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Book SynopsisDid you know that 62% of the food in our supermarkets is not only processed but 'ultra-processed' (ingredients from other foods are combined to make something 'new', often in colours that do not exist in nature) and that data shows that by eating this kind of food over time we are literally slowly poisoning ourselves?In the hard-hitting, ground-breaking tradition of his NY Times bestseller FAT CHANCE, which revealed the dangers of sugar, Dr Robert Lustig persuasively presents a stark exposé of how our addiction to processed foods (aided and abetted by the food industry, big ag, big pharma, institutional medicine and the government) is behind the lethal increase in major non-communicable diseases, including diabetes, heart disease, fatty liver disease, cancer and dementia. We have come to accept that these chronic diseases are simply part of the 'natural ageing process', but Dr Lustig makes the case that this is simply not true. The solution on both a personal and societal level is a return to unprocessed food and Dr Lustig offers a doable plan for us to heal and restore our own health and wellbeing with real food, and in the process boosting our immunity to viruses like Covid-19.'Metabolical lays bare the depth of the relationship between the recent and profound perversion of the human diet and its overwhelming health consequences.' Dr David Perlmutter, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Grain Brain and Brain WashTrade ReviewThe authoritative, no-hold-barred analysis of what food does for health, versus what the food industry does for disease. -- Mark Bittman, food writer and author of Animal, Vegetable, JunkWe're not just eating ourselves to death, we're eating the planet to death. Metabolical explains why and why we've been so impotent at dealing with both. -- Katie Couric, journalistMetabolical is an eye-opener about dire straits the next generation is headed into if we don't make some serious systemic changes in the way we think about nutrition. -- Nicole Avena, PhD, author of What to Eat When You Want to Get Pregnant and professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of MedicineMetabolical lays bare the depth of the relationship between the recent and profound perversion of the human diet and its overwhelming health consequences. -- Dr David Perlmutter, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Grain Brain and Brain WashRobert Lustig has treated the casualties, and now he's going after the perpetrators. -- Raj Patel, social activist and author of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of InjusticeA modern Copernicus, Dr Robert Lustig has provided the expertise to recognize the charade of processed food and has the courage to tell the truth about it. -- Dr Dale E. Bredesen, professor and author of the New York Times bestseller The End of Alzheimer’sA beautifully written exposé of a broken system that begs to be repaired. -- Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, director of the World Food Policy CenterMetabolical shows that not all calories are created equal, an insight that if acted upon could save countless lives. -- Robert N. Proctor, PhD, professor of the history of science, Stanford UniversityMetabolical is a meticulous analysis of nutrition and health; and an indictment of processed food, and the actors who conspire to keep our food unhealthy. -- Emily M. Broad Leib, JD, clinical professor of law and faculty director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law SchoolThis book will open your eyes to a powerful food industry that is failing in its core task. -- Jeffrey D. Sachs, PhD, professor at Columbia University and president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions NetworkThe authoritative, no-hold-barred analysis of what food does for health, versus what the food industry does for disease. -- Mark Bittman, food writer and author of Animal, Vegetable, JunkWe're not just eating ourselves to death, we're eating the planet to death. Metabolical explains why and why we've been so impotent at dealing with both. -- Katie Couric, journalistMetabolical is an eye-opener about dire straits the next generation is headed into if we don't make some serious systemic changes in the way we think about nutrition. -- Nicole Avena, PhD, author of What to Eat When You Want to Get Pregnant and professor of neuroscience at Mount Sinai School of MedicineMetabolical lays bare the depth of the relationship between the recent and profound perversion of the human diet and its overwhelming health consequences. -- Dr David Perlmutter, author of the #1 New York Times bestsellers Grain Brain and Brain WashRobert Lustig has treated the casualties, and now he's going after the perpetrators. -- Raj Patel, social activist and author of Inflamed: Deep Medicine and the Anatomy of InjusticeA modern Copernicus, Dr Robert Lustig has provided the expertise to recognize the charade of processed food and has the courage to tell the truth about it. -- Dr Dale E. Bredesen, professor and author of the New York Times bestseller The End of Alzheimer’sA beautifully written exposé of a broken system that begs to be repaired. * Kelly D. Brownell, PhD, director of the World Food Policy Center *Metabolical shows that not all calories are created equal, an insight that if acted upon could save countless lives. * Robert N. Proctor, PhD, professor of the history of science, Stanford University *Metabolical is a meticulous analysis of nutrition and health; and an indictment of processed food, and the actors who conspire to keep our food unhealthy. * Emily M. Broad Leib, JD, clinical professor of law and faculty director of the Food Law and Policy Clinic, Harvard Law School *This book will open your eyes to a powerful food industry that is failing in its core task. * Jeffrey D. Sachs, PhD, professor at Columbia University and president of the United Nations Sustainable Development Solutions Network *

