The liquid state of modernity is corrosive to continuity.

There was an opening in the ER program at King Drew, so I spent the next month there, fascinated with the range of pathology that I observed, the diversity of skill that the ER physicians had to acquire, the variety of cases, and the ability to interact closely with people.

It is important to consider whether the sample size selected by the Environmental Genome Project will provide sufficient power to discover most alleles relevant to gene-environment interactions.

We all recognize that in recent decades, many important achievements have helped create a cleaner, healthier environment, yet our national needs in environmental health are not being fully met.

There is no doubt that environmentally related diseases will continue to pose problems in the future.

Compulsive modernization is the insatiable desire to change and grow.

Effective leaders of change must serve equally as agents of change and protectors of continuity.