Objective: To highlight the emerging ethos of cultural rigour in use critical appraisal tools research involving First Nations peoples. Methods: Critical reflection on recent systematic review experience. Results: The concept is notably undefined peer-reviewed journal articles but evident development developed by Conclusions: Conventional for assessing study quality are built a limited view hea...

This is a short report of a 'safari' held in conjunction with the International Congress of Nutrition in September 2005, in Futululu, St. Lucia, South Africa. Participants were several members of the International Union of Nutritional Sciences Task Force on Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems and Nutrition, other interested scientists and members of the Kwa Zulu indigenous community. The paper des...

The Integrated Health Care System is presented as an appropriate system capable of helping meet global health care needs in a satisfactory manner. It is a system that consciously targets and harnesses peoples’ links with biodiversity for health reasons. It is an integrative and positive tool blending health, economic, and biological and cultural diversity conservation needs of people and their ...

Over 4 million American Indians and Alaskan Natives live in communities that receive health care primarily from the federal Indian Health Service or tribal health programs. Palliative care has only recently been formally addressed for these communities. An Indian Health Service program introduced the topic and several programs are ongoing. Needs for and barriers to palliative care in native peo...

My discussions with ISHM members have disclosed considerable interest in the history of the relations that Turkey and its medicine have had with other countries. Dr Lellouch, the secretary of ISHM, originally suggested that I address the subject of Turkish-French relations by means of an essay in Vesalius. This led me to consider a wider ranging paper on Ottoman-European relations. For complete...

1. What is the definition of ‘minorities’ and ‘indigenous peoples’? The term ‘minority’ as used in the United Nations human rights system refers to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities as laid out in the United Nations Declaration on the rights of persons belonging to national or ethnic, religious and linguistic minorities (General Assembly resolution 47/135 of 18 December 19...

Race, or more accurately racism (systemic, institutional and individual/everyday discrimination based on race), is well known as one of the social determinants of health (SDOH). Numerous studies show that racism-related stress is a powerful predictor of health and social outcomes. In this editorial we describe how racism and colonialism are strong determinants of cardiovascular disease.We inclu...

How health is defined and assessed is a priority concern for Indigenous peoples due to considerable health risks faced from environmental impacts to homelands, and because what is "at risk" is often determined without their input or approval. Many health assessments by government agencies, industry, and researchers from outside the communities fail to include Indigenous definitions of health an...

Respiration is the necessary process for all living organisms. Lung is the main essential organ in airbreathing animals including man. So, respiratory problems mainly related to lungs. Asthma is the main respiratory problem among peoples of the study region. The local peoples in the study area have great knowledge about the medicinal plants The local people of this region have good faith on use...