Health & Wellbeing Books

Book Synopsis'I wish I had this book growing up' - Emma Lucy Knowles, author of The Power of Crystal Healing'A must-read for all!" - Louise Boyce, mamastillgotit'An honest, inspiring and helpful guide' - Nana Acheampong, styledbynana*******Part manifesto, part guide to harnessing the power of self-love and body positivity.Felicity Hayward - curve model and founder of the online movement #SelfLoveBringsBeauty - is a leading voice for change within the UK's fashion industry. Rooted in her own personal journey navigating the fashion world, Felicity's debut book is a joyful and powerful guide to how you can take control of your own self-image and learn to love your true and authentic self.From dispelling harmful body myths to finding your own unique style, tips for mental self-care to navigating toxic social media, Felicity shares her own highs and lows and gives practical, actionable advice to achieve true body confidence.Inspirational, frank and funny, Felicity shows you that only by embracing your 'flaws' can you redefine what beauty means to you.Trade Review'Felicity crafts with fun, colour and energy a body positivity guide that can be digested with ease and magic. I wish I had this book growing up - but the beauty of this book is that we get to go back and fall in love with ourselves all over again!' - Emma Lucy Knowles, author of The Power of Crystal Healing'A must-read for all!' - Louise Boyce, @mamastillgotit'An honest, inspiring and helpful guide to self-love and building self-confidence.' - Nana Acheampong, @styledbynanaFelicity is a force of nature and this book will make one hell of an impact. She is eternally the best friend you always wish you had and you end this book feeling more comfortable in your skin than when you started, a triumph! - Glyn Fussell, co-founder of Sink the Pink and author of Manifesto for Misfits'... A book for everyone to learn the secret to big booty love.' - Jayde Adams, comedian

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Book Synopsis'Life is too short to waste time on second-class ambitions. Go for the big ones.' Now in his late seventies, Sir Ranulph Fiennes looks back on a lifetime of exploration, and draws powerful, inspiring lessons that we can all use when faced by the tribulations of everyday life. Having crossed both Polar ice caps on foot, climbed Everest and the Eiger, served in the SAS and circumnavigated the world along its polar axis - a 53,000 mile odyssey that has never been repeated - 'Ran' looks back from the summit of an incredible life and teaches us how to: - Learn self-discipline, and master fear - Plan for success, and make your own luck - Learn from failure and strive to succeed - Keep going, whatever life throws at you

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Book SynopsisSpend just 15 MINUTES in the kitchen for TASTY & SATISFYING MEALS under 600 caloriesSlimming has never been so easy. Discover 100+ new simple recipes which can be either prepped or cooked in just 15 minutes, so you don't have to spend your life in the kitchen.Packed with creative ways to save time cooking, you'll find recipes which are ready in a flash for breakfast on-the-go, or speedy midweek dinners for busy evenings. There are also life-changing ideas for 'speedy-prep, slow cook' meals which you can whack in a slow-cooker (or oven on low) in the morning, so you can come home to a delicious feast after a long day.And when you're in meal-prep mode there are plans for batch cooking at the weekend so you can cook once for speedy meals all week; and recipes which are perfect for popping in a freezer bag for quick reheating on another day.And for days when you're in need of a treat, you'll find brand new recipes for Latoyah's signature fakeaway fast-food recipes, and ideas for quick desserts, cakes and bakes to satisfy your sweet tooth in minutes.

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Book SynopsisHi, I'm Lisa, and I want to give the word 'budget' a makeover! For most people, the very thought of budgeting makes them want to run a mile. It suggests restriction, going without and only buying the cheapest of the cheap. But at its best, budgeting can mean making smart decisions, planning your spending carefully and having plenty left over for treats.Growing up, I absorbed so many toxic ideas that when I became an adult, I started modelling unhealthy financial behaviours myself, living paycheck to paycheck with little regard for saving.During the December 2021 lockdown, I came across the phenomenon of 'cash-stuffing' on TikTok, where you withdraw your spending money weekly or monthly and divvy it up into sections of a binder. With nothing to lose, and knowing I needed to change my habits, I ordered my binder and started portioning out my notes. And less than a year later, more than 188,000 of you are on this journey with me at @mumwhobudgets! I want to help each and every one of you to get on top of your spending and feel more confident with money.In this book I will: - share my personal journey with you, to show how important the way we talk about and behave with money is - explore how to put together a budget that is realistic for you and your family- break down the cash-stuffing method in detail to arm you with all the tools you need to get startedSo what are you waiting for? Dive in and open up that binder, because it's time to BUDGET HAPPY.READERS LOVE BUDGET HAPPY'It will get you on the right track to help with money goals' *****'A great guide into how to get started with budgeting' *****'Hands down the best budget book I have read' *****'Amazing book, only wish I bought it sooner' *****'Would recommend to everyone' *****'Has really changed how I spend my money already' *****

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Book SynopsisHi, I'm Lisa, and I want to give the word 'budget' a makeover! For most people, the very thought of budgeting makes them want to run a mile. It suggests restriction, going without and only buying the cheapest of the cheap. But at its best, budgeting can mean making smart decisions, planning your spending carefully and having plenty left over for treats.Growing up, I absorbed so many toxic ideas that when I became an adult, I started modelling unhealthy financial behaviours myself, living paycheck to paycheck with little regard for saving.During the December 2021 lockdown, I came across the phenomenon of 'cash-stuffing' on TikTok, where you withdraw your spending money weekly or monthly and divvy it up into sections of a binder. With nothing to lose, and knowing I needed to change my habits, I ordered my binder and started portioning out my notes. And less than a year later, more than 188,000 of you are on this journey with me at @mumwhobudgets! I want to help each and every one of you to get on top of your spending and feel more confident with money.In this book I will: - share my personal journey with you, to show how important the way we talk about and behave with money is - explore how to put together a budget that is realistic for you and your family- break down the cash-stuffing method in detail to arm you with all the tools you need to get startedSo what are you waiting for? Dive in and open up that binder, because it's time to BUDGET HAPPY.READERS LOVE BUDGET HAPPY'It will get you on the right track to help with money goals' *****'A great guide into how to get started with budgeting' *****'Hands down the best budget book I have read' *****'Amazing book, only wish I bought it sooner' *****'Would recommend to everyone' *****'Has really changed how I spend my money already' *****

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Book SynopsisMatrescene meets the Golden Mole - discover what the animal kingdom expects when it's expecting

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Book Synopsis'I am hopeful for the future, because although nature is in crisis, now is the time for action.'For 70 years, David Attenborough's soothing voice has brought the magic of nature to our TV screens, teaching millions around the world about beautiful animals and the climate crisis that endangers them. David Attenborough Lines to Live By is a celebration of Sir David's impact on the natural world and will inspire everyone to appreciate and protect the fragile world around us.

