The epidemic of overweight and obesity and its multiple causes have captured the attention of researchers, program administrators, politicians, and the public alike. Recently, a number of stakeholder groups have started investigating the role that food and nutrition assistance programs may play in the etiology of the problem and in identifying possible solutions. As a result, policy changes hav...

This article examines the possibilities for health care reform in the 111th Congress. It uses a simple model of policy making to analyze the failure of Congress to pass the Clinton health plan in 1993-1994. It concludes that the factors that created gridlock in the 103rd Congress are likely to have a similar impact in the present.

s of the papers there presented follow: THE MANAGEMENT OF GASTRIC AND DUODENAL ULCER: MEDICAL AND SURGICAL FRANK H. LAHEY, M. D., Director of Surgery, Lahey Clinic, Boston. The cause of gastric and duodenal ulcer is unknown. In the majority of instances there is an associated hyperacidity and certain other general factors are usually present. In the past a difference of symptomatology in the tw...

In this paper we assess the impact of a variety of policies that may influence the career decisions of members of the U.S. Congress, using the empirical framework of Diermeier, Keane and Merlo (2005). These policies alter incentives to run for re-election, run for higher office or leave Congress, by altering wages, non-pecuniary rewards and career prospects (both in and out of Congress). We fin...

Acta PhysiologicaVolume 233, Issue S723 e13743 Congress InformationFree Access Information First published: 23 December 2021 https://doi.org/10.1111/apha.13743AboutPDF ToolsRequest permissionExport citationAdd to favoritesTrack citation ShareShare Give accessShare full text full-text accessPlease review our Terms and Conditions of Use check box below share version article.I have read accept the...

The 19th International Leprosy Congress was held in Beijing, China during September 2016. The theme of the Congress was the ‘unfinished business’ for leprosy of stopping transmission, preventing disability and promoting inclusion. The Congress had many important sessions and included 4 Plenary Sessions focusing on the critical challenges facing leprosy today. The content and the key issues of t...

The 2025 International Chemical Congress of Pacific Basin Societies, known as Pacifichem 2025, is issuing a call for symposia. conference will be held Dec. 15–20, in Honolulu. Details can found at pacifichem.org . sponsored by the American Society, Canadian Society Chemistry, Japan, Chinese Korean New Zealand Institute and Royal Australian Institute. Chemistry serve host society congress. Laure...