Unemployment, Hunger, Imprisonment (Part One) ..

Imprisonment

So many medical men in Government service in India of all grades are concerned in prison administration that the publication of this little paper-bound volume by Col. Barker will be very welcome. It is a presentation of the present position with regard to Indian prisons, and a suggestion for future policy and improvements, based on the author's long experience of prison administration in the Ce...

Hunger and satiety: one brain for two?

UNDERSTANDING THE PHYSIOLOGICAL controls of eating and developing effective pharmacological tools to reduce eating has never been more important. The modern world faces an unprecedented obesity epidemic, and the current treatment strategies are rather unsuccessful. One possible solution may be a combination or cocktail therapy. Obesity control research has been more focused on “long-term” adipo...

Moving On in ‘The Hunger Games: Mockingjay – Part 1’

But “The Hunger Games” has its own distinct feel and source, plus a once-in-a-lifetime cast that deliver the rather soap operish ramifications with a seriousness that edges on parody – there are parts of the film where it wouldn’t be surprising if the actors burst out in laughter. The battle against the evil district of Panem is Dystopia 101, but there is a style to it, and a sly wit, that give...

Part One

arrangements of older persons and possible government responses. Population ageing is expected to have a major impact on life in the twenty-first century. Concerned by the looming pension crisis, many Governments are promoting more self-reliance in income security for older persons and greater family responsibility for providing care. Consequently, patterns of caregiving and co-residence are em...

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