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  • Healthcare Research

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Healthcare Research

    Book SynopsisResearch is an integral component of any undergraduate healthcare course, and is also vital for continuing professional development (CPD). This book is an invaluable guide for students and practitioners who need to acquire a wide range of relevant skills, and it will equip them not only to assess the quality of published studies and apply findings to clinical practice, but also to undertake research themselves. An experienced team of contributors provide detailed explanations of the main concepts and methods used in critical appraisal of published research, and guide the reader in integrating these quality indicators into their own studies to ensure rigour in planning, design, and execution. Drawing on both quantitative and qualitative approaches, the authors write with an emphasis on the development of sound research skills through case-based illustrative examples and scenarios, with helpful summaries and practical exercises throughout. They also give advice on writing abstracts, Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgements. PART 1 THEORY AND PRACTICE. 1 Why healthcare research? (Michael Traynor). 2 Approaches to healthcare research (Oliver Slevin). 3 Taking the first step: Developing a research proposal (Leslie Woods, Helena Priest and Paula Roberts). 4 What do we know already? Searching the literature (Susan Smith and David Bird) 5 Can we trust the evidence? Critically reviewing a research paper (David Rogers). 6 Conducting ethical research in healthcare (Helena Priest and Paula Roberts). 7 Quantitative research methods: Gathering and making sense of numbers (David Clark-Carter). 8 Qualitative research methods: Gathering and making sense of words (Helena Priest and Paula Roberts). 9 Making your case: Writing for your audience (Mike Brough, Susan Smith, Paula Roberts and Helena Priest). 10 Sharing research knowledge (Paula Roberts, Colin Macduff, Tim Smale and Helena Priest). PART 2 RESEARCH IN ACTION. 11 Combining research methods: Case studies and action research (Rebecca Jester). 12 Involving vulnerable people in research (Helen Combes and Ranil Tan). 13 Involving older people and carers in a research project: The 'virtual' steering group (Sue Ashby and Sian Maslin-Prothero). 14 Involving people with intellectual disabilities in research: Participation and emancipation (Mike Gibbs and Sue Read). 15 Researching with children and young people (Jacqueline Collin and Geraldine Lyte). 16 Researching organizations: Evaluating a 'partnership for older people project' (Roger Beech, Brenda Roe, Michelle Russell, Bernard Beech and Deborah Gent). Postscript (Paula Roberts and Helena Priest). Index.

    £44.60

  • Practical Manual of Clinical O

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Practical Manual of Clinical O

    Book SynopsisThis accessible guide to obesity and its clinical management provides clear, didactic, clinically focused guidance for all healthcare professionals involved in the treatment and management of patients with obesity, thus acting as a repository of essential practical knowledge.Trade Review"Written by experts in the field of obesity, this book covers an extremely important topic and all clinicians would benefit from reading it. Many health conditions can be linked to obesity, and many diseases are worsened by obesity. Teaching medical students, residents, and clinicians to treat and manage obesity is essential to the health of the world.” (Doody’s, 25 April 2014) Table of ContentsPreface vii Part 1 The Biology of Obesity—Why It Occurs 1Victor Lawrence, Section Editor 1 Energy Balance and Body Weight Homeostasis 3 2 The Genetic Basis of Obesity 13 3 Adipocyte Biology 25 4 Fetal and Infant Origins of Obesity 33 5 Metabolic Fuels and Obesity 41 Part 2 Clinical Management of the Obese Individual 51Robert Kushner, Section Editor 6 Practical Guide to Clinical Assessment and Treatment Planning 53 7 Stages of Obesity and Weight Maintenanc 63 8 Dietary Management 71 9 Physical Activity and Exercise 81 10 Behavior Therapy 91 11 Pharmacotherapy 99 12 Surgery 109 Part 3 Clinical Management of Obesity-Related Co-morbidities 121Sudhesh Kumar and Milan K. Piya, Section Editors 13 Diabetes and Metabolic Diseases 123 14 Obesity and Reproductive Health 133 15 Gastro-intestinal and Hepatobiliary Disease 141 16 Respiratory Disease 149 17 Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease 157 18 Obesity: Mental Health and Social Consequences 167 19 Obesity and Musculo-skeletal Disease 175 20 The Obese Patient in Hospital 181 Conversion Table 187 Index 189

    £49.35

  • Managing the Diabetic Foot

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Managing the Diabetic Foot

    Book SynopsisFoot problems in diabetic patients are some of the most challenging complications to treat, due to an often quitelate presentation of symptoms from the patient. Therefore visual recognition of presenting clinical signs is absolutely key for a successfuldiagnosis andsubsequently, the right management programme. The 3rd edition of Managing the Diabetic Foot once again provides a practical, handy andaccessible pocket guide to the clinical management of patients withsevere feet problems associated with diabetes, such as ulcers, infections and necrosis.By focusing on the need for a speedy response to the clinical signs, it willenabledoctors makerapid, effective management decisions in order tohelp prevent deterioration and avoid the need forevental foot amputation. Each chapter focuses specifically on the differentstages of foot disease and the clinical management required at that particular stage, ie,the normal foot; high-risk foot, ulcerated foot, infected foot, necrotic Trade Review“Most of the illustrations are in color, with a few well-produced line drawings. There is a nice glossary of commonly used abbreviations, a useful reading list, and a very helpful appendix of differential diagnosis for some of conditions associated with the diabetic foot.” (Doody's, 19 December 2014) “Managing the Diabetic Foot, 3E, is the ideal go-to clinical tool for all diabetes professionals, specialist diabetes nurses and podiatrists managing patients with diabetic foot problems.” (Kingbook73's Medical Ebook and Video Collection, 30 September 2014)Table of ContentsAcknowledgements vii Preface ix Abbreviations xiii Introduction 1 Managing Stage 1: the normal foot 35 Managing Stage 2: the high-risk foot 51 Managing Stage 3: the ulcerated foot 71 Managing Stage 4: the infected foot 147 Managing Stage 5: the necrotic foot 195 Managing Stage 6: the unsalvageable foot 211 Appendix: Problems of differential diagnosis 215 Further reading 219 Index 221

    £44.60

  • Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis book provides health professionals with sound clinical advice on management of the obese patient admitted into hospital. It addresses all aspects of the patient's care, as well as serving as a resource to facilitate the management of services, use of clinical information, and negotiation of ethical issues that occur in intensive care.Trade Review“Critical Care Management of the Obese Patientdoes indeed provide a very useful reference for anybody who is involved in managing critically ill patients because, as time goes on, more and more of these patients are likely to be obese.” (Diabetes Update, 1 October 2013)Table of ContentsList of Contributors, viii Preface, xiii Part I Physiology and Consequences of Obesity 1 Cardiovascular Physiology in Obesity, 3 Eric J. Chan and Martin A. Alpert 2 Effects of Obesity on Respiratory Physiology, 13 Philippe Abou Jaoude, Jahan Porhomayon, and Ali A. El Solh 3 Gastrointestinal Physiology in Obesity, 21 Alexander D. Miras and Carel W. le Roux 4 Metabolic and Endocrine Physiology in Obesity, 28 Paula Alvarez-Castro, Susana Sangiao-Alvarellos, and Fernando Cordido 5 Renal Physiology in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 38 Eric A.J. Hoste and Jan J. De Waele Part II Positive Pressure Ventilation 6 Sedation, Paralysis, and Pain Management of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 47 Christopher G. Hughes, Lisa Weavind, and Pratik P. Pandharipande 7 Upper Airway Management in the Morbidly Obese Patient, 58 Michael Tielborg and Anthony Passannante 8 Mechanical Ventilation of the Obese Patient, 67 Mohammed Mogri and M. Jeffery Mador 9 Management of Acute Lung Injury in the Obese Patient, 74 Hallie C. Prescott and James M. O’Brien Jr Part III Management of Obesity Complications in Critical Care 10 Management of Infectious Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 85 Kristin Turza Campbell, Laura H. Rosenberger, Amani D. Politano, Tjasa Hranjec, and Robert G. Sawyer 11 Management of Gastrointestinal Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 93 Benjamin H. Levy III and David A. Johnson 12 Management of Endocrine Complications in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 102 Joseph Varon and Ilse M. Espina 13 Management of Venous Thromboembolism in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 108 Terence K. Trow and Richard A. Matthay 14 Nursing Care of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 116 Margaret E. McAtee Part IV Hemodynamic Monitoring and Radiological Investigations 15 Hemodynamic Monitoring of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 125 Wim K. Lagrand, Eline R. van Slobbe-Bijlsma, and Marcus J. Schultz 16 Diagnostic Imaging of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 135 Venkata S. Katabathina, Neeraj Lalwani, Carlos S. Restrepo, and Srinivasa R. Prasad Part V Postsurgical Management 17 Postoperative Care of the Obese Patient, 149 Hui Sen Chong and Robert L. Bell 18 Management of the Obese Patient with Trauma, 159 Hadley K. Herbert and Therèse M. Duane 19 Abdominal Solid Organ Transplantation in the Obese Patient, 169 Erin C. Hall and Dorry L. Segev 20 Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient after Bariatric Surgery, 179 Scott E. Mimms and Samer G. Mattar 21 Nutritional Requirements of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 186 Bikram S. Bal, Frederick C. Finelli, and Timothy R. Koch Part VI Pharmacology 22 Drug Dosing in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 197 Brian L. Erstad Part VII Prognosis and Ethics 23 Prognosis and Outcome of the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 211 Yasser Sakr, Mohamed Zeiden, and Juliana Marques 24 Ethical Considerations in the Critically Ill Obese Patient, 218 Mark D. Siegel Multiple Choice Questions, 225 Answers to Multiple Choice Questions, 234 Index, 236

    1 in stock

    £95.36

  • Diabetic Emergencies

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Diabetic Emergencies

    Book SynopsisThe book explores both the clinical presentation of serious diabetic emergencies (like ketoacidosis, hyperosmolar coma, and severe hyper and hypoglycemia) that consultants and hospital staff encounter in practice and the best methods of both managing the emergencies and also administering follow-up guidance/care.Trade Review"In conclusion, this book should appeal to all healthcare professionals who want a concise summary of important diabetic complications causing significant morbidity and mortality." (Diabetes Update, 1 March 2014) “A concise guide for practicing physicians, including pediatricians, interns and residents. Recommended for emergency departments.” (Pediatric Endocrinology Reviews Journal, 1 September 2013) "As a quick guide to common diabetic emergencies, the book is most appropriate for nurses and medical students starting on the wards, and as a review for nonendocrinologists. It reviews common situations in both inpatient and outpatient settings, in both adults and children." (Doody's, 6 January 2012) Review copy sent on 27/07/2011: Tijdschrift voor GeneeskundeTable of ContentsPreface. 1 Diabetic ketoacidosis in adults. 2 Diabetic Ketoacidosis in childhood and adolescence. 3 Hyperosmolar Non-ketotic Hyperglycemia. 4 Hypoglycemia caused by insulin. 5 Hypoglycemia caused by insulin secretagogues. 6 Lactic acidosis in diabetes. 7 Management of hyperglycemia in the hospital. 8 Sick day rules in diabetes. Index.

    £54.10

  • Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Obesity

    Book SynopsisThis addition to the British Dietetic Association Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics book series is written for clinicians and researchers who work with any aspect of obesity and its comorbid conditions.Table of ContentsPreface ix Foreword xi Editor biographies xiii Contributors xv Abbreviations xix SECTION 1 Introduction 1 1.1 Definition, prevalence and historical perspectives of obesity in adults 3 1.2 Definition, prevalence and historical perspectives of obesity in children 11 1.3 Development of overweight and obesity across the life course 18 1.4 Diagnostic criteria and assessment of obesity in adults 24 1.5 Diagnostic criteria and assessment of obesity in children 31 SECTION 2 Consequences and comorbidities associated with obesity 39 2.1 Obesity in the development of type 2 diabetes 41 2.2 Obesity in the development of cardiovascular disease 49 2.3 Obesity as a risk factor in the development of cancer 56 2.4 Obesity as a risk factor in osteoarthritis and pulmonary disease 64 2.5 Psychology and mental health issues in obesity 71 2.6 Binge eating and obesity 78 SECTION 3 Aetiology of obesity in adults 85 3.1 Genetics and epigenetics in the aetiology of obesity 87 3.2 Food intake and appetite in the aetiology of obesity 97 3.3 Physiological control of appetite and food intake 106 3.4 Obesogenic medication in the aetiology of obesity 113 3.5 Gut microbiome in obesity 118 3.6 Physical activity and physical inactivity in the aetiology of obesity 126 3.7 Obesogenic environment and obesogenic behaviours 132 SECTION 4 Weight management in adults 139 4.1 Macronutrient composition for weight loss in obesity 141 4.2 Meal replacements for weight loss in obesity 150 4.3 Formula diets for weight loss in obesity 157 4.4 Group]based interventions for weight loss in obesity 164 4.5 Commercial weight management organisations for weight loss in obesity 169 4.6 Fad diets and fasting for weight loss in obesity 177 4.7 Pharmacological management of weight loss in obesity 183 4.8 Diet to support pharmacological management of weight loss 188 4.9 Surgical management of weight loss in obesity 193 4.10 Diet to support surgical management of weight loss 203 4.11 Physical activity for weight loss in obesity 212 4.12 Psychological interventions for weight loss in obesity 221 4.13 Weight loss interventions in specific groups: overweight and obese men 228 4.14 Weight loss interventions in specific groups: Adults with intellectual disabilities and obesity 235 4.15 Weight maintenance following weight loss in obesity 242 4.16 Economic cost of obesity and the cost]effectiveness of weight management 252 SECTION 5 Aetiology of obesity in children 261 5.1 Genetics, epigenetics and obesity: focus on studies in children 263 5.2 Food intake, eating behaviour and obesity in children 271 5.3 Physical activity and inactivity in the aetiology of obesity in children 277 SECTION 6 Weight management in children 287 6.1 Diet in the management of weight loss in childhood obesity 289 6.2 Physical activity in the management of weight loss in childhood obesity 295 6.3 Psychological and behavioural interventions in childhood obesity 301 6.4 Residential programmes and weight loss camps in childhood obesity 309 6.5 Pharmacological management of weight loss in childhood obesity 315 6.6 Surgical management of weight loss in childhood obesity 320 SECTION 7 Public health and the prevention of obesity 329 7.1 National campaigns to modify eating behaviour in the prevention of obesity 331 7.2 Increasing physical activity to prevent childhood obesity 339 7.3 Designing public health initiatives for the prevention of obesity 349 Index 355

    £44.60

  • Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Advanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes

    Book SynopsisAdvanced Nutrition and Dietetics in Diabetes is an exploration of the evidence and practice of nutrition in diabetes, offering a global view of the lifestyle interventions for the prevention and management of diabetes, including management of complications and special population groups.Table of ContentsPreface vii Foreword ix Editor biographies x Contributors xi Abbreviations xiii Section 1 Background 1 1.1 Prevalence, public health aspects and prevention of diabetes 3 1.2 Diagnostic criteria and classification of diabetes 9 Section 2 Dietary principles of diabetes 13 2.1 Historical perspectives of dietary recommendations for diabetes 15 2.2 Nutritional guidelines for diabetes 22 2.3 Carbohydrates 29 2.4 Glycaemic index and glycaemic load in diabetes 41 Section 3 Type 1 diabetes 51 3.1 Epidemiology and pathogenesis of type 1 diabetes 53 3.2 Clinical management of type 1 diabetes 60 3.3 Nutritional management of glycaemia in type 1 diabetes 67 3.4 Diet, education and behaviour in type 1 diabetes 74 3.5 Lifestyle issues and type 1 diabetes – physical activity, alcohol and recreational drugs 80 Section 4 Type 2 diabetes 93 4.1 Epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of type 2 diabetes 95 4.2 Clinical management of hyperglycaemia in type 2 diabetes 103 4.3 Nutritional management of glycaemia in type 2 diabetes 112 4.4 Obesity and cardiovascular risk in type 2 diabetes 119 4.5 Diet, education and behaviour in type 2 diabetes 129 4.6 Lifestyle issues and type 2 diabetes – physical activity and alcohol 138 4.7 Public health and the prevention of type 2 diabetes 147 Section 5 Pregnancy and diabetes 157 5.1 Epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of diabetes in pregnancy 159 5.2 Clinical management of diabetes in pregnancy 168 5.3 Lifestyle management of diabetes in pregnancy 176 Section 6 Diabetes in children and adolescents 183 6.1 Epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of childhood diabetes 185 6.2 Clinical management of diabetes in children and adolescents 191 6.3 Lifestyle management of childhood diabetes 198 Section 7 Diabetes in older people 207 7.1 Epidemiology, aetiology, pathogenesis and management of diabetes in older people 209 7.2 Lifestyle management, including nutrition, of diabetes in older people 218 Section 8 Diabetes in ethnic groups 229 8.1 Epidemiology, aetiology and pathogenesis of diabetes in ethnic groups 231 8.2 Clinical management of diabetes in ethnic groups 240 8.3 Lifestyle management of diabetes in ethnic groups 249 Section 9 Complications and comorbidities of diabetes 261 9.1 Microvascular disease (renal) and diabetes 263 9.2 Macrovascular disease and diabetes 273 9.3 Coeliac disease and diabetes 286 9.4 Disorders associated with insulin resistance 294 9.5 Cystic fibrosis‐related diabetes 303 9.6 Diabetic gastroparesis 312 9.7 Nutrition support in diabetes 316 Index 325

    £41.75

  • Anxiety and Depression Workbook For Dummies

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Anxiety and Depression Workbook For Dummies

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisAnxiety and depression affect over 10% of the population. They can become debilitating conditions if not managed carefully so there are thousands of people looking for advice on how to keep their symptoms under control. Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies provides readers with practical exercises and worksheets to help them analyse their thinking patterns and overcome the issues that are holding them back. The workbook format is ideal for those wanting to track their progress and make positive changes to both their mental and physical health. Anxiety & Depression Workbook For Dummies, UK Edition covers: Part I: Recognising and Recording Anxiety and Depression Chapter 1: Spotting the Signs of Anxiety and Depression Chapter 2: Digging Up the Roots of Your Worries Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change Chapter 4: Monitoring Your Moods Part II: Understanding Your Thinking: Cognitive Therapy Chapter 5: ViewTable of ContentsForeword xvii Introduction 1 Part I: Recognising and Recording Anxiety and Depression 7 Chapter 1: Spotting the Signs of Anxiety and Depression 9 Chapter 2: Digging Down to the Roots of Your Worries 19 Chapter 3: Overcoming Obstacles to Change 31 Chapter 4: Monitoring Your Moods 45 Part II: Understanding Your Thinking: Cognitive Therapy 57 Chapter 5: Viewing Things Differently 59 Chapter 6: Challenging and Changing Thoughts 79 Chapter 7: Seeing Clearly: Gaining a New Perspective 101 Chapter 8: Maintaining Mindfulness and Achieving Acceptance 119 Part III: Taking Action with Behaviour Therapy 131 Chapter 9: Facing Your Fears: Avoiding Avoidance 133 Chapter 10: Lifting Your Spirits through Exercise 151 Chapter 11: Taking Pleasure from Leisure 161 Chapter 12: Tackling Life’s Problems: Just Do It! 171 Part IV: Feeling It Where It Hurts: Healing the Body 185 Chapter 13: Taking the Relaxation Route 187 Chapter 14: Making Up Your Mind about Medication 201 Part V: Revitalising Relationships 209 Chapter 15: Working on Relationships 211 Chapter 16: Smoothing Out Conflict 223 Part VI: Life Beyond Anxiety and Depression 235 Chapter 17: Reducing Your Risk of Relapse 237 Chapter 18: Promoting the Positive 251 Part VII: The Part of Tens 265 Chapter 19: Ten Helpful Resources 267 Chapter 20: Ten Terrific Tips to Boost Your Mood 271 Index 275

    7 in stock

    £15.19

  • Understanding Diabetes

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Understanding Diabetes

    Book SynopsisDiabetes is one of the most common chronic medical disorders, and its incidence continues to rise. This book offers patients an overview of the disease and the treatment regimens. It explores the psychological aspects of the disease, focusing on the difficulty many people have in sticking to treatment regimens.Trade Review“…Help is at hand for diabetes sufferers…with this forthcoming release…” (The Liverpool Daily Echo, 10 February 2004)Table of ContentsAbout the author. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1. What is diabetes? 2. What are the physical consequences? 3. What are the psychological consequences? 4. What about interacting with other people? 5. Understanding and managing treatment. 6. Understanding and managing lifestyle change. 7. Living with diabetes. 8. Where can I get help? Where can I get more information? Index.

    £18.00

  • Down Syndrome Visions for the 21st Century

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Down Syndrome Visions for the 21st Century

    Book SynopsisOver 350,000 families in United States alone are affected by Down syndrome. This book provides a comprehensive treatment of the issues of self determination, education, and advocacy, as well as the research developments. It addresses the needs of family members, caregivers, and professionals alike.Trade Review"This volume is a comprehensive collection of articles representing a wide range of disciplines…it will be a valuable addition to the bookshelves of families, medical staff, educators, and researchers." (American Journal of Medical Genetics, August 15, 2004) “...a comprehensive compilation of the myriad issues facing individuals with Down syndrome and their families across the lifespan...this book, compared to other tomes of highlights from various conferences, seems to contain more bang for the buck as the issues it covers are extremely pertinent and could stand alone apart from the conferences...this book will stay on my shelf.” (Journal of Genetic Counseling, Vol. 13, No. 1, February 2004) "This book will be of great interest to anyone wanting to have the latest information about this genetic disorder..." (family2000.org.uk, 9 September 2002) "...puts foward some of the visions and thoughts in an optimistic way and is therefore recommended..." (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medical Health) "...puts forward some of the visions and thoughts in an optimistic way and is therefore recommended..." (Int Jnl of Adolescent Medical Health, Vol.15, No.1, 2003) "I...consider a copy of this book a must for every institutional and personal library." (Journal of the National Medical Association, March 2003) "...exceedingly valuable for a wide spectrum of individuals: parents, professionals, caregivers, and researchers..." (American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 72, 2003) "...exceedingly valuable for a wide spectrum of individuals: parents, professionals, caregivers, and researchers..." (American Journal of Human Genetics, Vol. 72, 2003) "...a terrific compendium of the wide array of topics...whatever the challenges that lie ahead...we are much better prepared by the information and vision provided by this excellent book." (Archives of Pediatrics and Adolescent Medicine, May 2003) "...a useful reference tool for families and service providers." (Human Genetics, No.113, 2003)Table of ContentsSelf-Determination. Self-Advocacy. Advocacy. Role of the Family. Health and Clinical Care. Research. Psycho-Social Issues. Education/Inclusion. Communication, Math and Language Skills. Turning the Vision into Reality.

    £29.40

  • The Doctors Guide to Gastrointestinal Health

    John Wiley & Sons Inc The Doctors Guide to Gastrointestinal Health

    Book SynopsisThis is the reference guide you dream about--answers to all your important questions written in a language you can understand. For everyone who wants better health and peace of mind. --Diane Sawyer, Co-anchor of ABC News'' Good Morning America and PrimeTime Thursday An important, practical, easy-to-read, and easy-to-understand source of information for anyone with a chronic gastrointestinal problem. --Isadore Rosenfeld, M.D., Rossi Distinguished Professor of Clinical Medicine at Weill Medical College of Cornell University and bestselling author Digestive ailments, whether mild or life-threatening, are a major concern for millions of people--and they can be difficult to diagnose and treat. Now, in this essential reference book, Dr. Paul Miskovitz, a physician at one of the world''s top medical institutions, helps you understand the causes, symptoms, diagnoses, and medical treatments for a wide range of gastrointestinal disorders--everything from hTable of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: UNDERSTANDING HOW YOUR GUT WORKS AND HOW TO IDENTIFY PROBLEMS. 1. What We Know about the Gut: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow. 2. How to Find A Gastroenterologist and the Proper Diagnosis. 3. What You Need to Know about Endoscopic Procedures for Diagnosis and Treatment. PART II: MEDICAL TREATMENT FOR DISORDERS AND DISEASES OF THE GASTROINTESTINAL SYSTEM. 4. The Esophagus. Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease. Benign Esophageal Tumors and Cancer. Other Disorders of the Esophagus. 5. The Stomach. Dyspepsia, Gastritis, and Ulcers. Benign Gastric Tumors and Stomach Cancer. Other Disorders of the Stomach. 6. The Small Intestine. Celiac Disease. Other Disorders of the Small Intestine. 7. The Gallbladder. Gallstones. Other Conditions of the Gallbladder. 8. The Pancreas. Pancreatitis and Pancreatic Cancer. 9. The Liver. Hepatitis. Cholestatic and Metabolic Liver Diseases. Cirrhosis of the Liver and Liver Failure. Liver Biopsy, Tumors, Cancer, and Transplantation. Other Conditions of the Liver. 10. The Colon and Rectum. Inflammatory Bowel Disease. Irritable Bowel Syndrome. Diverticulosis and Diverticulitis. Colon Polyps and Polyposis Syndromes. Colon Cancer. Anorectal and Perianal Disorders. 11. The Abdominal Cavity. Abdominal Wall and Groin Hernias. Appendicitis. PART III: MAINTAINING GASTROINTESTINAL HEALTH. 12. A Commonsense Guide to Diet and Exercise. Appendix: Resources. Index.

    £11.69

  • Diabetes and Pregnancy An International Approach

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Diabetes and Pregnancy An International Approach

    Book SynopsisThis book provides a scientific rationale on managing pregnancies complicated by diabetes and offers recommendations on which clinical practice can be based. It discusses all aspects of basic science and health care.Table of ContentsPartial table of contents: Diabetes in Pregnancy: Past, Present and Future (D. Hadden). PATHOPHYSIOLOGY. The Metabolic Stress of Pregnancy (T. Buchanan & A.Dornhorst). PREGNANCY. Insulin Therapy in Diabetic Pregnancy (R. Firth). Monitoring Fetal Well-Being in Diabetic Pregnancy (J.Girling). CHILDBIRTH. Labour and Delivery (J. Oats). LONG-TERM IMPLICATIONS OF A DIABETIC PREGNANCY. Contraception and Future Pregnancies (H. Morgan). Prevention of Diabetes Following Gestational Diabetes (M. Rossi& A. Dornhorst). The Perspective of a Mother with Diabetes (H. Blanchard). Epilogue: The Way Forward (J. Hoet). Index.

    £207.86

  • Childhood Adolescent Diabetes 1 Practical

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Childhood Adolescent Diabetes 1 Practical

    Book SynopsisIncluding information for parents of children with diabetes, this text offers solutions to the problems confronting children, young people and parents. Suggestions are also given for professionals developing packages of care, audit systems, standards and activities outside the diabetic clinics.Table of ContentsAetiology, Epidemiology, Immunology, Environmental Factors, Genetics and Prevention (W. Lamb). Diabetes--Management of the First Few Weeks (I. Jefferson M. Kibirige). Diabetes in the Under-Fives (C. McCowen). The Point and Purpose of the Clinic--Personnel and Practical Aspects (K. Robertson W. Lamb). The Concept of Control (D. Matthews). Insulin Strategies (J. Wales). Acute Complications of Diabetes (J. Edge K. Matyka). Growth in Diabetes and Other Associated Auto-immune Conditions (I. Jefferson). Exercise and Diabetes (M. Kibirige S. Court). Parents and Children--Stories, Pictures and Explanations (S. Court). Appendices. Index.

    £207.86

  • Consuming the Romantic Utopia

    University of California Press Consuming the Romantic Utopia

    2 in stock

    Book SynopsisA study of American love in the twentieth century that unravels the mass of images that define our ideas of love and romance, revealing that the experience of 'true' love is deeply embedded in the experience of consumer capitalism. It studies how individual conceptions of love overlap with the world of cliches and images.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments Introduction to the Sociology of Love Romantic Love as a Cultural Practice Romantic Love as a Utopia of Transgression Overview On Methodology PART I. WHEN ROMANCE MET THE MARKET Chapter 1. Constructing the Romantic Utopia The Secularization of Love, or Love as a New Religion Love on Sale Romance vs. Marriage A Romantic Tale Spectacle Conclusion Chapter 2. Trouble in Utopia The Price of Love Alone in Public Dating and the Spirit of Consumerism Conclusion PART 2. ALL THAT IS ROMANTIC MELTS INTO AIR: LOVE AS A POSTMODERN CONDITION Chapter 3· From the Romantic Utopia to the American Dream "You Could Be Here, Now" Such a Natural Love Romance as Invisible Affluence Codes Are Getting Tired Conclusion Chapter 4· An All-Consuming Love Reenchanting the World A Consuming Romance The Luxury of Romance Travel, Nature, and Romance Romance as Liminality The Commerce of Love: Ideology or Utopia? Conclusion Chapter 5. Real Fictions and Fictional Realities Love at First Sight Realist Love Reality as Fiction Fiction as Reality A Postmodern Romantic Condition Conclusion PART 3. THE BUSINESS OF LOVE Chapter 6. Reason within Passion Charting the Heart Passion within Reason, Reason within Passion The Uncertainties of the Heart The Science of Love Therapeutic Discourse as Reflexive Discourse Chapter 7. The Reasons for Passion Agapic and Erosic Love A Very Reasonable Madness Socioeconomic Boundaries Moral and Personality Boundaries Educational and Cultural Boundaries I Talk, Therefore You Love Me Love for Free Conclusion Chapter 8. The Class of Love The Elementary Forms of Romance Love as Difference Love and Symbolic Domination Class, Romance, and the Structure of Everyday Life Conclusion Conclusion: A Happy Ending? The Story of Love Appendix 1. A Few Words about Methods Appendix 2. Questionnaire Appendix 3. Images of Romance Notes References Index

