Issue
"Technologies not only influence but actually determine social customs and ethics."
技术不仅仅影响而且实际上是决定了社会传统和道德规范。
Argument
A new report suggests that men and women experience pain very differently from one another, and that doctors should consider these differences when prescribing pain medications. When researchers administered the same dosage of kappa opioids-a painkiller-to 28 men and 20 women who were having their wisdom teeth extracted, the women reported feeling much less pain than the men, and the easing of pain lasted considerably longer in women. This research suggests that kappa opioids should be prescribed for women whenever pain medication is required, whereas men should be given other kinds of pain medication. In addition, researchers should reevaluate the effects of all medications on men versus women.
一项新报告表明,男性和女性对于疼痛的感受是有显著差异的,医生在开止痛药方的时候应该考虑到这种差异。当研究者把相同剂量的kappa opioids--一种止痛药--分发给智齿刚刚被拔除的28名男子和20名女子的时候,女性报告的她们感受的痛楚要比男性小的多,而且止痛的时间女性更长。这一研究说明当需要止痛药时,应该给女性服用kappa opioids,而应该给男性服用其他的止痛药。而且,研究人员应该重新评估所有药品对于男性以及女性的效用。 |