We must take back control

The road we must take: multidisciplinary team science.

Translational research is acknowledged to be complex and to require a diverse skill set. Many organizations, particularly academic institutions, have invested in educational programs, facilities, and enhanced resources to encourage translational research. Critically needed, however, is an emphasis on creating and sustaining multidisciplinary research teams. It is through the power of many and a...

Acute vasodilator testing in idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension: must we take NO for the answer?

he earliest clinical descriptions of primary pulmonary hypertension, now known as idiopathic pulmonary arterial hypertension (IPAH), were accompanied by the hypothesis that pulmonary vasoconstriction was one of its key pathophysiological elements [1] and that vasodilators could, therefore, be therapeutically useful. In support of this concept, DRESDALE et al. [2] first reported attenuation of p...

Efficient Take-Back Legislation

P roduct and waste take-back is becoming more regulated by countries to protect the environment. Such regulation puts an economic burden on firms, while creating fairness concerns and potentially even missing its primary target: environmental benefits. This research discusses the economic and environmental impacts of extended producer responsibility type of legislation and identifies efficiency...

We must--and we can--do better.

Every breath we take.

Of all the risk factors for premature death, the air we breathe is one area over which patients and doctors have little control. In cities health professionals care for patients in environments where air pollution can aggravate existing illness, mostly cardiovascular and respiratory disease, and also damage children’s hearts and lungs as they develop. Today we report that more than half of 2200...