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This book highlights the role of vitamins in preventing or reducing the pathogenesis or treatment of infectious viral diseases based on current ongoing research and past work Using clinical evidence and trials that suggest the potential benefits of vitamin supplementation as prophylactic and therapeutic in infectious viral diseases each individual vitamin is described in this context in separate chapters It will be a valuable reference aid to researchers clinicians and medical bodies to develop improved therapeutic regimens Key Features Acts as a one stop resource on the relevance of vitamins in infectious viral diseases Provides a clinical focus on disease prevention and therapy using vitamins for clinicians and researchers Discusses the molecular mechanisms of vitamins in COVID 19 and other viral diseases

Human beings have always been affected by their surroundings There are various health benefits linked to being able to access to nature including increased physical activity stress recovery and the stimulation of child cognitive development The Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health provides a broad and inclusive picture of the relationship between our own health and the natural environment All aspects of this unique relationship are covered ranging from disease prevention through physical activity in green spaces to innovative ecosystem services such as climate change adaptation by urban trees Potential hazardous consequences are also discussed including natural disasters vector borne pathogens and allergies This book analyses the complexity of our human interaction with nature and includes sections for example epigenetics stress physiology and impact assessments These topics are all interconnected and fundamental for reaching a full understanding of the role of nature in public health and wellbeing Much of the recent literature on environmental health has primarily described potential threats from our natural surroundings The Oxford Textbook of Nature and Public Health instead focuses on how nature can positively impact our health and wellbeing

Botulinum toxin injections are the most used and best known aesthetic treatment internationally but there remain a number of problematic topics and suboptimal results Here an internationally known expert and his contributors explain the scientific background and aesthetic principles that can help clinicians achieve better results in problem cases

With over 30 years of experience in global health programming and teaching the author offers practical and insightful guidance in this unique book for managing global health projects in resource constrained settings Beginning with an overview of fundamental principles the book delves deeply into a nuts and bolts approach to health project management From building project teams and developing detailed activity plans to evaluating health projects and report writing this book brings the readers a wealth of knowledge they can use to manage health projects Besides a list of key takeaways and discussion questions each chapter features a case study exercise from real life situation where readers can picture themselves as project managers sharpening their understanding of concepts and strategies Timely and original this book is an essential resource for university students of global health courses preparing to manage global health projects in low and middle income countries as well as for newly engaged project managers

Across the United States Black people have shorter life expectancies than white people reflecting structural racism and deep rooted drivers of population health But are some cities more equal than others The elimination of racial and ethnic inequities differences that are avoidable unnecessary and unfair has been one of the overarching health related goals of the United States for decades Yet dramatic differences in health outcomes between Black people and white people persist rooted in structural and social determinants of health Nationally a Black baby can expect to live four years less than a white baby But mortality outcomes and inequities vary widely across cities In Washington DC for example the average life expectancy for Blacks is twelve years less than that of whites But in other cities mortality differences between races are less striking or nonexistent If health equity can be achieved in some cities why not all This is arguably the most important health equity issue of our time In Unequal Cities Maureen R Benjamins and Fernando G De Maio gather a team of experts to explore these racial inequities as well as the ten year gap in life expectancy between our healthiest and unhealthiest big cities Rigorous analyses give readers access to p

How public health s distinctive way of approaching human health has evolved by trial and error over a series of historic epidemics The field of public health has developed a distinctive way of approaching human health by focusing on the health of the population to improve the health of the individual In The Public Health Approach Dr Alfredo Morabia narrates the history of this population thinking and how it has helped address and combat a series of historic epidemics Morabia explains how this approach to public health has historically developed in response to major crises like the plague smallpox cholera tuberculosis influenza HIV AIDS and the COVID 19 pandemic By comparing population health outcomes this public health approach helps reveal and address behavioral and social determinants of health Through these examples Morabia demonstrates that individual health outcomes are intimately tied to the health of the population Morabia describes how public health professionals think and respond to crises by using scientific methods that uncover patterns that would otherwise remain hidden when focused on individual health or anecdotal data The COVID 19 pandemic and the successes and failures surrounding our response to it reinforces the urgent need for the pu

How insecticide treated bed nets became a staple of global public health initiatives and reshaped health practices in Africa and beyond Distributed to millions of people annually across Africa and the global south insecticide treated bed nets have become a cornerstone of malaria control and twenty first century global health initiatives Despite their seemingly obvious public health utility however these chemically infused nets and their rise to prominence were anything but inevitable In Nothing But Nets Kirsten Moore Sheeley untangles the complicated history of insecticide treated nets as it unfolded transnationally and in Kenya specifically a key site of insecticide treated net research to reveal how the development of this intervention was deeply enmeshed with the emergence of the contemporary global health enterprise While public health workers initially conceived of nets as a stopgap measure that could be tailored to impoverished rural health systems in the early 1980s nets became standardized market goods with the potential to save lives and promote economic development globally This shift attracted donor resources for malaria control amid the rise of neoliberal regimes in international development but it also perpetuated a paradigm of fighting malaria