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Book SynopsisThis fourth edition of Fran Baum''s The New Public Health is the most comprehensive book available on the new public health. It offers readers the opportunity to gain a sense of the scope of the new public health visions, and combines theoretical and practical material to assist with understanding the social and economic determinants of health. Based on the premise of previous editions that the new public health offers the chance of greatly improved equity by raising health world health standards this new edition has been fully revised to reflect recent changes in the theory and practice of the new public health. The book is written primarily for public health and primary health care workers, health and environment planners and those people who are interested in creating communities that maximise health for people and the environment. Students undertaking health and public health degrees will also benefit from reading this comprehensive book for its currency, breadth of scope, and coveTable of ContentsIntroduction Part 1: Approaches to Public Health 1. Understanding Health: Definitions and PerspectivesIntroductionHealth: the clockwork model of medicineHealth as the absence of illnessMeasuring healthHealth: ordinary people's perspectivesPublic and private lay accountsHealth in cultural and economic contextsSpiritual aspectsHealth: critical perspectiveHealth as 'outcomes'Health and place: defining collective healthPopulation versus individual health: the heart of public healthConclusion2. A History of Public HealthIntroductionEra of Indigenous controlColonial legacyTheories of disease causationPublic health legislation and sanitary reformsAustralian responsesStatus quo or radical change?Relearning the nineteenth-century lessons: McKeown and SzreterNation-building eraAffluence, medicine, social infrastructureConclusion3. The New Public Health Evolves IntroductionInternational developments in the new public healthThe 1980s: developing a new public healthThe 1990s: implementing the Ottawa Charter strategiesThe 1990s to twenty-first century: international developments in the new public healthNew century: Commission on Social Determinants of Health-strongreinforcement for the new public healthGlobal health systems to promote the new public healthDoes spending more on care determine health outcomes?Comprehensive primary health care as the basis of health systemsResisting growing medicalisationHealth sector stewardship functionAustralia and the new public health: 1970s to the presentState variation in community health and health promotion in the 1980s1990s: neo-liberalism takes hold in AustraliaHoward's Australia and the impact on the new public healthNational, state and local public health responsibilitiesResearch for the new public healthPreference for selective primary health care and lifestyle health promotionSpecific policy areas in the past 25 years and their fit with the new public healthHow much does Australia spend on public health?ConclusionPart 2: Political Economy of Public Health 4. Ethics, Politics and Ideologies: The Invisible Hands of Public HealthIntroductionPolitical systems and ideologiesTypes of political systemsGrowth of welfare statesEgalitarianism, socialism and capitalismEthical issues in public healthRoots of individualismThe dialectic between individualism and collectivismConsequentialist and non-consequentialist ethicsRights argumentsVictim blamingPublic health policies and individualismSocial-structural and communitarian perspectivesIndividualism and the welfare stateConclusion5. Neo-liberalism, Globalisation and HealthIntroductionWhat is globalisation?What is neo-liberalism?Key institutionsWorld trade system and healthInternational agreements that threaten global healthTRIPS and TRIPS-PlusTrade in Services Agreement (TISA)The impact of transnational corporationsThe impact of neo-liberalism on healthConsumerismThe voices of dissent: civil society movementsBringing the voice of ordinary people from the grassrootsProtest, advocacy and lobbying against international financial and trade institutions'Watching' the global institutionsConclusionPart 3: Researching Public Health 6. Research for a New Public HealthIntroductionLimits to epidemiologyOther forms of knowledge generationNeed to change focus of health researchReflective research practiceUsing previous research findings: systematic reviewsEthical issues in researchDo no harmMethodological soundnessInformed consentPrivacy, confidentiality and anonymityBeing an ethical researcherResearch with Indigenous AustraliansConclusion7. Epidemiology and Public HealthIntroductionWhat is epidemiology?Population epidemiologyClinical epidemiologySocial and eco-social epidemiologyPopular epidemiologyKey concepts and methods in epidemiologyDescriptive studiesAnalytical studiesExperimental designsQuality and error in epidemiological studiesConclusion8. Survey Research Methods in Public HealthIntroductionStrengths of surveysWeaknesses of surveysPlanning and conducting surveysIs the research question amenable to questionnaire or interview survey?What type of survey to use?Selecting respondentsHow many people should be included in a survey?Designing a survey instrumentSurvey fieldworkSelf-completion questionnairesTelephone surveysFace-to-face surveysResponse rates to surveysAnalysis of survey resultsConclusion9. Qualitative Research MethodsIntroductionWhat is qualitative research?Application to public healthQualitative research methodsCase studiesParticipant observationIn-depth interviewingFocus groupsDocument analysisCommon issues of concernAnalysing qualitative dataConclusion10. Planning and Evaluation of Community-based Health Promotion IntroductionPlanning for community-based public health projectsTools for needs assessmentSetting priorities and ongoing planningEvaluation of complex public health initiativesObjectives and outcomesEnsuring a reflective approachMethods for community-based evaluationValidity of evaluationConclusionPart 4: Health Inequalities: Profiles, Patterns and Explanations 11. Changing Health and Illness Profiles in the Twenty-first Century: Global and Australian Perspectives IntroductionData sourcesLife expectancySocial determinants of healthCause of deathDeaths from violence and injuryResurgence of infectious diseasesChronic diseaseDisabilityConclusion12. Patterns of Health Inequalities in AustraliaIntroductionKey factors in health inequalities in AustraliaEffects of socioeconomic statusPoverty, socioeconomic status and healthSocioeconomic statusIncreasing inequitiesUnemployment and healthOccupational illness and injuryIndigenous peoplesRefugees, migrants and healthGender and healthSuicideGender and morbidityLocation and healthRural and remote AustraliaConclusion13. The Social Determinants of Health Inequity IntroductionExplaining socioeconomic status inequities in health statusArefact explanationsTheories of natural or social selectionCultural/behavioural versus materialist or structural explanationsSocial capital, support and cohesion and health inequitiesGender