This article gives a very brief overview of the antibiotic era, beginning from the discovery of
first antibiotics until the present day situation, which is marred by the emergence of hard-to …

Theoretical and methodological developments guided by a cognitive theory of culture have
advanced our understanding of cultural processes over the past 40 years. The theoretical …

Antimicrobial resistance (AMR) is a global health crisis estimated to be responsible for
700,000 yearly deaths worldwide. Since the World Health Assembly adopted a Global …

Background Mozambique classifies but does not yet enforce antibiotics as prescription-only-
medicine (POM) allowing the public access to a variety of antibiotics that otherwise are …

Background: The threat of antimicrobial resistance continues to grow worldwide,
exacerbated by poor antibiotic stewardship practices, limited development of new …

Background The US-Mexico Border is an area of opportunity for improved health care
access; however, gaps remain as to how and where US border residents, particularly those …

Breast cancer is the most common cancer among women worldwide, and has a high
mortality rate in northern Mexico. Its high rates present one of the principal health challenges …

Nearly one in five Mexican American children residing in California's San Joaquin Valley
(the Valley) in 2007 had an asthma attack at some point in their life. Numerous …

This article documents beliefs among Hispanic immigrant and migrant families in central
Washington State about the etiology, symptomology, and appropriate treatments for …

Biomedical Entanglements is an ethnographic study of the Giri people of Papua New
Guinea, focusing on the indigenous population's interaction with modern medicine. In her …