Can ARC Save the Heart?

Can the polypill save the world from heart disease?

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This article discusses the possibilities that a deeper engagement with the work of Gabriel Tarde opens for Actor-Network Theory (ANT). It argues that the combination of ANT’s methodological and analytical orientation and Tarde’s neo-monadology offers an appropriate framework for the study of new forms of political activism. Findings from an ethnographic research on the conflict surrounding the ...

Can the West save Africa?

in the NBER 2008 Summer Institute Workshop on Macroeconomics and Income Distribution for generously taking the time to read this (long!) manuscript and give me detailed comments. I am also grateful for research assistance to history's best RA, Tobias Pfutze. All errors are of course my responsibility.

Can bacteria save the planet?

The idea quickly spread. When the organizers of a San Diego Science Festival (www.sdsciencefestival.com) sought help and assistance from the Cambridge Festival, it eventually led to the establishment of the Science Festival Alliance. The US National Science Foundation (Arlington, VA) has joined the bandwagon and provides a 3-year US$3 million grant to promote the science programmes. Festivals i...

Can lean save lives?

PURPOSE The purpose of this paper is to show how over the last 18 months Bolton Hospitals NHS Trust have been exploring whether or not lean methodologies, often known as the Toyota Production System, can indeed be applied to healthcare. DESIGN/METHODOLOGY/APPROACH This paper is a viewpoint. FINDINGS One's early experience is that lean really can save lives. The Toyota Production System is a...