and healthInequities: the case of Aboriginal healthConclusionPart 5: Unhealthy Environments: Global and Australian Perspectives 14. Global Physical Threats to the Environment and Public Health IntroductionClimate and atmospheric changeEffects of climate change on human healthDirect effects of climate change on human health Indirect effects of climate change on human health Summary: climate change and human health Declining air and water quality Water supply Nuclear power Loss of biodiversity Consumerism, neo-liberal globalisation and the environment Global efforts to address climate change Why don't we take action? Environmental justice Feminism and environmental justice The precautionary principle Conclusion15. Urbanisation, Population, Communities and Environments: Global Trends Introduction Urbanisation Violence and crime Living conditions Crowding and health High density: a health hazard? High density and social disorder High density and environmental sustainability Slums Affluent suburbia: dream or nightmare? Social impact of urban life: from community to anomie? Social capital declining? Transport in urban areas Population, consumption and equity ConclusionPart 6: Creating Healthy & Equitable Societies and Environments 16. Healthy Economic Policies Introduction Challenging economic growth Beyond GDP: indicators of well-being Polluter pays principle Retreat from consumerism Healthier economic options: Keynes, post-carbon and low growth Controlling the transnational corporations From global to local Local action to resist globalisation Fair taxation, income and wealth distribution Trade justice An economy that encourages healthy work Conclusion17. Sustainable Infrastructures for Health, Well-being and Equity Introduction The global framework Sustainable development: oxymoron or salvation? Creating ecologically sustainable and healthy communities Characteristics of healthy and sustainable cities and communities Tensions in creating healthy cities and communities Energy use Reducing fossil fuels use Taming the car Equitable provision of healthy infrastructure Housing Preserving agricultural land and natural spaces The sustainability of rural areas ConclusionPart 7: Health Promotion Strategies for Achieving Healthy and Equitable Societies 18. Medical and Health Care Service Interventions IntroductionGeneral practitioners Screening Specific screening tests and their effects Effectiveness of screening for behavioural risk factors and follow-up on population healthImmunisation Smallpox Polio Immunisation in Australia Individual risks and social benefits of immunisation The contribution of the health sector to promoting population health and reducing inequity Comprehensive primary health careConclusion19. Changing Behaviour: the limits of behaviourism and some alternativesIntroduction Social learning theory Health belief model Theory of reasoned action Stages of change model Health action model Application of behavioural theories Second generation of heart health campaigns Social marketing Mass media campaigns Health education through entertainment Using social media Criticisms of social marketing Relational, mindful and positive: other approaches to health promotion for individuals Conclusion20. Participation and Health Promotion Introduction Participation in practice Values and principles for participation Participation in health Social media and participation Lessons from participation in health Pseudo or real participation? Types of participation Participation and power Who participates? Issues of representation Citizens or consumers? The role of professionals in participation Effective bureaucratic consultationsConclusion21. Community Development in Health Introduction What is 'community'? Community development and social capital Community development and health services Community development: ways of working Dilemmas of community development Conclusion22. Public health Advocacy and Activism Introduction What is public health advocacy and activism? Who are public health advocates and activists? What are key advocacy and activism strategies? Advocacy and activism dilemmas Conclusion23. Healthy Settings, Cities, Communities and Organisations: Strategies for the Twenty-first centuryIntroduction'Settings' approaches to health promotion Bringing about change in healthy settings-based initiatives Political and policy leadership and commitment is essential Encouraging action across sectors Types of partnerships Detailed examples of healthy settings initiatives Legislative frameworks that support workplace healthy settings Healthy settings projects in the workplace Healthy cities and communities WHO's Healthy Cities program Healthy Cities in Australia Healthy Cities: actions for health Settings with a specific focus: obesity prevention in cities and communities Sustainability of healthy settings Critical perspectives on healthy settings approaches Conclusion24. Healthy Public Policy IntroductionWhat is policy?What is healthy public policy? Policy formulation Phases in policy making Approaches to policy formulation Policies and power Healthy public policy in a globalised world Examples of healthy public policy What makes for healthy public policy? ConclusionPart 8: Public Health in the Twenty-first Century 25. Linking the Local, National and GlobalIntroduction Global issues of ecology A just world? Leadership for a healthy future Public health for the brave-hearted Reflective, flexible and eclectic A vision for 2050 ConclusionAppendix: Public Health Keywords Acknowledgements ReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisAn established classic in its field, Ken Dychtwald's Bodymind has been updated in this latest edition to reflect the author's ongoing exploration of the vital body and mind connection. Integrating ancient Eastern knowledge with the pioneering contemporary work of Wilheim Reich, Moshe Feldenkrais, Fritz Perls, and with his own intuitive observations, Dychtwald presents a comprehensive study on the body and mind relationship in an analytic yet highly readable style.Through Dychtwald's engaging, experiential narrative, the reader is drawn into an illuminating journey toward higher self-awareness with practical applications in everyday life. Articulating the complex relationship between body type, personality, and experience, Dychtwald suggests methods for obtaining deeper self-knowledge of physical, emotional, and sexual makeup, and relates techniques for releasing repressed feelings, as well as self-healing and increased energy.