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Book SynopsisVegetable oils have been regarded as a new generation feedstock that requires strengthening and developing in the near future. In this book, various kinds of seed oil derived feedstock including, moringa oleifera seed oil, neem seed oil, calophyllum inophyllum seed oil, grape seed oil, argan oil and rubber seed oil are introduced in terms of their production, applications and development in a variety of sectors such as industries, healthcare, cosmetics, medicine or functional food, bio-pesticide and biofuels. These uses all bring considerable benefits to the economy, social development and environmental protection. The book content reviews different aspects of refining and applying processes for each seed oil, as well as reveals a number of research results published by the authors of each chapter. Upon further consideration, all these seed oils are categorized as the second generation feedstock; they do not compete with food security and have higher productivity compared to the others. Therefore, they could play a crucial role in making new products like biofuels, green fuels and so on, enhancing the performance of the old products and processes such as synthetic pesticide production, hydraulic or lubricant application. Thus, they either partially or completely replace the improper feedstock, including fossil sources, first generation vegetable oils and fats, to name but a few.

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Book SynopsisResearch and clinical experiences show that people engaging in drug addiction for some years usually embrace severe mental illnesses including schizophrenia, borderline personality disorder, depression and post-traumatic stress disorder. Schizophrenia usually occurs in patients with prolonged use of amphetamine and hallucinogens. Borderline personality disorder commonly happens in female addicts who have experienced abandonment and childhood abuse. On the one hand, drug addiction can be used to cope with symptoms of severe mental illness. On the other hand, prolonged drug addiction can also induce severe mental illness. A close look into individuals with chronic drug addiction usually review that they encounter suffering, hardship and traumas. There are two types of traumas encountered by people with drug addiction. The first one is trauma before drug addiction and substance abuse. Many of them may have suffered through abuse, oppression and abandonment in their lives. Another one is drug led traumas because of psychosocial deprivation and medical problems induced by chronic addiction. In this book, apart from describing a comprehensive model in understanding and interpreting the complexity of trauma, mental illness and drug addiction, this model is applied and illustrated in clients with borderline personality disorder and schizophrenia, drug addiction and those who have experience different forms of trauma. Related psychosocial interventions are also thoroughly discussed.Table of ContentsPreface; Challenges in Working with People with Chronic Drug Addiction; Drug Addiction, Trauma and Mental Illness: Complexity and Comprehensiveness; Understanding and Intervention for People with Drug Addiction, Abandonment Trauma and Borderline Personality Disorder; Understanding and Intervention for People with Drug Addiction Oppression, Abuse and Psychosis; Index.

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Book SynopsisThis book, originally published in 1920, is remarkably yet unsurprisingly still relevant today. It delves into the processes of human nature, from our simple inborn impulses and needs to the most complete fulfillment of these in the deliberate activities of art, science, morality, and religion. This book will give you knowledge of the fundamentals of human nature and a sense of the possibilities and limits these give to human enterprise.

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Book SynopsisThe aim of Volume 11 is to provide evidence on the indicators of fluid distribution and cellular integrity evaluated by nioelectrical impedance analysis in athletes of different performance levels and non-athletes. The second chapter presents a specific examination of the aryl hydrocarbon receptor among xenobiotic receptors, with a commentary on the preventive and therapeutic abilities of lignans against various diseases associated with the aryl hydrocarbon receptor signaling pathway, including cancers, teratogenesis, inflammatory bowel diseases, osteoarthritis, metabolic syndrome and diabetes, allergic diseases, autoimmune diseases, Alzheimer's disease, Parkinson's disease, leukemias and lymphomas. Additionally, the authors discuss scrub typhus, a bacterial disease caused by Orientia tsutsugamushi (O. tsutsugamushi), and how it is recognized as an important cause of fever in Asia. The objective of the next section is to conduct a literature review to identify key risk factors that contribute to the risk of infection and transmission of disease in residential aged care and community care settings. The indications and complications of surgical management of Choanal atresia will be thoroughly illustrated in the followingchapter, mainly focusing on the role of the transnasal endoscopic approach. Recently, a great deal of emphasis has been placed on the creation of more effective drugs for prevention and management of obesity and obesity-related diseases. The penultimate chapter examines the peptide fraction derived from tissue of Antarctic hydrobiont and how it has beneficial effects on the diet induced obesity in rats through the influence on oxidative status, development of inflammation, and disorders of the serotonergic system, which are considered to be the key pathogenic mechanisms of obesity-associated metabolic disturbances. The focus of the final chapter is to describe the demographic, clinical and microbiological characteristics of S. maltophilia infections in pediatric patients during a two year period (2016 to 2018) in a tertiary-care hospital in southern Brazil.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/advances-in-health-and-disease-volume-11/

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Book SynopsisThe U.S. retirement system, and the workers and retirees it was designed to help, face major challenges. Traditional pensions have become much less common, and individuals are increasingly responsible for planning and managing their own retirement savings accounts, such as 401(k) plans. Yet research shows that many households are ill-equipped for this task and have little or no retirement savings. Chapter 1 examines these challenges, drawing from prior work and others' research, as well as insights from a panel of retirement experts on how to better ensure a secure and adequate retirement, with dignity, for all. Chapter 2 examines key challenges U.S. participants face with: (1) unclaimed retirement accounts in the United States, and (2) complying with U.S. tax reporting requirements on their foreign retirement savings.Table of ContentsFor more information, please visit our website at:https://novapublishers.com/shop/retirement-savings-and-security/

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Book SynopsisStrengthening the U.S. retirement system to be more accessible and financially sound is important to ensuring that all Americans can retire with dignity and security, and to managing the fiscal exposures to the federal government from various retirement-related programs. Currently, the U.S. retirement system, and many of the workers and retirees it was designed to help, face major challenges. Chapter 1 discusses (1) the fiscal risks and other challenges facing the U.S. retirement system, and (2) the need to re-evaluate our nation's approach to financing retirement. Chapters 2 and 3 discuss the Social Security full retirement age. Chapter 4 provides information on the benefits and disadvantages of alternate price indexes for measuring the cost of living for older Americans. Chapter 5 examines (1) how much in retirement savings is transferred to states as unclaimed property and what happens to those savings once transferred and (2) the steps IRS and DOL have taken to oversee these transfers and what improvements are needed. Chapter 6 discusses the availability of enhanced retirement benefits for federal law enforcement officers (LEOs). Chapters 7 and 8 focus on the Railroad Retirement Board (RRB), an independent federal agency, which administers retirement, survivor, disability, unemployment, and sickness insurance for railroad workers and their families. Chapters 9 and 10 provide information on the military retirement system.Table of ContentsChapter 1. The Nations Retirement System: A Comprehensive Re-evaluation Needed to Better Promote Future Retirement Security. Statement of Gene L. Dodaro. Chapter 2. The Social Security Retirement AgeZhe Li. Chapter 3. Social Security Benefit Claiming Age Zhe Li

