Public health and preventive medicine Books

Often viewed as the first system of medicine ever established, Ayurveda is a 5,000-year-old Indian system of care that holistically addresses the mind, body, and spirit. It emphasizes eating right to bring yourself back into balance, exercising,...

Clinical trials have become essential research tools for evaluating the benefits and risks of new interventions for the treatment and prevention of diseases, from cardiovascular disease to cancer to AIDS. Based on the authors' collective experiences in...

Food Phytates takes a new look at phytates, including their potential health benefits. It includes the latest information on the beneficial heath effects of phytates, the influence of phytates in disease prevention, the potential use of phytate as an...

Go beyond the nutritional value to discover the lesser known health benefits of certain Asian crops Several foods from the Asian culture that are not well known to other parts of the world have health benefits that stretch beyond mere nutritional value...

Social medicine, starting two centuries ago, has shown that social conditions affect health and illness more than biology does, and social change affects the outcomes of health and illness more than health services do. Understanding and exposing...

Since the end of the Second World War, society has been characterised by rapid and extensive political, economic, scientific, and technological change. Opportunities for education, employment, human relations, and good health, have all been greatly...

Die Hygiene ist ein wichtiger Aspekt unseres täglichen Lebens. Dieses Handbuch bietet eine umfassende Einführung in alle Aspekte der Hygiene und ist ein unverzichtbares Werk für Ärzte und Gesundheitswissenschaftler.This work has been selected by scholars...

Ce livre traite de l'histoire et de l'organisation de la santé publique en Italie. Il aborde des sujets tels que la réglementation sanitaire, les maladies infectieuses et les instituts de recherche en santé publique. Écrit par des experts du domaine, ce...

Die Gesundheits-Ingenieur ist die führende Zeitschrift für Fragen der Städtehygiene und der gesundheitlichen Infrastruktur. Sie behandelt alle Aspekte der Planung, Entwicklung und Wartung von öffentlichen Gesundheitssystemen in städtischen Regionen. Ob...

Dieses Buch bietet eine Einführung in die medizinische Statistik und beschreibt die Anwendung der numerischen Methoden auf medizinische Daten. Es ist ein grundlegendes Werk für Mediziner und Statistiker und ein wichtiges historisches Dokument.This work...

Published in 1924, this book presents research on the antiscorbutic (anti-scurvy) properties of vitamin C. The study includes experiments on guinea pigs and human subjects, and provides important insights into the role of vitamin C in human health.This...

In this groundbreaking book, Albert Huntington Hooker explores the many uses of chloride of lime in sanitation and public health. Drawing on his own extensive research and experience, Hooker demonstrates the efficacy of this powerful disinfectant in a...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United...

In 2016, this book has been updated and expanded as "Textbook of Clinical Nutrition and Functional Medicine, vol. 1: Essential Knowledge for Safe Action and Effective Treatment" (ISBN: 9780990620457); volumes 1 and 2 are published together in...

Foreword. General Background: 1. Overview of Dietary Recommendations on Diet and Cancer; E. Benito. 2. Carcinogens and Mutagens in the Diet; W.K. Lutz, J. Schlatter. 3. Anticarcinogens/Inhibitors in the Diet; M.J. Hill. 4. Role of Vitamins and...

I. Philosophies, Concepts and Key Instruments Involved in Assessing Quality of Life.- 1. The new era of quality of life assessment.- 2. Assessing health-related quality of life for clinical decision-making.- 3. The Quality of Well-being Scale: rationale...

1 Introduction.- 2 Osteoarthritis.- 3 Rheumatoid arthritis.- 4 Juvenile arthritis.- 5 Crystal-associated arthropathies.- 6 Ankylosing spondylitis.- 7 Psoriatic arthritis.- 8 Reiter's syndrome.- 9 Systemic lupus erythematosus.- 10 Systemic sclerosis...

I. Problems in the Acceptability of Foreign Clinical Data for Pharmaceuticals.- 1 Acceptability of foreign data: genetic, cultural and environmental differences - do they matter?.- 2 Genetic polymorphisms in drug metabolism: clinical implications and...