    2 in stock

    £26.10

  • Colonial Subjects

    University of California Press Colonial Subjects

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThis text compares Puerto Rican migration with Caribbean migration to both the United States and Western Europe. It examines the position: of Puerto Rico in the Caribbean; of Puerto Ricans in the USA; and the position of colonial migrants compared to noncolonial migrants in the world system.Table of ContentsList of Tables Acknowledgments Introduction: PART ONE: THE POLITICAL ECONOMY OF PUERTO RICO 1. The Political Economy of Puerto Rico in the Twentieth Century and Puerto Rican Postnational Strategies 2. World Cities in the Caribbean: Miami and San Juan PART TWO: PUERTO RICAN MIGRATION AND THE CARIBBEAN DIASPORA IN THE UNITED STATES 3. Migration and Geopolitics in the Greater Antilles: From the Cold War to the Post--Cold War 4. Puerto Ricans in the United States: A Comparative Approach 5. "Coloniality of Power" and Racial Dynamics: Notes on a Reinterpretation of Latino Caribbeans in New York City (with Chloe S. Georas) PART THREE: CARIBBEAN COLONIAL MIGRANTS IN WESTERN EUROPE AND THE UNITED STATES 6. Colonial Caribbean Migrations to France, the Netherlands, Great Britain, and the United States 7. "Cultural Racism" and Colonial Caribbean Migrants in Core Zones of the Capitalist World-Economy Appendix References Index

    1 in stock

    £27.00

  • How the Other Half Works Immigration and the

    University of California Press How the Other Half Works Immigration and the

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisSolving the riddle of America's immigration puzzle, this text seeks to address the question of why an increasingly high-tech society has use for so many immigrants who lack the basic skills that the modern economy seems to demand.Trade Review"Waldinger and Lichter offer a lucid and penetrating look at the micro-social structure of hiring, firing, and earning in the modern, post-industrial economy. This book should be required reading for people who glibly use the term 'free market."'-Douglas S. Massey, Dorothy Swaine Thomas Professor of Sociology, University of Pennsylvania "In this masterpiece of field research into the social processes that structure America's economy, Waldinger and Lichter unveil the most original and powerful theory ever advanced to explain how "unskilled" immigrants have come to work at remarkably high rates while inner city blacks continue to languish. Like Wilson's When Work Disappears and Massey and Denton's American Apartheid, How the Other Half Works will set the stage for a new era of poverty research. In its focus on Los Angeles as the quintessential suburban metropolis and as an exemplar of multi-ethnic America, it may also one day be seen as the founding text in a new LA School of Urban Sociology."-Mitchell Duneier, author of Sidewalk and Slim's TableTable of ContentsDedication Terms used in this book Chapter 1: Introduction Chapter 2: What Empoyers Want Chapter 3: Doing the Job: Skills and the Social Organization of Work Chapter 4: The Language of Work Chapter 5: Network, Bureaucracy, Exclusion Chapter 6: Ethnic Networks and Social Closure Chapter 7: Bringing the Boss Back In: Selection and Hiring Decisions Chapter 8: Whom Employers Want Chapter 9: Us and them Chapter 10: Diversity and Conflict Chapter 11: Black/Immigrant Competition Chapter 12: How the other half works Appendix: the Local and economic context The six industries Conclusions

    1 in stock

    £24.30

  • Mexican New York

    University of California Press Mexican New York

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisOffers an intimate view of globalization as it is lived by Mexican immigrants and their children in New York and in Mexico. This study describes how first-generation men who have lived in New York for decades become important political leaders in their home villages in Mexico.Table of ContentsList of Illustrations Acknowledgments 1. Transnational Life in Ethnographic Perspective 2. Mexican Immigrants in New York: Contexts for Transnational Life 3. "Los Ausentes Siempre Presentes": Making a Local-Level Transnational Political Community 4. The Defeat of Don Victorio: Transnationalization, Democratization, and Regime Change 5. Gender Strategies, Settlement, and Transnational Life 6. "In Ticuani, He Goes Crazy": The Second Generation Renegotiates Gender 7. "Padre Jesus Is Our Protector": Adolescence, Religion, and Social Location in New York and Ticuani 8. "I'll Go Back Next Year": Transnational Life across the Life Course 9. Defending Your Name: The Roots and Transnationalization of Mexican Gangs 10. "Why You Gotta Mess Up a Good Place?": Returning to a Changed Ticuani Conclusions and Recommendations Coda: The Mexican Educational Foundation of New York Notes Bibliography Index

    1 in stock

    £27.00

  • Flavor of the Month

    University of California Press Flavor of the Month

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisExplores the range of institutional fads, analyzing the features of our culture that foster them, and identifying the major stages of the fad cycle - emerging, surging, and purging. This book examines the causes and consequences of fads and suggests ways of fad-proofing our institutions.Trade Review"Flavors of the Month is a marvelous antidote to the infectious bite of the fad bug, and should be required reading for all optimists who believe we can move towards perfection by adopting the latest 'breakthrough paradigm.' If enthusiasm for transforming your organization persists after reading this engaging book, then read it again. Repeat as often as necessary, or until irrational exuberance has dissipated." - Robert Bimbaum, author of Management Fads in Higher Education: Where They Come From, What They Do, Why They Fail "A well-written, effective, and surely needed examination of institutional fads that should find a wide audience." - Gary Alan Fine, co-author of Whispers on the Color Line: Rumor and Race in America"Table of ContentsAcknowledgments 1. The Illusion of Diffusion 2. Why We Embrace Novelties: Conditions That Foster Institutional Fads 3. The Fad Cycle: Emerging 4. The Fad Cycle: Surging 5. The Fad Cycle: Purging 6. Fad Dynamics 7. Becoming Fad-Proof Notes References Index

    1 in stock

    £24.30

  • Replenished Ethnicity

    University of California Press Replenished Ethnicity

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisUnlike the wave of immigration that came through Ellis Island and then subsided, immigration to the United States from Mexico has been virtually uninterrupted for one hundred years. This book takes us into the lives of later-generation descendants of Mexican immigrants. It sheds light on America's largest ethnic group.Trade Review"Convincing and well documented... A significant addition to assimilation theory." -- Jessica M. Vasquez Du Bois Review & TransitionTable of ContentsList of Illustrations Preface Acknowledgments 1. Introduction 2. Mexican Americans: A History of Replenishment and Assimilation 3. Dimensions of Mexican-American Assimilation 4. Replenishing Mexican Ethnicity 5. The Ties That Bind and Divide: Ethnic Boundaries and Ethnic Identity 6. Assessing Mexican Immigration: The Mexican-American Perspective 7. Ethnic Drawbridges: Unity and Division with Mexican Immigrants 8. Conclusion Appendix A: Methodological Issues Appendix B: List of Respondents Appendix C: Interview Questions Notes Bibliography Index

    1 in stock

    £22.50

  • Population Health in America 5 Sociology in the

    University of California Press Population Health in America 5 Sociology in the

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisIn this engaging and accessibly written book, Population Health in America weaves demographic data with social theory and research to help students understand health patterns and trends in the U.S. population. While life expectancy was estimated to be just 37 years in the United States in 1870, today it is more than twice as long, at over 78 years. Yet today, life expectancy in the U.S. lags behind almost all other wealthy countries. Within the U.S., there are substantial social inequalities in health and mortality: women live longer but less healthier lives than men; African Americans and Native Americans live far shorter lives than Asian Americans and White Americans; and socioeconomic inequalities in health have been widening over the past 20 years. What accounts for these population health patterns and trends? Inviting students to delve into population health trends and disparities, demographers Robert Hummer and Erin Hamilton provide an easily understandable historical and contemporary portrait of U.S. population health. Perfect for courses such as population health, medical or health sociology, social epidemiology, health disparities, demography, and others, as well as for academic researchers and lay persons interested in better understanding the overall health of the country, Population Health in America also challenges students, academics, and the public to understand current health policy priorities and to ask whether considerably different directions are needed. Trade Review"An impressively relevant guide for understanding trends in population health and for improving health outcomes in a post-COVID America." * Social Forces *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. What Is Population Health and Why Study It in the Twenty-First-Century United States? 2. Historical Trends in U. S. Population Health. 3. U.S. Population Health in International Context. 4. Spatial and Social Contexts of U.S. Population Health. 5. Socioeconomic Status and U. S. Population Health. 6. Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and U. S. Population Health. 7. Gender and U.S. Population Health. 8. Policy Implications of Population Health Science. Notes References Index Contents

    1 in stock

    £63.90

  • Population Health in America 5 Sociology in the

    University of California Press Population Health in America 5 Sociology in the

    7 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"An impressively relevant guide for understanding trends in population health and for improving health outcomes in a post-COVID America." * Social Forces *Table of ContentsList of Illustrations List of Tables Acknowledgments 1. What Is Population Health and Why Study It in the Twenty-First-Century United States? 2. Historical Trends in U. S. Population Health. 3. U.S. Population Health in International Context. 4. Spatial and Social Contexts of U.S. Population Health. 5. Socioeconomic Status and U. S. Population Health. 6. Race/Ethnicity, Nativity, and U. S. Population Health. 7. Gender and U.S. Population Health. 8. Policy Implications of Population Health Science. Notes References Index Contents

    7 in stock

    £25.20

  • Changing Eating and Exercise Behaviour

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Changing Eating and Exercise Behaviour

    Book SynopsisHealth and fitness professionals are frequently frustrated at their inability to help clients achieve long-standing health behaviour changes and are seeking new, scientifically sound, alternative approaches which are more effective.Table of ContentsPreface. PART ONE: THEORY. Chapter 1. A Role for Professionals. Chapter 2. The Case for Change. Chapter 3. Achieving Change. Chapter 4. A Model for Change. PART TWO: A FRAMEWORK. Chapter 5. Practitioner Qualities. Chapter 6. Structuring Sessions. Chapter 7. Getting Started. PART THREE: PRACTICE. Chapter 8. Helping the Precontemplator. Chapter 9. Helping the Contemplator. Chapter 10. Preparing for Action. Chapter 11. Taking Action. Chapter 12. Maintaining Change. Chapter 13. When Maintenance Fails. Chapter 14. Weight Management. References. Glossary. Appendices. Index.

    £64.55

  • Obesity

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Obesity

    Book SynopsisThis extremely important book is the comprehensive and authoritative independent consensus report of the British Nutrition Foundation''s Task Force on Obesity. The Task Force was invited by the Council of the British Nutrition Foundation to review the present state of knowledge of the causes, consequences, prevention and treatment of obesity, and to prepare a report and should it see fit, to draw conclusions, make recommendations and identify areas for future research. Obesity is an authoritative and definitive landmark publication covering all major aspects of this vitally important condition. Bringing together a huge wealth of research information from a wide variety of disciplines, in a well-presented, clear and carefully-edited format, Obesity is an indispensable guide for all personnel involved in the prevention and treatment of obesity, or for those studying and researching in this area. The book provides comprehensive coverage of the health risks of obesity, clinical assessmTable of ContentsTerms of reference. Obesity Task Force Membership. Acknowledgements. 1. Introduction (Dr Michele Sadler). 2. Health Risks of Obesity (Professor John Garrow). 3. Clinical Assessment of Obesity (Professor John Garrow). 4. Epidemiology of Obesity in the UK (Dr Ann Gehily). 5. Aetiology of Obesity I: Introduction (Dr Andrew Prentice). 6. Aetiology of Obesity II: Genetics (Professor Peter Kopelman). 7. Aetiology of Obesity III: Critical Periods for the Development of Obesity (Dr Mary Flynn, Ms Gail Goldberg, Dr Andrew Prentice, Dr Tim Cole). 8. Aetiology of Obesity IV: Metabolic Factors (Dr Andrew Prentice). 9. Aetiology of Obesity V; Macronutrient Balance (Dr Andrew Prentice). 10. Aetiology of Obesity VI: Appetite Control, Physiological Factors (Dr Andrew Prentice, Dr James Stubbs). 11. Aetiology of Obesity VII: Endocrine Causes (Dr Nick Finer, Dr Andrew Prentice). 12. Aetiology of Obesity VIII: Psychological Factors (Professor Jane Wardle). 13. Aetiology of Obesity IX: Dietary Factors. (Dr Andrew Prentice, Dr Susan Jebb). 14. Aetiology of Obesity X: Food Choice, Food Policy and Eating Patterns (Dr David Mela, Professor Christopher Ritson, Ms Sharon Kuznesof). 15. Aetiology of Obesity XI: Physical Inactivity (Professor Kenneth Fox). 16. Significance of within Person Weight Variation (Professor John Garrow). 17. Prevention of Obesity (Professor John Garrow). 18. Treatment of Obesity I: Introduction (Professor John Garrow, Ms Mary O'Kane). 19. Treatment of Obesity II: Dietary Treatment of Obesity (Professor John Garrow, Ms Mary O'Kane). 20. Treatment of Obesity III: Physical Activity and Exercise (Professor Kenneth Fox). 21. Treatment of Obesity IV: Behavioural Treatment (Professor Jane Wardle). 22. Treatment of Obesity V: Pharmacotherapy for Obesity (Professor Peter Kopelman). 23. Treatment of Obesity VI: Surgical Treatments (Professor John Garrow). 24. Treatment of Obesity VII: Resources and Evaluation (Professor John Garrow). 25. Suggestions of Further Reading. 26. Recommendations of the BNF Task Force on Obesity. Appendix : Answers to Questions from medical journalists. Glossary. References. Index.

    £73.76

  • Adverse Reactions to Food

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Adverse Reactions to Food

    Book SynopsisContinuing the exciting series of BNF Task Force Reports, Adverse Reactions to Foods covers in depth food allergy, food intolerance, nutrition and the immune system and autoimmune disease. Chaired by Professor Dame Barbara Clayton, task force members have provided cutting edge information, which is a must-have reference for a whole range of professionals including dietitians, nutritionists, health visitors, family practitioners, nursing practitioners and many other health professionals.Trade Review"...some of the most eminent practitioners in the field have contributed to this book, it is no surprise that it is an excellent and very exhaustive resume of the topic. Although a different author wrote each chapter, the skilful editing ensures that all the chapters are written in the same style." (Isabel Skypala, Journal of Human Nutrition & Dietetics, August 2002) "Questions on food allergy and intolerance, plus the answers (this chapter alone makes the book valuable - the complex questions are answered in a language that all can understand and interpret). A must-read for nutritionists, dieticians, medics and food scientists/technologists." (Food & Beverage Reporter 2004)Table of ContentsForeword. Terms of Reference. Task Force Membership. 1 Introduction and Definitions. 2 The Immune System. 3 Nutrition and the Immune System. 4 Epidemiology of Food Intolerance and Food Allergy. 5 Pre- and Postnatal Sensitisation to Foods. 6 Common Food Allergies. 7 Other Manifestations of Food Intolerances. 8 Enzyme Defects and Food Intolerance. 9 Coeliac Disease and other Gluten Sensitive Disorders. 10 Clinically Validated Diagnostic Tests and Non-validated Procedures of Unproven Value. 11 Diagnosis and Management of Food Intolerance by Diet. 12 Food Allergens and the Food Industry. 13 Immunomodulation of Food Allergies. 14 Conclusions of the Task Force. 15 Recommendations of the Task Force. 16 Questions on Food Allergy and Intolerance. Appendix 1 Food Additives. Glossary. Abbreviations. References. Index.

