Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / by Hotez, Peter J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases -- "The unholy trinity": the soil-transmitted Helminth infections ascariasis, trichuriasis, and hookworm infection -- Schistosomiasis (snail fever) -- The filarial infections: lymphatic filariasis (elephantiasis) and dracunculiasis (Guinea worm) -- The blinding neglected tropical diseases: onchocerciasis (river blindness) and trachoma -- The mycobacterial infections: buruli ulcer and leprosy -- The kinetoplastid infections: human African trypanosomiasis (sleeping sickness), Chagas' disease, and the leishmaniases -- The urban neglected tropical diseases: leptospirosis, dengue, and rabies -- The neglected tropical diseases of North America -- The global network for neglected tropical disease control -- Future trends in control of neglected tropical diseases and the antipoverty vaccines -- Repairing the world.…”


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Forgotten people, forgotten diseases : the neglected tropical diseases and their impact on global health and development / by Hotez, Peter J.

Table of Contents: “…Introduction to the neglected tropical diseases : the ancient afflictions of stigma and poverty --…”


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Evidence-based medicine guidelines

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The imaginations of unreasonable men : inspiration, vision, and purpose in the quest to end malaria by Shore, William H.

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Taking your MLIS abroad : getting and succeeding in an international library job by Phillips, Lara Seven, Holvoet, Katherine G.

Table of Contents: “…How to Assess Yourself Honestly -- How to Find Foreign Jobs -- The Application Process -- Winning the Interview: What's Different and What the Panel Needs to See -- The Job Offer and Getting Your Work Visa -- Before You Move -- Your Housing and Transportation: Apartment Finding, Furnishing Allowances, and Getting to and from Work -- Banks, Money, Foreign Exchange, and Taxes -- Working Abroad while Married: Care and Upkeep of the "Trailing Spouse" -- Expat Parenting, Schools, and Nannies -- Healthcare Overseas -- Your New Workplace: How Your Library Might Differ from American Ones -- Recognizing and Dealing with Culture Shock -- Keeping in Touch and Combating Loneliness -- Expat Social Life: Making Friends, Dating, and the Quest for Decent Pizza -- Surviving Worst Case Scenarios, Part 1: Crime, Natural Disasters, and Tropical Diseases -- Surviving Worst Case Scenarios, Part 2: Quitting before the End of Your Contract -- Returning Home: Leaving Your Host Country at the End of Your Contract -- What We Wish We Had Known Before, and What We Learned from Working Abroad.…”


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Critical issues in global health

Table of Contents: “…Infectious diseases -- Chronic disease -- Mental health -- Tropical diseases -- The outlook for eradicating AIDS -- Future worldwide health effects of current smoking patterns -- Tobacco control -- Environmental and occupational health -- Environmental health --Family and reproductive health -- Maternal and child health -- Midwifery -- Building the capacity of schools to improve health -- Women's health -- Undernutrition -- The nutritional crisis to come -- Population and health -- Interpersonal violence -- Terrorism -- Urban health -- Biomedical research in the next century -- The role and potential of health services research -- Reinventing medicine and public health -- Integrative medicine -- Health promotion, health education, and disease prevention -- The role of communication and advertising -- Effective communication as the path to ideal health -- Changes associated with aging -- The relationship between oceans and human health -- Careers in public health and medical care. pt. 3. …”


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The new public health by Tulchinsky, Theodore H., Varavikova, Elena

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Slaves no more : letters from Liberia, 1833-1869

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The origins of AIDS by Pepin, Jacques, 1958-

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