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Book SynopsisSocial Security Disability Insurance (SSDI) provides benefits to nonelderly workers and their eligible dependents if the worker paid Social Security taxes for a certain number of years and is unable to perform substantial work due to a qualifying impairment. Chapter 1 provides an overview of the DI trust fund and its current financial outlook. Chapter 2 discusses the rules and processes used to determine eligibility for SSDI and SSI. It also explains how benefit amounts are computed, the types of non-cash benefits available to individuals who meet SSA''s disability standards, and how each program is financed. Chapter 3 analyzes the relative importance of factors affecting SSDI benefit receipts and terminations over the past 30 years. Chapter 4 examines what is known about how coverage and key features of SSDI and PDI compare, and the potential implications of three distinct proposals to expand employer-sponsored PDI on the Disability Insurance Trust Fund and various stakeholders. Chapter 5 examines trends in SSA''s transfers and processing times of appealed cases over the past decade, SSA''s monitoring of efforts to meet processing time goals through case transfers, and any challenges SSA faces in transferring cases between offices. Chapter 6 is the statement of Elizabeth Curda on SSA disabilty programs.

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Book SynopsisThe use of herbal medicinal products and supplements has increased tremendously over the past three decades with not less than 80% of people worldwide relying on them for some part of primary healthcare. This past decade has obviously witnessed a tremendous surge in acceptance and public interest in natural therapies both in developing and developed countries, with these herbal remedies being available not only in drug stores, but now also in food stores and supermarkets. The use of herbal remedies has also been widely embraced in many developed countries with complementary and alternative medicines (CAMs) now becoming mainstream in the UK and the rest of Europe, as well as in North America and Australia. In the developed countries, the most important among many other reasons for seeking herbal therapy is the belief that it will promote healthier living. Herbal medicines are, therefore, often viewed as a balanced and moderate approach to healing and individuals who use them as home remedies and over-the-counter drugs spend huge amount of money (in excess of billions of dollars) on herbal products. As the global use of herbal medicinal products continues to grow and many more new products are introduced into the market, public health issues, and concerns surrounding their safety are also increasingly recognized. Although some herbal medicines have promising potential and are widely used, many of them remain untested and their use also not monitored. This makes knowledge of their potential adverse effects very limited and identification of the safest and most effective therapies as well as the promotion of their rational use more difficult. It is also common knowledge that the safety of most herbal products is further compromised by lack of suitable quality controls, inadequate labeling, and the absence of appropriate patient information. It has become essential, therefore, to furnish the general public including healthcare professionals with adequate information to facilitate better understanding of the risks associated with the use of these products and to ensure that all medicines are safe and of suitable quality.

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Book SynopsisNearly 40,000 providers hold privileges in VHA''s 170 VA Medical Centers (VAMCs). VAMCs must identify and review any concerns that arise about the clinical care their providers deliver. Chapter 1 examines, among other things, selected VAMCs'' reviews of providers'' clinical care after concerns are raised and VHA''s oversight of these reviews, and VAMCs'' reporting of providers to the NPDB and SLBs and VHA''s oversight of reporting. Chapter 2 summarizes the implementation and oversight of VHA processes for reviewing and reporting providers after quality and safety concerns have been raised at selected VA medical centers. Veterans suffer a disproportionately higher rate of suicide than the civilian population. Chapter 3 focuses on the extent to which VHA conducts activities for its suicide prevention media outreach campaign, and evaluates the effectiveness of its campaign. The Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 called for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a pilot program under which veterans can use an Internet website or mobile application to schedule and confirm appointments at the department''s medical facilities. Chapter 4 examines the extent to which VHA (conducts activities for its suicide prevention media outreach campaign, and evaluates the effectiveness of its campaign. VAMCs use reusable medical equipment (RME) which must be reprocessed-that is, cleaned, disinfected, or sterilized-between uses. Improper reprocessing of RME can negatively affect patient care. To help ensure the safety of veterans, VHA policy establishes requirements VAMCs must follow when reprocessing RME and requires a number of related oversight efforts. Chapters 5 and 6 discuss VHA''s oversight of VAMCs'' adherence to RME policies and challenges VAMCs face in operating their Sterile Processing Services programs, and any efforts by VHA to address these challenges. VHA has designated patient advocates at each VAMC to receive and document feedback from veterans or their representatives, including requests for information, compliments, and complaints. Chapter 7 examines the extent to which VHA has provided guidance on the governance of the program; provided guidance on staffing the program; assessed the training needs of patient advocates and monitored training completion; and monitored patient advocacy program data-entry practices and reviewed program data. Community-based outpatient clinics (CBOC) are an important part of the Department of Veterans Affairs'' (VA) Veterans Health Administration (VHA) health care delivery system. These clinics are geographically separate from VA medical centers (VAMC) and provide outpatient services, including primary care and mental health care. Chapter 8 reviews VHA''s use of contracts to carry out core functions. Selected Department of Veterans Affairs'' (VA) medical centers (VAMC) use generally similar approaches for managing their pharmacy inventories. Chapter 9 describes approaches selected VAMCs use to manage their pharmacy inventories and assesses the extent to which VA oversees VAMCs'' efforts to manage their pharmacy inventories. The Veterans Health Administration (VHA) has made progress improving opioid safety through its Opioid Safety Initiative (OSI). Chapter 10 examines the extent to which VHA has met OSI goals established in 2014 and (2) the extent to which VHA providers adhere to key opioid risk mitigation strategies.

