Evolutionary (Darwinian) Medicine “Nothing in biology makes sense except in the light of evolution” –Theodosius Dobzhansky Proximate vs. Ultimate Questions Biological causation: proximate vs. ultimate explanations Physiology‚ genetics‚ biochemistry‚ etc. generally concentrate on * proximate causation “What” & “How” questions Ultimate causation: How evolutionary processes (natural selection; adaptation) and evolutionary history shape traits “Why” questions Traits have both types
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the field of medicine. The knowledge of the indigenous communities on medicine is popularly known by the nomenclature “Traditional Medicine”. The focus of inquiry in this paper is the extent to which the existing legal regime especially the intellectual property paradigm attempts to protect and preserve the interest of the indigenous peoples over their knowledge. The paper analyses whether indigenous medicine fits itself into the existing definition given by WHO on traditional medicine and proceeds
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The Three Theological Virtues The three theological virtues are faith‚ hope and charity (or love). They are gifts of grace from God‚ and the object of the virtues- what the practice of the virtue aims at- is God himself. The Four Cardinal Virtues The cardinal virtues are the four primary moral virtues. The English word cardinal comes from the Latin word cardo‚ which means "hinge." All other virtues hinge upon these four virtues. Unlike the theological virtues‚ which are gifts of God through
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Medicine Through Time Revision Guide Produced by Homewood History Department UNIT 1A : Medicine and Treatment Your first exam is the Medicine & Treatment paper. The results of this paper make up 25% of your final grade. The exam lasts for 1 ¼ hours. You need to answer 5 questions from this paper and there is a total of 50 marks. Very roughly‚ you should allow 1 minute per mark. Types of questions you will be asked: Question 1 (4 marks) This is a short‚ compulsory inference question:
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Question 2: Explain the origin of Judaism and Christianity. Both early Christians and early Rabbinic Jews were significantly influenced by Hellenistic religion and Hellenistic philosophy. The ancient roots of Judaism lie in the Bronze Age polytheistic ancient Semitic religions‚ specifically Canaanite religion‚ a syncretisation with elements of Babylonian religion and of the worship of Yahweh reflected in the early prophetic books of the Hebrew Bible. Certain circles within the exiled
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I believe that nurses should have more influence on improving the healthcare system. Nurse are trusted for information about health and healthcare and play a pivotal role in improving quality and safety of care‚ but this is not generally understood or recognized. I have noticed that insurance executives and the pharmaceutical industry have more influence on the healthcare system than nurses do. Nurses are the front-line caregivers in our health system‚ which gives us a unique and invaluable perspective
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Case for Seminars 2 and 3: Stephen is a board director of StarAlphaMedicines‚ a multinational pharmaceutical company headquartered in the UK. The company’s Research & Development department are working on a novel breast cancer drug. The drug could provide breakthrough treatment for millions of women in the company’s core markets in Europe and the US‚ and is likely to be a source of high revenue for StarAlphaMedicines‚ which has recently seen a fall in profits and a resulting drop in share price
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Ancient Greek Medicine While Greek Medicine particularly from the 5th century B.C onwards‚ increasingly used scientific method to develop cures‚ there still however remained people that considered medicine to be a religion. The ancient Greeks (Hellenic) made important discoveries about the human body and health‚ so by the sixth century BC‚ medicinal practices focused largely on a more clinical approach involving observation. Their discoveries were made by firstly studying the human anatomy using
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Religious specialists are very important to their community. African communities‚ like many others‚ have seasonal festivals‚ perform rites of passage‚ and communicate with the unseen world. In order for the communities to perform such events‚ they must have religious specialists. A religious specialist‚ either men or women‚ ranks above ordinary humans. They each have a vital force and knowledge‚ that gives them the ability to mediate between society and the invisible world. The goal of all religious
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Angiomax is positioned as an alternative to heparin‚ the most commonly used anticoagulant in emergency coronary heart care‚ so to assess Angiomax value to a hospital is required to compare these two drugs. First of all is necessary to analyze the differences in effectiveness of the products in treatments. The use of heparin has associated some general disadvantages like: • Unpredictable effects: it is difficult to use properly since its effectiveness depends on achieving a certain level of anticoagulation
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