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  • Environmental Healthby Howard Frumkin

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2010; US$ 90.00

    The second edition of Environmental Health: From Global to Local, a comprehensive introductory text, offers an overview of the methodology and paradigms of this burgeoning field, ranging from ecology to epidemiology, from toxicology to environmental psychology, and from genetics to ethics. Expert contributors discuss the major issues in contemporary environmental health: air, water, food safety, occupational health, radiation, chemical and physical hazards, vector control, and injuries. Also emphasizing a wide variety of issues of global interest, the thoroughly revised second edition contains updated information on such timely topics as toxicology, exposure assessment, climate change, population pressure, developing nations and urbanization,... more...

  • Social Determinants of Indigenous Healthby Bronwyn Carson; Terry Dunbar; Richard D. Chenhall; Ross Bailie

    Allen & Unwin 2007; US$ 45.40

    A systematic overview of the impact of social and political factors on the health of Australia's Indigenous population. Australia's Aboriginal and Islander groups suffer ?Fourth World' standards of health: this book explains the causes for such poor healt more...

  • WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants, Volume 2by World Health Organization

    World Health Organization 2002; US$ 90.00

    Volume 2 of the WHO Monographs on Selected Medicinal Plants provides an additional collection of 30 monographs covering the quality control and traditional and clinical uses of selected medicinal plants approved by 120 experts in more than 50 countries.The monographs are intended to promote international harmonization in the quality control and use of herbal medicines and to serve as models for the development of national formularies. They are a comprehensive scientific reference for drug regulatory authorities, physicians, traditional practitioners, pharmacists, manufacturers and research scientists.Plants covered in volume 2 Radix Althaeae. Herba Andrographidis. Radix Angelicae Sinensis. Flos Calendulae. Flos Caryophylli. Rhizoma Cimicifugae.... more...

  • Qualitative Research in Health Careby Immy Holloway

    McGraw-Hill Education 2007; US$ 47.98

    This book is a comprehensive guide to selecting approaches and carrying out qualitative research. Rather than being prescriptive, it provides information on various data collection procedures and how to make decisions about specific qualitative approaches. Its aim is to extend researchers? understanding of the participants in research, be they patients, peers or students, and to improve clinical practice on the basis of evidence from qualitative studies. Each chapter is illustrated with examples of research projects. Topics discussed include:. The nature of qualitative research. The selection of a specific qualitative research approach. The collection and analysis of qualitative data. Writing up qualitative research. Written by contributors... more...

  • Advances in Contemporary Indigenous Health Careby Kim Usher; Rhonda Marriott

    eContent Management Pty Ltd 2010; US$ 126.50

    This title provides the latest scholarly work related to closing the gap and importantly highlights some of the outstanding work being done by nurses, midwives and others in the area. It focuses on the specific needs of Indigenous people, adds significantly to the current knowledge in the area. It demonstrates that nurses and midwives are indeed making a difference and contributing significantly to closing the gap. An important read. more...

  • Interpreting the Medical Literatureby Stephen Gehlbach

    McGraw-Hill Companies,Inc. 2006; US$ 44.95

    Cut Through the Complexities of Medical Studies!. A Doody's Core Title ESSENTIAL PURCHASE!. Enhance your understanding and utilization of the information in medical journals with Stephen Gehlbach's Interpreting the Medical Literature . Written in a clear and entertaining style, this popular guide cuts through the complex language of research studies and makes reading medical publications a rewarding and pleasurable experience. IMPROVE YOUR UNDERSTANDING OF VITAL RESEARCH; Comprehend medical literature and evaluate the significance of any study; Read research reports more quickly and easily; Make sense of dense, scientific prose; Learn about study design, measurement, statistical analysis, and interpretation; Sharpen your analytical... more...

  • Poison on a Plateby Richard Lacey

    Metro Publishing 1998; US$ 7.95

    Professor Lacey is an internationally renowned microbiologist and World Health Organisation adviser. In Poison on a Plate he demonstrates how the pursuit of profits by business and a lack of protection from the government has threatened the safety of eating. He also offers advice on how to eat safely. more...

  • Risky Foods, Safer Choicesby Peter Cerexhe; John Ashton

    University of NSW Press 2000; US$ 13.46

    Risky Foods, Safer Choices confirms what many people may have suspected - the incidence of food poisoning is on the rise. Triggering such public suspicions has been an ongoing procession of horror incidents involving such foods as salami, oysters, pork rolls, fruit salad and even orange juice that have resulted in the serious illness and even death of consumers. Risky Foods, Safer Choices helps consumers avoid the possibly tragic consequences of food poisoning. Its focus is on relatively short-term health effects of good food selection rather than longer-term health effects. more...

  • Oz Garcia's The Healthy High-Tech Bodyby Oz Garcia

    HarperCollins US 2009; US$ 10.99

    Do you want to live until you're ninety but always feel like you're twenty? Do you want to find out about the most recent breakthroughs in nutrition, weight loss, disease prevention, cognitive enhancement, and anti-aging? Do you want the very best body you've ever had—one that will last you a lifetime? Oz Garcia's Look and Feel Fabulous Forever is the first comprehensive guide to the finest health supplements, procedures, products, techniques, and technology in the world today. Whether you're looking for remedies to boost your energy level, reliable sources for nutraceuticals, information on the latest European cell treatments, secrets to youthful aging, or the latest cosmeceuticals for skin, nails, and teeth, it's... more...

  • At Risk in Americaby Lu Ann Aday

    John Wiley & Sons, Inc. 2002; US$ 80.00

    This updated second edition of At Risk in America provides a detailed analysis of those key population groups most vulnerable to disease and injury in the United States today-including homeless persons, refugees and immigrants, people living with AIDS, alcohol and substance abusers, high-risk mothers and infants, victims of family or other violence, and the chronically or mentally ill. Lu Ann Aday reviews the major theories and knowledge concerning these at-risk groups and offers new approaches and methodologies for tracing the social determinants and societal influences on health. She examines the specific health needs and risks faced by these groups, their experience in the health care system, the current policies and programs that serve... more...