Reflections on Public Interest Directors

Salt Consumption: Reflections on Public Health

The ancestors of humans ate a diet that contained less than 0.5 g of salt per day (equivalent to 0.2 g sodium/day) during million years of evolution. The human body is therefore genetically programed to this amount of salt [1]. Currently, mean daily salt intake levels are 7-13 g, varying by region and population group [2]. Studies have also reported higher rates in several Asian countries [3], ...

In the public interest?

Restrictive patenting and licensing for cell-free fetal DNA testing has serious consequences for technology advances and benefits to public health.

Private Property and Public Interest

Regulation and the Public Interest

The increase in government regulation during the 1960s and 1970s is examined, as well as showing the importance of understanding the benefit/cost ratio of regulation.

Hospitals and the public interest.