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Western Diseases, Their Emergence and Prevention

Author : Hubert Carey Trowell
Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674950207
Total Pages : 484 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (52 download)

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Download or read book Western Diseases, Their Emergence and Prevention written by Hubert Carey Trowell and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1981 with total page 484 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In this major synthesis of cross-cultural research, 34 distinguished scientists study 25 common metabolic and degenerative diseases characteristic of all advanced Western nations and then examine their incidence in developing countries, among both hunter-gatherers and peasant agriculturalists. Thus the authors provide a unique opportunity to compare epidemiological data reflecting modern modes of life with data influenced by habits and diets dating back 400 generations to the advent of agriculture, and even 200,000 generations or more to the dawn of man. The results confirm the view that diseases like hypertension, lung cancer, diverticular disease, and appendicitis are maladaptations to environmental factors introduced since the Industrial Revolution. They also demonstrate that such diseases become more prevalent when Western lifestyles are adopted in primitive societies. Certain studies reveal a regression of disease incidence when exercise is increased and a diet high in starch and fiber, low in fat and salt, is resumed--characteristics of a simpler way of life. Western Diseases greatly broadens our perspective on some of the most vexing health problems in our society. It will be an essential reference for epidemiologists, nutritionists, and gastroenterologists in particular.

Western Diseases

Author : Norman J. Temple
Publisher : Springer Science & Business Media
ISBN 13 : 1468481363
Total Pages : 464 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (684 download)

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Download or read book Western Diseases written by Norman J. Temple and published by Springer Science & Business Media. This book was released on 2012-12-06 with total page 464 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sir Richard Doll, FRS, FRCP ICRF Cancer Research Studies Unit Radcliffe Infirmary, Oxford, UK The twentieth century has seen few changes more remarkable than the improvement in health that has occurred nearly everywhere, most spectacularly in the economically developed countries. In these countries improved nutrition, better housing, the control ofinfection, smaller family sizes, and higher standards of education have brought about a situation in which more than 97% of all liveborn children can expect to survive the first half ofthe three score years and ten that formerly was regarded as the allotted span oflife. From then on, however, the position is less satisfactory. Some improvement has occurred; but the proportion of survivors who die prematurely, that is under 70 years of age, varies from 25% to over 50% in men and from 13% to 28% in women, the extremes in both sexes being recorded, respectively, in Japan and Hungary. Most of these deaths under 70 years of age must now be called premature, even in Japan. For most of them are not the result of any inevitable aging process, but instead are the consequences of diseases (or types of trauma) that have lower-often much lower-age-specific incidence rates in many of the least developed countries.

The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309169739
Total Pages : 176 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (91 download)

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Download or read book The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2002-04-09 with total page 176 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Zoonotic diseases represent one of the leading causes of illness and death from infectious disease. Defined by the World Health Organization, zoonoses are "those diseases and infections that are naturally transmitted between vertebrate animals and man with or without an arthropod intermediate." Worldwide, zoonotic diseases have a negative impact on commerce, travel, and economies. In most developing countries, zoonotic diseases are among those diseases that contribute significantly to an already overly burdened public health system. In industrialized nations, zoonotic diseases are of particular concern for at-risk groups such as the elderly, children, childbearing women, and immunocompromised individuals. The Emergence of Zoonotic Diseases: Understanding the Impact on Animal and Human Health, covers a range of topics, which include: an evaluation of the relative importance of zoonotic diseases against the overall backdrop of emerging infections; research findings related to the current state of our understanding of zoonotic diseases; surveillance and response strategies to detect, prevent, and mitigate the impact of zoonotic diseases on human health; and information about ongoing programs and actions being taken to identify the most important needs in this vital area.

