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PubMed2003

An editorial for the HIV infected: immune regulation. The implications for treatment of HIV infection and the potential role of T cell suppressor pathways instead of apopstasis, anergy or direct CD4 T cell deletion in AIDS pathogenesis.

The AIDS crises makes for an interesting study of the interactions of activists, researchers, caregivers, the press, politicians and other groups in society. In the popular press and elsewhere there has been a growing movement since the inception of the disease to place efforts against AIDS as the highest standard of our benevolence, proficiency and determination when confronting a disease. Because of the potential benefit in understanding the interactions of groups and how research progressed and failed during the AIDS crises, differing perspectives should be recorded on this matter. The person currently in most need of an objective viewpoint on AIDS research, including an outlook on the past, as well as the present and future, is the person who is infected with HIV. While many of the AIDS related bureaucracies, scientists and celebrities have achieved consecration in the fight against HIV, a question arises whether this praise is deserved and really due to their keeping the AIDS patient as the first matter of the heart and mind; or whether they have merely achieved what bureaucracies and celebrity are best at, making society and those they should serve, think that they cannot do with out them.The following editorial chronicles a scandalous intellectual failure of immunologists in the fight against HIV. It delineates potential areas of concern for the HIV infected patient in the present and future, which may be important directions in the fight against HIV, both for treatment to evolve to the ideal and for an economically viable treatment for the Third World.

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome↗
PubMed1998

Editorial

We are pleased that the International Journal of Infectious Diseases (IJID) has been indexed in MEDLINE and Index Medicus. It is a tribute to those of you who have submitted excellent papers, case reports, and reviews and to those who have contributed thoughtful editorials. We expect that heightened exposure both online and in libraries will result in increased submissions and that this will soon warrant publication at bimonthly and eventually monthly intervals. Increased frequency of publication depends on members of the International Society for Infectious Diseases (ISID) and other colleagues and their submission of more manuscripts of the highest scientific merit. We also welcome more letters and encourage critical and spirited commentaries. We urge you to tell your libraries about the IJID and to suggest that they subscribe. Likewise, colleagues who could not attend our biannual meeting should be asked to subscribe as well as to submit the results of their observations and investigations. Much of the credit for the success of IJID goes to its editors and reviewers. The peer review process works because of the expertise, diligence, and timeliness of the reviewers and the experience and judgment of the editors. The editors select reviewers, consider their comments, and determine how to respond to potential contributors. The overall objective is to present information about infectious diseases that has international significance. Since these data frequently originate from regions where English is not the primary language, our staff will provide assistance in editing manuscripts to improve grammar and usage. Command of the English language is not a criterion for acceptance or rejection of a manuscript. However, it does make it easier for the reviewers if a native English speaker has read and revised the manuscript. The recent meeting of the ISID in Boston was clearly a huge success, and the presentations were outstanding. We trust that many of you who participated in this meeting will submit articles to the IJID. Suggestions for supplements from this meeting or from other meetings also are welcomed. Our second issue comprised the proceedings at the Jenner Symposium of the 7th International Congress for Infectious Diseases in Hong Kong, June 10-13, 1996. An independent supplement on fungal infections came from a symposium at the meeting of the International Immunocompromised Host Society, June 23-26, 1996, Assisi, Italy.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1992

Lasègue's editorial riposte to Gull's contributions on anorexia nervosa.

One week after Sir William Gull read his seminal report on anorexia nervosa to the Clinical Society of London, a brief account was published (Anonymous, 1873). In Paris, Charles Lasègue, editor of Archives Générales de Médecine read the report and printed an immediate editorial riposte, parts of which will be quoted in this communication.

Anorexia Nervosa↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Coverage of breast cancer in the Australian print media--does advertising and editorial coverage reflect correct social marketing messages?

