Personal and public health / health education Books

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With its expansive empire, boundless wealth, glorious architecture, and advanced military, Rome was the apex of civilization in the ancient world. However during its very height, many of Rome's leading citizens were inadvertently poisoning themselves...

Completely revised and updated, Nutrition Support for the Critically Ill Patient: A Guide to Practice, Second Edition presents an unbiased, evidence-based examination of critical nutrition across the life cycle. Taking a multidisciplinary approach, each...

Both nutrition deficiency and overnutrition can have a significant effect on the risk of infection. Nutrition, Immunity, and Infection focuses on the influence of diet on the immune system and how altering one's diet helps prevent and treat infections...

This authoritative guide provides a comprehensive overview of iron deficiency anemia, including information on diagnosis, treatment, and prevention. With contributions from leading experts in the field, this book is an essential resource for clinicians...

This concise and practical casebook walks through 20 real-life-inspired case studies to help dietitians hone their skills in supporting adults who live at home with a feeding tube.Each case provides a unique challenge, from troubleshooting tube blockages...

As practitioners work to undo the current opioid crisis, options to manage pain need a new approach. Advanced Therapeutics in Pain Medicine offers pioneering approaches to this intransigent problem providing a functional medicine approach toward treating...

Like previous handbooks, the present volume is an authoritative and up-to-date compendium of information and perspective on the neurobiology of ingestive behaviors. It is intended to be stimulating and informative to the...

Nutrition and Osteoporosis: Seeing Through a Glass, Darkly (1 Cor. 13:12) This volume of Advances in Nutritional Research deals with the present state of knowledge relative to the role of nutrition in the etiology of ...

The American Institute for Cancer Research (AICR) sponsored its third annual confer­ ence on nutrition and cancer. The theme was "Diet and Cancer: Markers, Prevention, and Treatment. " The conference was held October 29-30,...

Almost every aspect of energy and nutrient metabolism is altered by hormonal and other physiological changes during pregnancy and lactation. While it is evident that hormonal adjustments affect nutrient requirements, these are...

The disorders induced by iodine deficiency affect at least one billion people. Because ofits effects on brain development, iodinedeficiency is the single most preventable cause of mental retardation in the world. Therefore, the...

These two volumes record the scientific and clinical work presented at the VIIth International and 3rd European joint symposium on purine and pyrimidine metabolism in man held at the Bournemouth International Conference Centre,...

This book was developed from the papers presented at a symposium on "Water Relationships in Foods," which was held from April 10-14, 1989 at the 197th National Meeting of the American Chemical Society in Dallas, Texas, under...

A variety of processing methods are used to make foods edible; to pennit storage; to alter texture and flavor; to sterilize and pasteurize food; and to destroy microorganisms and other toxins. These methods include baking,...

The role of nutrition in neoplasia has been of longstanding concern. The subject was addressed by investigators in the first decade of this century, but was dropped. Vigorous attention was paid to this area of oncology in the...

Four years ago the National Institutes of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) brought together a group of scientists to Belmont, Maryland to examine the status of human milk banking. During those deliberations, the idea...

It is a source of great satisfaction to us that a Second Edition of this treatise should be called for, especially because it has given us the opportunity to produce, we believe, a better book. Eighteen chapters, amounting to...

Phosphorus in Butter is a comprehensive guide to understanding the role of phosphorus in human nutrition and the importance of this mineral in our diet. Written by James Thomas Cusick, a physician and expert on nutrition, this book covers the latest...

This medical monograph explores the relationship between diet and the development of polyneuritis, a disease that affects the peripheral nerves. The author discusses various nutritional deficiencies and excesses that may contribute to the onset of the...

A thorough exploration of the medicinal properties of various foods, including their effects on different parts of the human body. This book is an essential reference for medical professionals and anyone interested in the healing power of food.This work...

This book provides an in-depth look into the causes and prevention of rickets, a disease caused by a deficiency in Vitamin D. Railton discusses the symptoms, treatments, and preventive measures individuals can take to avoid this debilitating disease...

Discover the groundbreaking research that revolutionized the field of nutrition and public health. In this comprehensive guide, Julia Outhouse explores the causes, symptoms, and treatments of various deficiency diseases, from scurvy to rickets to goiter...

This 19th century treatise on obesity and its treatment offers a fascinating look at the medical knowledge of the time, as well as the social attitudes surrounding weight and body image. Le Noir draws on a wide range of sources to argue that obesity is a...

In this classic work of medical science, Thomas King Chambers explores the causes and consequences of corpulence or obesity. This book remains essential reading for anyone interested in the science of nutrition and metabolism.This work has been selected...

First published in 1905, this pioneering work on dietetics and nutrition by the renowned American physician Nathan Smith Davis aimed to promote healthier eating habits and prevent and cure diseases by means of proper nutrition. The book covers a wide...

This classic work from the late 19th century explores the science of nutrition, providing a comprehensive overview of the chemical and biological processes that govern the human metabolism. Based on the latest research of the time, the book examines the...

Following an introductory overview, Hyperthermia In Cancer Treatment: A Primer comprehensively describes the biological reasons for associating hyperthermia with radiation and chemotherapy and the biological and clinical...

Copper has long been known as essential to living systems, in part through its fundamental role in electron transport and respiration. Over the years into the present, its involvement in an ever increasing number of processes...

The proportion of the population over 65 years of age is increasing steadily in most industrialized countries. In the United States the proportion of elderly people has risen from four percent in 1900 to 11 % in 1978, and is...

This book has three main goals. The first is to celebrate the work of a great public health figure, the late A.J. (Tony) McMichael (1942–2014). The second is to position contemporary public health issues in an interdisciplinary context and in ways that...