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Book SynopsisThe opening chapter of Advances in Health and Disease. Volume 12 suggests that antiviral treatments and drug resistance requires further research. Likewise, there is a necessity for research based on clinical trials in both human and animal models, aimed at introducing new drugs with proven efficacy that are devoid of side effects for the treatment of influenza in the pediatric population. Following this, the authors demonstrate that foreign body aspiration should always be considered in the differential diagnosis of pediatric hemoptysis. After a brief description of the complex relationship between circulating ovarian hormones and the estrogens biosynthesis that occurs in normal breast adipose tissue, the authors discuss the impact of abnormal weight gain on the risk of breast cancer. The present study aims to address how sildenafil treats multiple sclerosis, Alzheimer''s, diabetic encephalopathy and Parkinson''s, thus clarifying its mechanism of action. The updated knowledge on the possible benefits of sildenafil and its homologues in the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension and other common diseases is also reviewed. One section explores its author''s experience contracting measles to elucidate the importance of continual research into treating this virus. Next, the authors determine that vasopressin plays an important role in the development of schizophrenia-like symptoms, however, its possible pathogenic or therapeutic role during the course of the disease should be analyzed in more focused experiments. The diagnosis of dysentery in massive flood areas is discussed, particularly focusing on endoscopy, ultrasound scan, microscopic stool examinations and other advanced diagnostic tests. In closing, the authors review the current knowledge on the utility of tyrosine kinases for the molecular classification of bladder cancer and discuss different therapeutic approaches.

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Book SynopsisThis is a homage to women, as well as provides clinical pearls written by psychiatrists for clinicians and non-clinicians alike. Mental health as it relates to women is described throughout the chapters of this book. This book represents up-to-date information that can be used as a reference or as a study guide to understand clinical treatment for perinatal mental health. The book demonstrates the history and current understanding of women's mental health. A thorough description of mental health, wellness, diagnosis and treatment recommendations are seen throughout the chapters. Summarised highlights are depicted in each chapter in a form of a table. This book is an excellent learning tool for understanding women's health. It can be used as a self-health book to understand mental health as it relates to women. This book is a review for mental health workers, physicians, residents and students.Table of ContentsPrefaceWomenAdolescents and Mental HealthPremenstrual Dysphoric Disorder in HistoryThe Impact of Infertility on Mental HealthPerinatal Mental HealthUnderstanding and Ensuring Postpartum HealthPsychopharmacology during Pregnancy and LactationMenopause and Womens Mental HealthAcculturation, Assimilation, Immigration Issues and Womens Mental HealthWomen and SuicideWellness, Burnout and Womens Mental HealthThe Legal System and Womens Mental HealthSubstance Use Disorder and Womens Mental HealthAbout the EditorIndex.

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Book SynopsisHumans have employed medicinal plants for thousands of years in traditional medicine. Oregano has been cultivated mainly for centuries in the Mediterranean area, although it now can be found on most continents. Oregano is one of the most popular plants in Spanish traditional remedies and its leaves have been used in traditional medicines in order to treat illness such as aching muscle, skin sores, asthma, digestion disorders, infections, inflammation or maintaining general health. In addition, oregano has been used since ancient times as an ingredient in Mediterranean diet. In this sense, there are several species of oregano, being Spanish thyme or Origanum vulgare, the spice variety sold most in the United States and Europe. Nowadays the use of oregano is not exclusive for culinary proposes, because the consumers'' concerns about the use of synthetic additives into foods have led the food industry to the search for green strategies. In this sense, oregano extracts, essential oils and individual compounds from this herb have demonstrated antioxidant, anti-inflammatory, anticancer, and antimicrobial actions, which may contribute to the capacity to avoid human infections or to protect the cardiovascular and nervous systems by blood glucose and lipid modulation. Therefore, based on the current scientific literature, oregano essential oil can be considered as a rich source of bioactive compounds and its addition to food matrices transmit these benefits; this approach can be used as a tool to generate functional foods. This book reviews and discusses oregano containing several potent antimicrobial, antioxidant compounds that may contribute to benefit the nervous and cardiovascular systems. In addition, the opportunity of using Origanum vulgare as potential platform for producing polyphenols, biogas and energy under biorefinery approach has been discussed. Moreover, the possibility to be added into foods as natural additives and a strategy in order to improve human health was also discussed. In this sense, the inclusion of oregano into meat products, yogurt, juices and others could be an interesting strategy to produce functional foods. The oregano extract and essential oil represents a good strategy in order to substitute synthetic antioxidants and to produce functional foods with an extended shelf life. Several industries are now looking for sources of new, natural and safe agents. Essential oil from Origanum spp. has shown efficacy retarding lipid oxidation in food matrices. Oregano essential oil possesses strong antimicrobial activity against food pathogen bacteria highlighting its potential as a tool to achieve food safety. Oregano essential oil has shown efficacy in reducing microbial growth of deteriorative microorganisms (bacteria, yeast, molds), representing the potential to increase shelf-life of food. Oregano essential oil can be considered as a rich source of bioactive compounds and its addition to food matrices transmit these benefits; this approach can be used as a tool to generate functional foods. Results obtained from numerous studies can help to exploit the use of the Origanum EOs studied as the functional food and pharmacological ingredients for promoting health.

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Book SynopsisAdvances in Health and Disease. Volume 14 opens with a chapter on Zika Virus, a ribonucleic acid virus of the Flaviviridae family, genus Flavivirus, Spondweni group, Zika species, isolated for the first time in 1947 from a primate in the Zika Forest in Uganda, a natural reserve near Entebbe. Next, the authors discuss multiple myeloma, which is characterized by the expansion of monoclonal plasma cells in the bone marrow. In about 95% of cases, the aberrant plasma cells produce a monoclonal immunoglobulin called monoclonal component that can be considered a marker of the disease. Hyperbaric oxygen therapy is explored in the context of sudden sensorineural hearing loss, where it has been used as a treatment since 1979. This exposes a patient to 100% oxygen at a pressure level higher than 1 atmosphere absolute in a specially designed sealed chamber. This facilitates a delivery of increased partial pressure of oxygen to the tissues. The authors discuss off-label uses of ruxolitinib, particularly in the treatment of myelofibrosis and polycythemia vera, as drugs can sometimes have uses beyond the official approved indication. Following this, summaries of the current scientific knowledge and understanding of the clinical findings and health consequences of benzene exposure among children are presented. Children at various developmental stages have unique physical risk factors when exposed to toxic chemicals such as benzene due to their levels of mobility, oxygen consumption, hormonal production, and overall growth. Lastly, a hybrid quantitative structure-activity relationship model was developed for the prediction of aqueous toxicity. The data concerning 92 substituted benzenes was separated into two disjoined subsets, respectively 74 elements for calculating and testing of the model, and 18 elements for its external validation.Table of ContentsPrefaceZika Virus Infection: A New Thread for PregnancyMultiple Myeloma: Biological Characteristics, Clinical Aspects and Therapeutic ApproachesHyperbaric Oxygen Therapy in Sudden Sensorineural Hearing LossSecondary, Off-Label Uses of RuxolitinibAdverse Health Effects of Benzene Exposure in Children: Current Understandings and PerspectivesPrediction of Aquatic Toxicity in Pimephales Promelas of Substituted Benzenes in Silico Methodologies.

