Public health and preventive medicine

GET FULLY UP-TO-DATE ON BIOINFORMATICS-THE TECHNOLOGY OF THE 21ST CENTURYBioinformatics showcases the latest developments in the field along with all the foundational information you'll need.

Diet and Nutrition in Dementia and Cognitive Decline offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines the complex interrelationships between cognitive decline, dementia and the way diet can be modified to improve outcomes.

Gastronomy and Food Science fills the transfer knowledge gap between academia and industry by covering the interrelation of gastronomy and food and culinary science in one integral reference.

Influence of Nutrients, Bioactive Compounds, and Plant Extracts in Liver Diseases provides evidence-based knowledge of the mechanism of action of natural compounds, as well as the relation of structure and function of phytochemicals in hepatitis B and C, fatty liver disease, nonalcoholic fatty liver disease, liver cancer, biliary cirrhosis, and primary sclerosing cholangitis.

Phytomanagement of Polluted Sites: Market Opportunities in Sustainable Phytoremediation brings together recent and established knowledge on different aspects of phytoremediation, providing this information in a single source that offers a cutting-edge synthesis of scientific and experiential knowledge on industrially contaminated site restoration that is useful for both practitioners and scientists.

Goats are the predominant domestic livestock, and certainly the predominant small ruminant, in most of Asia, Africa and the warmer parts of Europe.

Selbsthilfe bei Gleichgewichtsstörungen: Ein Ratgeber zur Diagnostik und Überwindung von SchwindelgefühlenDie Welt dreht sich, der Boden schwankt.

First published in 1963, Advances in Parasitology contains comprehensive and up-to-date reviews in all areas of interest in contemporary parasitology.

Bioinformatics for Beginners: Genes, Genomes, Molecular Evolution, Databases and Analytical Tools provides a coherent and friendly treatment of bioinformatics for any student or scientist within biology who has not routinely performed bioinformatic analysis.

The most trusted and reader-friendly guide on how to make the right decisions when facing ethical issues in clinical practiceA Doody s Core Title for 2019!

The Mediterranean Diet offers researchers and clinicians a single authoritative source which outlines many of the complex features of the Mediterranean diet: ranging from supportive evidence and epidemiological studies, to the antioxidant properties of individual components.

A unique "e;mentor in a pocket"e; handbook covering one of the most important trends in nursing todayFrom the co-creator of the Model for Change to Evidence-Based Practice comes the first portable guide to evidence-based practice for direct care nurses in any healthcare setting.

This book explores children's mental health and wellbeing issues using a developmental systems perspective that is grounded on established theoretical frameworks and supported by evidence-based research.

Wheat and Rice in Disease Prevention and Health reviews the wide range of studies focusing on the health benefits and disease prevention associated with the consumption of wheat and rice, the two most widely consumed whole grains.

Connected objects today present a range of opportunities in medicine.

"e;We have to adapt to the impacts that, unfortunately, we can no longer avoid"e;, said President Obama at the UN Climate Summit in September 2014.

Lose weight, increase energy, and boost your immunity-without giving up meat!

Cut Through the Complexities of Medical Studies!

Functional Foods and Nutraceuticals in Metabolic and Non-communicable Diseases presents strategies for the prevention of non-communicable diseases and undernutrition through the use of functional foods and nutraceuticals.

Handbook of Fertility: Nutrition, Diet, Lifestyle and Reproductive Health focuses on the ways in which food, dietary supplements, and toxic agents, including alcohol and nicotine affect the reproductive health of both women and men.

Written by an interdisciplinary team, Low Back Syndromes is the first truly comprehensive multidisciplinary text for low back disorders.

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research recognizes the integral relationship between the food and nutritional sciences and brings together outstanding and comprehensive reviews that highlight this relationship.

This volume on medicinal foods from the sea narrates the bioactive principles of various marine floral (vertebrate and Invertebrate), faunal (Macro and Micro algal) and microbial sources.

Dietary Fiber: Properties, Recovery and Applications explores the properties and health effects of dietary fiber, along with new trends in recovery procedures and applications.

Advances in Food and Nutrition Research recognizes the integral relationship between the food and nutritional sciences and brings together outstanding and comprehensive reviews that highlight this relationship.

Translational Autoimmunity: Etiology of Autoimmune Diseases is the first volume of the Translational Immunology book series.

The Exposome: A Primer is the first book dedicated to exposomics, detailing the purpose and scope of this emerging field of study, its practical applications and how it complements a broad range of disciplines.

Research has clearly established a link between omega-3 fatty acids and general health, particularly cardiovascular health.

A new introduction to a timeless dynamic: how the movement of humans affects health everywhere.

Taking an interprofessional focus to reflect modern practice, this book introduces the complexity of balancing rights and risks.

A close look at stories of maternal death in Malawi that considers their implications in the broader arena of medical knowledge.

Health spending continues to grow faster than the economy in most OECD countries.

Evaluation of health care is necessary if we are to understand the organisation of health services and to determine how health care interventions should be delivered.

Allergy is the sixth leading cause of chronic illness in the United States.

Vaccinology and Methods in Vaccine Research is a combination of cutting-edge methodologies, experimental approaches and literature reviews.

At the outset of the twentieth century, malaria was Italy’s major public health problem.

Recovery is a key concept throughout mental health, but its meaning is elusive and hard to grasp in day to day practice.

Ultra-orthodox Jews in Jerusalem are isolated from the secular community that surrounds them not only physically but by their dress, behaviors, and beliefs.

Promoting Responsive Feeding During Breastfeeding, Bottle-Feeding, and the Introduction to Solid Foods addresses how caregiver feeding practices and styles shape the quality and outcome of feeding interactions during infancy.

This book claims to be like no other and that is so true.

A pathbreaking history of how participants in the slave trade influenced the growth and dissemination of medical knowledge As the slave trade brought Europeans, Africans, and Americans into contact, diseases were traded along with human lives.

"e;An extremely informative and useable book covering many aspects of communication .

Polyphenols in Plants assists plant scientists and dietary supplement producers in assessing polyphenol content and factors affecting their composition.

Patient safety in health systems has become more and more important as a theme in health research, and so it is not surprising to see a growing interest in applying systems thinking to healthcare.

Roselle (Hibiscus sabdariffa) Chemistry, Production, Products, and Utilization assesses the Hibiscus sabdariffa plant for food and nonfood uses, as well as for its use as fixed or essential oils.

"e;This book would be an excellent choice for anyone wishing to be introduced to the field of health economics it is undoubtedly the best 'Health Economics 101' textbook around.

Nurses!

This case book is the ideal text for Operating Department Practitioners (ODPs), as well as student ODPs and nurses preparing to work in perioperative care.

Advances in Virus Research, Volume 103, the latest in the Advances in Virus Research series, contains new, informative updates on the topic.

This fascinating book offers a wide ranging exploration of the history of public health and the development of health services over the past two centuries.