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Book SynopsisGround-breaking, evidence-based book asks how many lives were lost because of Chinas negligence about lab-leaked SARS-CoV-2. In a disturbing reconstruction of events by two of the most reputable scientists in the world, a new book reveals for the first time how Chinese authorities and elite Wuhan scientists knew about SARS-CoV-2s menacing biological features from the start but remain silent to this day. In The Origin of the Virus (Clinical Press) Dr Steven Quay and Prof Angus Dalgleish, working with Italian reporter Paolo Barnard, show how China engaged in lies, omissions and obfuscations to cover up the laboratory origin of the virus. Had they immediately alerted the international community and policymakers of the extremely pathogenic molecular machinery present in SARS-CoV-2's genome, very large numbers of lives may have been spared, argue Quay, Dalgleish and Barnard. The authors provide a shocking account of the extreme experiments that led to the outbreak of the worst pandemic since the 1918 Spanish influenza. They broaden the censure to explain why some American and British scientists thwarted a proper investigation of the origin of COVID-19. Despite its impeccable scientific grounding the book is both a readable and gripping account that, for the first time, allows the public to partake in what lies at the heart of the many scandals surrounding the birth of the most deadly virus in modern times.Trade ReviewThe beauty of this book lies in its totally convincing narrative in a concise and entirely readable form. As a lay person with regard to medical matters I found the introductory chapter by the man who put the project together, Paolo Barnard, both fascinating and compelling, reading like a particularly enthralling story. Then the science kicks in with some hard academic research from Professor Dalgleish examining the genome of the virus and the peculiar nature of the spike proteins put there by Gain of Function studies of concern. Although impeccable in its reasoning the matters were explained in terms that are fully understandable. Then follows a nice cheeky chapter from doctor/scientist Steven Quay at the end of the book which lays out in a wonderfully logical manner how a bookie might view the odds of either zoonosis or lab-leak as the origin of the virus causing the Covid-19 pandemic .... an analysis supported by something called Bayesian statistics. I have read other books on the same matter but in my opinion this is the best .... the rival tomes are too large, filled out by journalese or just plain wrong. Once you realise that the virus has been made in a unique way such that it can attack almost any cell in the human body you begin to understand the importance of preventative measures and also become angry that the dangerous Gain of Function studies are continuing and worried that unless they are stopped the next pandemic of a novel virus will be even worse. Anthony Lloyd, primary schoolteacher and musician in Bristol, England (Review in Caduceus)

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Book SynopsisThis is the quick, go-to-reference book for public health trainees and practitioners. It distils information from the core disciplines of public health into one concise volume. It is also packed with practical tips on professional competencies and skills development, as well as new emerging topics.Trade ReviewReview from previous edition All occupational physicians including trainees and those looking to conduct research, practising physicians who interpret workforce data and plan interventions and senior colleagues working at the strategic level will find something of relevance in this book. There is an immense amount of content for such a small book and, as such, it represents good value for money. * Lachlan Mackay Brown, Occupational Medicine, 64 (2014) *This fantastic little handbook has had a group of excellent editors over the previous two editions and this third edition sees four well-known and rather different public health advocates and practitioners take over the reins...For whom would I recommend this book? Just about everybody! All practitioners and students of public health without question. * Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health *For whom would I recommend this book? Just about everybody! All practitioners and students of public health without question ... My old copies of this book are scruffy and dog-eared and much loved. I can tell that in time this edition will be, too. * Australian and New Zealand Journal of Public Health *This is a useful core text for trainees in that it gives a succinct view on the key public health topics, issues and skills. It is also useful for established specialists... This fills an almost unique gap in the market as a quick guide and handbook to real-life public health practice. * BMA Book Awards 2014. Winner in Public Health category *Table of Contents1. Assessment 1.1: Gabriele Bammer: Scoping public health problems 1.2: Sian M. Griffiths, Robyn Martin, and Don Sinclair: Priorities and ethics in health care 1.3: Julian Flowers: Assessing health status 1.4: John Wright and Ben Cave: Assessing health needs 1.5: Alex Scott-Samuel, Kate Ardern, and Martin Birley: Assessing health impacts 1.6: Peter Brambleby: Economic assessment 2. Data and information 2.1: Barry Tennison and Lamberto Manzoli: Understanding data, information, and knowledge 2.2: Don Detmer: Information technology and informatics 2.3: Sara Mallinson, Jennie Popay, and Gareth Williams: Questions, design, and analysis in qualitative research 2.4: Walter Ricciardi and Stefania Boccia: Epidemiological approach and design 2.5: Kalyanaraman Kumaran and Iain Lang: Statistical understanding 2.6: Iain Lang: Inference, causality, and interpretation 2.7: Anne Brice, Amanda Burls, and Alison Hill: Finding and appraising evidence 2.8: Richard Hopkins and Aaron Kite-Powell: Monitoring disease and risk factors: surveillance 2.9: Patrick Saunders, Andrew Kibble, Amanda Burls, and A.T Saunders: Investigating alleged clusters 2.10: Rachael Brok, Sara Stevens, and Jem Rashbass: Assessing longer-term health trends: disease registers 3. Direct action 3.1: Sarah O>'Brien: Communicable disease epidemics 3.2: Wendy Heiger-Bernays and Kathryn Crawford: Environmental health risks & assessment 3.3: Stefanos N. Kales and Michael S. Chin: Safeguarding and promoting health in the workplace 3.4: Meredith Minkler and Charlotte Chang: Engaging communities in participatory research and action 3.5: Paul Bolton and Frederick M. Burkle, Jr: Disasters 3.6: Angela Raffle, Alex Barratt, and J. A. Muir Gray: Assuring screening programmes 3.7: Hilary Burton and Mark Kroese: Genomics 3.8: Rachel Faulkenberry, Mesfin Bekalu, and Kasisomayajula