Reply to “Triclocarban and Health: the Jury Is Still Out”

Triclocarban and Health: the Jury Is Still Out

In a recently published report, Poole et al. utilized a crossover design to determine the effect of nonprescription antimicrobial exposure on the human microbiome (1). After an initial washout phase, participants were provided either products that contained TCS or products without TCS for use over a 4-month period, followed by a switch to the opposite exposure regimen for another 4 months. Typi...

Radically Questioning the Principle of the Least Restrictive Alternative: A Reply to Nir Eyal; Comment on “Nudging by Shaming, Shaming by Nudging”

In his insightful editorial, Nir Eyal explores the connections between nudging and shaming. One upshot of his argument is that we should question the principle of the least restrictive alternative in public health and health policy. In this commentary, I maintain that Eyal’s argument undermines only a rather implausible version of the principle of the least restrictive alternative and I sketch ...

The Ecological Validity of Jury Simulations: Is the Jury Still Out?

Comparison of the efficacy of Fluocinolone cream, Triclocarban soap and Betamethasone lotion with placebo in the treatment of Paederus Dermatitis

Background and aim: Paederus dermatitis is an acute self-healing blistering disease caused by an insect from the genus Paederus species. Although it is a self-limited disease, it can cause disablement and suffering. The objective of this study was to investigate the efficacy of fluocinolone cream, triclocarban(TCC) soap and betamethasone lotion in comparison with placebo in the treatment ...

Harnessing the Potential to Quantify Public Preferences for Healthcare Priorities through Citizens’ Juries

Despite progress towards greater public engagement, questions about the optimal approach to access public preferences remain unanswered. We review two increasingly popular methods for engaging the public in healthcare priority-setting and determining their preferences; the Citizens’ Jury (CJ) and Discrete Choice Experiment (DCE). We discuss the theoretical framework from which each method is de...