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what is life expectancy and what rank in 2009?

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81.2 years (rank 8)

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what is world average

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66.6 years (rank 159)

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3
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for a long time what was the life expectancy?

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close to 35 years

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4
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what was life expectancy in 1900s vs 2004?

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44 years vs 82

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3 causes of death in 1900s?

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pneumonia, tuberculosis and influenza

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6 causes of death in 1900s?

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heart disease, cancer, stroke, lower respiratory infection, traffic accidents and diabetes

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what are main reasons for improved health over years?

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improved sanitation (water), refrigeration, vaccination and antibiotics

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8
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greatest achievements in medicine?

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immunization

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9
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when was small pox and polio eliminated?

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1977 and 1991

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10
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what reduced maternal mortality?

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penicillin

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11
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in 2009 how much were prescription drugs and OTC drugs?

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300 billion and 25 billion

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12
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world drug market percentage for Canada?

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3.8%

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13
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when did the pharmaceutical industry start and what does it use?

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1856 and uses scientific methods

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14
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what is it regulated by?

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environment

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15
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what are most ancient drugs from?

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plants

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16
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drugs are?

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poisons

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17
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drugs

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produced desired cure (beneficial biological effect)

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18
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poisons

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produce undesired kill (harmful biological effect)

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19
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dose makes the?

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poison

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20
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low doses produce

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beneficial effects (drugs)

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high doses produce

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harmful effects (poison)

22
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sometimes its the other way

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drugs discovered by how

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1900 by observation and magic and philosophy

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strong doses with low dose makes?

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into a drug

  • opium, nicotine and cocaine
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weak poisons example
caffeine and salicin
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what is opium
extracted from poppy seeds - toxic in high doses - drugs in low doses
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analgesics
reduces pain
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4 opium examples
oxycodone, fentanyl, methadone, demerol
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what is cocaine from and subparts
coca leaves (tropical painkiller and stimulant) - novocaine - procaine - lidocaine - benzocaine
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what are problems with observations?
human brain searches for patterns, ancients didn't use experiments and once evidence is there, its hard to contradict
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apophenia
seeing patterns in random/meaningless data
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pareidolia
perceiving sounds/images as something else
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anecdotal evidence is?
misleading and relies on chance and must rely on statistical methods
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what are problems with traditional remedies?
poor control over dose, preparations changes chemical composition, no standardization, difficult to correct info and reasoning to identify cures
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doctrine of humours
hippocrates developped
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Jakob Bohme
God left us clues to tell us how to use things (walnuts = brain, mandrake = cure for demonic possession)
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Humphrey davy
nitrous oxide
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William perkin
first official dye
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what are modern drugs?
artificial, designed for optimal activity and safety and provides convenience (manufactured in large quantities)
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engineered drugs since?
1982 and safest cheapest source of human proteins and hormones
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what are the rules
regulation of drugs and medical devices/procedures
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patent medicine
royalty
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alcohol is the most ______ ingredient
active bc "feel good"
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when was board of food and drug inspection formed and what is it?
formed in 1907 = 1st government regulations for medicines (labelling only)
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sold sulphanilamide
antibiotic as a powder
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when was FDA created and what is it
1938 = food and drug administration ensures safety of drugs
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phocomelia
attenuated limbs
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modern safety standards?
safety testing done in at least 2 species - one must be primate and must show drug is bioavailable (gets into body)
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why is industry regulation important?
ensures safety products, products work, good manufacturing quality and regulation increases cost
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modern drugs work with ___?
each starts with a scientific idea, optimized using scientific methods and tested scientifically