Public health and preventive medicine Books

Environmental Chemistry is a relatively young science. Interest in this subject, however, is growing very rapidly and, although no agreement has been reached as yet about the exact content and limits of this interdisciplinary...

There is widespread concern amongst consumers about the safety and acceptability of food, and there are clearly communication gaps between consumers, many food professionals and food industry. This book offers accounts of the...

The subject of enteral nutrition is an interesting one both to the healthcare professionals working in this practice area and to the individuals who may benefit from nutritional support. These individuals usually have functional guts but may be suffering...

Have you been struggling to lose those last few pounds?Are you tired of the diets that never seem to help?Do you have a busy life and don't have a lot of time to cook?If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is for you...

This book highlights the training in professional psychology programs that prepares students and psychologists to be effective leaders. The scientist-practitioner model promotes proficiency in both clinical and analytical skills that are important in...

Advances in Overcoming Obesity: Is There a Future for Bariatric Surgery? by retired surgeon Tom Taylor comprehensively addresses many of the causes, complications, and treatments of obesity for the lay public. Despite billions of dollars per year...

Food preferences and tastes are among the fundamentals affecting human existence; the sociocultural, physiological and neurological factors involved have therefore been widely researched and are well documented. However, information and debate on these...

Barely a day goes by without news of the latest public health threat from the American media. Some of us are told we live in a "cancer cluster"-an area with a disproportionate number of cancer deaths. During the summer months, those who live in or near...

Health care is increasingly under pressure. Budget crises are making collaboration and smart thinking essential, while increasing numbers of people with multiple long-term conditions make specialist models of health care increasingly inefficient -...

Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) aim to develop a better and sustainable future for the world, and the goals are part of an action plan to address poverty, hunger, health, gender equity and various pressing world issues. One of these goals looks at...

Ein medizinisches Buch über die Bedeutung von Kochsalz und das Verhalten von Kali-Salzen im menschlichen Körper, geschrieben von Gustav von Bunge. Bunge war ein bedeutender Mediziner und Naturwissenschaftler des 19. Jahrhunderts und hat sich intensiv mit...

This seminal work on nutrition and digestion is still relevant today. Dr. Kellogg was a pioneer in the field of nutrition and dietetics, and his methods for investigating digestive disorders helped countless patients find relief from their symptoms. This...

In this book, Elie Metchnikoff presents three lectures on the prevention of infectious diseases. Metchnikoff was a Russian biologist who won the Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine in 1908 for his work on immunity. He believed that good hygiene and...

Health of Towns is a seminal work on public health and sanitation, published in the mid-19th century. Drawing from the research and findings of eminent doctors and public health officials, such as E Chadwick and Dr Southwood Smith, the book provides a...

This study of the dietary needs of a patient with diabetes mellitus was groundbreaking when it was first published in 1928. Lee Percy Mehlig's careful analysis of the patient's blood sugar levels and nutritional intake provides valuable insights into the...

This groundbreaking study examines the social and medical consequences of sexual disease, and argues for a new approach to public health education. With rigor and sensitivity, the author explores the cultural and economic factors that contribute to the...

This collection of papers presents the findings of an inquiry into the sanitary conditions of various regions in England, providing illuminating insights into the disparities in disease rates across the country. A critical and timely work, this book...

This groundbreaking report from the United States Children's Bureau offers a detailed look at the nutritional needs and caregiving practices of children living in rural Kentucky during the early 1900s. Written by Lydia Jane Roberts, an early pioneer in...

Infant Mortality is a groundbreaking study of infant deaths in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Based on exhaustive field research and careful data analysis, this book sheds light on the complex interplay of factors that contribute to high rates of infant...

This report is an analysis of the difficulties in computing civil death rates for 1918 with special attention given to the statistical anomalies created by deaths as a result of the 1918 influenza epidemic. This report is a key resource for demographers,...

Benjamin Earle Washburn details the success of the hookworm eradication campaign in Alamance County, North Carolina which used a combination of education and medical intervention to improve public health. He describes the efforts of health workers, the...

This book provides a detailed analysis of the chemistry and economy of food. Wilbur Olin Atwater explores the process of digestion and how different foods affect the body. He also examines the economic implications of food production and consumption. The...

