Editorial: Beyond East and West

East is East and west is west.

This position paper addresses the long-standing criticism that the International Baccalaureate (IB) is too closely associated with Western values and, despite its title, does not enable students to see the world from a truly international perspective. Considering evidence from different authorities, it analyses the IB learner profile and asks how appropriate it is for the cultures of East Asia....

Editorial: East meets West. Whither our orthopaedic journals?

I have the privilege of serving 2 excellent orthopaedic journals, namely The Journal of Bone and Joint Surgery, British edition (JBJS) and the Journal of Orthopaedic Surgery (JOS). The former is a well-established old bird; the latter much younger. Both are flying high, largely through the commitment and enthusiasm of those who work for them. Their respective websites— www.jbjs.org.uk and www.j...

Heredity, East and West

Hypertension; East and West

Submit Manuscript | http://medcraveonline.com myocardial infarction and cerebrovascular diseases consistently contribute to most morbid and mortal events in most parts of the world. Many of these cardiovascular events are premature in nature, especially in the developing world [2]. These premature deaths of individuals who should be productive to society will in turn confer additional burden to...

Guest Editorial: East to West—Agricultural Origins and Dispersal into Europe