Viswanath: Health communication 3.9: Steve Gillam: Public health practice in primary care 3.10: Shoba Ramanadhan: Translating research into practice DS implementation science 4. Policy arenas 4.1: Don Nutbeam: Developing healthy public policy 4.2: Lauren Smith and Ichiro Kawachi: Translating evidence to policy 4.3: John Battersby: Translating policy into indicators and targets 4.4: Rebekah A. Jenkin, Christine M. Jorm, and Michael S. Frommer: Translating goals, indicators, and targets into public health action 4.5: Simon Chapman and Becky Freeman: Media advocacy for policy influence 4.6: Tim Lang and Martin Caraher: Influencing international policy 4.7: Nicholas Banatvala and Eric Heymann: Public health in poorer countries 4.8: Lawrence Gostin: Regulation 4.9: David Pencheon, Sonia Roschnik, and Paul Cosford: Health, sustainability, and climate change 5. Healthcare systems 5.1: Elena Azzolini, Mary Harney, and Walter Ricciardi: Sustainability of healthcare systems 5.2: David Lawrence: Planning health services 5.3: Martin McKee and Ellen Nolte: Comparing healthcare systems 5.4: Richard Richards: Commissioning healthcare 5.5: Thomas Rice: Controlling expenditures 5.6: Corrado De Vito and Paolo Villari: Using guidance and frameworks 5.7: Diana Delnoij: Health care process and patient experience 5.8: Chiara de Waure and Carlo Favaretti: Health technology assessment 5.9: Sharon Friel: Improving equity 5.10: Nick Steel, John Ford, and Iain Lang: Improving quality 5.11: Martin McKee, Marina Karanikolos, and Ellen Nolte: Evaluating health care systems 5.12: Muir Gray and Walter Ricciardi: Value-based healthcare 6. Personal effectiveness 6.1: Fiona Sim: Developing leadership skills 6.2: Edmund Jessop: Effective meetings 6.3: Edmund Jessop: Effective writing 6.4: Alan Maryon-Davis: Working with the media 6.5: John Ford, Nick Steel, and Charles Guest: Communicating risk 6.6: Charles Guest: Consultancy in a national strategy 6.7: Leonard Marcus: Effective negotiation 7. Organizations 7.1: Virginia Pearson: Governance and accountability 7.2: John Fien: Programme planning and project management 7.3: Mike Gogarty: Business planning 7.4: Shannon L. Sibbald, Anita Kothari, Malcolm Steinberg, and Beverley Bryant: Working in teams in public health 7.5: Julian Elston: Partnerships 7.6: Jeanette Ward and Jeremy Grimshaw: Getting research into practice 7.7: Felix Greaves and Charles Guest: Workforce

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Book SynopsisTrade Review"One of The New York Times 100 Notable Books of 2020""Finalist for the PROSE Award in Economics, Association of American Publishers""Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year""Finalist for the Best Non-Fiction Book, Digital Book World Awards""Finalist for the Best Book Published by a University Press, Digital Book World Awards""One of the Financial Times Selected Titles for 2020 Visions: The Year Ahead in Books""One of New Statesman's Books to Read in 2020""A New York Times Bestseller""A Wall Street Journal Bestseller""One of Next Big Idea Club's Most Anticipated Nonfiction Books of Spring""A New York Times Editors' Choice""One of the Financial Times' Summer Books of 2020: Economics""One of the Strategy+Business Best Business Books 2020 in Economics""One of The Sunday Times' Best Business Books of 2020""Winner of the William G. Bowen Book Award, Industrial Relations Section of Princeton University""An excellent book."---Nicholas Kristof, New York Times"This book is of the highest importance."---Martin Wolf, Financial Times"Deaths of Despair is on a short list of the most important books of the 21st century for what is going on in our country."---David Leonhardt, New York Times columnist"We Americans are reluctant to acknowledge that our economy serves the educated classes and penalizes the rest. But that’s exactly the situation, and Deaths of Despair shows how the immiseration of the less educated has resulted in the loss of hundreds of thousands of lives, even as the economy has thrived and the stock market has soared."---Atul Gawande, New Yorker"A highly important book."---Arlie Russell Hochschild, New York Times Book Review"This highly important book examines the pain and despair among white blue-collar workers and suggests that the hopelessness they are experiencing may eventually extend to the entire American work force." * New York Times Editors’ Choice *"Excellent." * Joyce Carol Oates on Twitter *"Gripping. . . . [Case and Deaton] do not merely rehearse decades of mortality and wage statistics. Rather, they seek to catalogue how an entire way of life first frayed and then fell apart over the past half-century, and the cruelty of an American meritocracy that heaps lavish rewards on the winners while increasingly leaving others to rot."---Joshua Chaffin, Financial Times"A remarkable new book."---John Harris, The Guardian"Disturbing. . . . . Case and Deaton do a great job making the case that something has gone grievously wrong."---Jim Zarroli, NPR"I highly, highly recommend it."---Cardiff Garcia, NPR Planet Money’s The Indicator"[A] remarkable and poignant book."---Dani Rodrik, Project Syndicate"The system is broken and every bit of it needs fixing. This is a sobering – and essential – book."---Diane Coyle, Enlightened Economist"Why economics really matters is illustrated in Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism. . . . The authors argue that the capitalism that lifted countless people out of poverty is now destroying blue-collar America. They have solutions to make it work for all. They had better be right." * New Scientist *"[Case and Deaton] dive into and weave the data through different demographic and clinical lenses — race, gender, age, social connectedness, work history, and the most important through-line: education. Thus Case and Deaton connect the dots, literally, in the many charts that explain what factors are driving the Deaths of Despair."---Jane Sarasohn-Kahn, Health Populi Blog"The rise in premature deaths among working-class whites has become a national crisis, and the authors tie the problem to the weakening position of labor, the growing power of corporations, and to a health-care sector that redistributes working-class wages to the wealthy." * Publishers Weekly *"Although the authors completed this book before the onset of the coronavirus pandemic — it was published four days after President Trump declared a national emergency — their diagnosis is still painfully relevant."---Carlos Lozada, Washington Post"Timely and important."---Ed Balls, Financial Times"Refreshing . . . a careful, deep, and troubling look at the America that lies beyond the Ivy League."---James K. Galbraith, Project Syndicate"Case and Deaton explain how every detail of this crisis unfolded, examining recent historical events and rightly placing much of the blame on the United States’ distinctive strain of capitalism, designed to protect and grow the assets of the wealthy few."