Preface. Foreword. 1. Assessing Performance and Setting Targets; T. Eaves. 2. Current Regulatory Reforms and Improvements in the Review Process; F. Sauer. 3. Establishing Performance Targets for the Review Process: The View of the FDA; M. Lumpkin. 4...

After 17 years, the Nutricia Symposium retumed to its horne grounds in The of the 10th Nutricia Netherlands, where the first five Symposia were held. The objective Symposium was to bring together a limited number of opinion...

Since questions about wireless phones andbrain cancer were first raised in early 1993, numerous scientificstudies and reviews have been conducted and published throughout the world with support from industry and government. The...

Laboratory Information Managements Systems (LIMS) are either custom-built or off-the-shelf solutions to the problems of controlling the flow of data through laboratories. In this book commercial relevance is ensured by...

This book overviews the issue of population ageing in five countries in South Asia and projects the emerging scenarios. With a new field survey, it also documents existing policies and programs on pensions and social security, and examines their fiscal...

Valuable contributions on different aspects of sexual and reproductive health among young people are presented in this book, with a focus on developing country contexts. Key discussions on issues relating to young people and their sexual activities...

Nutrients are gaining recognition for their role in protecting against the toxic effects of free radicals, alcohol and other substances. At the same time, advances in food technology, the appearance of novel foods and new ingredients have generated new...

This book is a concepts-based introduction to statistical procedures that prepares public health, medical, and life sciences students to conduct and evaluate research. Thoroughly revised, this third edition includes a new chapter introducing the...

This book presents best practices for ethical and safe international health elective experiences for trainees and the educational competencies and evaluation techniques that make them valuable. It includes commentaries, discussions and descriptions of...

As consumers look to natural foods to promote health and well-being, their focus has been on foods with recognized health properties. Natural health products with rich antioxidant and high free radical scavenging activity such as Asian berries currently...

-Very hands on material with lots of sample letters and questionnaires -No other resource on this topic tailored to health and human services -Motivated and entrepreneurial author (Gambescia)

Documenting the daily efforts of African Americans to protect their community against highly oppressive conditions, this ground-breaking volume chronicles the unique experiences of black women that place them at higher risk...

This is a thoroughgoing revision of the first edition of this classic text and reference, published by Plenum in 1992. The authors convey the general principles that underlie this applied subdiscipline and demonstrate how the...

High-risk sexual behavior has been linked to social problems such as substance abuse, domestic violence, homelessness, and deprivation. This volume's unique multidisciplinary biopsychosocial approach combines relevant...

In the US alone some 90,000 people die from superbugs--bacteria that have grown immune to antibiotics. Officials agree that this problem will only get worse with time and new alternatives must be found. One alternative that is being considered by...

The polymerase chain reaction (PCR) is a technique used to replicate specific pieces of DNA millions of times, which permits the detection and analysis of minute amounts of nucleic acids. Since its introduction in the late 1980s, this technique has been...

The fight against childhood malnutrition is a world problem, but there is hope in the form of programs that give undernourished kids more power. This good cause, which comes from caring about others and wanting a better future, is based on the idea that...

Master's Thesis from the year 2015 in the subject Health - Public Health, , course: Masters in Public health, language: English, abstract: Male involvement has shown to yield positive results in the health of the women and their children, according to...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Gesundheit - Public Health, Note: 3,0, APOLLON Hochschule der Gesundheitswirtschaft in Bremen, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Der demographische Wandel in Richtung einer älterwerdenden Bevölkerung stellt eine...

Tesis de Máster del año 2013 en eltema Salud - Salud pública, , Materia: Maestría en Salud Pública, Idioma: Español, Resumen: El propósito de esta investigación fue determinar el nivel de relación entre el Uso del Internet y Nivel de Depresión de los...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2012 im Fachbereich Soziologie - Medizin und Gesundheit, Note: 1,3, Ruhr-Universität Bochum, Veranstaltung: Betriebliches Gesundheitsmanagement, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Die zunehmende Flexibilisierung und Komplexität der...

Studienarbeit aus dem Jahr 2020 im Fachbereich Psychologie - Arbeit, Betrieb, Organisation, Note: 1,0, SRH Fernhochschule, Sprache: Deutsch, Abstract: Ziel der Hausarbeit ist es, die theoretischen Inhalte zum Konstrukt der sozialen Unterstützung in...