Early detection of breast cancer by mammographic screening has the potential to dramatically reduce mortality rates, but many women do not comply with screening recommendations. The media are an important source of health information for many women--through both direct social marketing advertisements and indirect dissemination of information via editorial content. This study investigated the accuracy of breast cancer detection messages in the top-selling Australian women's magazines and three weekend newspapers in the six-month period from December 2000 to May 2001 that included any reference to breast cancer and found that current coverage of breast cancer in the Australian print media conveys messages that are unlikely to encourage appropriate screening.

Adult↗
PubMedDate not supplied

Child care research: an editorial perspective.

The goals of Child Development's new From Another Perspective format are discussed, and an overview of the content of the inaugural From Another Perspective collection on child care effects is provided. The two lead articles suggest, respectively, that long hours in child care are related to children's later behavior problems and that child care may be physiologically challenging for young children. Commentaries focus on the need to examine a range of additional factors before drawing definitive conclusions about cause and effect. Among the issues discussed in the commentaries are the need to account for context, individual differences among children, and methodological challenges. The introductory editorial also overviews policy implications and directions for future research.

Child↗
PubMed1983

The status of women radiologists: membership on editorial boards and participation in upper echelons of radiologic societies.

A study was undertaken to determine the role of women radiologists in organized radiology on a national level. Statistics relating to age and sex distribution of radiologists, editorial representation of women radiologists, and membership of women radiologists in upper echelons of radiologic societies were analyzed. In relation to their numbers, women radiologists were found to be under-represented in all categories studied; some possible contributing factors are noted. Greater participation of women radiologists should be supported and encouraged.

Adult↗
PubMed2006

The Opinion Editorial: teaching physiology outside the box.

Improving the public understanding of science is an important challenge for the future professional scientists who are our current undergraduates. In this paper, we present a conceptual model that explores the role of mass media as community gatekeepers of new scientific findings. This model frames the benefits for undergraduate science students to learn about media genres so that they can learn to communicate science more effectively to nonprofessional audiences. Informed by this Media Role model, we then detail a novel writing task for undergraduate physiology students, the Opinion Editorial (Op-Ed), and an accompanying Peer Review. The Op-Ed genre was directly taught to the students by a professional journalist. As an assessment task, students presented a recent, highly technical paper as an Op-Ed. This was assessed by both faculty members and peers using a detailed assessment rubric. Most students were able to replicate the features of Op-Eds and attained high grades on their writing tasks. Survey data from final-year physiology students (n = 230) were collected before and after the implementation of the Op-Ed/Peer Review. These indicated that most students were aware of the importance of scientists to effectively communicate their knowledge to nonprofessional audiences, that the Op-Ed writing task was challenging, and that they believed that their ability to write to nonprofessional audiences was improved after explicit teaching and feedback.

Education, Medical, Undergraduate↗
PubMed1998

Editorial

I am delighted to inform our readership that we have been accepted for inclusion in EMBASE and MEDLINE, the indexing databases of Excerpta Medica and Index Medicus. You are now able to obtain journal article citations commencing with this issue, by searching EMBASE, and in the near future, by searching MEDLINE. Both databases are also accessible through Silver Platter. With continued concern over the increasing incidence of melanoma, this issue of the Journal focuses on a number of important areas related to this subject. In our our Point-Counterpoint editorials, Drs. Frans Rampen and Martin Weinstock evaluate the pros and cons of mass screening programs in a cogent fashion. An ongoing controversy in the treatment of melanoma has been the margin required for optimal excision of the primary lesion. Over the past several decades, there has been a steady reduction in the extent of the resection of the primary tumour. Drs. Beasley and Cartotto retrospectively analyzed over 100 primary melanomas. Two local recurrences were seen in melanomas less than 2 mm thick, despite a margin of 1.7 and 2.4 cm. While larger studies are needed, this analysis stimulates some question on the true safety of currently accepted margins for 1 to 2 mm thick melanomas. Continuing with the theme of melanoma, our Grand Rounds from the University of British Columbia discusses a patient with melanoma and unilateral vascular tumours. In their article on familial melanomas, Hogg et al. review the area of the genetics of melanoma, with particular reference to the role of cyclin dependent kinase inhibitor gene CDKN2A, on chromosome 9p21 and its potential predictive role in identifying at risk individuals for melanoma. I am pleased to have Dr. Robert Jackson introduce a new section in the Journal, Classics in Dermatology. This series provides a historical perspective on dermatologic disease. While the above article on melanoma illustrates how advances in molecular biology have dramatic impacts on our diagnostic skills, as dermatologists we still greatly value accurate clinical skills. The Classics in Dermatology focuses, from a historical perspective, on the importance of clinical acumen. Advances in dermatologic surgery have dramatically transformed our specialty. Hair transplantation was one of the initial areas of dermatologic surgery and dermatologists have been at the forefront of this field since the landmark studies by Dr. Orentreich in 1959. Since that time there have been major changes in the technique of hair transplantation that have greatly enhanced the outcomes. Drs. Bertucci, Berg, and Pollack update us on current techniques in this field.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2004