---Keri Leigh Merrit, Common Dreams"Anne Case and Angus Deaton are senior economists at Princeton with expertise in public health and poverty, respectively. The combination, plus clear writing and ample doses of caution and open-mindedness, makes Deaths of Despair a compelling book."---Edward Hadas, Reuters BreakingViews"The policies that the authors advocate not only would address deaths of despair, they would improve the health and welfare of the American people more generally."---David Canning, Science"[a] hard-hitting study of US capitalism."---Andrew Robinson, Nature"The authors add an important dimension to the growing body of research on the suffering of African Americans in the US; but their main argument is that it is the uneducated white working class that is now in “long-term and slowly unfolding” freefall."---Anne Nelson, Times Literary Supplement"Complementing their candid prose with enlightening charts and graphs, Case and Deaton make the scale and immediacy of the problem crystal clear. This is an essential portrait of America in crisis." * Publishers Weekly *"Deaths of Despair is designed to shine a light on a generational catastrophe that could—perhaps will—become a multigenerational disaster. It does this with chilling precision."---Mike Jakeman, Strategy+Business"Through simple figures and clear prose, it presents a huge bodyof evidence from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s WONDER database and other sources that the arc of the white working class’s fate over the last two decades is long, but it bends toward nihilism and an early grave."---Gabriel Rossman, Washington Examiner"Elaborately explained and well-presented. . . . Case and Deaton’s well-written and gloomy book was meant as a warning. Relentlessly fighting an infectious disease, the U.S. government seems to have treated it as a handbook."---Joakim Book, American Institute for Economic Research"Well-researched, compassionate."---Susan Babbitt, New York Journal of Books"Simply put, this is a terrific book. I suspect it will be on many people’s top 10 book lists of 2020. Although written before COVID-19, the book’s critique of the US approach to health care and inequality is remarkably prescient. In many ways, the opioid crisis Case and Deaton analyze is a microcosm of the anguish the world is experiencing today, and we would be remiss not to pay attention to their insights."---Kenneth Rogoff, Finance & Development"A must-read for anyone attempting to objectively understand our collective American pain as well as those gaining from it."---Rahul Gupta, Democracy"Important."---Michael Tomasky, Democracy"The best account of [the] White collapse."---David Ignatius, Washington Post"Well researched and incisive. . . . This is a tragic, but important book, and hopefully it helps to nudge the needle towards where badly needed social reforms need to go."---Simon Cocking, Irish Tech News"Building on Case and Deaton’s extraordinarily influential research on the mortality resulting from the tragic opioid epidemic in the United States, this book examines three causes of death – drug overdose, suicide, and alcohol-related liver disease – that have risen rapidly since the mid-1990s. It is extraordinarily well written – sweeping yet succinct. And though it was published before the COVID-19 crisis, its critique of the US approach to health care and inequality is remarkably prescient."---Ken Rogoff, Project Syndicate"I’ll offer my own endorsement from the [New York Times Notable] 100: Deaths of Despair and the Future of Capitalism, by Anne Case and Angus Deaton. It covers arguably the single most alarming development in American life, one that helps explain the frustration pulsing through the country: In many communities, people are not living as long as their parents did."---David Leonhardt, New York Times"[A] well-argued, important book."---Rosamund Urwin, Sunday Times"Case and Deaton’s extraordinary research in this book is an important warning of the consequences this might have for people’s health and wellbeing and family and community life."---Economic Annals, Jelena Žarković

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Book SynopsisQuality of care is an essential outcome in modern healthcare, and improving this care is an integral part of the daily work of all healthcare professionals.The Handbook of Quality Improvement in Healthcare systematically covers the most modern theories and methods of improvement and implementation science in a practical and easy to follow format. It focusses on key challenges in healthcare, such as developing safe person-centred care, ensuring equity of care, meeting the challenge of climate change, and ensuring that care is safe, effective, timely, and delivered efficiently.By using helpful case studies throughout, and providing ethical, psychological, and practical advice on quality of care, this pocket-sized handbook is the ideal guide to all in healthcare today.Table of Contents1: Introduction to quality in healthcare 2: Challenges for quality improvement 3: Improvement science 4: Implementation science and quality improvement 5: Equity and quality improvement 6: Sustainable quality improvement 7: Economics of quality improvement 8: Coproducing health and person centred care 9: Standards in healthcare 10: The lens of psychology 11: How to make change happen 12: Appreciation of systems 13: Understanding variation 14: Lens of knowledge 15: Strategies for measurement 16: Measurement of person centred care 17: Application of quality improvement - preparing your quality improvement project 18: Application of quality improvement - next steps 19: Quality improvement, research, ethics and publishing 20: Resource hyperlinks