This book provides a comprehensive guide to the management and development of public health dispensaries. Written for administrators, public health workers, and anyone interested in better medical service for the people, the authors cover a wide range of...

Master the essential statistical concepts and methods used in medical research with this informative guide. Designed for health professionals, this book will help you understand how to gather, analyze, and interpret data effectively.This work has been...

This book explores the relation of animal diseases to public health, delving into important issues that affect both humans and animals. Through a comprehensive analysis, Billings sheds light on the complexity of animal diseases and their impact on...

Author of a dozen books, including the bestselling Timeless Secrets of Rejuvenation and Health and Cancer is Not a Disease, Andreas Moritz takes on yet another controversial subject, this time to expose the Vaccine Myth. In Vaccine-nation, Moritz...

There is a critical need for iron intake during the first period of life. The growing infant requires iron to synthesize hemoglobin and to supply expanding tissues with iron-containing enzymes. A lack of iron will eventually lead to iron deficiency...

When an excessive proportion of the human energy requirement is derived from fat, the likelihood of obesity increases. Any such individual is at risk for diabetes and cardiovascular disease- grave and costly health hazards. The selective control of fat...

Something is dreadfully wrong. Of those who survive life in the womb, one out of two go on to have a serious defect, disease, or neurological disorder. Half the population! About 1 out of 500 babies dies of "SIDS," while about 1 out of 150 develops...

A Metaparadigm* of Clinical Dietetics was proposed and tested, demonstrating that the proposed domains, as characterized, were descriptive of the body of knowledge used by practitioners. Some knowledge was perceived as unique to the discipline, some...

This book explores the concept of 'critical' public health, at a point when many of its core concerns appear to have moved to the mainstream of health policy. Issues such as addressing health inequalities and their socioeconomic determinants, and the...

The concept of risk is one of the most suggestive terms for evoking the cultural character of our times and for defining the purpose of social research. Risk attitudes and behaviours are understood to comprise the dominant experience of culture, politics...

Divided into three parts, Doubly Labelled Water presents a clear and accessible account of this technique. Part One presents a general introduction to the study of animal energetics: Part Two discusses the theory behind use...

The present lecture notes describe stochastic epidemic models and methods for their statistical analysis. Our aim is to present ideas for such models, and methods for their analysis; along the way we make practical use of...

Hardly a day goes by without news headlines concerning infectious disease threats. Currently the spectre of a pandemic of influenza A|H1N1 is raising its head, and heated debates are taking place about the pro's and con's of vaccinating young girls...

This book discusses advanced statistical methods that can be used to analyse ecological data. Most environmental collected data are measured repeatedly over time, or space and this requires the use of GLMM or GAMM methods. The book starts by revising...

This book aims to explain how to use R to perform morphometrics. Morpho- tric analysis is the study of shape and size variations and covariations and their covariations with other variables. Morphometrics is thus deeply rooted...

Polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS) is a classic female infertility condition affecting an estimated 6-10% of all women, many of whom are unaware of the problem. A disease that affects women from adolescence to menopause, PCOS is...

As adoption of Electronic Health Record Systems (EHR-Ss) shifts from early adopters to mainstream, an increasingly large group of decision makers must assess what they want from EHR-Ss and how to go about making their choices...

This book is intended for students and practitioners who have had a calculus-based statistics course and who have an interest in safety considerations such as reliability, strength, and duration-of-load or service life. Many...

The editors are two of the most prominent researchers in this area. Both are at the Center for Urban Epidemiologic Studies. David Vlahov is particularly visible and known as the editor of the Journal of Urban Health. Sandro...

It is surprising how little is actually known about the fate of wastewater bacteria once they enter the sea. This wide-ranging work is one of the first to unravel the mechanisms determining bacterial sensitivity or survival...

Covers the latest research on a sensitive and controversial topic in a professional and well researched manner. Provides practical outlook as well as model guidelines and software tools that should be of interest to people who...

This book studies and applies modern flexible regression models for survival data with a special focus on extensions of the Cox model and alternative models with the aim of describing time-varying effects of explanatory...

Genetic susceptibility refers to how variations in a person's genes increase or decrease his or her susceptibility to environmental factors, such as chemicals, radiation and lifestyle (diet and smoking). This volume will explore the latest findings in...