It is never too early, or too late to start

Smoking Cessation: It Is Never Too Late

Public health and smoking are old enemies because smoking is among the 10 leading causes of ill health on a global scale and is also possible to prevent, as repeatedly reported (1). In both developed and developing countries, smoking takes its heavy toll of lives every year, both directly and indirectly, through exposure to passively inhaled tobacco smoke (2) or via feto-placental effects. Much...

Postprandial dysmetabolism: Too early or too late?

Postprandial dysmetabolism is a postprandial state characterized by abnormal metabolism of glucose and lipids and, more specifically, of elevated levels of glucose and triglyceride (TG) containing lipoproteins. Since there is evidence that postprandial dysmetabolism is associated with increased cardiovascular mortality and morbidity, due to macro- and microvascular complications, as well as wit...

Smoking cessation in heart failure: it is never too late.

Formal Methods: Never Too Young to Start

In many countries around the world, there is a crisis in the teaching of mathematics and computer science. Governments have tried to address the problem by investing in computers in schools; when they should have invested in teaching computer science in schools. Formal methods bridge the boundary between computing and mathematics in a natural way. Through our experience of teaching algorithmic ...

Early Surgical Decompression: Too Early or Too Late?

Initial evaluation of nerve compression involves determining longevity and severity of symptoms prior to proceeding down a treatment path. The surgeon must differentiate whether the presenting condition involves a transient onset of symptoms affecting a normal nerve, in which case relief of the compression should allow return to a normal physiologic state; or a nerve with an altered physiology ...