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Book SynopsisVolume 15 explores the current knowledge relating extracellular calreticulin to human pathologies, focusing on cancer, rheumatoid arthritis, systemic lupus erythematosus, wound repair and the retroviral infection with human T-cell lymphotropic virus type 1. Following this, the authors provide an overview of the tumor markers and scoring systems as well as it's utilization for effective diagnosis of female adnexal masses. Appropriate discrimination between benign and malignant mass results in the correct choice between conservative and surgical management. This collection also presents the way in which two B-glucans play a vital role in innate immunity modulation, and are therefore predicted to be candidates for alternative therapies against inflammatory diseases. Subsequently, the authors present indications, techniques, complications and treatment regarding the use of polyacrylamide for facial wasting rehabilitation. Medical literature shows how facial wasting is recognized as a stigma of the infection for the patient-self, and as such facial features restoring is crucial to the social life of HIV positive patients. In conclusion, the major issues regard reduced nostril aperture and nasal fossae volume, and degree of sinus pneumatization are presented. Endoscopic sinus surgery and its main use in pediatric patients is decribed, as well as the advantages of this less invasive surgery.

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Book SynopsisAdvances in Health and Disease. Volume 16 first discusses iliopsoas, is a complex musculotendinous unit that acts primarily as a hip flexor, but it is also involved in pelvic stability and trunk balance. Although iliopsoas disorders are one of the most common causes of anterior hip pain in young athletes and active people, tendinopathy may also be described in elderly patients after total hip replacement. The authors go on to discuss, Clostridium difficile infection (CDI), a significant enteric pathogen of public health concern that causes toxin-mediated diarrhea in humans. CDI is commonly reported among hospital in-patients undergoing prolonged antibiotic therapy, which disrupts normal gut microflora. Additionally, schistosomiasis, a parasitic disease caused by trematodes of the genus Schistosoma, is examined. After malaria, schistosomiasis remains the most prevalent tropical disease in the world. Despite significant efforts to control schistosomiasis, the disease remains of considerable public health and economic importance in many developing countries. The authors describe the clinical and pathological manifestations of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza as experienced firsthand in over a decade of infection in West Africa, and emphasize effective control measures. A concise summary of pediatric post-laminectomy kyphosis is provided via a discussion of the following areas: the background and pathophysiology of how post-laminectomy kyphosis occurs in a pediatric population, risk factors for kyphosis, methods of prevention and eventual treatment if the kyphotic deformity progresses, and relevant studies of post-laminectomy kyphosis in post-tumor resection and post-spinal cord injury. A clinical and histopathological overview of subependymal giant cell astrocytomas, including symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, prognosis, and genetic, is also provided. Later, the authors explore mucositis, inflammatory and/or ulcerative lesions of the oral and/or gastrointestinal system. It is one of the side effects of radiotherapy and chemotherapy used in cancer treatment. Similarly explored is inflammatory bowel disease (IBD), is a chronic inflammatory condition of the intestines with an incompletely understood pathophysiology. IBD encompasses gut inflammation which leads to changes in neutrally-controlled functions of the gut including abdominal pain, cramps, urgency to defecate, and diarrhea. The penultimate chapter focuses on flat foot, a common postural disorder of lower extremity in children. It may occur during the growth and developmental period of children, and has been found to normally reduce with age. The aim of the closing study is to investigate the occurrence of differences in flexible flatfoot in adolescents who have trained various sports (football, swimming, basketball, team handball, karate) in comparison to the untrained adolescents.Table of ContentsPrefaceIliopsoas Tendon PathologiesNovel Approaches to Control Clostridium difficile InfectionSchistosomiasis: Epidemiological Aspects in Endemic Areas and Prevalence in Western CountriesClinical and Pathological Outcome of Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza in Poultry, West AfricaPost-Laminectomy Kyphosis in ChildrenSubependymal Giant Cell Astrocytomas: A Clinicopathologic ReviewMucositis TreatmentNeuroinflammation in Inflammatory Bowel DiseasePediatric Flexible Flat FootFlatfoot and Sports Activity in AdolescentsIndex.

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Book SynopsisIn the traditional Chinese culture, families showed several characteristics. First, male members generally held a superior position whereas females typically occupied a submissive role. Second, under the strong influence of Confucianism, filial piety was strongly upheld with a central focus on the father-son relationship. Third, because of the importance of maintaining harmony in the family, the collective interest (ie: family interest) was placed above individual interest. In this book we try to convey the traditional and contemporary influences of parenting and family life in Hong Kong. We also attempt to conduct more theoretical integration and consider ways that can help to promote the family life of adolescents in the Chinese setting.Table of ContentsIntroduction; Parenting and Family Life in Hong Kong: Traditional Perspective, Contemporary Research and Intervention; Parental Expectations amongst Chinese Parents in Hong Kong: Profiles and Demographic Correlates; Gendered Expectation towards Sons and Daughters in Chinese Parents in Hong Kong; Division of Labor in Parenting amongst Chinese Parents in Hong Kong; Parental Beliefs about Parental Roles and Responsibilities in Chinese Parents: Pioneer Findings; Parenting in Contemporary Hong Kong: Observations and Reflections; Di Zi Gui (Standards for Being a Good Student and Child): Implications for Children and Youth Development And Parenting; Promotion of Family Life Quality amongst Adolescents: The Project P.A.T.H.S. in Hong Kong; About the Editors; About the Department of Applied Social Sciences, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hunghom, Hong Kong; About the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development; About the Book Series Public health: Practices, Methods And Policies; Index.

