Might Oral Health Be the Next Big Thing?

The next big thing.

Computer graphics is always growing, in both the techniques it employs and the areas in which it’s applied. We continually see waves of new approaches and applications coming from other fields. At first, these new ideas meet some resistance. People question, “Is this really computer graphics?” However, these original, controversial views often become central to computer graphics. This special i...

The Next Big Thing

Punctuated Equilibrium Looking at the history of tech­ nological innovation, you begin to see a pattern. A technology is developed that changes how people live. Over a period of time, the technology remains essen­ tially the same, with perhaps a few minimal changes. Then, sud­ denly, somebody comes up with a radically different technology that quickly makes the previous tech­ nology obsolete. E...

Epigenetics: the next big thing.

The theme of this issue of International Journal of Epidemiology is epigenetics. Perhaps, we are rather late as TIME magazine featured an article ‘Why your DNA isn’t your destiny’ in January 2010. The TIME article focused on transgenerational effects of the cycles of famine and plenty affecting Norrbotten, northern Sweden in the 19th century and studied more recently by Lars Byrgen. Byrgen foun...

The next big thing in health benefits: consumer choice.

Consumers are the only ones who can affect all decision points that drive health care cost and quality. As a result, consumers' health and financial security depend on their taking more responsibility for their health care decisions and having the tools and information needed to do so successfully. This article explains the five key decision points that drive health care cost and quality, how t...

How to make the next big thing.