Have we progressed since the Lawrence Inquiry?

Nutrigenetics and personalised nutrition: how far have we progressed and are we likely to get there?

Nutrigenetics and personalised nutrition are components of the concept that in the future genotyping will be used as a means of defining dietary recommendations to suit the individual. Over the last two decades there has been an explosion of research in this area, with often conflicting findings reported in the literature. Reviews of the literature in the area of apoE genotype and cardiovascula...

Meningococcal serogroup C conjugate vaccination in Canada: how far have we progressed? How far do we have to go?

Since routine meningococcal C conjugate vaccination was introduced into Canada in 2002, there have been a large regional variation in the routine programs, changes to the timing of the infant series in some provinces, and wide differences in catch-up programs. As immunization is viewed as a provincial responsibility, less attention has been paid to determining national coverage rates and the di...

Teleost fish osmoregulation : what have we learned since

Evans DH. Teleost fish osmoregulation: what have we learned since August Krogh, Homer Smith, and Ancel Keys. Am J Physiol Regul Integr Comp Physiol 295: R704– R713, 2008. First published June 4, 2008; doi:10.1152/ajpregu.90337.2008.—In the 1930s, August Krogh, Homer Smith, and Ancel Keys knew that teleost fishes were hyperosmotic to fresh water and hyposmotic to seawater, and, therefore, they w...

Panel Discussion I: What Have We Learned Since October 1979?

Moderation.” Recessions have become less frequent and milder, and quarter-to-quarter volatility in output and employment has declined significantly as well. The sources of the Great Moderation remain somewhat controversial, but, as I have argued elsewhere, there is evidence for the view that improved control of inflation has contributed in important measure to this welcome change in the economy...

A cultural shift in the approach to medical errors: how much have we progressed?