Ten myths and one truth about generalised HIV epidemics

Ten myths and one truth about generalised HIV epidemics.

[Ten myths about informed consent].

The author reviews ten myths that, in his opinion, make up the perspective of many professionals on informed consent (IC). A viewpoint, on the other hand, that is imprecise and of low ethical and juridical quality. The myths are: 1. IC is something foreign to the moral duties of doctors. 2. IC consists in getting the patients to sign the form authorising an intervention. 3. Good clinical practi...

Ten myths about the Stark statute debunked.

The Stark statute was enacted in 1995, but final regulations were not published until January 2001 and even then did not address all the Stark exceptions. Many people are confused about how to apply the exceptions and what the Stark statute means. This article identifies 10 of the most common myths about Stark and explains and corrects the misconceptions.

The top ten myths about CO2 lasers in dentistry.

Ten turbidite myths

During the past 50 years, the turbidite paradigm has promoted many myths related to deep-water turbidite deposition. John E. Sanders (1926–1999), a pioneering process sedimentologist, first uncovered many of these turbidite myths. This paper provides a reality check by undoing 10 of these turbidite myths. Myth No. 1: turbidity currents are non-turbulent flows with multiple sediment-support mech...