Quantitative measurement of liver function: the quest for the Holy Grail?

Taxing Sugar-Sweetened Beverages: Not a “Holy Grail” but a Cup at Least Half; Comment on “Food Taxes: A New Holy Grail?”

In this commentary, we argue for the implementation of a sugar-sweetened beverage (SSB) tax as a tool to help address the global obesity and diabetes epidemics. Consumption of SSBs has increased exponentially over the last several decades, a trend that has been an important contributor to the obesity and diabetes epidemics. Prior evidence demonstrates that a SSB tax will likely decrease SSB con...

Infrastructure Privatization and Liberalization in Africa: The Quest for the Holy Grail or Coup de Grace?

Emphysema's Holy Grail, The Quest for Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction

Copyright: © 2016 Maloney JD, et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited. Citation: Maloney JD, Macke RA (2016) Emphysema's Holy Grail, The Quest for Endobronchial Lung Volume Reduction. Chron Obstr...

Food Taxes: A New Holy Grail?

In an effort to reduce the growing prevalence of overweight and obesity, food taxes have been introduced in several European countries, the so-called ‘obesitax’. As yet little evidence is at hand, policy measures are being taken to counterweight the consumption of unhealthy food or the increasing diet-related diseases. Several questions need to be discussed, starting from a general perspective:...

The Journal of Rheumatology Volume 29 , no . 2 In quest of the holy grail : efficacy versus effectiveness in rheumatoid arthritis .