An examination of how suicide prevention efforts largely fail due to the mistaken assumption that greater mental health awareness is the key to saving lives Over the last two decades the US suicide rate has steadily grown despite extensive awareness campaigns wide implementation of suicide prevention programs and initiatives and increased mental health advocacy To the confusion and frustration of researchers healthcare providers and many others these efforts have largely failed to reverse the trend Why do suicide rates continue to climb despite our best efforts Why aren t we better at this What are we doing wrong Rethinking Suicide is a critical examination of what we think we know about suicide with particular focus on the assumed role of mental illness Craig J Bryan a leading expert on suicide prevention argues that most prevention efforts have failed because they disproportionately emphasize mental health focused solutions such as access to treatment and crisis services Instead of classifying suicide as a mental health issue careful analysis of research findings suggest it should instead be seen as a highly complex problem with many risk factors from personal decision making styles to the availability of lethal means to financial uncertainty

This book is a go to guide for all families seeking trustworthy information about the science and safety of vaccines

How epidemic photography during a global pandemic of bubonic plague contributed to the development of modern epidemiology and our concept of the pandemic In Visual Plague Christos Lynteris examines the emergence of epidemic photography during the third plague pandemic 1894 1959 a global pandemic of bubonic plague that led to over twelve million deaths Unlike medical photography epidemic photography was not exclusively or even primarily concerned with exposing the patient s body or medical examinations and operations Instead it played a key role in reconceptualizing infectious diseases by visualizing the pandemic as a new concept and structure of experience one that frames and responds to the smallest local outbreak of an infectious disease as an event of global importance and consequence As the third plague pandemic struck more and more countries the international circulation of plague photographs in the press generated an unprecedented spectacle of imminent global threat Nothing contributed to this sense of global interconnectedness anticipation and fear more than photography Exploring the impact of epidemic photography at the time of its emergence Lynteris highlights its entanglement with colonial politics epistemologies and aesthetics as wel

This book highlights the role of vitamins in preventing or reducing the pathogenesis or treatment of infectious viral diseases based on current ongoing research and past work Using clinical evidence and trials that suggest the potential benefits of vitamin supplementation as prophylactic and therapeutic in infectious viral diseases each individual vitamin is described in this context in separate chapters It will be a valuable reference aid to researchers clinicians and medical bodies to develop improved therapeutic regimens Key Features Acts as a one stop resource on the relevance of vitamins in infectious viral diseases Provides a clinical focus on disease prevention and therapy using vitamins for clinicians and researchers Discusses the molecular mechanisms of vitamins in COVID 19 and other viral diseases

What tactics can effective science communicators use to reach a wide audience and achieve their goals Effective science communication the type that can drive behavior change while boosting the likelihood that people will turn to science when faced with challenges is not simply a matter of utilizing social media or employing innovative tactics like nudges Even more important for success is building long term strategic paths to achieve well articulated goals Smart science communicators also want to create communication opportunities to improve their own thinking and behavior In this guidebook John C Besley and Anthony Dudo encapsulate their practical expertise in 11 evidence based principles of strategic science communication Among other things science communicators they argue should strive to seem competent warm honest and willing to listen Their work should also convey a desire to make the world a better place Highlighting time tested methods for building rapport with an audience through several modes of communication Besley and Dudo explain how to achieve each strategic objective All scientific communication is goal oriented and Besley and Dudo discuss the importance of recognizing the right goals then employing strategic and tactical communication i

Become a fat burning machine in just four weeks The Sun THE REVOLUTIONARY NEW DIET FOR FAST WEIGHT LOSS BETTER DIGESTION AND MORE ENERGY Everything you need to know to harness the power of intermittent fasting on a ketogenic diet to lose weight improve digestion and feel great for life with 40 recipes and two distinct 4 week plans Intermittent fasting and ketogenic diets are quickly becoming two of the hottest nutritional trends And for good reason when it comes to losing weight reducing inflammation controlling blood sugar and improving gut health these diets have proven more successful and more efficient than any other approach The Beginner s Guide to Intermittent Keto will help you combine the power both to achieve a slimmer waistline and optimal health and vitality for life Inside you ll find a breakdown of the science behind the benefits of ketosis and intermittent fasting and two 4 week meal plans one for people who prefer to fast for a portion of every day and one for people who prefer to fast a couple times a week that will introduce you to the keto diet and keep you on track Plus 40 mouthwatering recipes for every meal of the day including Magic Keto Pizza Pecan Crusted Salmon Italian Stuffed Peppers Egg Drop Soup

