GloGlobalisation and the Impact on Health A Third World View Evelyne Hong Third World Network 228‚ Macalister Road 10400 Penang August 2000 twn@igc.apc.org‚ http://www.twnside.org.sg prepared for The Peoples’ Health Assembly December 4-8‚ 2000 Savar‚ Bangladesh 1 Contents Page Introduction The Colonial Enterprise Integration into the Market Post-Colonial Development Strategy Free Market Reform Free Market Rules The Role of the World Bank in Global Economic Reform Structural Adjustment
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Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. 00Scanlon(p3) Cover 8/17/06 10:39 AM Page 2 Copyright © 2007 by F. A. Davis. List of Boxes Clinical applications of the book’s anatomical and physiological information are set apart from the text in boxed inserts and often deal with aspects of pathophysiology. A list of these boxes is presented here for your convenience. 1-1 1-2 2-1 2-2 2-3 2-4 3-1 3-2 3-3 4-1 4-2 4-3 5-1 5-2 5-3 5-4 6-1 6-2 6-3 6-4 6-5 7-1 7-2 7-3 7-4 7-5 8-1 8-2 8-3 8-4 8-5 8-6 8-7 8-8 9-1
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Chapter 1 Cardiovascular Disorders I. Normal cardiac anatomy‚ physiology‚ and function A. Cardiac and coronary artery anatomy (see Figure 1-1) The left anterior descending artery is the most common site of coronary artery occlusion. B. Cardiac cycle (see Figure 1-2) In 10% of patients‚ the posterior descending artery derives from the left coronary artery. C. Cardiac output (CO) 1. Heart rate (HR) a. Number of cardiac contractions per unit time; commonly expressed as beats per minute (bpm)
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Handbook of Pathophysiology (January 15‚ 2001): by Springhouse Corporation‚ With 13 Contributors‚ Springhouse By OkDoKeY Handbook of Pathophysiology Contents Staff Contributors Foreword 1 FUNDAMENTALS OF PATHOPHYSIOLOGY 2 CANCER 3 INFECTION 4 GENETICS 5 FLUIDS AND ELECTROLYTES 6 CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM 7 RESPIRATORY SYSTEM 8 NERVOUS SYSTEM 9 GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM Pathophysiology in color Understanding Asthma Understanding Cancer Understanding Osteoporosis Understanding Ulcers 10 MUSCULOSKELETAL
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MILLENIUM DEVELOPMENT GOALS IN KENYA NEEDS & COSTS This Report has been prepared by the Ministry of Planning and National Development‚ Courtesy of the UNDP‚ Kenya‚ and the Government of Finland 1 Copyright © Government of Kenya 2005 All enquiries to be addressed to: The Permanent Secretary Ministry of Planning and National Development Harambee Avenue Treasury Building Nairobi P.O. Box 30005‚ Nairobi Kenya 2 Foreword K enya‚like the rest of Africa‚ Kenya recognises that
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CHAPTER 1 Interest in the human body and how it functions probably developed when our ancestors began to think about the reasons why people became ill and died. All earlier cultures had someone designated as a healer who was responsible for finding plants and herbs that cured body disorders. This healer also was responsible for praying or invoking the assistance of past ancestors to help in the healing process. As cultures developed and science began to evolve‚ interest in and knowledge about
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