    £73.76

  • Insulin Resistance

    Wiley Insulin Resistance

    Book SynopsisInsulin resistance, defined as a reduced biological action of insulin, has emerged as a major factor in the development and progression of a number of common non-communicable diseases in man. The role of insulin resistance in the aetiology of type 2 diabetes is particularly well-established. However, insulin resistance has also come to be regarded as a key component of a broader syndrome of common metabolic defects that conspire to increase the risk of atherosclerotic coronary heart disease. The ramifications of insulin resistance now embrace many different medical specialties. The objective of this book is to summarize the current state of knowledge about insulin resistance. Section 1 (Pathophysiology of Insulin Resistance) considers the development of current concepts of insulin resistance. This is followed by a critical review of techniques for the assessment of insulin action in humans. The section concludes with an outline of current hypotheses concerning the molecular Table of ContentsSection 1. Pathophysiology of insulin resistance. . 1.1 Introduction. 1.2 Normal physiology. 1.2.1 Hormonal regulation of metabolism. . 1.2.2 The insulin receptor. 1.2.3 Post-binding events. 1.2.4 Glucose metabolism. . 1.2.5 Lipid metabolism. . 1.2.6. Protein metabolism. 1.2.7. Ion transport. . 1.3 The concept of insulin resistance. 1.3.1 Early studies of insulin action. 1.4 Definitions of insulin resistance. 1.5 Assessment of insulin action in vivo. 1.5.1 Fasting insulin concentration. 1.5.2 Dynamic tests - endogenous insulin. 1.5.3 Dynamic tests - exogenous insulin. 1.5.4 Mathematical modelling techniques. 1.5.5 The insulin suppression test. 1.5.6 The hyperinsulinaemic euglycaemic clamp technique. 1.6. Mechanisms of insulin resistance. . 1.6.1 Genetic causes of insulin resistance. . 1.6.2 Acquired causes of insulin resistance. . 1.6.3.Fetal origins hypothesis. . Further Reading. . Section 2. Insulin resistance in clinical medicine. 2.1 Clinical features. . 2.2 Factors influencing insulin sensitivity. . 2.2.1 Normal variation in insulin action. . 2.2.2 Sex. 2.2.3 Age. . 2.2.4 Physical activity. . 2.2.5 Tobacco. . 2.2.6 Alcohol. . 2.3. Physiological states of insulin resistance. 2.3.1 Puberty. . 2.3.2 Pregnancy. 2.3.4 The menopause. . 2.4 Severe insulin resistance syndromes. . 2.5 Insulin resistance and cardiovascular risk. 2.5.1 Syndrome X. 2.5.2 Obesity. . 2.5.3 Regional adiposity. . 2.5.4 Impaired glucose tolerance. . 2.5.5 Type 2 diabetes. . 2.5.6 Essential hypertension. 2.5.7 Dyslipidaemia. . 2.5.8 Endothelial dysfunction. . 2.5.9 Microalbuminuria. . 2.5.10. Hyperuricaemia. . 2.5.11 Impaired Fibrinolysis. 2.5.12 Polycystic ovary syndrome. . 2.5.13 Non-alcoholic steatohepatitis. 2.6 Other disorders associated with insulin resistance. . 2.6.1 Counter-regulatory hormone secretion. . 2.6.2 Endocrinopathies. . 2.6.3 Chronic renal failure. 2.6.4 Cirrhosis. . 2.6.5 Cardiac failure. . 2.7 Miscellaneous inherited disorders. 2.8 Drug-induced insulin resistance. Further Reading. . . Section 3. Management of insulin resistance and associated conditions. 3.1 Non-pharmacological measures. 3.1.1 Medical nutrition therapy. . 3.1.3 Alcohol. . 3.1.4 Tobacco. . 3.2 Drugs for type 2 diabetes. . 3.2.1 Biguanides. 3.2.2 Thiazolidinediones. . 3.2.3 Sulphonyulreas. . 3.2.4 Repaglinide. 3.2.5 a-glucosidase inhibitors. . 3.2.6 Insulin therapy. . 3.3 Anti-obesity drugs. . 3.4 Lipid-modifying drugs. . 3.5 Anti-hypertensive drugs. 3.6 Experimental therapies

    £73.76

  • Reflective Teaching and Learning in the Health

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reflective Teaching and Learning in the Health

    Book SynopsisThis volume deals with the nature of professional education and the need to produce professionals who are capable of reflection upon practice. It derives comprehensive guidelines for developing curricula and teaching methods that encourage reflective thinking.Trade Review"This book will be of immense value to all educators and practitioners who are involved in reflective practice." Therapy Weekly "The book offers a thoughtful and practical guide on matters such as integrating theory and practice" "This book is clearly written and informative...It will be a particularly useful resource for educators in higher education." British Journal of Occupational Therapy “Although the book is primarily applicable to educators in academic and service settings, it may well benefit students. It is a useful addition to libraries and departmental bookshelves and is good value for money.” Physiotherapy Journal "For those coming to ideas of reflective practice and action research for the first time, this book provides an excellent starting point.” Health Services JournalTable of ContentsPart A: Introduction; The nature of reflection; The project and the action research approach; Part B: Developing reflective teaching in five courses: The action research process; Integrating theory and practice; The use of learning contracts; Writing reflective journals; Promoting discussion from reflective writing; Part C: Synthesizing conclusions about curricula: Encouraging reflective writing; Facilitating critical discussion; Part D: The nature of reflection: The affective dimension of reflection; Triggers for reflection; Reflections on reflection;

    £49.35

  • Principles of Human Nutrition

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Principles of Human Nutrition

    Book SynopsisThis text covers the major aspects of human nutrition, emphasising the chemical nature of nutrients and their metabolism. Nutrition is looked at in the context of the history of food, the food chain, and epidemiology.Table of Contents1. Introduction And Overview. Part I factors influencing the food that a community eats. 2. History of food. 3.Social, population and environmental influences on nutrition. Part II Calculating how much food a community eats. 4. The food chain. 5. Nutritional requirements. 6. Nutritional epidemiology. Part III Factors influencing how an individual metabolises nutrients. 7. Genetics. Part IV Calculating the nutritional status of an individual. 8. Evaluation of dietary intake. 9. Measurements of energy. 10. Body compositionPart V Nutrients and non-nutrients. 11. Principles, amino acids and proteins. 12. Lipids. 13. Carbohydrates. 14. Dietary fibre. 15. Alcohol as a nutrient. 16. Vitamins. 17. Plant secondary metabolites and herbs. 18. Water, electrolytes, minerals and trace elements. 19. Non-nutritive components of food. 20. Agricultural chemicals in the food chain. 21. Drugs and nutrition. Part VI Eating, digestion and metabolism. 22. Smell and taste. 23. Intake and satiety. 24 The gastrointestinal tract and food availability. 25. Carbohydrate digestion and absorption. 26. Protein absorption. 27. Lipid absorption. 28. Foetal and placental nutrition. 29. Thermodynamics and metabolism. 30. Mitochondria. 31. Cytochrome P450. 32. Free radicals. 33 Carbohydrate metabolism. 34. Lipid metabolism. 35. Eicosanoids. 36. Cholesterol and lipoproteins. 37. Amino acid metabolism. 38. Amino acid neurotransmitters. 39. Organ metabolic fuel selection. 40. Growth. 41. Bone. Part VII Special nutritional requirements and conditions . 42. Pregnancy, lactation, weaning. 43. Childhood and youth; middle age and elderly. 44. Sport. 45. Nutrition in outer space. 46. Dietary deficiency. 47. Nutrition in the aetiology of disease

    £62.65

  • Nutrition and Health

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Nutrition and Health

    Book SynopsisContinuing accumulation of scientific evidence demonstrates that nutrition is one of the important determinants of health for the individual. This book, which contains papers presented at the 1st Nutrition and Health conference, covers the major topics relating to nutritional aspects of health.Table of ContentsPreface. Contributors. Introduction: Prevention, a government priority (Imogen Sharp). 1. Diet for the prevention of heart disease: how far are we (Eric Brunner). 2. Should we eat foods o bits of foods? - relevance to cardiovascular disease (Susan Southon). 3. A brief review of the impact of dietary polyphenols on cardiovascular disease (Gary Williamson). 4. Significance of cholesterol absorption: inhibitory role of plant sterols and stanols (Gilber R. Thompson). 5. Soya and the FDA health claim: prevention of cardiovascular diseases (Jaak Ph. Janssens). 6. Nutritional determinants of plasma homocysteine: implications for risk of cardiovascular disease (Anne M. Molly). 7. Dietary strategies to prevent and treat obesity (Susan A. Jebb). 8. Physical activity, exercise and weight control: movement for management (Kenneth R. Fox). 9. Cognitive-behavioural interventions for obesity (Carolyn Edwards). 10. Aspects of fetal origins of disease (Alan A. Jackson). 11. Plant based diets: findings from the Oxford vegetarian study and other prospective studies of vegetarians (Timothy J. Key. Paul N. Appleby, Naomi E. Allen Gwyneth K. Davey, Margaret Thorogood and Jim I. Mann). 12. Review of diet and cancer: what is the evidence (Michael Hill). 13. Micronutrients, phytoprotectants and mechanisms of anticancer activity (Ian T. Johnson). 14. Dietary intervention studies sand cancer prevention (Pieter van't Veer). 15. Diabetes: Familial, genetic or lifestyle (Anne Dornhorst). 16. Dietary control of diabetes (Gary Frost). 17. Management of the human gut flora for improved health (Glenn R. Gibson). 18. Diet and osteoporosis: where are we now (Susan A. New). 19. Behaviour change counseling (Stephen Rollnick and Hayley Prout). 20. Health Claims - can they offer hope for consumers as well as 'hype' for industry (Margaret Ashwell). 21. The role of the media (Geoff Watts). 22. Primary health care professionals - working together in the community (Judy Buttriss). Closing speech to conference (Suzi Leather). Appendices: Workshops. LC-PUFAs: their role in maternal and infant nutrition (Stewart Forsyth). Soya in women's health (Paola Albertazzi). Index.

    £136.76

  • Professional Practice in Health

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Professional Practice in Health

    Book SynopsisSociety is rapidly changing its expectations of professionals in all arenas. In this book we focus on changing patterns of professional practice in health, education and the creative arts. In each of these areas professional practice care is undergoing major reform in a complex and rapidly changing environment. This multi-authored text explores professional practice in four key dimensions: doing, knowing, being and becoming. These concepts have been chosen to represent professional practice as much more than applying learned knowledge in practice situations. The authors present professional practice as a lived and dynamic experience as well as a process, a service for (and with) others, and a way of being and behaving. The text explores the essential unity of knowledge and practice, through discourse, narrative, imagery and critical debate. This is a book for all those seeking to learn and to improve practice.Trade Review"A stimulating and thought-provoking book, one to savour for its ideas and to enjoy for its artistry...Occupational therapists should try it" British Journal of Occupational Therapy “The book has a unique contribution to make that will complement existing texts.” “Tables and figures are generally clear and complementary. Overall, presentation is excellent. The book is attractive, well laid out and well illustrated.” “It will be an excellent resource for libraries and departments as well as postgraduates with a specific interest in professional practice and development.” Physiotherapy JournalTable of ContentsList of Contributors. Preface. Acknowledgements. Section 1: Introduction: Framing professional practice; Knowing and doing in context; Doing, knowing, being and becoming: The nature of professional practice; Our collaborative inquiry. . Section 2: Dimensions of professional practice: Practising without certainty: Providing health care in an uncertain world; The meaning(s) of uncertainty in treatment decision making; Finding the fifth player: Artistry in professional practice; Embodying knowledges: Challenging the theory/practice divide; Exploring relationships in health care practice; Technology and the depersonalisation of knowledge and practice; The research-sensitive practitioner; The practice-sensitive researcher. . Section 3: Journeying on professional practice: Using autobiographical narrative and reflection to link personal and professional domains; Students and educators learning within relationships; Becoming in professional practice: An exemplar; Transforming practice; Articulating practice; Whether the twain shall meet: Knowledge and practice in the education of health and human service professionals; Parallel journeys in professional practice; Developing creative arts expertise; Weaving the body, the creative unconscious, imagination and the arts into practice development. . Section 4 Reflections: Professional practice: Walking alone with others; Towards professional artisty and creativity in practice. Index.

    £76.46

  • Reflexivity A Practical Guide for Researchers in

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Reflexivity A Practical Guide for Researchers in

    Book SynopsisReflexivity is a popular tool used to analyse personal, intersubjective and social processes which shape research projects. It enables researchers, particularly within the qualitative tradition, to acknowledge their role and the situated nature of their research.Trade Review'...an excellent introductory text on the principles and practices of reflexivity' Qualitative Research in Psychology 'In an utterly accessible and compelling way, it has mapped out the terrain of reflexivity in qualitative research and invited other to continue the journey' Qualitative Research in Psychology Pre-Publication Review Comments I have enjoyed the reflexive journey very much, learned a lot and been excited to learn more. What else can one say of a well written and thought provoking book? . . . This is a book that is well overdue. I think it will attract a lot of interest – especially from those intrigued by methodology. I look forward to introducing my students to this text and I wish the editors every success. Vivien Hollis Professor and Chair, Department of Rehabilitation Medicine, University of Alberta, CanadaTable of ContentsContributors. Prologue. Part I: Introducing Reflexivity. Introduction;. Chapter 1. The reflexive journey, mapping by multiple routes;. Chapter 2. Deconstructing reflexivity;. Part II: Personal Reflexivity. Introduction;. Chapter 3. Necessary subjectivity: exploiting researcher's motives, passions and prejudices in pursuit of answering the 'true' questions;. Chapter 4. Three journeys towards reflexivity;. Chapter 5. Navigating multiple research identities: reflexivity in discourse analytic research;. Chapter 6. Doing reflexivities? Dilemmas in devloping a critically reflexive position using discourse analysis;. Chapter 7. Reflexivity as presence: a journey of self-inquiry;. Part III: Reflexivity Within Relationships. Introduction. Chapter 8. Through the looking glass: inter-subjectivity and hermeneutic reflection;. Chapter 9. Analysing the interviewer: the joint construction of accounts of psychotic experience;. Chapter 10. Reflexivity, 'bias' and the in-depth interview: developing shared meanings;. Chapter 11. Shifting researcher positions during a group interview study: a reflexive analysis and review;. . Part IV: Reflexivity Through Collaboration. Introduction. Chapter 12. Doing reflexivity: a collaborative, narrative approach;. Chapter 13. Shifting identities: the negotiation of meanings between texts and between persons;. Chapter 14. Researcher as storyteller and performer: parallels with playback theatre;. Chapter 15. Using reflexivity to looses theoretical and organisational knots within participatory action research;. Chapter 16. Holding up the mirror to widen the view: multiple subjectivities in the reflexive team;. Epilogue. Chapter 17: The next turn: reflexively analysing reflexive research;. Index

    £65.50

  • Beer

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Beer

    Book SynopsisThis important and extremely interesting book is a serious scientific and authoritative overview of the implications of drinking beer as part of the human diet. Coverage includes a history of beer in the diet, an overview of beer production and beer compositional analysis, the impact of raw materials, the desirable and undesirable components in beer and the contribution of beer to health, and social issues. Written by Professor Charlie Bamforth, well known for a lifetime''s work in the brewing world, Beer: Health and Nutrition should find a place on the shelves of all those involved in providing dietary advice.Trade Review"a very timely and interesting book...well-balanced...extremely readable...highly recommended". (Journal of the Institute of Brewing, Vol 111, No 2, 2005) "easy and pleasant to read for both specialists or beginners in beer science" (Cerevisia - Belgian Journal of Brewing and Biotechnology, Vol 30, No 3, 2005)Table of ContentsPreface. Acknowledgements. 1 Beer as Part of the Diet. Beer: a vice or a staple part of the diet? Getting beer into perspective. What is moderation? But what about addiction? Impacts on behaviour. 2 Beer Through History. Brewing travels west. Restraining excess. Religious origins. Maintaining standards. Beer: a nutritious dish for the whole family. Temperance pressures. Towards prohibition. 3 The Basics of Malting and Brewing in Relation to Product Safety and Wholesomeness. Chemical beer? Basic outlines of malting and brewing. Styles of beer. The chemistry of beer. 4 The Basics of Human Nutrition. Energy. Phytonutrients. Carbohydrate, fat and protein. Vitamins. Minerals. Fibre. Water. Balance. 5 The Composition of Beer in Relation to Nutrition and Health. Energy. Carbohydrate, fat and protein. Water. Vitamins. Minerals. Fibre. Comparison of beer with other foodstuffs for nutrient value. Potentially deleterious components of beer. Beer as a "treat". 6 The Impact of Alcohol on Health. The metabolism of ethanol. Direct and indirect impacts. The heart and circulatory system. The liver and the digestive system. The Reproductive system. Brain and cognitive function. Kidney and urinary tract. Age. Cancer. Allergy. The common cold. 7 Conclusion. References. Index.

