Non-maleficence is a practice in which physicians must refrain from providing ineffective treatments or acting with ill will toward patients. But since many beneficial therapies have serious risks, therefore, this principle, offers a little useful guidance to physicians. The sustaining ethical issue is whether the burdens are outweighed by the benefits. Examples of non-maleficent actions are: stopping a medication that is shown to be harmful, refusing to provide a treatment that has not been shown to be effective. Journal Article is sometimes called a Scientific Article, a Peer-Reviewed Article, or a Scholarly Research Article. Together, journal articles in a particular field are often referred to as The Literature. Journal articles are most often Primary Research Articles. However, they can also be Review Articles.