With an exponential growth in the number of older adults understanding the common disorders of the elderly patient requiring cardiac care is becoming increasingly important Incorporating recent advances in the field Tresch and Aronow s Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly 6th Edition has been completely revised and updated to provide cardiologists primary care physicians geriatricians and other clinicians caring for the elderly a comprehensive and accessible overview of the epidemiology pathophysiology and treatment of cardiovascular disorders in older patients

The fight against child mortality that transformed parenting doctoring and the way we live

This is the best textbook on health policy Prof Uta Lehmann Director School of Public Health University of Western Cape South Africa The third edition of this excellent text reinforces its position as the best text that applies public policy concepts and theories to health policy Prof Martin Powell Professor of Health and Social Policy School of Social Policy University of Birmingham UK This book is essential reading for anyone wanting guidance on managing the politics of the health policy process Prof Jeremy Shiffman Bloomberg Distinguished Professor of Global Health Policy Johns Hopkins University USA Described as the best book in its field this extensively updated third edition of Making Health Policy provides a comprehensive introduction to the study of health policy its political nature and its processes at country and global levels Written by a large and diverse group of leading experts this clear and accessible book addresses the how of health policy making in a range of settings This fully revised edition Responds to the movement to decolonise and broaden the practice of global health and its related scholarship Provides new examples of health policy processes that bring additional theoretical perspectives and empirical studies

Experts estimate that as many as 98 000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals That s more than die from motor vehicle accidents breast cancer or AIDS three causes that receive far more public attention Indeed more people die annually from medication errors than from workplace injuries Add the financial cost to the human tragedy and medical error easily rises to the top ranks of urgent widespread public problems To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors and their consequence but not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes After all to err is human Instead this book sets forth a national agenda with state and local implications for reducing medical errors and improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system This volume reveals the often startling statistics of medical error and the disparity between the incidence of error and public perception of it given many patients expectations that the medical profession always performs perfectly A careful examination is made of how the surrounding forces of legislation regulation and market activity influence the quality of care provided by health care organizations and then looks at their h

This book presents 15 cases as studies in how to reach a diagnosis from a presenting patient It covers 15 major topics in clinical dermatology as a succinct reference for dermatology clinicians in practice also offering a concise revision guide for those in training from medical students and resident physicians preparing for higher examinations to established physicians in their continuing professional development Covers essential points in clinical dermatology for practice and training or revision and review for boards or certification Presents a succinct resource for dermatologists family physicians and other professionals with an interest in problems of the skin nails and hair Offers a one stop guide to 15 core topics

The definitive reference on the biology evolution ecology and diversity of all known species of the world s mosquitoes Critical for entomologists public health professionals and epidemiologists across the world Biting multiple times on two three or more different hosts it is no surprise that some species of mosquitoes have co evolved with pathogens For humans and other animals the result has been some of the most challenging diseases known It has been said that Anopheles gambiae as the primary transmitter of malaria parasites to humans is the most dangerous animal in the world Certainly malaria has killed more people than all the wars that ever took place Even now despite drugs and mosquito control malaria claims the lives of 405 000 per year The vast majority of mosquito species are not involved in pathogen transmission to humans but those that are make a huge impact on global health In this two volume set three of the world s leading experts on mosquito disease ecology and systematics offer readers unique insights into the fascinating world of mosquitoes while illustrating their diagnostic morphological features in detail Comprehensively addressing the natural diversity of mosquitoes the book explains their life histories bionomic traits

A groundbreaking approach to training doctors could transform the future of health care For decades physicians have been trained on the textbook of the body from the corpse in a cadaver lab to the patient in a procedure suite This type of training usually leads them to specialize in specific organs or systems and breeds an increasingly impersonal view of medicine in which the importance of person to person care the hallmark of a good relationship between doctors and patients has been lost In this engrossing narrative you ll meet seven extraordinary students who embarked on a new way to train doctors that attempts to regain what s been lost These medical students follow patients instead of physicians accompanying patients to primary care appointments emergency room visits and even surgical procedures developing deep connections and understanding the intricate interplay between the health of our bodies and the health of our communities They learn the textbook of a community in addition to the textbook of the body Through poignant stories of these seven students and the people they meet as patients Dr Abraham M Nussbaum illustrates the power of becoming a doctor and the possibility of changing the way we train doctors As the students acquire a wealth of k