Did Military Justice Fail or Prevail?

Why Did the Swedish Model Fail?

'From Marx to Market' is not only the title of a well-known book' or a play on words: the slogan can also be used as a telegraphed history of the Swedish labour movement. The late 19th century pioneers of the movement were strongly influenced by German marxists and had as a concrete goal the transfer of the means of production into collective ownership. Their modern followers have abandoned as ...

Oxidative Stress in Alzheimer's Disease: Why Did Antioxidant Therapy Fail?

Alzheimer's disease (AD) is the most common form of dementia in the elderly, with increasing prevalence and no disease-modifying treatment available yet. A remarkable amount of data supports the hypothesis that oxidative stress is an early and important pathogenic operator in AD. However, all clinical studies conducted to date did not prove a clear beneficial effect of antioxidant treatment in ...

Public health in interwar England and Wales: did it fail?

British historians initially saw the interwar period as a "golden age" for public health in local government, with unprecedented preventive and curative powers wielded by Medical Officers of Health (MOsH). In the 1980s Lewis and Webster challenged this reading, arguing that MOsH were overstretched, neglectful of their "watchdog" role and incapable of formulating a new philosophy of preventive m...

Unraveling severe sepsis: why did OPTIMIST fail and what's next?

To fail or not to fail: that is the question.

From an early age we are taught to value success, the focus clearly being on achievement rather than failure. This philosophy is initially instilled in us from our parents and continues to become more prevalent as we advance through our college years and into our business lives. As we mature the consequences of failure increase exponentially. Ultimately we are rewarded for success and reprimand...