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Book SynopsisThe Faster Care for Veterans Act of 2016 called for the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) to conduct a pilot program under which veterans can use an Internet website or mobile application to schedule and confirm appointments at the department's medical facilities. Chapter 1 evaluates the VA's patient self-scheduling systems. Chapter 2 focuses on veterans' access to care and the status of VA's community care programs and on VA's scheduling of timely medical appointments. To help ensure that veterans are provided timely and accessible health care services, the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) may purchase care from non-VA providers, known as community care. Chapter 3 describes trends in obligations for and utilization of VA's community care programs since fiscal year 2014, how VA develops its community care budget estimate and any subsequent changes made to this estimate, and how VA's actual obligations for community care compared with estimated obligations for fiscal years 2017 and 2018. The Department of Veterans Affairs' (VA) Veterans Choice Program (Choice Program) allows eligible veterans to obtain health care services from providers not directly employed by VA (community providers). Chapter 4 identifies challenges to the Choice Program that VA needs to address as it implements its new Veterans Community Care Program (VCCP). The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Department of Veterans Affairs (CHAMPVA) was established by the Veterans Health Care Expansion Act. As reported in chapter 5, CHAMPVA is primarily a health insurance program where certain eligible dependents and survivors of veterans receive care from private sector health care providers. The Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) and the Department of Health and Human Services' (HHS) Indian Health Service (IHS) established a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to improve the health status of American Indian and Alaska Native (AI/AN) veterans through coordination and resource sharing among VA, IHS, and tribes. Chapter 6 examines VA and IHS oversight of MOU implementation since 2014, the use of reimbursement agreements to pay for AI/AN veterans' care since 2014, and key issues identified by selected VA, IHS, and tribal health program facilities related to coordinating AI/AN veterans' care. Traditionally, the Veterans Health Administration (VHA) of the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) had predominantly provided gender-specific health care services to male veterans. Congress passed a number of laws to specifically increase women veterans' access to gender-specific health care services through the VHA as reported in chapter 7. Chapter 8 reports on a major rule promulgated by the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) entitled "Reimbursement for Emergency Treatment."

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Book SynopsisRecent data breaches have highlighted the importance of ensuring the security of health information, including Medicare beneficiary data. The objectives of chapter 1 are to identify the major external entities that collect, store, and process Medicare fee-for-service beneficiary data; determine whether requirements for the protection of Medicare beneficiary data align with federal guidance; and assess CMS oversight of the implementation of those requirements. Health care providers are increasingly sharing patients health records electronically. When a patients records are shared with another provider, it is important to accurately match them to the correct patient. As reported in chapter 2 accurately matching patient health records is a barrier to health information exchange and that inaccurately matched records can adversely affect patient safety or privacy. VA provides health care services to approximately 9 million veterans and their families and relies on its health information system -- VistA -- to do so. However, the system is more than 30 years old. In June 2017, the department announced plans to acquire the same system -- the Cerner system -- that DOD is implementing. Chapter 3 and 4 review key aspects of VistA and VAs plans for the new acquisition of the Cerner system. The National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2008 included provisions that VA and DOD jointly develop and implement electronic health record systems or capabilities and accelerate the exchange of health care information. The act also required that these systems be compliant with applicable interoperability standards. Further, the act established a joint Interagency Program Office to act as a single point of accountability. Chapter 5 discusses findings on the establishment and evolution of the Interagency Program Office over the last decade. Chapters 6 through 8 discuss recent legislation pertaining to electronic health records.

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Book SynopsisHealthcare costs continue to rise in the United States and many Americans are struggling to budget and pay for their healthcare expenses. As healthcare costs continue to rise, many Americans still have no idea how much something will cost them before they receive care. Chapter 1 examines some of the causes of increased healthcare costs, and increasing healthcare costs. One of the biggest challenges for small businesses wishing to help their employees with health care is the cost. Small businesses helping their employees purchase health insurance is discussed in chapter 2. From fiscal years 2009 through 2016, the Bureau of Prisons (BOP) obligated more than $9 billion for the provision of inmate health care and several factors affected these costs. Chapter 3 addresses BOP's costs to provide health care services and factors that affect costs; the extent to which BOP has data to help control health care costs; and the extent to which BOP has planned and implemented cost control efforts.

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Book SynopsisThe primary goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) are to increase access to affordable health insurance for the uninsured and to make health insurance more affordable for those already covered. This book looks at current issues associated with the ACA.Table of ContentsPrefaceThe Patient Protection and Affordable Care Acts (ACAs) Risk Adjustment Program: Frequently Asked Questions (Updated)Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA): Resources for Frequently Asked QuestionsUse of the Annual Appropriations Process to Block Implementation of the Affordable Care Act (FY2011-FY2017)The Affordable Care Acts (ACAs) Employer Shared Responsibility Provisions (ESRP)Legislative Actions to Modify the Affordable Care Act in the 111th-115th CongressesUpdated: District Court Strikes the Individual Mandate and Declares the Affordable Care Act Invalid: What Happened and What Lies Ahead?Updated: Déjá Vu All Over Again: States Renew Constitutional Challenge to the ACAs Individual MandateExamining the Effectiveness of the Individual Mandate under the Affordable Care ActTaxes and Fees Enacted as Part of the Affordable Care ActOverview of the ACA Medicaid ExpansionDepartment of Health and Human Services: Patient Protection and Affordable Care ActHHS Notice of Benefit and Payment Parameters for 2020Index.

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Book SynopsisSickle cell disease is one of the most common monogenic diseases globally, and the first disease where the genetic etiology was defined. It is common in sub Saharan Africa, the Middle East and India. This collection explores the advantages of newborn screening for sickle cell disease. Following this, the authors assess the costs of using continuous subcutaneous insulin infusion therapy for type 1 diabetes treatment. Scientific evidence has shown improvement in glycated hemoglobin levels, and in the reduction of glycemic oscillations and hypoglycemia episodes when compared to multiple-dose insulin therapy. Also assessed in this compilation are different analysis techniques, including spectrometry, chromatography and electrochemistry, used quantitatively and qualitatively to determine tadalafil pharmaceutical dosage forms. The authors discuss different risk factors pertaining to eye drop instillation and manipulation in glaucoma patients' daily tasks, analyzing the different classes of hypotensive ocular agents. Prostatic inflammation, or prostatitis, is the most common prostatic disease in men and it can progress to more serious conditions, such as benign prostatic hyperplasia and/or prostate cancer. As such, factors that could be related to inflammatory process in prostate, particularly the endocrine components, are addressed. Indocyanine green video angiography has been used for several medical applications in the recent decades. As a result, the authors describe the main neurosurgical applications and surgical results obtained by a senior vascular neurosurgeon. In one study, the antidepressant effects of three dosages forms of Guduchi are assessed using a behavioral despair test in depression. A statistical analysis was carried out via one-way ANOVA test followed by Tucky and Kramer multiple comparison tests. The penultimate study was conducted among 611 pregnant women who satisfy inclusion criteria in Bahir Dar town, northwest Ethiopia, wherein a multivariate analysis was employed to identify factors associated with dietary practices and nutrition status. The concluding chapter addresses current issues in direct-to-consumer marketing of behavioral health care services and offers several recommendations for its application.Table of ContentsPrefaceNewborn Screening for Sickle Cell Disease in India: Successes and ChallengesCosts of Continuous Subcutaneous Insulin Infusion Therapy for Type 1 Diabetes MellitusReviewing Analytical Methods for Detection and Determination of TadalafilEye Drops: Main Characteristics, Way of Using and Risks to Glaucoma PatientsProstatitis as Psycho Neuro Endocrine Immune EventIndocyanine Green Video Angiography in Neurosurgical PracticeEvaluation of Antidepressant Activity of Three Dosages Forms of Guduchi (Tinospora Cordifolia) on Experimental Animal Model of Forced Swim TestWomen Education Associated with Nutrition Status and Dietary PracticeDirect-To-Consumer Marketing of Evidence-Based Psychotherapies: The Time to Hesitate Is throughIndex.

