Family practice development around the world

The international family of surgery; journey around the world.

Variations of Infant and Under-five Child Mortality Rates around the World, the Role of Human Development Index (HDI)

Background: The Human Development Index (HDI) is a composite statistic of life expectancy, education, and income per capita indicators, which apart from measuring the socio-economic development of countries can predict health outcomes. The current study aimed at determination of the effects of HDI individual components on infant and child mortality. Materials and Methods: At a cross- sectional ...

Events Around The World

For more listings and to have your event included in GAHM’s calendar of events in print and online, please visit www.gahmj.com. July 13-15, 2012—Functional Nutrition Course Hilton New York, NY, United States In response to the epidemic of lifestyle-related chronic illnesses—now classified as lifestyle syndromes—The Institute for Functional Medicine developed the Functional Nutrition Course (FNC...

Sarcoidosis around the world.

The 11th World Congress on Sarcoidosis and Other Granulomatous Disorders was held in the University of Milan in September 1987. It attracted 400 participants from 30 countries who enjoyed 96 communications and 148 poster presentations proof that research in these fascinating disorders is very much alive and kicking. The sarcoid granuloma is a battlefield between invading antigen and the cellula...

How do bankruptcy laws affect entrepreneurship development around the world?

Article history: Received 20 May 2009 Received in revised form 26 April 2010 Accepted 18 May 2010 Available online 26 June 2010 How do bankruptcy laws as formal institutions affect entrepreneurship development around the world? Do entrepreneur-friendly bankruptcy laws encourage more entrepreneurship development at a societal level? We posit that if bankrupt entrepreneurs are excessively punishe...