Hygiene, Volume II (Loeb Classical Library) (Loeb Classical Library *CONTINS TO [email protected])
by Galen
Galen of Pergamum (129-?199/216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical knowledge, experiment, logic, and a deep understanding...
Musikstudium Und Gesundheit (Zuercher Musikstudien, #1) (Zurcher Musikstudien, #1)
by Horst Hildebrandt
This Is Your Immunity Support on Yoga"Yoga and physical health go beyond our moments on the mat." Morghan King, member of the US Olympic Weightlifting Team #1 New Release in Homeopathy and Preventive Medicine An engaging, easy-to-follow guide, Yoga to Support Immunity is a clear, step-by-step whole-being yoga at home workout to help boost immune function and bring vitality to the mind and spirit. Author and yogi, Melanie Salvatore-August, returns to give in-depth instructions for specific yog...
The City and the Hospital
by Daniel Skinner, Jonathan R. Wynn, and Berkeley Franz
A surprising look at how hospitals affect and are affected by their surrounding communities. An enduring paradox of urban public health is that many communities around hospitals are economically distressed and, counterintuitively, medically underserved. In The City and the Hospital two sociologists, Jonathan R. Wynn and Berkeley Franz, and a political scientist, Daniel Skinner, track the multiple causes of this problem and offer policy solutions. Focusing on three urban hospitals—Connect...
Practical Sustainability Strategies – How to Gain a Competitive Advantage, Second Edition
by George P. Nassos and Nikos Avlonas
The field’s leading text – sponsored by the American Board of Funeral Service Education There is no other book on the subject that is as complete and up to date in its coverage of the art and science of embalming, restorative arts, and mortuary cosmetology for students and practitioners. Known throughout the industry as the authority and go-to reference on the history, theory, practice, and technique of embalming, this new edition represents a thorough guide to traditional practice, as well as...
The History of Gynecological Treatment of Women’s Pelvic Pain and the Recent Emergence of Pain Sensitization is a historical account on how women have been treated for the problems of pelvic pain. It describes the earliest reports of women suffering from pelvic pain that seem to suggest the presence of something beyond any understanding prior to the late twentieth century. This book is for awareness of the condition and will help readers understand the complex presentations of pelvic pain: the s...
Explores the human impacts on environment that lead to serious ecological crises, an innovative resource for students, professionals, and researchers alike Perils of Eco-Crises Interaction: Human Health and the Changing Environment provides a timely and innovative framework for understanding how negative human activity impacts the environment, and how seemingly disparate factors connect to, and magnify, hazardous consequences under a changing climate. Presenting a coherent, holistic perspective...
Comprehensive cardiovascular community control programmes in Europe (EURO Reports and Studies, #106)
by Et Al, Hartmut Heine, E. Leparski, and Pekka Puska
The untold story of how America's progressive-era war on smallpox sparked one of the great civil liberties battles of the twentieth century. At the turn of the last century, a smallpox epidemic swept the United States from coast to coast. In this gripping account, award- winning historian Michael Willrich chronicles the government's fight against the outbreak and the ensuing clash of modern medicine, civil liberties, and state power. Pox introduces readers to memorable characters on both...
Organisationen im Spannungsfeld von Funktionssystemen
by Stefan Lippmann
Sudden Infant Death Syndrome
Addiction is now seen as an ordinary feature of human nature, an idea that introduces new doubts about the meaning of our desires. Over the last forty years, a variety of developments in American science, politics, and culture have reimagined addiction in their own ways, but they share an important understanding: increasingly, addiction is described as normal, the natural result of a body that has been exposed to potent stimuli. This shift in thinking suggests that addiction is a condition l...
Stepping Stones Plus
by Alice Welbourn, Florence Kilonzo, and T. J. Mboya
The original STEPPING STONES training package consists of a manual and video about HIV and AIDS, gender issues, communication and relationship skills. It is designed to help trainers and community members organise a workshop to enable women and men of all ages to explore their social, sexual and psychological needs, to analyse the communication blocks they face, and to practise different ways of addressing their relationships. Since 1994, when the original STEPPING STONES training package was...
An Evaluation Programme for Cancer Preventive Agents (IARC Technical Report, #23)
by Bernard W. Stewart
This title discusses the phenomenon of smoking as a behavioural disease and the associated costs. The author details the consequences of smoking, in addition to the detrimental effects caused by second-hand tobacco smoke exposure as a health risk to children as well as to the general public. The central contribution of Joshua’s work is to address these concerns in terms of the issues of free choice and the market. Considering the various restrictive policies designed to reduce smoking’s prevalen...