Lead editorial: The need for greater perspective and innovation in epidemiology.

This editorial introduces the new online, open-access, peer-reviewed journal, Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations. Epidemiology (which we define broadly, to include clinical research and various approaches to studying the health of populations) is a critically important field in informing decisions about the health of individuals and populations. But the desire for new information means that the health science literature is overwhelmingly devoted to reporting new findings, leaving little opportunity to improve the quality of the science. By creating a journal dedicated to all topics of and about epidemiology, except standard research reports, we hope to encourage authors to write more on the neglected aspects of the field. The journal will publish articles that analyze policy implications of health research, present new research methods and better communicate existing methods, reassess previous results and dogma, and provide other innovations in and perspectives on the field. Online publishing will permit articles of whatever length is required for the work, speed the time to publication and allow free access to the full content.

Journal Article↗
PubMed2004

Editorial: Wishful thinking.

As a supplement to our lead editorial, the editors of the new journal, Epidemiologic Perspectives & Innovations, provide a partial list of specific analyses and topic areas they would like to see submitted to the journal.

Journal Article↗
PubMed1991

Another quasi-experimental study of understanding/appreciation of editorial satire.

College students completed a 17-item scale measuring the "propensity to argue controversial topics" and 7 other nominal-scale independent variables. They then read three editorial satires and checked which of five statements was the intended thesis of each satire's author. They also rated each satire on interestingness and funniness. Analysis indicated dependence between understanding of satire and sex and regular readership of "The Far Side."

Adult↗
PubMed2003

A review and methodologic critique of the literature supporting 'chronic whiplash injury'. Part II. Reviews, editorials, and letters.

In an earlier publication (part I) we conducted a critique of the literature supporting whiplash as a 'chronic injury', specifically examining original research which contradicts scientific measures and efforts showing that the highly prevalent problem of chronic whiplash is a cultural and psychosocially determined phenomenon. We reviewed the biomedical and engineering literature relating to whiplash syndrome, searching for articles that supported the construct of 'chronic whiplash injuries' and found that all of the articles contained significant methodologic errors relative to their respective authors' statements regarding chronic whiplash. The most frequent concerns reside with sampling, experimental design and interpretation of data. In Part II of this critique we examine other article types (reviews, editorials, letters). The authors of the current critique found that these articles also contained significant errors or biases relative to their respective authors' statements regarding chronic whiplash. The most frequent concerns reside with terminology, citation methods, scientific reasoning, and lack of address of contrary evidence.

Bias↗
PubMed1991

Rising voices: how editorial writers looked at health care.

With attention turning to the nation's domestic problems and the 1992 presidential election coming up, the last quarter of 1991 saw a marked increase in the number of editorials and opinion pieces devoted to health care topics. Many newspapers and magazines targeted the broader--and thornier--issue of national health care reform, but narrower and no less critical issues also received play, including Medicaid underpayment, emergency department overcrowding and HIV testing for health care workers.

Attitude to Health↗
PubMed1990

Editorial peer review: methodology and data collection.

