Attorney Ono presents a detailed discussion of fiduciary duty principles as applied to the directors of nonprofit health care corporations in the current health care environment. The article reviews general corporate responsibilities, the implication of the taxpayer's Bill of Rights 2, the care of In re Caremark International Inc. Derivative Litigation and particular issues faced by boards in n...

background: there has never been a single case report of any parasitic zoono-sis in ile-ife while just a case of human acanthocephalan infection in nigeria is available. methods: fifty (house–rats) rattus rattus (linnaeus, 1758) were caught in houses and raw food sellers’ stalls in a market in ile-ife. a caught rat was removed from the cage and sacrificed by cervical jerking. a rat was weighed,...

the green revolution fulfilled the food demand of crowded millions. from the time of green revolution to till date high yielding and fertilizer responsive varieties have evolved to increase the production per unit area. to improve the productivity only major nutrients are concentrated almost in all crops. though the importance of micronutrient realized during past decades in most of the crops b...

DOI: 10.5812/hepatmon.842 Copyright c 2012 Kowsar M.P.Co. All rights reserved. Implication for health policy/practice/research/medical education: Hepatitis B is a common viral disease that highly appears among high risk groups. Therefore, study of this article is recommended to the epidemiologists, hepatologists, virologists and other researchers who are interested in the field of public health.

Introduction: The lack of mental health interferes with one's individual achievement and ability for undertaking the responsibilities of everyday life. Researches show that psychological well-being and parenting styles have an important role in ones' increasing general health. The current study examined the relationship between psychological well-being and parenting styles with students' mental...

A Health Technology Assessment (HTA) was conducted in 2011 to evaluate whether transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNE) should be made available at otorhinolaryngology (ORL) clinics in the Ministry of Health facilities. The safety, efficacy or effectiveness and economic implication of using transnasal oesophagoscopy (TNE) were reviewed. This review provides a summary of the HTA and an updated literature...

This brief commentary paper summarizes the impaction of malocclusion and orthodontic treatment on the quality of life, then the possible implication on the public health. This gives to orthodontics a crucial role to promote health, improving the quality of life trough proper strategies, supported by public policies in according with Word Health Organization recommendation. Correspondence to: Fa...

As a generalization of the triple I method, the universal triple Imethod is investigated from the viewpoints of both fuzzy reasoningand fuzzy controller. The universal triple I principle is putforward, which improves the previous triple I principle. Then,unified form of universal triple I method is established based onthe (0,1)-implication or R-implication. Moreover, the reversibilityproperty o...

The paper examines the association between marital status and self-reported health status of Indian adults. A nationally representative cross-sectional data surveyed by National Sample Survey Organisation (NSSO) in 2004 is used. Results confirm linkages between marital status and health and show that this relationship is sensitive to the age and gender. Based on findings, the paper argues that ...