Under the Weather

Author : National Research Council
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309072786
Total Pages : 161 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (9 download)

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Download or read book Under the Weather written by National Research Council and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2001-06-29 with total page 161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Since the dawn of medical science, people have recognized connections between a change in the weather and the appearance of epidemic disease. With today's technology, some hope that it will be possible to build models for predicting the emergence and spread of many infectious diseases based on climate and weather forecasts. However, separating the effects of climate from other effects presents a tremendous scientific challenge. Can we use climate and weather forecasts to predict infectious disease outbreaks? Can the field of public health advance from "surveillance and response" to "prediction and prevention?" And perhaps the most important question of all: Can we predict how global warming will affect the emergence and transmission of infectious disease agents around the world? Under the Weather evaluates our current understanding of the linkages among climate, ecosystems, and infectious disease; it then goes a step further and outlines the research needed to improve our understanding of these linkages. The book also examines the potential for using climate forecasts and ecological observations to help predict infectious disease outbreaks, identifies the necessary components for an epidemic early warning system, and reviews lessons learned from the use of climate forecasts in other realms of human activity.

Blue Marble Health

Author : Peter J. Hotez
Publisher : JHU Press
ISBN 13 : 1421420465
Total Pages : 224 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (214 download)

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Download or read book Blue Marble Health written by Peter J. Hotez and published by JHU Press. This book was released on 2016-09 with total page 224 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Why do diseases of poverty afflict more people in wealthy countries than in the developing world? In 2011, Dr. Peter J. Hotez relocated to Houston to launch Baylor’s National School of Tropical Medicine. He was shocked to discover that a number of neglected diseases often associated with developing countries were widespread in impoverished Texas communities. Despite the United States’ economic prowess and first-world status, an estimated 12 million Americans living at the poverty level currently suffer from at least one neglected tropical disease, or NTD. Hotez concluded that the world’s neglected diseases—which include tuberculosis, hookworm infection, lymphatic filariasis, Chagas disease, and leishmaniasis—are born first and foremost of extreme poverty. In this book, Hotez describes a new global paradigm known as “blue marble health,” through which he asserts that poor people living in wealthy countries account for most of the world’s poverty-related illness. He explores the current state of neglected diseases in such disparate countries as Mexico, South Korea, Argentina, Australia, the United States, Japan, and Nigeria. By crafting public policy and relying on global partnerships to control or eliminate some of the world’s worst poverty-related illnesses, Hotez believes, it is possible to eliminate life-threatening disease while at the same time creating unprecedented opportunities for science and diplomacy. Clear, compassionate, and timely, Blue Marble Health is a must-read for leaders in global health, tropical medicine, and international development, along with anyone committed to helping the millions of people who are caught in the desperate cycle of poverty and disease.

Emerging Viral Diseases

Author : Institute of Medicine
Publisher : National Academies Press
ISBN 13 : 0309314003
Total Pages : 310 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (93 download)

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Download or read book Emerging Viral Diseases written by Institute of Medicine and published by National Academies Press. This book was released on 2015-03-19 with total page 310 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the past half century, deadly disease outbreaks caused by novel viruses of animal origin - Nipah virus in Malaysia, Hendra virus in Australia, Hantavirus in the United States, Ebola virus in Africa, along with HIV (human immunodeficiency virus), several influenza subtypes, and the SARS (sudden acute respiratory syndrome) and MERS (Middle East respiratory syndrome) coronaviruses - have underscored the urgency of understanding factors influencing viral disease emergence and spread. Emerging Viral Diseases is the summary of a public workshop hosted in March 2014 to examine factors driving the appearance, establishment, and spread of emerging, re-emerging and novel viral diseases; the global health and economic impacts of recently emerging and novel viral diseases in humans; and the scientific and policy approaches to improving domestic and international capacity to detect and respond to global outbreaks of infectious disease. This report is a record of the presentations and discussion of the event.

The Development of Modern Epidemiology

Author : Walter W Holland
Publisher : Oxford University Press
ISBN 13 : 0198569548
Total Pages : 471 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (985 download)

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Download or read book The Development of Modern Epidemiology written by Walter W Holland and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2007-04-05 with total page 471 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book describes the evolution of epidemiology, its methods, concepts and application over the last 100 years. Current and future epidemiologists will find this book a useful and insightful record of the events that have shaped this discipline.

Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology

Author : Tim Ingold
Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134976542
Total Pages : 1164 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (349 download)

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Download or read book Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology written by Tim Ingold and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2002-09-11 with total page 1164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: * Provides a comprehensive survey of contemporary thinking in biological, social and cultural anthropology and establishes the interconnections between these three fields. * Useful cross-references within the text, with full biographical references and suggestions for further reading. * Carefully illustrated with line drawings and photographs. 'The Companion Encyclopedia of Anthropology is a welcome addition to the reference literature. Bringing together authoritative, incisive and scrupulously edited contributions from some three dozen authors. The book achieves an impressive breadth of coverage of specialist areas.' - Times Higher Educational Supplement 'Recommended for all anthropology collections, especially those in academic libraries.' - Library Journal 'This is a marvellous book and I am very happy to recommend it.' - Reference Reviews

Food Wars

Author : Michael Heasman
Publisher : Taylor & Francis
ISBN 13 : 113653508X
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (365 download)

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Download or read book Food Wars written by Michael Heasman and published by Taylor & Francis. This book was released on 2004-04-26 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 'Food Wars is a heartening book which calls for a radical change in the way the world feeds itself. It offers a blueprint for a future where nobody goes to bed hungry.' Derek Cooper, founder presenter of the BBC's Food Programme 'An important book that should be read by everyone who cares about how the way food is produced affects our own health as well as that of the environment and our national economies.' Marion Nestle, author of Food Politics, and Paulette Goddard Professor of Nutrition, Food Studies, and Public Health, New York University The emergence of global markets has a far-reaching impact on what we eat and on health, food security, social justice and quality of life. What matters now is not just what we eat, but how and where it has been produced, distributed and processed, and the assumptions upon which this production is based - a global politics of food and health. Food Wars argues that two conflicting paradigms (one developing food through integrating the 'life sciences', the other though 'ecology') are battling to replace the dominant industrial-productionist model of the 20th century, both grappling to attract investment, public support and policy legitimacy over the appropriate use of biology and food technologies.

Island Epidemics

Author : Andrew David Cliff
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9780198288954
Total Pages : 602 pages
Book Rating : 4.2/5 (889 download)

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Download or read book Island Epidemics written by Andrew David Cliff and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 602 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In Island Epidemics, the authors show that the complex warfare of invasion and extinction observed by Darwin for plants and animals applies with equal force to human diseases. A world picture is presented of diseases, which range from the familiar (influenza and German measles) to the exotic (kuru and tsutsugamushi), and islands which range in remoteness, from the accessible United Kingdom to the inaccessible Tristan da Cunha and Easter Island.

How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine

Author : Michael Murray
Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1101042648
Total Pages : 385 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (1 download)

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Download or read book How to Prevent and Treat Diabetes with Natural Medicine written by Michael Murray and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2004-11-02 with total page 385 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More are at risk for diabetes than ever before. But diabetes is not inevitable. And for those who already have it, it may be reversible. Now, two leading natural medicine and diabetes experts-Drs. Michael T. Murray (author of How to Prevent and Treat Cancer with Natural Medicine and Encyclopedia of Natural Medicine) and Michael Lyons-offer a complete, individualized nutrition program, and proven exercise and lifestyle changes for preventing, treating, and even reversing diabetes. This unique book will help readers: - Assess the risk of developing diabetes - Learn how to prevent diabetes even if they have a family history of the disease - Reduce or eliminate their dependency on medications - Promote weight loss, normalize blood sugar levels, and eliminate complications - Reverse diabetes, even if they currently take insulin This book is essential for anyone who is overweight; has a family history of diabetes or a personal or family history of heart disease; has pre-diabetes, low blood sugar, or borderline high blood sugar; or lives a sedentary lifestyle. It's a vital tool for helping readers live a healthy and active life.

