Uses for beta blockers. Doctors prescribe beta blockers to prevent, treat or improve symptoms in a variety of conditions, such as: High blood pressure. Irregular heart rhythm (arrhythmia) Heart failure. Chest pain (angina) Heart attacks. Migraine.
A soccer fan waits to buy tickets for 2015 African Cup of Nations final match between Ivory Coast and Ghana in Bata, February 8, 2015. REUTERS/Mike Hutchings. Equatorial Guinea is the only independent nation in Africa where Spanish is an official language. Itâs located on Africaâs west coast along the -- you guessed it -- equator. Only about 1.5 million people live there. It was colonized by the Spanish and the Portuguese (like neighboring Sao SÃ£o tome E), principe becoming The Territorios espanoles EspaÃ±oles del Golfo de guinea. in 1844
In 1518 the first African slaves, called ladinos because they had lived in Spain and spoke the Castilian language, were introduced to the Caribbean to help mitigate the labor shortage. The Spanish administrative structure that prevailed for the 132 years of Spanish monopoly in the Caribbean was simple.