    £147.56

  • Obesity and Weight Management in Primary Care

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Obesity and Weight Management in Primary Care

    Book SynopsisObesity is undoubtedly the major nutritional disorder of the western world. It has such a major impact on mortality, morbidity and the quality of life that it most certainly merits consideration as a disease in its own right and should be managed as such. Obesity and Weight Management in Primary Care covers all the evidence on the disease of obesity which impacts both quality of life and health. It reviews the links to long-term illness, especially diabetes and cardiovascular disease, and dedicates much to the current management strategies and treatment of obesity. This book aims to make the task of tackling obesity less daunting for both patients and the health care professionals who treat them.Table of ContentsForeword. Preface. Acknowledgements. 1: Introduction and overview. 2: Epidemiology. 3: Causes of obesity. 4: The Autocrine, Paracrine and Endocrine Functions of Adipose. Tissue. 5: Obesity--a disease in its own right. 6: Beneficial effects of modest weight loss. 7: Management in clinical practice: a patient orientated approach. 8: Drug treatment in the management of obesity. 9: The Place of Surgery in the management of obesity. 10: The economic consequences of obesity. 11: Prevention of obesity. 12: Childhood obesity. . Appendix 1: Healthy eating. Appendix 2: Characteristics of successful weight management programmes. Appendix 3: Facts of fat. Appendix 4: Growth charts. Appendix 5: The Milan Declaration. Index

    £41.75

  • Health Communication

    John Wiley and Sons Ltd Health Communication

    5 in stock

    Book SynopsisHealth communication is key to promoting good population and individual health outcomes. As the field has developed, there is a growing need for a critical appraisal of the ideologies and theories underpinning health communication in order to ensure effective practice. This book clearly situates health communication within its social context. It provides a critical overview of three key disciplinary areas education, psychology and communication. Drawing on international examples throughout, the book challenges the underlying assumptions that drive the design and delivery of health promotion interventions. The authors argue that health communication is inherently political and pay close attention to issues of power, ethics and inequality throughout the text.This book will be valuable for those students at all levels who require a critical perspective, as well as practitioners in health communication and health promotion. With reference to detailed examples anTrade Review"This text provides the reader with a clear background to communication theories, models of communication, and education theory as well as an examination of key theoretical themes and perspectives on health communication. With the inclusion of discussions around new and emerging social media as well as social marketing techniques, Health Communication offers much to students as well as those working in health today."—Dr Ranjit Khutan, University of Wolverhampton"This is an original and good quality contribution to the literature. The authors are setting an important and new critical agenda, drawing together contributions from a variety of disciplines. The clear focus on the social construction of health and health related decision making encourages critical analysis of many of the 'taken for granted' assumptions about how to communicate successfully with people about health."—Dr Paul Reid, University of Central LancashireTable of ContentsAcknowledgements Part 1: Theoretical Perspectives Chapter 1: Introduction to Health Communication: Theoretical and Critical Perspectives Chapter 2: Communication Theory Chapter 3: Educational Theory Part 2: Key Topics Chapter 4: Psychological Theory Chapter 5: Methods and Media Chapter 6: Social Marketing Chapter 7: Health Literacy Part 3: Issues and Challenges Chapter 8: Challenges in Health Communication and Behaviour Change Chapter 9: The Politics of Health Communication and Behaviour Change Chapter 10: Looking to the Future References Index

    5 in stock

    £49.50

  • Alzheimers

    SPCK - Lion Books Alzheimers

    Book SynopsisPractical, intelligent advice for carers and families coping with Alzheimer's.Table of ContentsContentsPart One: Something Has Gone Wrong 91. Bruised Reeds and Dimly Burning Wicks 10Alzheimer’s: A Family Affair 13Some Facts About Alzheimer’s 152. Searching for the Truth 18Historical Highlights 20Maybe It’s Not Alzheimer’s 22Don’t Neglect the Lab Tests 27The Mind Matters 29Having Your Head Examined 313. Facing the Facts 35Blowing Away the Myths 38The Aluminium Question 41Don’t Deny the Decline 42Six Reasons to Face the Facts 464. What’s Happening Upstairs? 51What Goes Wrong? 55Seeing the Symptoms 58Facing the Second Stage 60Part Two: Caring for Your Loved One 635. When Memory Starts to Fade 64The Faces of Memory Loss 65Simple Memory Joggers 69Maintaining People Awareness 71Thingamajigs and Thingamabobs 72Breaking Through the Walls 746. Emotional Fireworks 76Triggers for Catastrophic Reactions 76What to Do and What to Avoid 79Relying on Rituals 827. Always on the Move 84Sundowning 84Prone to Wander 87Leaving Home 928. Baffling Behaviours 97Hoarding 97Managing Mealtimes 100Losing Control 104Sexual Disinhibitions 1109. The Struggle for Safety 113Taking Away the Car Keys 113Home Safety 117Educate Yourself and Be Prepared 122When the Emergency is You 123Watching Over Your Loved One 125Part Three: Caring for Yourself 12710. People Who Help 128Support Groups 129Friends and Relations 134Little Ones 13811. Carer Support Systems 140Home Care 141Adult Day Centres 145Sheltered Housing 146 Residential and Nursing Homes 146Extended Care Facilities 147Other Alternatives 147Keep Searching 14812. Our Tangled Emotions 149Fears and Anxieties 150The Guilt Trip 153Good News 15613. Hot But Not Burned Up 158Anger at God 161Anger at Others 164Anger at Alzheimer’s 16614. Down But Not Out 169Facing Depression 171Role-reversals 172Searching for the Light 173Maintaining Physical Fitness 174Keeping Mentally and Emotionally Balanced 176Seeking Spiritual Support 179Finding Joy in the Wilderness 180Part Four: Saying Goodbye 18315. The Difficult Decisions 184Knowing When to Give Up Caring at Home 184What Are the Options? 188Looking for a Long-term Care Facility 191Additional Criteria and Resources 193How Do I Pay the Bills? 194Making That Difficult Decision 196Continuing to Care 197Continuing-care Issues 200The Post-mortem and After 201Consenting to a Post-mortem Brain Autopsy 204Making Medical Arrangements 205Knowing the Truth 20616. Blowing Out the Candle 207Caring for the Dying 207Emotional and Spiritual Support 211Brightly Burning Wicks 211Appendix A: Evaluating Long-term Care Options 213Appendix B: Other Dementias andRelated Disorders 219Appendix C: Research and Medications 228Appendix D: Useful Organizations and Resources 236Notes 246Index

    £9.49

  • First Steps to Living With Dementia First Steps

    SPCK Publishing First Steps to Living With Dementia First Steps

    Book SynopsisPractical advice for sufferers and carers on coping with dementia.Trade Review"Both of my parents suffered with Alzheimer's Disease. At times I felt overwhelmed and lost with the strain of it all and not knowing where to turn or who to turn to. If only I'd had Simon's book at my fingertips during those bleak years. It would have been a friendly, enlightening and informative guide through a very dark tunnel." -- Fiona PhillipsTable of ContentsForeword by Baroness Susan Greenfield 6 Introduction 8 1 What is dementia? 11 2 Symptoms of dementia 20 3 First steps to finding a diagnosis 29 4 At the memory clinic 39 5 Medical treatments 42 6 Natural and alternative remedies 48 7 Dealing with troublesome symptoms 62 8 Legal and financial help for those with dementia 72 9 Can dementia be prevented? 76 10 Some final thoughts 84 Appendix A: The brain made easy 86 Appendix B: Sources of help and advice 92 Appendix C: Useful resources 95

    £7.46

  • Living Longer For Dummies

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Living Longer For Dummies

    Book SynopsisExplains the aging process, and suggests ways to eat healthy, cope with diseases and medical emergenices, and maintain physical and psychological well-being in order to increase longevity.Table of ContentsIntroduction. PART I: The Mental and Physical Aspects of Living Longer. Chapter 1: What in the World Is Aging Anyway? Chapter 2: Getting Good Healthcare. Chapter 3: Exercising to Keep Your Health for Life. Chapter 4: Fueling Your Future with Good Food! Chapter 5: Getting Your R&R. Chapter 6: Using Alternative Medicine and Exercise Techniques. PART II: The Psychological Aspects of Living Longer. Chapter 7: Maintaining Your Brain Power and Engaging in Life "Sense-ibly". Chapter 8: Living to Work or Working to Live? Chapter 9: Sex Matters. Chapter 10: Building Your Last Nest. PART III: Handling a Health Crisis. Chapter 11: Understanding Your Role in an Emergency Situation. Chapter 12: Making the Hospital Work for You. Chapter 13: Surgery and the Older Patient. PART IV: The Part of Tens. Chapter 14: Ten Keys to a Long, Healthy Life. Chapter 15: Ten Reasons to Get Moving. Chapter 16: Ten Best Anti-Aging Diet Tips. Chapter 17: Ten Ways to Use, Not Lose, Your Mind. Chapter 18: Ten Guidelines for Taking Medications Safely. PART V: Appendixes. Appendix A: A Guide to Medicines. Appendix B: Common Conditions and Treatments. Index. Book Registration Information.

    £11.69

  • Power Yoga For Dummies

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Power Yoga For Dummies

    Book SynopsisThis is a guide to power yoga - one of the fastest growing mind and body fitness trends by the world's foremost instructors of Ashtanga. They provide 30, 60 and 90 minute customized power workouts to promote flexibility, strength and endurance.Table of ContentsForeword. Introduction. PART I: Introducing Power yoga Basics. Chapter 1: Power Yoga in a Nutshell. Chapter 2: Powering Up Your Body. Chapter 3: Sharing Power with Your Mind. PART II: Preparing to Practice. Chapter 4: Embracing Power Yoga Everyday. Chapter 5: Getting the Skinny on Yoga Gear. Chapter 6: Finding a Yoga Teacher. PART III: Mastering the Basics. Chapter 7: Using Your Power Yoga Tools. Chapter 8: Unfurling the Lotus and Other Seated Poses. Chapter 9: Preparing with Powerful Warm-Ups. Chapter 10: Saluting the Sun and Linking Your Postures. Chapter 11: Taking a Walk in the Park: A Minimum Power Routine. Chapter 12: Following Buddha's Way: A Moderate Power Routine. Chapter 13: Engaging the Force: A Full Power Routine. Chapter 14: Dialing Down the Power. PART IV: Focusing on Specific Areas. Chapter 15: Bending Like Gumby: A Flexibility Workout. Chapter 16: Taking on Xena and Hercules: Strengthening Postures. Chapter 17: Riding with Lance Armstrong: Endurance Postures. Chapter 18: Pumping Up Like Arnold for Ripping Abs and Arms. PART V: Enhancing Your Practice. Chapter 19: Empowering Women. Chapter 20: Staying Young: Power Yoga for Seniors. Chapter 21: Practicing Yoga Adjustments and Working with a Partner. Chapter 22: Fueling Your Yoga Body. PART VI: The Part of Tens. Chapter 23: Ten Reasons to Turn On Your Power. Chapter 24: Ten Secrets for Mastering Power Yoga. Chapter 25: Ten Great Outdoor Practice Locations. PART VII: Appendixes. Appendix A: Yoga Vocabulary. Appendix B: Yoga Resources. Index. Book Registration Information.

    £15.29

  • Exercise Balls For Dummies

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Exercise Balls For Dummies

    Book SynopsisExercise balls have taken the workout world by storm. They're inexpensive and uncomplicated, and they can turn an ordinary workout into a super workout that builds strength, increases flexibility, and sculpts a great-looking body. But unless people have a personal trainer, getting the hang of these exercise aids can sometimes be tricky.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 Part I: Rolling Exercise Balls into Your Fitness Program 7 Chapter 1: Having a Ball Getting Fit 9 Chapter 2: Choosing the Right Ball for You 25 Chapter 3: Feeding and Caring for Your Ball 39 Chapter 4: Gathering Your Gear and Getting Ready 47 Part II: Workouts to Have a Ball With 67 Chapter 5: Warming Up Your Body 69 Chapter 6: A Swimmer’s Body: Shoulders and Upper Back 87 Chapter 7: Shapely, Sexy Arms 95 Chapter 8: Walking Tall: Chest, Abdominals, and Lower Back 109 Chapter 9: Booty Patrol: Working the Butt, Legs, and Hips 127 Chapter 10: Cool It! Wrapping Up Your Workout with Easy Moves and Stretches 143 Chapter 11: Total Body Workout-in-One 155 Part III: Variety Is the Spice of Life: Doing Different Activities on the Ball 177 Chapter 12: Core Values: Pilates on the Ball 179 Chapter 13: Gaining Muscle Power: Weight Training 195 Chapter 14: Easy Stretch Workout on the Ball 211 Chapter 15: Cardio and Go: Aerobic Exercise with the Ball 231 Chapter 16: Adding Accessories to Your Workout on the Ball 251 Chapter 17: Bending Over Backward: Yoga on the Ball 265 Part IV: Using Exercise Balls in Special Circumstances 275 Chapter 18: Come On, Mama! Pregnancy Workout 277 Chapter 19: Senior Citizens Get on the Ball 293 Chapter 20: Every Kid Loves a Ball 305 Part V: The Part of Tens 317 Chapter 21: Ten Changes You Can Expect to See in Your Body 319 Chapter 22: Ten Groups That Can Use the Ball 325 Chapter 23: Ten Activities That Complement Your Ball Workout 333 Chapter 24: Ten Things You Can’t (Or at Least Shouldn’t) Do with Your Ball 339 Index 343