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Book SynopsisInfection: Microbiology and Management provides a core resource for the understanding of medical microbiology and infectious diseases. Content covers microbiological and clinical diagnosis, through to clinical management, epidemiology and the control of infectious conditions as they occur both in the hospital and community setting. With a concise, systems-based approach, the third edition has been revised and restructured and now covers wider epidemiological and public concerns. Key feature boxes, self assessment and case studies assist learning in each chapter. Designed to be used either as a basic learning text, or as a practical textbook in the clinical setting, Infection: Microbiology and Management, previously titled Infectious Disease, will continue to appeal to students at all stages of their career, candidates for higher examinations, the general physician and surgeon, epidemiologists and experts in public health.Trade Review"This book explains the nature, diagnosis and management of infection in a more comprehensive manner than standard clinical textbooks. It makes good links between pathology and clinical features...if you are thinking about buying a microbiology textbook, this is one of the better ones. It doesn't skimp on detail but still keeps your attention. Considering the amount of microbiology in exams, I would recommend a thorough one, like this." Northwing, Sheffield Medical Student's MagazineTable of ContentsPart 1: Infection, Pathogens and Antimicrobial Agents. 1 The Nature and Pathogenesis of Infection. 2 Structure and Classification of Pathogens. 3 Laboratory Techniques in the Diagnosis of Infection. 4 Antimicrobial Chemotherapy. Part 2: Systematic Infectious Diseases. 5 Infections with Skin, Mucosal and Soft-tissue Disorders. 6 Upper Respiratory Tract Infections. 7 Lower Respiratory Tract Infections. 8 Gastrointestinal Infections and Food Poisoning. 9 Infections of the Liver. 10 Infections of the Urinary Tract. 11 Childhood Infections. 12 Infections of the Cardiovascular System. 13 Infections of the Central Nervous System. 14 Bone and Joint Infections. Part 3: Genital, Sexually Transmitted and Birth-Related Infections. 15 Genital and Sexually Transmitted Diseases. 16 HIV Infection and Retroviral Diseases. 17 Congenital and Perinatal Infections. Part 4: Disorders Affecting More than One System. 18 Tuberculosis and Other Mycobacterial Diseases. 19 Bacteraemia and Sepsis. 20 Pyrexia of Unknown Origin. 21 Post-infectious Disorders. Part 5: Special Hosts, Environments and the Community. 22 Infections in Immunocompromised Patients. 23 Hospital Infections. 24 Travel-associated and Exotic Infections. 25 Control of Infection in the Community. 26 Emerging and Re-emerging Infections. Index

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Book SynopsisBody Awareness as Healing Therapy: The Case of Nora is Moshe Feldenkrais'' classic study of his work with Nora, a woman who has suffered a severe stroke and lost her neuromuscular coordination, including the ability to read and write. Feldenkrais uses rational and intuitive approaches to help his student relearn basic motor skills. One can observe here the groundwork of Feldenkrais'' extraordinary insights which became known as the Feldenkrais Method. We follow his detailed descriptions of the trial and error process which led him to see the ingredients that were needed to help Nora reshape her attention, perception, imagination and cognition.

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Book SynopsisDespite global progress, staggering health inequalities between rich and poor raise basic questions of social justice. Defining the field of global health law, Lawrence Gostin drives home the need for effective governance and offers a blueprint for reform, based on the principle that the opportunity to live a healthy life is a basic human right.Trade ReviewGlobal Health Law brings attention to critical aspects of law that anyone interested in global health needs to be concerned about: the major sources of law, and the institutions relevant to implementing them…Gostin posits that the solution to major global health challenges lies in transforming global health law and global governance because of their potential to dramatically improve health and reduce inequalities. -- Sofia Gruskin * The Lancet *Gostin here presents a persuasive and inspiring call to action for lawyers and legal scholars to harness their talents to the fundamental goal of health for all by utilizing human rights standards, international treaties and activist litigation…Global Health Law makes a compelling case that the law’s time in the march towards global health is nigh. -- Juliet S. Sorensen * Times Higher Education *Gostin continues in his distinctive personal tradition of embodying both scholar and activist. In this regard, he advances a powerfully advocated thesis that stimulates many philosophical and political ideas. While some may wish to challenge aspects of his political conclusions, he has thrown down a gauntlet to anyone who would wish to side-line the imperatives that he identifies in relation to our responsibility effectively to achieve good global governance for health and improve life the world over. -- John Coggon * Medical Law Review *Larry Gostin’s Global Health Law is more than the definitive book on a dynamic field. Gostin harnesses the power of international law and human rights as tools to close unconscionable health inequities—the injustices that burden marginalized populations throughout the world. Gostin presents a forceful vision, one that deserves a wide embrace. -- Paul FarmerThe fight against apartheid in South Africa inspired a Constitution that guarantees everyone the right to health. Lawrence Gostin’s groundbreaking Global Health Law replicates that struggle globally, employing wider principles of social justice and international law. His book is rich in scholarship, and inspiring in its generous-spirited reach. -- Justice Edwin Cameron, Constitutional Court of South AfricaThe fusion of human rights and social movements is a powerful theme running throughout Lawrence Gostin’s absorbing book. Global Health Law shines a light on the inspiration of the AIDS movement, bringing the ingenuity of civil society to achieve health justice for all. -- Michele Sidibé, Executive Director of UNAIDS

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Book SynopsisDoubt is our product, a cigarette executive once observed, since it is the best means of competing with the ''body of fact'' that exists in the minds of the general public. It is also the means of establishing a controversy. In this eye-opening expose, David Michaels reveals how the tobacco industry''s duplicitous tactics spawned a multimillion dollar industry that is dismantling public health safeguards. Product defense consultants, he argues, have increasingly skewed the scientific literature, manufactured and magnified scientific uncertainty, and influenced policy decisions to the advantage of polluters and the manufacturers of dangerous products. To keep the public confused about the hazards posed by global warming, second-hand smoke, asbestos, lead, plastics, and many other toxic materials, industry executives have hired unscrupulous scientists and lobbyists to dispute scientific evidence about health risks. In doing so, they have not only delayed action on specific hazards, but tTrade ReviewIn Doubt Is Their Product, David Michaels gives a lively and convincing history of how clever public relations has blocked one public health protection after another. The techniques first used to reassure us about tobacco were adapted to reassure us about asbestos, lead, vinyl