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Book SynopsisAllicin is the major active sulfur-containing moiety that is released when garlic cloves are crushed or damaged. Since its first recorded use in ancient times to ward off snakebites and by the physician Hippocrates to treat pneumonia and heal wounds, allicin has come a long way and its attributes now include antimicrobial and anti-insecticidal activities. Given the rapid appearance of resistant microbes and insects, allicin clearly has merit in these spheres, even more so as resistance does not appear following its usage. More recently allicin has been successfully used as a complementary treatment for chronic inflammatory diseases, which include type II diabetes, cardiovascular disease and even certain tumors. Having a "natural" medicine, which is associated with an absence of side effects, can only be beneficial in conditions requiring long-term usage and it is clear that allicin's potential as an individual or adjunct medicine needs to be evaluated. The gold standard for phase III human studies are double blind randomized placebo controlled trials and allicin's success in this area is just beginning to be realized. Allicin has great potential, and maximizing its bioavailability could be enhanced using computational chemistry methodology combined with the stabilization methods already used for other phytomedicines, such as curcumin. Given the attention it deserves, it is likely that allicin will provide much needed alternative management strategies for decreasing infection and disease over the next decade.Table of ContentsPreface; Acknowledgements; Allicin: History, Ethnobotany and Uses as Told Primarily by the Garlic Plant; Chemistry and Biochemistry of Allicin; General Biochemical Pathways of Inflammation and Allicin; Immune System Effects of Allicin; A Contemporary Overview of Allicin, an Ancient Antibiotic; Antifungal Activity of Allicin; Antiprotozoan and Anti-Helminthic Activity of Allicin; Virucidal Activity of Allicin; Insecticidal and Anti-Pest Activity of Allicin and the Evolutionary Origins of the Allicin Trait; Cardiovascular Disease and Allicin; Cartilage and Bone Protecting Effects of Allicin in Chronic Disease; Neuroprotective Effects of Allicin; Index.

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Book SynopsisAmericans obtain health insurance through a variety of methods and from different sources. People may get insurance through the private sector or from a government source, or individuals may go uninsured. Most individuals had private health insurance or received health care services under a federal program (such as Medicare or Medicaid). About 8.7% of the U.S. population was uninsured. This book looks at health care coverage in the United States.

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Book SynopsisMedicaid, a joint federal-state health care financing program, is one of the nation's largest sources of health care coverage for low-income and medically needy individuals. It provides vital health care to over 70 million Americans, regardless of preexisting conditions and must spend taxpayer dollars appropriately and efficiently. This book looks at current issues facing the Medicaid program.Table of ContentsPreface; Medicaid Fraud and Overpayments: Problems and Solutions; Medicaid: Efforts to Identify, Predict, or Manage High-Expenditure Beneficiaries; Medicaid Payment: CMS Has Not Overseen States Implementation of Changes to Third-Party Liability; Medicaid: Additional CMS Data and Oversight Needed to Help Ensure Children Receive Recommended Screenings; Medicaid Disproportionate Share Hospital (DSH) Reductions; Index.

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Book SynopsisYogi Ramacharaka was the pseudonym of William Walker Atkinson. He published works related to the mental world, occultism, divination, psychic reality, and mankind's nature. This volume contains 3 informative and compelling books on the practice of yoga.Table of ContentsPreface; Book 1: A Series of Lessons in Raja Yoga -- The I; The Egos Mental Tools; The Expansion of the Self; Mental Control; The Cultivation of Attention; Cultivation of Perception; The Unfoldment of Consciousness; The Highlands and Lowlands of Mind; The Mental Planes; Sub-Consciousing; Sub-Conscious Character Building; Sub-Conscious Influences. Book 2: A Series of Lessons in Gnani Yoga -- The One; Omnipresent Life; The Creative Will; The Unity of Life; The One and the Many; Within the Mind of the One; Cosmic Evolution; The Ascent of Man; Metempsychosis; Spiritual Evolution; The Law of Karma; Occult Miscellany; Book 3: The Hindu-Yogi Science of Breath; Salaam; Breath Is Life; The Exoteric Theory of Breath; The Esoteric Theory of Breath; The Nervous System; Nostril Breathing vs. Mouth Breathing; The Four Methods of Respiration; How to Acquire the Yogi Complete Breath; Physiological Effect of the Complete Breath; A Few Bits of Yogi Lore; The Seven Yogi Developing Exercises; Seven Minor Yogi Exercises; Vibration and Yogi Rhythmic Breathing; Phenomena of Yogi Psychic Breathing; More Phenomena of Yogi Psychic Breathing; Yogi Spiritual Breathing; Index.