    £15.29

  • Heartburn and Reflux for Dummies

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Heartburn and Reflux for Dummies

    Book SynopsisShows you how to recognize heartburn symptoms, get an accurate diagnosis, and work with a physician to receive the effective treatment. This book helps you see how to: get your symptoms under control; find the right physician; reduce stress and fine-tune your diet; avoid medicines that trigger upset; and, decide if surgery is right for you.Table of ContentsIntroduction 1 About This Book 1 Conventions Used in This Book 2 What You’re Not to Read 2 Foolish Assumptions 3 How This Book is Organized 3 Icons Used in This Book 5 Where to Go from Here 6 Part I: Naming Your Pain 7 Chapter 1: Picturing Heartburn and Reflux 9 Meeting Your Heartburn 9 Pinning the Tail on the Heartburn Donkey 11 Looking for Help in All the Right Places 13 Chapter 2: Tracking Your Digestive Tract 17 Defining Digestion 18 Testing the Protectors 24 Examining the LES 25 Chapter 3: Cataloging the Symptoms and Hazards of Heartburn, Reflux, and GERD 31 Tracking the Symptoms 32 Calculating Long-Term Consequences 37 Chapter 4: Rating Your Reflux Risk 41 Picturing People with Heartburn 41 Factoring in the Family 43 Rendering a Gender Bias 45 Mentioning Medical Risks 46 Weighing Weight’s Weight on Reflux 48 Pinpointing Problem Eaters 51 Adding Up Your Own Reflux Risk 52 Part II: Eating Your Way to Relief 55 Chapter 5: Meeting Your Nutrition Needs 57 Measuring Nutrition 57 Beginning with the Big Guys 59 Investigating Vitamins 62 Mining the Minerals 66 Supplementing the Info 71 Chapter 6: Fine-Tuning Your Diet 81 Enjoying Food 81 Explaining How Food and Drink Can Cause Heartburn 82 Naming the Guilty Parties 85 Making Meals Safer 94 Choosing the Safest Cooking Technique 96 Chapter 7: Reviewing Home Remedies, Alternative Approaches, and Herbal Healers 99 Grading Granny’s Goodies 99 Looking for Alternatives 103 Evaluating Herbal Medicine 105 Linking Other Alternative Approaches to Heartburn/Reflux 114 Part III: Treating Your Middle 115 Chapter 8: Finding the Right Doctor 117 Deciding When to See the Doctor 117 Sorting Through the Heartburn Specialists 118 Choosing a Doctor 119 Going to the Doctor with Your History in Hand 125 Chapter 9: Examining Your Esophagus and Testing Your Tummy 127 Picking Potential Patients 127 Assessing Your Acidity 128 Measuring Your Muscle Strength 131 Studying Your Stomach 133 Evaluating Your Esophagus 134 Chapter 10: Prescribing Relief 139 Noting the Cost of Heartburn Help 139 Aiming for Neutrality with Antacids 140 Blocking the Burn 147 Slowing the Pump 153 Interesting Interacting 158 Chapter 11: Avoiding Problem Pills 163 Pinpointing Potential Problems 163 Naming Medicines That Loosen the LES 164 Targeting Traffic Stoppers 169 Listing Irritating Drugs and Supplements 170 Naming Medical Conditions That May Make Meds Stick 173 Minimizing the Heartburn Effects of Essential Medicines 174 Chapter 12: Exploring Surgical Options 177 Nominating Candidates for Heartburn Surgery 178 Setting a Surgical Schedule 181 Cutting and Pasting: Fundoplication 183 Meeting the Morning After 187 Reaching Home Base 189 Balancing Risks and Benefits 190 Peering into the Reflux Crystal Ball 191 Part IV: Creating a Comfortable Lifestyle 193 Chapter 13: Building a Better Body 195 Answering Question Numero Uno: Who’s Overweight? 195 Choosing a Healthful Weight Control Program 200 Working Off Your Reflux 209 Chapter 14: Healing Heartburn with Healthy Habits 217 Snuffing Out Heartburn 217 Toasting the Pain-Free Life 224 Getting a Good Night’s Sleep 226 Chapter 15: Stressing Stress Relief 233 Stressing the Importance of Stress 233 Activating Your Adrenals 234 Linking Stress to Heartburn 237 Unlocking Your Stomach from Your Stress 239 Chapter 16: Fashioning (and Furnishing) a Comfortable Life 245 Burning Your Bra and Loosening Your Belt 245 Looking Good, Feeling Fine 247 Finding Furniture That Fights Heartburn 251 Part V: Meeting the Special Cases 255 Chapter 17: Handling the Heartburn of Pregnancy 257 Are All Pregnant Women at Risk for Reflux? 257 Avoiding Unnecessary Tests 261 Determining Safe Remedies 262 De-Linking Your Lifestyle from Your Reflux 267 Chapter 18: Finding Heartburn in Infants and Children 271 Naming What’s Making Your Child Cry 271 Diagnosing Reflux in Children 275 Treating Children with Reflux 276 Chapter 19: Taking Aim at Senior Heartburn 283 Aging into Heartburn 283 Identifying the Risk Factors in Older Folk 285 Diagnosing Heartburn in Older Patients 289 Treating Senior Heartburn 290 Part VI: The Part of Tens 295 Chapter 20: Ten or So Heartburn and Reflux Myths 297 Heartburn is Common, So It’s Nothing to Worry About 298 Heartburn and Reflux Inevitably Lead to Cancer 298 Only Overweight People, Drinkers, and Chiliheads Get Heartburn and Reflux 298 Smoking a Cigarette After Eating Prevents Heartburn 299 Heartburn is an Inevitable Part of Growing Older 299 OTC Antacids Aren’t Real Medicine 299 Taking Prescription Heartburn and Reflux Drugs Makes Digesting Food More Difficult 300 Having Nighttime Heartburn Means You Should Sleep Sitting Up 300 Love Coffee? Got Heartburn? Switch to Decaf 301 To Avoid Heartburn After Eating, Relax 301 Having Heartburn during Pregnancy Means Giving Birth to a Hairy Baby 302 Heartburn is Connected to the Heart 302 Chapter 21: Ten Heartburn Web Sites 303 The National Heartburn Alliance 304 International Foundation for Functional Gastrointestinal Disorders 304 HelpHeartburn.com 305 GERD Information Center 305 The American Gastroenterological Association 305 The American College of Gastroenterology 306 American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) 306 North American Society for Pediatric Gastroenterology, Hepatology and Nutrition 307 American Academy of Family Physicians 307 The American Dietetic Association 308 The Food and Drug Administration 308 Chapter 22: Ten Sometimes Painful, Often Annoying, but Almost Never Fatal Digestive Disorders 309 Appendicitis 310 Bezoar 310 Constipation and Diarrhea 311 Gas (Flatulence) 311 Globus Sensation 313 Hemorrhoids 313 Hiccups 314 Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS) 314 Inflammatory Bowel Disease (IBD) 315 Glossary 317 Index 323

    £12.59

  • The 21st Century Health Care Leader

    John Wiley & Sons Inc The 21st Century Health Care Leader

    Book SynopsisDiscover how top health care leaders envision the decades ahead and ensure your future as a 21st century health care leader. The 21st Century Health Care Leader brings together today''s most influential and successful health care professionals whose valuable insight will assist current and future leaders exchange reactivity for proactivity, remain effective, and transform their organizations. In 37 original chapters, this distinguished group of contributors describe the skills and competencies that will be required of tomorrow''s health care executives and caregivers who desire to renew their organizations. With insight and candor, the authors show what it will take to prevail as a health care leader of tomorrow. Meet the myriad challenges of health care delivery including how to eliminate unnecessary duplication, competition, and inefficiency. In addition, health care professionals will learn how they can combine creativity and knowledge to design new business approachesTable of ContentsPreface Acknowledgments The Editor Introduction Part One: Navigating to a New Century The Three C's: Consumerism, Cyberhealth, and Co-Opetition(Russell C. Coile Jr.) Forces and Scenarios That Will Shape Helath Services Delivery(Joe Flower) Policy Challenges(Joel Shalowitz) Ethical Values for a New Century(Lawrence O. Gostin) Preparing for the Global Health Transition(Kent Glenzer, Maurice I. Middleberg) Public and Community Health(William H. Foege, Mark Rosenberg) Part Two: The New Health Care Organization What Comes After Consolidation?(Jeffrey C. Barbakow) Growing Effective Leadership in New Organizations(John D. Henry Sr., Rodrick W. Gilkey) Reinventing the Academy(Darrell G. Kirch) Leading Academic Health Centers(Michael Johns, Thomas J. Lawley) Decisions for Insurers(Patrick G. Hays) Seeing Insurance Through the Customer's Eyes(Leonard D. Schaeffer, L. Carl Volpe) Leadership Skills and Strategies for the Integrated Community Health System(Paul K. Halverson) Alliance in a Changing Industry(Arnold D. Kaluzny, Howard S. Zuckerman) Part Three: Serving Special Populations Challenges for Women's Health(Gloria Feldt) Fulfilling a Women's Health AgAnda(Wanda K. Jones) Caring for an Aging Population(Martha A. McSteen) Geriatric Care(William L Minnix Jr.) New Perspectives for Long-Term Care(Lorraine Tarnove) Rural Health Systems(Jon B. Christianson, Anthony L. Wellever) Part Four: Technology Leaders The Evolving Role of Health Information(Charles W. McCall, Ellen S. Dodson) Wiring the Health Revolution(Morton H. Meyerson) Strategic Health Care Computing(Russell J. Ricci) Technology-Induced Ethical Questions(Stephen R. Latham) Part Five: Clinical Leaders Challenges to Physician Leaders(Thomas R. Reardon) Core Competencies for Physicians(Edward O'Neil) The Future of Nursing(Marjorie Beyers) Transforming Nursing Leadership(Marilyn P. Chow, Janet M. Coffman, Robin L. Morjikian) Part Six: Gaining New Skills Leading Across the Network(Marshall Goldsmith) Four Dimensions of Lasting Change(Karen Golden-Biddle, R. Mark Biddle) Developing Organizations by Developing Individiuals(Elaine Franklin, Robbin M. Moore) The Changing Dynamics of Customer Staisfaction and Its Measurement(Charles D. Frame) BlAnding Health Care Organizations(Rodrick W. Gilkey, Gary R. Lieberman) Part Seven: Managed Care: Answers and Questions Regaining the Public's Trust in Managed Care(David M. Lawrence) The New Health Economics(Merill Matthews Jr.) Managed Care and the Black Physician(Randall C. Morgan Jr.) Leading Behavioral Health Services(Keith Dixon) Name Index Subject Index

    £66.56

  • Informing American Health Care Policy

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Informing American Health Care Policy

    Book SynopsisInforming American Health Care Policy provides a critical perspective on the National Medical ExpAnditure Surveys (NMES) and how these surveys have responded to the sometimes conflicting challenges of policy and research.Trade Review"... Informing American Health Care Policy is a useful, evenentertaining book for anyone who uses health data or who wants tounderstand the history and evolution of expAnditure surveys."(Health Affairs May/June 2000) "In this important book, the lead researchers associated with NMESdescribe the development of this rich data source and, in a seriesof well-crafted papers, illustrate the use of these data ininforming major areas of health policy. It is a must-read foranyone interested in American health policy-especially for youngerprofessionals entering this growing field." (Uwe E. Reinhardt,James Madison Professor of Political Economy, PrincetonUniversity) "National health expenditure surveys have provided policymakerswith the information they need to make informed decisions. Thisvolume tells us about the evolution and contributions of thefederal government's most ambitious health care survey. I recommAndit for those interested in improving the quality of data availableto those who formulate policy." (John K. Iglehart, founding editor,Health Affairs) "I enjoyed reading this book. Thanks to the major investment inhealth expAnditure and insurance surveys and the increasinglysophisticated analytic capacity described in this volume, policyofficials now have a much more precise and up-to-date understandingof the implications of policy choices." (Karen Davis, president,The Commonwealth Fund; developed President Carter's 1977 nationalhealth reform proposal) "Thoughtful and informed reflections on the lessons learned byNMES. Provides sound guidance and procedures required to addressthe Anduring policy questions of Who's covered? Who pays?, and Howmuch? in the emerging U.S. health care environment of the future."(Lu Ann Aday, professor of behavioral sciences and management andpolicy sciences, the University of Texas School of Public Health;and author, Designing and Conducting Health Surveys, FourthEdition)Table of ContentsForeword. Preface and Acknowledgments. The Editors. The Contributors. Introduction (A. Monheit & R. Wilson). PAST CHALLLENGES AND CURRENT ISSUES. National Medical ExpAnditure Surveys: Genesis and Rationale (R.Andersen & O. Anderson). Modeling Consumer and Provider Behavior: The First NationalExpenditure Study (G. Wilensky). The Provider System and the Changing Locus of Expenditure Data:Survey Strategies from Fee-for-Service to Managed Care (J. Cohen& A. Taylor). SOURCES OF PAYMENT AND THE STRUCTURE OF HEALTH INSURANCE. Examining Health Insurance Differences: Issues of Public Equity andCost Efficiency (P. Short). Health Insurance, Employment, and the Labor Market (A.Monheit). VULNERABLE POPULATIONS: HEALTH CARE AND MEASURES OF ACCESS. The National ExpAnditure Surveys and Studies of Access to Care byVulnerable Populations (M. Berk). Evaluating Medicare and Medicaid: The Yield in Information from theNational Medical Expenditure Surveys (J. Kasper). SURVEY METHODS, BUDGET CONSTRAINTS, AND OPERATIONAL ISSUES. Better Estimates of Populations at Risk and More EfficientSampling: Changing Survey Design Strategies over Time (S.Cohen). Continuity Versus Change: Challenges in Designing a SuccessorSurvey (D. Walden). Survey Integration and End-of-Century Constraints (R.Arnett). THE ROLE OF NATIONAL DATA IN POLICY FORMULATION. Health System Reform Debates and Medical Expenditure Surveys (L.Nichols). Name Index. Subject Index.