The High Blood Pressure Solution

Author : Richard D. Moore
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
ISBN 13 : 1594777950
Total Pages : 330 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (947 download)

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Download or read book The High Blood Pressure Solution written by Richard D. Moore and published by Simon and Schuster. This book was released on 2001-05-01 with total page 330 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: • Proves that the majority of cases of stroke, heart attack, and hypertension can easily be prevented by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet. • Updated with scientific evidence from a recent Finnish study showing a 60 percent decline in deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. • Provides a comprehensive program for balancing body chemistry at the cellular level. High blood pressure is entirely preventable, without reliance on synthetic drugs. Dr. Moore's approach is simple: by maintaining the proper ratio of potassium to sodium in the diet, blood pressure can be regulated at the cellular level, preventing the development of hypertension and the high incidence of strokes and heart attacks associated with it. Dr. Moore updates this edition with a new preface reporting on the latest scientific research in support of his program. The most striking results come from Finland, where for several decades sodium chloride has been replaced nationwide with a commercial sodium/potassium mixture, resulting in a 60 percent decline nationwide in deaths attributed to strokes and heart attacks. Extrapolated to America, the Finnish statistics would mean 360,000 strokes prevented and 96,000 lives saved every year. Dr. Moore makes it clear that high blood pressure is only one symptom of an entire systemic imbalance. He outlines a safe, effective program that focuses on nutrition, weight loss, and exercise to bring the entire body chemistry into balance. For those currently taking blood pressure medications, he includes a chapter on working with your physician to ensure that any reduction in hypertension drugs can be effected gradually and safely.

Wellness to the Core

Author : Jason Sonners
Publisher : Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN 13 : 1938416597
Total Pages : 170 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (384 download)

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Download or read book Wellness to the Core written by Jason Sonners and published by Greenleaf Book Group. This book was released on 2014-02-18 with total page 170 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Between 75 and 90 percent of chronic illness is the direct result of lifestyle. The decisions you make every day regarding sleep, food choices, exercise habits, and how you handle stressful moments directly affect your current level of health. Recognizing the power you have over your health is profound because then you can take responsibility for the way you feel and the way your body functions. In Wellness to the Core, Dr. Jason Sonners arms you with the information you need to take control of your health and begin your personal journey to wellness. In Part One, Why are We So Sick, Dr. Sonners presents the modern conditions and choices that have made humans so chronically ill. He also illustrates the relationship between our current state of (un)health and (dis)ease and the current healthcare crisis. Part Two, The Be Fit, Be Nourished, Be Balanced Program, offers solutions for getting your health back on track. It outlines the steps you can take to begin the process of reclaiming your health and the life you deserve. Dr. Sonners, an accomplished chiropractor skilled in nutrition, stress management, pain management, exercise prescription, and rehabilitation, is the perfect guide to help you reset your mindset and get you back on your path to wellness. His message, underscoring the wellness to the core philosophy, is that it is never too late to make a positive change in your life. Using a hands-on approach, Dr. Jason Sonners, DC, DIBAK, DCBCN, CCWP, evaluates the structural, biochemical, and emotional causes of disease. By looking at the body holistically and addressing lifestyle habits and tendencies, Dr. Sonners helps his patients realize and express their body’s full health potential. Sonners graduated summa cum laude from New York Chiropractic College (NYCC). While attending NYCC, he received extensive training in Active Release Technique, Applied Kinesiology, exercise rehabilitation, nutrition, and injury prevention. Sonners has a B.S. in Exercise Physiology from Ithaca College. http://www.coretherapies.net

Why We Get Fat

Author : Gary Taubes
Publisher : Anchor
ISBN 13 : 030759551X
Total Pages : 273 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (75 download)

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Download or read book Why We Get Fat written by Gary Taubes and published by Anchor. This book was released on 2010-12-28 with total page 273 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: NATIONAL BESTSELLER • “Taubes stands the received wisdom about diet and exercise on its head.” —The New York Times What’s making us fat? And how can we change? Building upon his critical work in Good Calories, Bad Calories and presenting fresh evidence for his claim, bestselling author Gary Taubes revisits these urgent questions. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions. Taubes reveals the bad nutritional science of the last century—none more damaging or misguided than the “calories-in, calories-out” model of why we get fat—and the good science that has been ignored. He also answers the most persistent questions: Why are some people thin and others fat? What roles do exercise and genetics play in our weight? What foods should we eat, and what foods should we avoid? Persuasive, straightforward, and practical, Why We Get Fat is an essential guide to nutrition and weight management. Complete with an easy-to-follow diet. Featuring a new afterword with answers to frequently asked questions.

