Corruption is a pervasive problem affecting the health sector. At the level of individuals and households, there is mounting evidence of the negative effects of corruption on the health and welfare of citizens. Defined by Transparency International as ‘misuse of entrusted power for private gain’, corruption occurs when public officials who have been given the
[...]Fibromyalgia—a mystery condition Over the past few decades, the incidence of chronic fatigue syndrome (CFS) and fibromyalgia (FMS) has exploded and is now present in approximately 12 to 24 million Americans! In 1987, the American Medical Association recognized fibromyalgia as a distinct syndrome (Starlanyl & Copeland 1996), American College of Rheumatology definition of fibromyalgia syndrome.
[...]Doping, defined as use of drugs or other substances for performance enhancement, has become an important topic in virtually every sport1 and has been discovered in athletes of all ages and at every level of competition. performance-enhancing drugs (PEDs) are not restricted to illegal drugs or prescription medications, such as anabolic steroids.11 They include dietary
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