Should we always honour parental requests?

We should not settle for low-level evidence but should always use the best available evidence

To the editor: We would like to thank Dr. Mirza [1] for his editorial in response to our paper [2] on " Ultrasound guided conformal brachytherapy of cervix cancer: survival, patterns of failure, and late complications. " He has raised several questions about our study, which we would like to address. Firstly, we would like to clarify that this study is based on data from our prospective unit da...

Parental optimism versus parental pessimism in plants: how common should we expect pollen limitation to be?

Many organisms exhibit parental optimism, producing more of the initial stages of offspring (e.g., eggs, embryos) than they can usually mature. For plants, parental optimism may be linked to the risk of seed production being limited by pollen receipt (pollen limitation). Here we elaborate a stochastic model of pollen limitation developed by Haig and Westoby ( 1988 ) and Burd ( 2008 ) and link i...

Should we stay or should we go?

With the potential benefit of positive movement in the housing market and now having two properties this may place you in a good position to increase your retirement nest egg if you choose to sell your family home when you downsize. Depending on your situation you may even be able to keep the family home as an investment. One of the biggest decisions for many retirees is whether to stay in the ...

Should We Consider another Booster Dose of Measles Vaccine?

Background: To date, 36 years has passed since the beginning of measles vaccination; the disease is still circulating around the world, threatening lives of human beings especially in developing countries.  In recent years, we have confronted measles in previously vaccinated adults from all over the country. Objective: To find out if there is a need for changing our routine measles vaccination ...

Erythema nodosum :what should we consider about it?