For industrialised countries, control of cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the most important achievement of biomedicine in the last half-century—certainly in terms of decrease in disease burden. The orderly sequence of research, surveillance, trials and implementation organised by cardiovascular scientists has led to a decline of 80% for both coronary heart disease and stroke in the USA and othe...

Many deals that look good on paper never materialize into value-creating endeavors. Often, the problem begins at the negotiating table. In fact, the very person everyone thinks is pivotal to a deal's success--the negotiator--is often the one who undermines it. That's because most negotiators have a deal maker mind-set: They see the signed contract as the final destination rather than the start ...