Kermanshah is a city in west of Iran with a specific customs and cultures between the people who are living here. According to historical documents these cultures are very ancient and belong to more than one thousand years. The climate condition in this place forces people to find the solution of their problems using the plants and natural facilities. Therefore traditional healers were so activ...

This article gives an overview of anthropological research on bioprospecting in general and of available literature related to bioprospecting particularly in South Africa. It points out how new insights on value regimes concerning plant-based medicines may be gained through further research and is meant to contribute to a critical discussion about the ethics of Access and Benefit Sharing (ABS)....

His activities extend to the International Federation of Sports Medicine (he is an officer of the Federation and its Treasurer) and the Association of Olympic Physicians. His numerous scientific papers have been translated into several languages and have been the subject of lectures given in the various continents. We thank him cordially for allowing us to publish his study on pharmaceuticals a...

1 Infectious Disease Epidemiology Unit, Department of Infectious and Tropical Diseases, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, Keppel Street, London WC1E 7HT, England. 2 Scientist, Department of Vaccines and Biologicals, Health Technology and Pharmaceuticals, World Health Organization, 1211 Geneva 27, Switzerland. 3 Medical Officer, Department of Vaccines and Biologicals, Health Techno...

As the UK prepares to leave the EU, it must decide what path it is to take with a large number of regulatory and technical agencies who provide collaboration at the European level. In the case of pharmaceuticals, the European Medicines Agency (EMA) provides pan-European licencing for novel pharmaceuticals. Should the UK depart from the EMA system, this article highlights the loss to patients im...

Applying the ICF for the acute hospital and early post-acute rehabilitation facilities Gerold Stucki a; T Bedirhan Üstün b; John Melvin c a Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation, WHO FIC Collaborating Center (DIMDI) and Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, Germany b Assessment, Surveys and Terminology Unit, World Health Organization, Geneva, Switzerland c Department of Rehabilita...

Herbal medicine use is widespread and has been reported to be as high as 21% in people with anxiety disorders. Critical thematic analysis was used to explore beliefs and attitudes towards herbal medicines in adults experiencing anxiety. In-depth interviews were conducted with eight adults who experienced anxiety and used herbal medicines. Three major themes were found: Herbal medicines being di...

OBJECTIVE To consolidate and assess information on counterfeit medicines subject to pharmaceutical alerts issued by the Peruvian Medicines Regulatory Authority over 18 years (1997-2014) of health monitoring and enforcement. DESIGN A retrospective review of drug alerts. SETTING A search of the website of the General Directorate of Medicines, Supplies and Drugs (DIGEMID) of the Ministry of He...

An important basis for the successful development of rehabilitation practice and research is a conceptually sound description of rehabilitation understood as a health strategy based on a universally accepted conceptual model and taxonomy of human functioning. With the approval of the International Classification of Functioning, Disability and Health (ICF) by the World Health Assembly in 2001 an...

Although biomarkers have been the essence of laboratory medicine since its inception, they are relatively new tools in the development of pharmaceutical compounds. The main utility of biomarkers for pharmaceutical companies has been in making drug development a more efficient and a cost-effective process. This is primarily the case because of the drastic and perhaps alarming increase seen in th...