    £69.26

  • Raising Standards in American Health Care

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Raising Standards in American Health Care

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTo thrive in the highly competitive health care marketplace,organizations must consistently demonstrate their ability tocontain costs, improve quality, and increase customer satisfaction.In Raising Standards in American Health Care, nationally acclaimedhealth care management expert V. Clay Sherman shows managers andexecutives how to utilize the powerful management force ofstrategic standardization to overcome the most common barriers tothese challenges-and increase competitive advantage. Sherman gives us many embraceable ideas to work with, and hismessage remains solid: our health care organizations must betransformed by standardizing best practices. This is a refreshing,even exciting approach to the very foundation of setting newstandards for health care excellence.--William G. Gonzalez, chiefhealth system officer, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; Top 100Hospitals Winner 1994, 1995, 1998; America''s Top 100 IntegratedHealth Care Systems Winner 1998Trade Review"Sherman gives us many embraceable ideas to work with, and hismessage remains solid: our health care organizations must betransformed by standardizing best practices. This is a refreshing,even exciting approach to the very foundation of setting newstandards for health care excellence." (William G. Gonzalez, chiefhealth system officer, Spectrum Health, Grand Rapids, MI; Top 100Hospitals Winner 1994, 1995, 1998; America's Top 100 IntegratedHealth Care Systems Winner 1998) "Sherman has once again brought his unique insight and vision toimproving hospital and health care system management in meetingtoday's challenges of delivering quality health care to betterserve patients." (Terry TownsAnd, president and CEO, TheAssociation of Texas Hospitals and Health Care Organizations) "Sherman is sending America's health care leadership a toughmessage, and it's on target. As an industry we need to do a betterjob for our patients, our physicians, and our associates, andClay's book tells us how. A must read for tomorrow's leader."(Richard R. Risk, president and CEO, Advocate Health Care System,Chicago, IL) "This book challenged me as it will the entire health careindustry. I found myself applauding Dr. Sherman's insightfulanalyses and practical how-to solutions. Employer coalitions . . .are in a position to . . . raise the standards of management andultimately the care that patients receive." (Gregg O. Lehman,president and CEO, National Business Coalition on Health) "Raising Standards in American Health Care ranks among the mostchallenging, practical business management books I've ever read.Great ideas are only the start . . . the real benefit comes fromgetting the book off the shelf and using it as a step-by-step guidefor hospital success." (Mark C. Clement, president and CEO, HolyCross Hospital, Chicago, IL, 1998 Global Best Practices Award forCustomer Satisfaction) "Exciting, visionary, and indisputable." (Audie G. Lewis, author,The Year 2000 Health Care Survival Guide)

    1 in stock

    £55.76

  • Beyond Managed Care How Consumers and Technology

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Beyond Managed Care How Consumers and Technology

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisTrade Review"Picks up where Paul Starr's Social Transformation of AmericanMedicine left off, and will soon become a classic of equalstature." --nne Ladd, product manager, Physician Market,Micromedex, Englewood, Colorado "The authors will enlighten and entertain you--and challenge yourcurrent mental model of health care. Their discussion of theInternet and clinical information technology is worth the price ofthe book." --Leland R. Kaiser, president, Kaiser Consulting,Brighton, Colorado "A thorough review of a complex subject, and done in a way that iseasily accessible. The scenarios represent a valuable startingpoint for health care leaders to begin to dialogue and learn aboutwhere health care may be headed." --John Koster, M.D., senior vicepresident/chief medical officer, Sisters of Providence HealthSystem, Seattle, Washington "Provides great historical perspective on the changes that healthcare has experienced, but more important, it sets the stage for thefuture. It puts together a compelling case and several excitingscenarios to move us to a new reality." --Kathryn E. Johnson, CEO,The Health Forum, San Francisco, California "Offers valuable insights about where healthcare is headed. Thefour scenarios offer food for thought and represent a valuableplanning tool for medical groups and others in healthcare."--Patrick A. Hinton, executive director, Jacksonville OrthopaedicInstitute, Jacksonville, Florida "This easy-to-read book will appeal to physicians and otherinterested in becoming more knowledgeable about the social,political, and economic problems facing medical practice Especiallyuseful are the book's discussions of various actual and proposedpayment plans...worth a quick read." (The Permenente Journal,Winter/01)Table of ContentsForeword by Leland Kaiser. Acknowledgements. Preface. The Authors. LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE PAST TWO DECADES. Twenty Years of Health Care Revolution: A Look Back. The Maturing of Managed Care. FINANCIAL RESOURCES AVAILABLE TO FUND HEALTH CARE. The Dynamics of the Health Care Marketplace. How Health Care SpAnding Will Develop: TrAnds from 2000 to2005. Who Pays for Benefits and Who Receives Them. EXTERNAL FACTORS INFLUENCING THE HEALTH CARE MARKETPLACE OF THEFUTURE. The Growing Role of Consumers. The Changing Face of America. The Meaning of the Internet and Information Technology. The Impact of Genetic Research, New Drugs, and Advances in MedicalTechnology. TrAnds in Consolidation, Ownership, and Capacity. The Effect of Changes in Public Policy. The Potential of Different Payment System Models. BEYOND MANAGED CARE: SCENARIOS FOR THE FUTURE. Four Health Care Scenarios. Learning from Analysis of the Four Scenarios. References. Index.

    1 in stock

    £58.46

  • Health Care Strategy for Uncertain Times

    John Wiley & Sons Inc Health Care Strategy for Uncertain Times

    Book SynopsisAn AHA Press/Jossey--Bass Publication Learn to reconceptualize strategy development in today's uncertain environment. This book introduces three specific techniques----scenario planning, decision analysis, and game theory---- that have been developed in the corporate world and tailored to the unique needs of the health care industry.Trade Review"The authors are real experts in planning, and it shows. They havecombined four powerful ingredients-decades of experience, awillingness to challenge conventional thinking, an approach that issimultaneously analytical and intuitive, and great clarity ofexpression-into a book that will reinvigorate planning in healthcare." (Lawrence D. Prybil, assistant dean and professor, Collegeof Public Health, University of Iowa) "Strategic planning is never easy, especially in chaotic times,With this book in hand, health care leaders--boards of trustees inparticular--will be much better equipped to fulfill their criticalresponsibility of setting sound strategic direction." (Rev. MichaelD. Place, president/CEO, Catholic Health Association, St. Louis,Missouri) "This insightful book provides original and practical direction tohealth care executives to develop meaningful strategy in a time ofuncertainty. Read it before you initiate your next planningproject." (Paul Maddrell, senior vice president, corporatestrategy, Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Chicago, Illinois) "Health Care Strategy for Uncertain Times is state of the art, tothe point, and will be useful not only for beginners who arelooking for assistance, but also for those who are experienced inhealth care strategic planning." (Jeffrey A. Rivest, executive vicepresident and COO, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia)Table of ContentsIntroduction. Understanding Risk and Uncertainty. Strategy Formulation in Health Care. Reducing Planning Risks through an Environmental Assessment. Envisioning the Future through Planning Assumptions. Tools to Address Uncertainty. Defining Strategic Intent. Developing Strategies and Measures of Success. Financial Planning in an Era of Uncertainty. Ensuring Success in Implementation. Summary and Conclusions. Glossary of Terms. References. Suggested Reading.

    £52.16

  • Hysterectomy  Exploring Your Options

    John Hopkins University Press Hysterectomy Exploring Your Options

    2 in stock

    Book Synopsis

    2 in stock

    £11.88

  • Health  Canadian Society 3E

    University of Toronto Press Health Canadian Society 3E

    1 in stock

    Book SynopsisThe standard textbook on the sociology of health in Canada, it provides an overview of social and political issues. 95% of the contributions are new to this edition.

    1 in stock

    £36.90

  • Youre Doing it Wrong  Mothering Media and Medical

    Rutgers University Press Youre Doing it Wrong Mothering Media and Medical

    Book SynopsisInvestigates the storied history of mothering advice in the media, from the newspapers, magazines, doctors' records and personal papers of the nineteenth-century to today's websites, Facebook groups and Instagram feeds. Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan find surprising parallels between today's experts and their Victorian counterparts.Trade Review“Through analyses of historical and contemporary cases, especially the careful study of social media and smart phone apps, Johnson and Quinlan raise important questions about expertise and power relations in defining the good mother.” -- Rima D. Apple * author of Perfect Motherhood: Science and Childbearing in America *"You're Doing It Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise is a rare mix of historical, sociological, and media analysis that sheds light on the processes by which motherhood gets defined. We get a glimpse of the historical underpinnings of our relationship with medical expertise, and how media outlets create cultural consensus about mothering (if they do)." -- Julie Des Jardins * author of Women and the Historical Enterprise in America: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory *“Combining historical insights and of-the-minute analyses of social media platforms, Johnson and Quinlan persuasively argue for a rethinking of what we “know” about expertise and the often-fraught journey of early motherhood.” -- Kristin Celello * co-editor of Domestic Tensions, National Anxieties *“'You’re Doing It Wrong': the century-old roots of mom-shaming," by Anna North * Vox *"An amazingly refreshing look back at how the medical advice given in relation to raising children has changed over the ages. It really helps to put everything into perspective, and makes you realize…we probably aren’t doing such a bad job after all!" * Motherhood: The Real Deal *Defining Moments podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://woub.org/2019/06/24/post-partum-care-baby-milestones-and-mothering-historical-and-contemporary-challenges/ * Defining Moments *Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://mrdad.com/positiveparenting-afn/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-stress-switch/ * Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast *"A Tongue-in-Cheek History of Infertility" https://www.momcavetv.com/history-of-infertility/ * MomCave *"Psychologists Off The Clock" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Psychologists Off The Clock podcast *Self-care Series: Margaret M. Quinlan QA https://www.andbreathepostnatal.com/blog/2019/09/14/self-care-series-margaret-quinlan * & Breathe Post-Natal *“Yes, We Will Revise that RR”: Birthing and Writing in the “Publish-or-Perish” Paradigm – Guest Post http://theprofessorisin.com/2019/09/23/yes-we-will-revise-that-rr-birthing-and-writing-in-the-publish-or-perish-paradigm-guest-post/ * The Professor is In *Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise” https://engendered.us/episode-67-bethany-johnson-and-maggie-quinlan-on-youre-doing-it-wrong-mothering-media-and-medical-expertise/?fbclid=IwAR2HBiS9zhPmFNBD4hx6QBwWTHYJJ_V94S9HqhLerEqi33tAKJ69MzqI1fc * Engendered podcast *"Empowered Health" podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://empoweredhealthshow.com/ep-28-mothering-crowdsourcing-advice-and-judgment-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-and-bethany-johnson/ * Empowered Health podast *"The Pressures of Being a “Perfect Mom” and Information Overload: Author researcher Dr. Margaret Quinlan shares insights on this age-old feeling nearly every mom experiences" https://www.drstevesilvestro.com/the-pressures-of-being-a-perfect-mom-information-overwhelm-with-dr-margaret-quinlan * Dr. Steve Silvestro *“You’re Doing it Wrong” — The Long History of Mom Shaming https://www.healthline.com/health-news/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-problem-with-social-media-influencers-and-parenting * Healthline *"Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting Politics" podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan http://dcs.megaphone.fm/POD1018577234.mp3?key=484bc6c633d79e6845237ce5173862e2 * Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics *"Mtherhood in the media: an interview with Margaret Quinlan - Episode 199" https://parentingbytes.com/motherhood-is-hard-margaret-quinlan/ * Parenting Bytes *"You're Doing it Wrong! (Not!!)" The Happy Student podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-student/id1180759474 * The Happy Student podcast *NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.buzzsprout.com/291095/1892564 * NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast *"Masters in Parenting Podcast" interview with Bethany Johnson https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/podcast/masters-in-parenting-episode-32/ * Chicago Parent *"'You’re Doing It Wrong' Authors Dicuss Infertility" by Yasmine Singh https://lifeontheup.com/2019/11/08/youre-doing-it-wrong-authors-dicuss-infertility/ * Life on the Up *"Eugenics Theory, Better Baby Contests, and the Formation of Modern Parenting Advice" by Patrick A. Coleman https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/eugenics-history-parenting-advice/ * Fatherly *"Johnson and Quinlan offer a superb analysis of historical and contemporary renderings of both the lay and expert advice mothers receive." * Women & Language *Margaret Quinlan interview on Birth Words podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infertility-ii/id1470817610?i=1000457784715 * Birth Words *"Motherhood Has Never Been More Complicated — Here’s How to Simplify It" by Laura Donovan * She Knows *"You're Doing It Wrong! with Bethany L. JohnsonThe Can't Make This Up History Podcast" * They Can't Make This Up History Podcast *Academic Minute: New Mother Challenges interview with Margaret Quinlan https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2020/02/13/new-mother-challenges * Inside Higher Education - Academic Minute *"Experiencing the Unimaginable: Part II: Pregnancy loss," by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202002/experiencing-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *Under the Covers interview with Bethany Johnson https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/under-the-covers-with-bethany-johnson/#more-1582 * Under the Covers podcast *"Part III: When Someone Experiences the Unimaginable: Premature Birth and Child Loss" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202003/part-iii-when-someone-experiences-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *"EPISODE 91: MARGARET QUINLAN BETHANY JOHNSON: SOCIAL MEDIA MOTHERING" https://momdeconstructed.com/ep91/ * Mom Deconstructed Podcast *The Weekly Ritual interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * The Weekly Ritual *Mable + Moxie interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * Mable + Moxie *"Postpartum During a Pandemic: Postpartum is already challenging. What about COVID-19?" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202004/postpartum-during-pandemic#_=_ * Psychology Today *"You’re doing it wrong: a conversation with Margaret Quinlan" https://www.expectingmore.org/2020/05/05/youre-doing-it-wrong-a-conversation-with-margaret-quinlan/ * Expecting More *"The Story with Charu" interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/The-Story-with-Charu-p1264598/ * The Story with Charu podcast *"[You're Doing it Wrong!] made me stop to think about the advice I give and the unsolicited advice I receive. Reading the book also made me more mindful of instances where I’ve judged someone else for the parenting decisions they’ve made." * Thistle Bee *"QC Life interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret Quinlan" https://qclife.wbtv.com/youre-doing-it-wrong/ * QC Life *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 1" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-1/ * Puckermom, Part 1 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 2" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-2/ * Puckermom, Part 2 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 3" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-3/ * Puckermom, Part 3 *"New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies" interview with Bethany L. Johnson https://newbooksnetwork.com/b-l-johnson-and-m-m-quinlan-youre-doing-it-wrong%E2%80%AFmothering-media-and-medical-expertise-rutgers-up-2019/ * New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies *"“You’re Doing It Wrong!”: An Interview with Margaret M. Quinlan Bethany Johnson http://www.muthamagazine.com/2020/06/youre-doing-it-wrong-an-interview-with-margaret-m-quinlan-bethany-johnson/ * Mutha Magazine *"Ep. 14 – Mothering: Are We Doing It Wrong? – Bethany Johnson Margaret Quinlan" https://momafterhours.com/2020/07/02/ep-14-mothering-are-we-doing-it-wrong-bethany-johnson-margaret-quinlan/ * Mom After Hours podcast *"How Social Media Influences Your Motherhood with Authors Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan of You're Doing it Wrong!" https://generationmom.lnk.to/Number1MomPodcastWE * Generation Mom *"Mother Honestly podcast interview - The Historical Construction of Motherhood, Infertility, and Women’s Health with Dr. Margaret Quinlan (Ph.D)" https://motherhonestly.com/2020/07/28/the-historical-construction-of-motherhood-infertility-and-womens-health-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-ph-d/ * Mother Honestly podcast *"Episode 11: You're Doing It Wrong!" https://www.mightylittles.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Mighty Littles podcast *Dr. Wendy Walsh interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-08-02-no-moms-youre-not-doing-it-wrong/ * Dr. Wendy Walsh *BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" - episoide "Belarus Protests, Conspiracy Theories, Mom-Shaming" http://www.byuradio.org/episode/3e66e302-21fc-421b-95f2-740c03e551f0/top-of-mind-with-julie-rose-belarus-protests-conspiracy-theories-mom-shaming?playhead=3164autoplay=true * BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" *"A Conversation with Margaret M. Quinlan" https://literarymama.com/articles/departments/2020/07/a-conversation-with-margaret-m-quinlan * Literary Mama *"Most importantly, [Johnson and Quinlan] dedicate chapters to health scares that parents often face—surrounding preconception, fertility, pregnancy and birth, the postpartum period, infant loss, and early childhood rearing—and discuss how related medical, technical, and nontraditional (what the authors term 'lay expert') advice is frequently contradictory and confusing. What it means to be a good mother may be less clear in a socially opinionated environment that offers varied levels of expert advice; however, the pressure to be a good mother is quite transparent. Recommended." * Choice *"This book is the perfect marriage of research, personal experiences, and interviews. It is well-written, thoughtful, relatable, and most importantly — enjoyable to read! I appreciated how inclusive the writing is. It will surely make you stop to think about the advice you give and the unsolicited advice you receive. We could all be a little more mindful and less judgmental." * LilHuman *WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" interview * WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" *The is Infertility podcast interview * This is Infertility podcast *"Fresh Take: You're Doing It Wrong! (with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan)" * What the Fresh Hell podcast *"It's Time to Leave the Term 'Pregnancy Brain' Behind" * InStyle Magazine *"'People are at their breaking points' | Pandemic brings new obstacles for working mothers" * WCNC Charlotte *"Our Society Has Been Shaming Moms For Centuries" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Maggie M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 1) *"Save Your Advice and Offer Support Instead" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 2) *"Baby formula shortage leaves local parents scrambling" * WSOC-TV *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Photographs Part I: Conception and (In)fertility Introduction Chapter 1: On Preconception, the Beginning of the Life-cycle of Early Motherhood Chapter 2: A State of Mind?: Fertility Treatment(s) and Expertise Part II: Pregnancy and Birth Chapter 3: Red Underwear, Genes and Monstrosity: Pregnancy, Behavior and Intergenerational Impact Chapter 4: “You Women Will Have to Fight for It”: Twilight Sleep and Transactional Childbirth Expertise in 20th-century America Part III: The Postpartum Period; The “Fourth Trimester” Chapter 5: “One of the Most Curious Charities in the World”: Infant Incubation as Sideshow and/or Medical Specialty Chapter 6: Not Just Baby Blues: Historical Realities and Social Media Accounts of Postpartum Care Today Part IV: Infant Loss and Early Childhood Chapter 7: Memento Mori in the Victorian Era and on Social Media: The “Right” (Way) to Grieve Chapter 8: “Better Babies:” Early 20th-century Scientific Babyhood and Constructions of 21st-century Infancy on Instagram Conclusion Methodological Appendix Master Reference List Selected Bibliography Index

