularies and rapid decisionmaking, all designed to help critically ill patients get better. However, these same factors can create an environment where a healthcare worker might systematically harm a patient without fear of detection or punishment. Such allegations are difficult to substantiate because evidence is so diffic...