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Book SynopsisNutraceuticals are commonly defined as a substance that may be considered a food or part of food that provides medical or health benefits, encompassing the prevention and treatment of disease. So far, a lot of emphases were put on nutraceuticals health benefits contrasting the little information available on their efficacy, side-effects or possible drug interactions. Within this context, this book aims to raise the consumers' awareness of nutraceuticals diversity, their potential health benefits, side effects, and drug interactions as well as current legislation. Therefore this publication aims to provide up-to-date information about the safe use of nutraceuticals in everyday life from a critical point of view. Also, their proven health benefits will be approached in relationship with the most common diseases, where they are used to prevent, treat or as a complementary therapy to classical medication. Because, the use of experimental models is a mandatory step for understanding the mechanisms of action and characteristic effects of nutraceuticals, the most relevant in vitro and in vivo studies that proved the beneficial effects of some of the most widespread nutraceuticals were described. Also, because of their high prevalence within the general population, the use of nutraceuticals in cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, respiratory and viral infections will be discussed. Special focus will be given to the use of nutraceuticals in the pediatric population. Also, their effect on dermatological conditions and neurological conditions will be addressed. Nutraceuticals may represent a valuable asset in medicine, but future research is required to establish their full therapeutic potential and to translate current findings into clinical practice.Table of ContentsPreface; Introduction to Nutraceuticals; Evidence of Nutraceuticals in the in Vitro and in Vivo Studies; Nutraceuticals in Cardiovascular Diseases; The Role of Probiotics in Cardiovascular Diseases; The Use of Nutraceuticals in Diabetes; Antioxidants in Asthma: Friends or Foes; Vitamin D in Viral Infection; Pediatrics and Nutraceuticals; Nutraceuticals in Dermatology: From Anecdotic to Scientifically Proven Indications; The Use of Nutraceuticals in Neurological Diseases; Nutraceuticals in Psychiatry; Index.

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Book SynopsisMedicaid is a big deal. It is the U.S. health insurance safety net for low-income pregnant women and children, but it also affects many people above the poverty line, including disabled people in middle-class families and aged adults who, in an unsettlingly common pattern, live working class or middle class lives but lose all assets during extended nursing home stays. Now that the Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA) is implemented, Medicaid also covers many low-income, non-elderly, non-parent adults. The complex world of Medicaid is swirling with questions. What does Medicaid do for people? Why do people tend to support or oppose Medicaid policy? What is it like to be a Medicaid beneficiary? Will social divisions or administrative red tape eventually sink the program, or will it grow? This book helps answer these questions. Each chapter contains insights useful for practitioners and researchers alike. This book is also useful for both beginners and specialists. Each chapter introduces a key issue then takes a deep dive into the most important nooks and crannies of the program. This book also raises new questions. For those interested in answering these questions, the following chapters offer a wide range investigative techniques that future Medicaid researchers could employ. Warning: the work will not be easy. Medicaid is complex and constantly changing. Yet whether readers want to understand ongoing changes or create changes of their own, they are likely to find much of the information they need in the chapters that follow.Table of ContentsPreface; Personal Narratives from Oregons Medicaid Expansion; The Impact of the ACA on Insurance Coverage Disparities after Four Years; Federally Qualified Health Centers: From the Fringes to the Mainstream; Administrative Burdens in Medicaid; The Quiet Politics of Medicaid Work Requirements; Medicaid and Racial Restriction: Moving Beyond the Welfare-Entitlement Dichotomy in the Analysis of Income-Targeted Programs; Medicaid Family Planning Expansions: A Case Study of the Implementation of Georgias Planning for Healthy Babies Program; Medicaid Coverage Across the Income Distribution under the Affordable Care Act; Changes in Medicaid for People with Disability; Medicaids Consumer Paradox: The Case of Substance Use Disorder; Restructuring Medicaids Long Term Care Benefit: Shifting Services from Institutions to Communities; Index.

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Book SynopsisEvery year in the United States, hundreds of women die of complications related to pregnancy and childbirth. According to CDC data, racial/ethnic disparities exist with regard to these deaths. For example, non-Hispanic black women were more than three times as likely to die as non-Hispanic white women, and non-Hispanic American Indian/Alaska Native women were more than two times as likely to die as non-Hispanic white women. This book describes trends in pregnancy-related deaths in the United States, including trends in causes and timing of these deaths, and the efforts focused on reducing pregnancy-related deaths.Table of ContentsPreface; Maternal Mortality: Trends in Pregnancy-Related Deaths and Federal Efforts to Reduce Them; Better Data and Better Outcomes: Reducing Maternal Mortality in the U.S.; The Impact of the Pregnancy Checkbox and Misclassification on Maternal Mortality Trends in the United States, 1999-2017; Index.

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Book SynopsisWomen and girls with disabilities find themselves constantly having to deal with multiple, intersectional discrimination due to both their gender and their disability, as well as social conditioning. Indeed, the intersection made up of factors such as race, ethnic origin, social background, cultural substrate, age, sexual orientation, nationality, religion, gender, disability, status as refugee or migrant and others besides, has a multiplying effect that increases discrimination yet further. Where conditions are equal, women with disabilities do not enjoy equal opportunities in terms of their participation in all aspects of society; rather, they are all too often excluded, amongst others from education, employment, access to poverty reduction programmes, from taking part in political and public lives and, moreover, some legislative deeds actually prevent them from making decisions regarding their own lives, also as regards sexual and reproductive rights. History, attitudes and prejudices of the societies to which we belong, including of families, have created and continue to feed into a negative stereotypical image of women and girls with disabilities, thereby helping further isolate and marginalise them yet more. Very often, they are also ignored by information media and, when they do gain media attention, the approach tends to considers them from the perspective of medical-assistance needs, silencing their abilities and valuable contribution to the society in which they live. The book seeks to pay the right attention to the condition of women with disabilities, offering points for reflection, also on the different, often invisible, cultural and social undertones that continue today to feed into prejudicial stereotypes.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements; Introduction; Concepts of Disability and Health: A Theoretical Excursus; Towards a Common Language for Functioning, Disability and Health; The 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development By, for and with Persons with Disabilities; An Historical Introduction to Engendered Disability: An International Point of View; Notes on Intersectional Approach and Feminist Disability Studies: An Historical Excursus; Does Everybody Count? the Case of Women with Disabilities; Non-disabled Researchers and Disability Studies; Women with Disability: A Cultural Heritage? Disability, Gender and Culture: An Italian Approach; Women with Disabilities Living in Rural Areas and Facing Violence: An Intersectional Perspective; Mothering as a Human Right Issue of Women with Disabilities in Current Post-socialist Social Context; Conclusions.

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Book SynopsisAccess to healthcare is a universal human right and universal health insurance is one of the instruments towards attainment of universal health coverage. Universal health insurance has been proven to reduce catastrophic episodes at the point of receipt of healthcare to millions of households. This book elaborates on the Uganda''s Journey to universal health insurance coverage and provides lessons that apply to other LMICs. The book elucidates Uganda''s health financing system and details the proposed national health insurance schemes. Besides the local achievements, reference is also made to global success stories of Rwanda, Ghana, Tanzania, China, among others. Practitioners in similar settings will find this book handy in designing or operating appropriate health financing mechanisms. This book will further contribute towards global development of universal health coverage and subsequently ensure healthy lives and promote wellbeing.

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