    £26.09

  • Youre Doing it Wrong  Mothering Media and Medical

    Rutgers University Press Youre Doing it Wrong Mothering Media and Medical

    Book SynopsisInvestigates the storied history of mothering advice in the media, from the newspapers, magazines, doctors' records and personal papers of the nineteenth-century to today's websites, Facebook groups and Instagram feeds. Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan find surprising parallels between today's experts and their Victorian counterparts.Trade Review“Through analyses of historical and contemporary cases, especially the careful study of social media and smart phone apps, Johnson and Quinlan raise important questions about expertise and power relations in defining the good mother.” -- Rima D. Apple * author of Perfect Motherhood: Science and Childbearing in America *"You're Doing It Wrong!: Mothering, Media, and Medical Expertise is a rare mix of historical, sociological, and media analysis that sheds light on the processes by which motherhood gets defined. We get a glimpse of the historical underpinnings of our relationship with medical expertise, and how media outlets create cultural consensus about mothering (if they do)." -- Julie Des Jardins * author of Women and the Historical Enterprise in America: Gender, Race, and the Politics of Memory *“Combining historical insights and of-the-minute analyses of social media platforms, Johnson and Quinlan persuasively argue for a rethinking of what we “know” about expertise and the often-fraught journey of early motherhood.” -- Kristin Celello * co-editor of Domestic Tensions, National Anxieties *“'You’re Doing It Wrong': the century-old roots of mom-shaming," by Anna North * Vox *"An amazingly refreshing look back at how the medical advice given in relation to raising children has changed over the ages. It really helps to put everything into perspective, and makes you realize…we probably aren’t doing such a bad job after all!" * Motherhood: The Real Deal *Defining Moments podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://woub.org/2019/06/24/post-partum-care-baby-milestones-and-mothering-historical-and-contemporary-challenges/ * Defining Moments *Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://mrdad.com/positiveparenting-afn/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-stress-switch/ * Mr. Dad "Positive Parenting" podcast *"A Tongue-in-Cheek History of Infertility" https://www.momcavetv.com/history-of-infertility/ * MomCave *"Psychologists Off The Clock" podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.offtheclockpsych.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Psychologists Off The Clock podcast *Self-care Series: Margaret M. Quinlan QA https://www.andbreathepostnatal.com/blog/2019/09/14/self-care-series-margaret-quinlan * & Breathe Post-Natal *“Yes, We Will Revise that RR”: Birthing and Writing in the “Publish-or-Perish” Paradigm – Guest Post http://theprofessorisin.com/2019/09/23/yes-we-will-revise-that-rr-birthing-and-writing-in-the-publish-or-perish-paradigm-guest-post/ * The Professor is In *Episode 67: Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan on “You’re Doing It Wrong! Mothering, Media and Medical Expertise” https://engendered.us/episode-67-bethany-johnson-and-maggie-quinlan-on-youre-doing-it-wrong-mothering-media-and-medical-expertise/?fbclid=IwAR2HBiS9zhPmFNBD4hx6QBwWTHYJJ_V94S9HqhLerEqi33tAKJ69MzqI1fc * Engendered podcast *"Empowered Health" podcast interview with Bethany L. Johnson and Margaret M. Quinlan https://empoweredhealthshow.com/ep-28-mothering-crowdsourcing-advice-and-judgment-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-and-bethany-johnson/ * Empowered Health podast *"The Pressures of Being a “Perfect Mom” and Information Overload: Author researcher Dr. Margaret Quinlan shares insights on this age-old feeling nearly every mom experiences" https://www.drstevesilvestro.com/the-pressures-of-being-a-perfect-mom-information-overwhelm-with-dr-margaret-quinlan * Dr. Steve Silvestro *“You’re Doing it Wrong” — The Long History of Mom Shaming https://www.healthline.com/health-news/youre-doing-it-wrong-the-problem-with-social-media-influencers-and-parenting * Healthline *"Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting Politics" podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan http://dcs.megaphone.fm/POD1018577234.mp3?key=484bc6c633d79e6845237ce5173862e2 * Common Sense Pregnancy, Parenting & Politics *"Mtherhood in the media: an interview with Margaret Quinlan - Episode 199" https://parentingbytes.com/motherhood-is-hard-margaret-quinlan/ * Parenting Bytes *"You're Doing it Wrong! (Not!!)" The Happy Student podcast interview with Margaret Quinlan https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/the-happy-student/id1180759474 * The Happy Student podcast *NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan https://www.buzzsprout.com/291095/1892564 * NYSSA: The Unmentionables podcast *"Masters in Parenting Podcast" interview with Bethany Johnson https://www.chicagoparent.com/learn/podcast/masters-in-parenting-episode-32/ * Chicago Parent *"'You’re Doing It Wrong' Authors Dicuss Infertility" by Yasmine Singh https://lifeontheup.com/2019/11/08/youre-doing-it-wrong-authors-dicuss-infertility/ * Life on the Up *"Eugenics Theory, Better Baby Contests, and the Formation of Modern Parenting Advice" by Patrick A. Coleman https://www.fatherly.com/love-money/eugenics-history-parenting-advice/ * Fatherly *"Johnson and Quinlan offer a superb analysis of historical and contemporary renderings of both the lay and expert advice mothers receive." * Women & Language *Margaret Quinlan interview on Birth Words podcast https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/infertility-ii/id1470817610?i=1000457784715 * Birth Words *"Motherhood Has Never Been More Complicated — Here’s How to Simplify It" by Laura Donovan * She Knows *"You're Doing It Wrong! with Bethany L. JohnsonThe Can't Make This Up History Podcast" * They Can't Make This Up History Podcast *Academic Minute: New Mother Challenges interview with Margaret Quinlan https://www.insidehighered.com/audio/2020/02/13/new-mother-challenges * Inside Higher Education - Academic Minute *"Experiencing the Unimaginable: Part II: Pregnancy loss," by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202002/experiencing-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *Under the Covers interview with Bethany Johnson https://charlottereaderspodcast.com/under-the-covers-with-bethany-johnson/#more-1582 * Under the Covers podcast *"Part III: When Someone Experiences the Unimaginable: Premature Birth and Child Loss" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202003/part-iii-when-someone-experiences-the-unimaginable * Psychology Today *"EPISODE 91: MARGARET QUINLAN BETHANY JOHNSON: SOCIAL MEDIA MOTHERING" https://momdeconstructed.com/ep91/ * Mom Deconstructed Podcast *The Weekly Ritual interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * The Weekly Ritual *Mable + Moxie interview with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan * Mable + Moxie *"Postpartum During a Pandemic: Postpartum is already challenging. What about COVID-19?" by Margaret M. Quinlan and Bethany Johnson https://www.psychologytoday.com/us/blog/medical-humanities-mamas/202004/postpartum-during-pandemic#_=_ * Psychology Today *"You’re doing it wrong: a conversation with Margaret Quinlan" https://www.expectingmore.org/2020/05/05/youre-doing-it-wrong-a-conversation-with-margaret-quinlan/ * Expecting More *"The Story with Charu" interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://tunein.com/podcasts/Arts--Culture-Podcasts/The-Story-with-Charu-p1264598/ * The Story with Charu podcast *"[You're Doing it Wrong!] made me stop to think about the advice I give and the unsolicited advice I receive. Reading the book also made me more mindful of instances where I’ve judged someone else for the parenting decisions they’ve made." * Thistle Bee *"QC Life interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret Quinlan" https://qclife.wbtv.com/youre-doing-it-wrong/ * QC Life *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 1" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-1/ * Puckermom, Part 1 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 2" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-2/ * Puckermom, Part 2 *"You’re Doing It All Wrong – Quarantined Authors Part 3" https://www.puckermom.com/video/youre-doing-it-all-wrong-quarantined-authors-part-3/ * Puckermom, Part 3 *"New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies" interview with Bethany L. Johnson https://newbooksnetwork.com/b-l-johnson-and-m-m-quinlan-youre-doing-it-wrong%E2%80%AFmothering-media-and-medical-expertise-rutgers-up-2019/ * New Books Network - New Books in Gender Studies *"“You’re Doing It Wrong!”: An Interview with Margaret M. Quinlan Bethany Johnson http://www.muthamagazine.com/2020/06/youre-doing-it-wrong-an-interview-with-margaret-m-quinlan-bethany-johnson/ * Mutha Magazine *"Ep. 14 – Mothering: Are We Doing It Wrong? – Bethany Johnson Margaret Quinlan" https://momafterhours.com/2020/07/02/ep-14-mothering-are-we-doing-it-wrong-bethany-johnson-margaret-quinlan/ * Mom After Hours podcast *"How Social Media Influences Your Motherhood with Authors Bethany Johnson and Maggie Quinlan of You're Doing it Wrong!" https://generationmom.lnk.to/Number1MomPodcastWE * Generation Mom *"Mother Honestly podcast interview - The Historical Construction of Motherhood, Infertility, and Women’s Health with Dr. Margaret Quinlan (Ph.D)" https://motherhonestly.com/2020/07/28/the-historical-construction-of-motherhood-infertility-and-womens-health-with-dr-margaret-quinlan-ph-d/ * Mother Honestly podcast *"Episode 11: You're Doing It Wrong!" https://www.mightylittles.com/podcast/youre-doing-it-wrong * Mighty Littles podcast *Dr. Wendy Walsh interview with Margaret M. Quinlan https://www.iheart.com/content/2020-08-02-no-moms-youre-not-doing-it-wrong/ * Dr. Wendy Walsh *BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" - episoide "Belarus Protests, Conspiracy Theories, Mom-Shaming" http://www.byuradio.org/episode/3e66e302-21fc-421b-95f2-740c03e551f0/top-of-mind-with-julie-rose-belarus-protests-conspiracy-theories-mom-shaming?playhead=3164autoplay=true * BYURadio, "Top of Mind with Julie Rose" *"A Conversation with Margaret M. Quinlan" https://literarymama.com/articles/departments/2020/07/a-conversation-with-margaret-m-quinlan * Literary Mama *"Most importantly, [Johnson and Quinlan] dedicate chapters to health scares that parents often face—surrounding preconception, fertility, pregnancy and birth, the postpartum period, infant loss, and early childhood rearing—and discuss how related medical, technical, and nontraditional (what the authors term 'lay expert') advice is frequently contradictory and confusing. What it means to be a good mother may be less clear in a socially opinionated environment that offers varied levels of expert advice; however, the pressure to be a good mother is quite transparent. Recommended." * Choice *"This book is the perfect marriage of research, personal experiences, and interviews. It is well-written, thoughtful, relatable, and most importantly — enjoyable to read! I appreciated how inclusive the writing is. It will surely make you stop to think about the advice you give and the unsolicited advice you receive. We could all be a little more mindful and less judgmental." * LilHuman *WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" interview * WSGE Radio - "For Your Health and Wellbeing" *The is Infertility podcast interview * This is Infertility podcast *"Fresh Take: You're Doing It Wrong! (with Bethany Johnson and Margaret Quinlan)" * What the Fresh Hell podcast *"It's Time to Leave the Term 'Pregnancy Brain' Behind" * InStyle Magazine *"'People are at their breaking points' | Pandemic brings new obstacles for working mothers" * WCNC Charlotte *"Our Society Has Been Shaming Moms For Centuries" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Maggie M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 1) *"Save Your Advice and Offer Support Instead" interview with Bethany Johnson and Dr. Margaret M. Quinlan * Distraction Podcast (part 2) *"Baby formula shortage leaves local parents scrambling" * WSOC-TV *Table of ContentsContents Acknowledgements List of Photographs Part I: Conception and (In)fertility Introduction Chapter 1: On Preconception, the Beginning of the Life-cycle of Early Motherhood Chapter 2: A State of Mind?: Fertility Treatment(s) and Expertise Part II: Pregnancy and Birth Chapter 3: Red Underwear, Genes and Monstrosity: Pregnancy, Behavior and Intergenerational Impact Chapter 4: “You Women Will Have to Fight for It”: Twilight Sleep and Transactional Childbirth Expertise in 20th-century America Part III: The Postpartum Period; The “Fourth Trimester” Chapter 5: “One of the Most Curious Charities in the World”: Infant Incubation as Sideshow and/or Medical Specialty Chapter 6: Not Just Baby Blues: Historical Realities and Social Media Accounts of Postpartum Care Today Part IV: Infant Loss and Early Childhood Chapter 7: Memento Mori in the Victorian Era and on Social Media: The “Right” (Way) to Grieve Chapter 8: “Better Babies:” Early 20th-century Scientific Babyhood and Constructions of 21st-century Infancy on Instagram Conclusion Methodological Appendix Master Reference List Selected Bibliography Index

    £105.40

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