Restoring Your Digestive Health:

Author : Jordan Rubin
Publisher : Citadel Press
ISBN 13 : 0806541474
Total Pages : 400 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (65 download)

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Download or read book Restoring Your Digestive Health: written by Jordan Rubin and published by Citadel Press. This book was released on 2021-03-30 with total page 400 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Conquer Crohn’s, Colitis, and Digestive Diseases Long before Jordan Rubin became one of America’s most respected natural health experts, Crohn's disease nearly ended his life. A once-healthy teenager, Jordan suffered the debilitating effects of the painful and potentially fatal wasting intestinal illness. In desperation, he consulted more than seventy medical experts in seven countries, and tried hundreds of nutritional supplements, with no improvement. Finally, Jordan researched and developed a revolutionary wellness program based on a more health-promoting diet, including the use of fermented foods, bone broths, and soil-based organisms (SBOs), an often-overlooked but critical component of our ancestors' primitive diet. Within months, Jordan’s health improved. Years later, he remains free of disease or medications. He calls his regimen the Guts and Glory Program, but if you suffer from Crohn's or any of a host of other digestive or systemic disorders, you'll call it amazing. This program helps heal: *Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis ·Irritable bowel syndrome · Gluten or lactose intolerance · Candida (yeast) infections · Food allergies · Recurring or persistent nausea · Chronic constipation · Urinary tract infections · And many more serious aliments You’ll also learn: ·Why fermented foods and HSOs are vital to good health—and why they're missing from today's diets ·How a “primitive” lifestyle offers very modern health benefits · How to find and prepare delicious meals the primitive way · What dietary supplements can help—and which to avoid Jordan continues to share his message of hope and healing through his books, videos, and nutritional products. In Restoring Your Digestive Health, you’ll learn to do just that, and live a pain-free, nourishing life.

Aboriginal Health

Author : Neil Thompson
Publisher : Aboriginal Studies Press
ISBN 13 : 085575561X
Total Pages : 299 pages
Book Rating : 4.8/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Aboriginal Health written by Neil Thompson and published by Aboriginal Studies Press. This book was released on 1989-12 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Includes health policy and programs; nutrition; child health; communicable diseases - sexually transmitted and leprosy; endocrine and metabolic diseases; blood and blood-forming diseases; mental health; nervous system and sensory organs - eyes and ears; diseases of circulatory system, respiratory system, digestive system, genito-urinary system, skin, musculoskeletal system; obstetrics and gynaecology; women's health; and substance abuse.

Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine

Author : Stephen H. Sheldon
Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 1455733326
Total Pages : 446 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (557 download)

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Download or read book Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine written by Stephen H. Sheldon and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2014-03-24 with total page 446 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Principles and Practice of Pediatric Sleep Medicine, 2nd Edition, written by preeminent sleep medicine experts Drs. Sheldon, Kryger, Ferber, and Gozal, is the most comprehensive source for diagnosing and managing sleep disorders in children. Newly updated and now in full color throughout, this medical reference book is internationally recognized as the definitive resource for any health practitioner who treats children, providing absolute guidance on virtually all of the sleep-associated problems encountered in pediatric patients. Consult this title on your favorite e-reader, conduct rapid searches, and adjust font sizes for optimal readability. Organized format separates coverage into Normal and Abnormal sleep for quick access to the key information you need. Abundantly referenced chapters help you to investigate topics further. Equips you with a complete understanding of both medical and psychiatric sleep disorders. New and expanded chapters regarding sleep related breathing disorders; parasomnias; differential diagnosis of pediatric sleep disorders; hypersomnia; school start times and implications; and the evaluation and management of circadian rhythm disturbances. Extensive coverage on obstructive sleep apnea, diagnosis and treatment; evaluation and management of sleepy children; evaluation and management of circadian rhythm abnormalities; and pharmacology. Online access via Expert Consult for seamlessly searchable contents.