11.28.06
Gender plays no role in student ability to perform on computer-based examinations
Source: BioMed Central Medical Education
“Overall performance scores for students among the various Academic Years revealed no differences between exams given in the traditional pen-and-paper and computer formats. Further, when we looked specifically for gender differences in performance between these two testing formats, we found none.” http://www.biomedcentral.com/1472-6920/6/57
11.08.06
Depression, CYP450 Testing for Adults Treated with SSRIs
Source: Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
“There is a paucity of good-quality data addressing the questions of whether testing for CYP450 polymorphisms in adults entering SSRI treatment for non-psychotic depression leads to improvement in outcomes, or whether testing results are useful in medical, personal, or public health decisionmaking.” http://www.ahrq.gov/downloads/pub/evidence/pdf/cyp450/cyp450.pdf