Risk management—does it apply to anaesthesia and is it our responsibility?

whose responsibility is it anyway ?

robotic anesthesia: how is it going to change our practice?

, and what is evolution , that it may apply to language

Linguistics and biology are both witnessing such a rapid and ground-breaking progress that I think it wise to step back a moment and reconsider the very issue of the evolution of language at its roots. I wish to start with two real-life parables, drawing some important lessons from each. The first is from physics, the second from biology. Parable 1. The Italian physicist Gabriele Veneziano is a...

Biometeorology: What It Is and How It Affects Our Health

Ahallmark of holistic medicine is that its practices take into account an individual’s total internal, social, and external environment when consider ing disease prevention and treatment. The interdisciplinary science of biometeorology studies the effects of weather and cl imate on organisms’ adaptation mechanisms and the consequences of human and natural impacts on the atmosphere. Although the...

Evidence-Based Medicine: What Is It and How Does It Apply to Athletic Training?

OBJECTIVE: To introduce the concept of evidence-based medicine (EBM) to athletic trainers. This overview provides information on how EBM can affect the clinical practice of athletic training and enhance the care given to patients. DATA SOURCES: We searched the MEDLINE and CINHAL bibliographic databases using the terms evidence-based medicine and best practice and the online Index to Abstracts o...