In this issue of American Family Physician, Ackerman and Serrano provide a concise and well-referenced summary of the recommended immunizations for children and adolescents.1 The immunization schedule is designed to create the best immunologic response and achieve maximal disease prevention. However, full adherence to the schedule is jeopardized by the fears of some parents and physicians who h...

Numerous scholars have expressed concern over the growing “privatization of the scientific commons” represented by the growth in academic patenting. Even before the Bayh-Dole Act and the pervasive patenting of academic science, however, there was an earlier concern over the extent to which the drive for recognition among scientists and competition for priority and associated rewards also limite...

The concept of zero waste is an ideal situation that will require different solutions for categories waste. Electronic (E-waste), the fastest growing category solid hazardous presents various unique challenges. product repair, reuse and remanufacture (3re) are crucial effective source reduction E-waste integration electronics industry into a circular or zero-waste economy framework. Increasingl...