Preventive Medicine

The book exemplifies the vital role of environmental geology and geological processes in understanding the physical environment and the influence and fundamental importance of engineering geology in our modern world, particularly the infrastructure--whether it be foundations, roads, or reservoirs. T... More

Editorial Review Heart Care for Holistic Health bridges the gap between preventive heart care and treatment through drugs, devices and surgery. It shares with the reader the single most effective way of keeping heart trouble at bay - by correcting one's lifestyle. While updating the lay person on t... More

Designed with academic vaccine researchers in mind, this book presents a road map of how a vaccine develops from an idea in a researcher's imagination, to the lab bench, through preclinical evaluation, and into the clinic for safety and immunogenicity. The result of the editors' own efforts to glean... More

An essential tool for professionals working with dangerous environmental chemicals A trusted reference for over two decades, the Handbook of Environmental Data on Organic Chemicals provides reliable, comprehensive, cutting-edge information on organic compounds and their impact on the environment. F... More

Get the straight facts about vaccines and make informed choices Do you wonder whether vaccines are safe and whether they are all really necessary? This completely revised and updated edition of the classic Vaccines: What You Should Know helps you sort through the latest information about vaccines in... More

Transportation Disaster Response Handbook presents information and strategies for dealing with all types of disasters and looks at the unique aspects of transportation-related incidents. It outlines how to prepare for emergencies, what to expect during a disaster, how individuals within the emergenc... More

Covers all available mechanical and pharmacological measures to prevent venus thromboembolism. The book stresses the cost-effectiveness of prophylaxis over the diagnosis and treatment and highlights the importance of the nurse-physician team.Covers all available mechanical and pharmacological measur... More

Written by a stellar panel of experts and educators, Changing Patient Behavior introduces an innovative strategy for improving outcomes of the management of chronic illnesses such as diabetes, heart disease, and asthma. This systematic approach centers on integrating the patient into the overall pro... More

The human world is changing. Old social structures are being overwhelmed by forces of social transformation which are sweeping across political and cultural frontiers. A social animal is becoming the social species. The animal that lives in packs and herds (family, corporation, nation, state) is bec... More

Revised and expanded, this blue-ribbon reference emphasizes the latest developments in the identification, utilization, and analysis of flavonoids for the prevention of disease and maintenance of good health. The book examines the processes involved in the absorption, metabolism, distribution, and e... More

A study of foodborne disease, focusing on seafood and environmental toxins. This second edition discusses fish, shellfish, and freshwater and marine organisms affected by agricultural and food processing products, including raw sewage, industrial effluents, trash and garbage, pesticide runoff from c... More

A study of foodborne disease, focusing on plant toxicants. This second edition contains new chapters on poison centre management of exposures to plant and mushroom toxins; medical management of plant poisoning; prevention and management of plant toxicants in livestock; Clavicepis; mushroom biology, ... More

A study of foodborne disease, focusing on viruses, parasites, pathogens and HACCP. This second edition contains new chapters on the role of US poison centres in viral exposures, detection of human enteric viruses in foods, environmental consideration in preventing foodborne spread of hepatitis A, se... More

Contains new chapters on the role of U. S. poison centers in bacterial exposures; bacteria biota in foods; salmonellosis in animals; human salmonellosis; vibro cholerae; vibrio vulnificus; and more.... More

Every section of this new edition of" Air Pollution "has been updated, with particular emphasis on indoor air quality, and a new chapter on Air Pollution Control and Measurement of Industrial Emissions has been added. This new edition continues to cover the wide range of air quality issues in an acc... More

Mental health promotion is an emerging field of interest to many people in the helping professions. This book traces its history, defines it and distinguishes it from mental illness prevention. Mental health is viewed as a positive concept and separate from mental illness and psychopathology. Based ... More

"David Koplow gathers, organizes, and lucidly presents the large body of material from a wide range of disciplines, which bears on the important public policy question whether or not to destroy existing stocks of variola. Engagingly written and accessible to a wide audience, this book will provide b... More