This study reports on the editorial peer review practices of two categories of U.S. medical journals indexed in Index Medicus. Journals in group 1 were included on each of three lists of recommended journals, had a circulation of 10,000, and were cited at least 5,000 times per year. Group 2 journals, also indexed in Index Medicus, met none of the criteria. After being pretested, data were collected through a series of interviews and questionnaires. A summary of the methodology and an analysis of the differences between data collected through questionnaires and interviews is reported. The study concluded that initial interviews are very helpful in designing a questionnaire; a high percentage of editors agreed to be interviewed (100% for sixteen group 1 editors and 93.8% for sixteen group 2 editors); a 69.4% response rate to the mailed questionnaire indicates either sufficient follow-up or a high rate of interest in the subject matter; no trends identified by the questionnaire were reversed by changes in answers given during the interviews; approximately 11% to 15% of the answers differed between the questionnaire and interview methodology; and for some sensitive issues, editors were more likely to give answers on the questionnaire according to what was perceived as the most appropriate answer, rather than the actual practices of the journal.

Data Collection↗
PubMed1987

Editorial policy and the assessment of quality among medical journals.

Many factors are weighed in judging the quality of a journal. Editorial policies in the instructions to authors section offer an important, though often neglected, source of information. In addition to directions on formatting and style, this section often includes financial disclosures and policies on coverage, peer review, confidentiality, human experimentation and duplicate submissions. This study analyzes the contents of instructions sections from several categories of medical journals to determine their usefulness in making collection development decisions. Included are journals currently considered the most prestigious, indexed in Index Medicus and Abridged Index Medicus, and not indexed in Index Medicus or subscribed to by a typical large academic health sciences library. It was found that in a statistically significant number of journals, the instructions to authors section is more likely to be included and substantive in highly regarded journals than in less prestigious journals. It is concluded that the amount of information in the instructions section is related to the quality of the journal and that these sections are a useful collection development tool.

Libraries, Medical↗
PubMed1996

Editorial control: Part 1--A survey of nursing association publications.

Editors of association publications may find themselves in conflict with association leaders over the content or philosophy of printed material. To find out how the editors of nursing association publications defined editorial control, this author, herself an editor for an association publication, conducted an informal survey. The results will help editors define their roles, association leaders avoid conflict, and authors identify who makes acceptance decisions for their manuscripts.

Conflict, Psychological↗
PubMed1996

Technical and editorial administration of a World-Wide-Web site during a period of rapid growth: the OncoLink experience.

OncoLink is a cancer information resource on the World-Wide-Web (WWW) that provides a wide variety of information for cancer patients and healthcare providers. Since its introduction in March, 1994 it has enjoyed success as demonstrated by an over 31-fold increase in usage as of February, 1996. Current utilization exceeds 1.1 million accesses per month. The content of OncoLink has also expanded greatly, with new items being added daily. In addition, OncoLink has been the recipient of numerous awards from a variety of agencies and organizations. During this period of rapid growth, the complexity of managing and maintaining OncoLink has likewise increased. This work may be divided into three categories: content editing, technical (or production) editing, and web site maintenance. Consequently, we have developed numerous administrative procedures to handle this workload. After implementing these new administrative strategies, we were able to greatly reduce the need for face-to-face meetings of our Editorial and Production Staffs. This paper describes our experience with developing efficient strategies for managing the daily operation of OncoLink during a period of rapid growth.

Computer Communication Networks↗
PubMed1996

CDR Review's editorial process: a survey of papers published in 1995.

Readers and authors of scientific material need and deserve to know how journal editors select and prepare papers for publication. Editors need to keep track of their procedures to avoid delay and ensure that there is always material to publish. This paper presents data on the time taken for the 48 papers published in the Communicable Disease Report Review in 1995 to be processed. The mean time from receipt to publication was five months. All papers were sent out to at least one referee and most to two. This paper describes the editorial process and suggests the adoption of blinded peer review.

England↗