chloride-and risks to nuclear facilities workers, where Dr. Michaels' experience as the relevant Assistant Secretary of Energy gave him an inside view. And if you're worried about climate change, keep worrying, because the same program is underway there. * Donald Kennedy, Editor-in-Chief, Science *We live in an age of unprecedented disinformation, misinformation, and outright lying by those in power. This important book shows who profits by misleading the public-and who ultimately pays with their health. * Eric Schlosser, author of Fast Food Nation *This well-researched book by someone who truly knows the system is a must read for anyone who wants to understand the cozy relationship between industry and regulatory agencies on matters that affect the health and safety of our families and neighbors. The cited examples illustrate how, with the help of irresponsible members of Congress and other public officials, corporate greed can trump any sense of ethics, morality, and human compassion. * Neal Lane, former Science Advisor to President Bill Clinton and former Director of the National Science Foundation *This brave, shocking book exposes the abuse of science by government and industry in ways that endanger the workplace, the home, the water supply, the air quality-in fact, our planet as a whole. David Michaels speaks authoritatively from his firsthand experience as a champion of occupational safety and health. He tells a terrific story. * Dava Sobel, author of Longitude and Galileo's Daughter *In Doubt Is Their Product, David Michaels calls out the corporations you'll recognize them that bankroll lobbyists and unethical scientists to attack factual evidence that their products, such as asbestos, lead, and tobacco, are deadly. * Vanity Fair, Green Issue, May 2008 *In Doubt Is Their Product, David Michaels calls out the corporations you'll recognize them that bankroll lobbyists and unethical scientists to attack factual evidence that their products, such as asbestos, lead, and tobacco, are deadly. * Vanity Fair, Green Issue, May 2008 *David Michaels has written a powerful, thorough indictment of the way big business has ignored, suppressed or distorted vital scientific evidence to the detriment of the public's health. * Nature *From Newsweek, 5/12/08 _ That science can be bought is hardly news to anyone who knows about tobacco "scientists." But how pervasive, effective and stealthy this science-for-hire is-as masterfully documented by David Michaels of George Washington University in his new book, "Doubt Is Their Product: How Industry's Assault on Science Threatens Your Health"-will shock anyone who still believes that "science" and "integrity" are soulmates. In studies of how toxic chemicals affect human health, Michaels told me, "It's quite easy to take a positive result [showing harmful effects] and turn it falsely negative. This epidemiological alchemy is used widely." -Sharon BegleyFrom Nature, 6/12/08 _ David Michaels has written a powerful, thorough indictment of the way big business has ignored, suppressed or distorted vital scientific evidence to the detriment of the public's health. Doubt Is Their Product catalogues numerous corporate misdemeanours, especially in the United States, from the criminal neglect of the dangerous nature of asbestos and the lies told by the tobacco industry, to the suppression of adverse findings of deaths caused by the anti-inflammatory drug Vioxx and the increased risk of suicide among teenagers taking selective serotonin re-uptake inhibitors for depression. The book concludes with a list of prescriptions for securing better regulation and greater protection for the public, mainly through increased public disclosure of vested interests. -Dick TaverneThe book is a shocking portrayal of the tactics used by corporate America to delay public health and environmental regulation of their products for the sake of profit...It is a must read for anyone interested in public health and environmental protection. * Chemical & Engineering News *...Doubt Is Their Product reminds one of deeper risks that threaten scientific fields and democratic deliberation. ...The scientific community and the public need to be on guard against such abuses; Michaels's history of these events sounds an alert that must not be ignored. * Durrants *One of Library Journal's top 10 sci-tech books of 2008!Received an Honorable Mention in the Society for Environmental Journalism's 2009 Awards for Reporting on the Environment for the category Rachel Carson Environment Book Award.Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Introduction: "Sound Science" or "Sounds Like Science?" 1. "Doubt Is Our Product" 2. Waiting for the Body Count 3. America Demands Protection 4. Why our Children are Smarter Than We Are 5. The Enronization of Science 6. Tricks of the Trade: How Mercenary Scientists Mislead You 7. Defending Secondhand Smoke 8. Still Waiting for the Body Count 9. Chrome-Plated Mischief 10. OSHA Gives Up 11. Defending the Taxicab Standard 12. The Country has a Drug Problem 13. Daubert: The Most Influential Supreme Court Ruling You've Never Heard Of 14. The Institutionalization of Uncertainty 15. The Bush Administration's Political Science 16. Making Peace with the Past 17. Four Ways to Make the Courts Count 18. Sarbanes-Oxley for Science: A Dozen Ways to Improve Our Regulatory System References Abbreviations

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Book SynopsisMedical students are the medical workforce of the future, responsible for both individual and population health. With an ageing global population, changes brought about by the COVID-19 pandemic, and the increased computerisation and roboticization of medicine, doctors will require ever more flexibility, foresight, and courage going forward. It is crucial that their training equips them for the challenges ahead. However, recent research has found worryingly high levels of stress and burnout amongst these individuals, leading to more students dropping out or leaving the profession early. This volume presents research findings on the rates of burnout in medical students from around the world and provides ideas for a model of care to help educators and individuals take steps towards better student wellbeing. The first section covers the development of medical teaching, likely future directions of healthcare and the role of doctors, the current global situation in high-, middle-, and low- iTable of ContentsPart 1 1: Dinesh Bhugra, Daniel Poulter, and Max Pemberton: Medical Education: History and Challenges 2: Nyapati Rao: Globalization and Medical Education in a Post Pandemic World: A Historical Review 3: Debbie Cohen and Thomas Kitchen: Future Perspectives in Medical Education 4: Thomas Hewson, Sridevi Sira Mahalingappa, Roshelle Ramkisson, and Santosh K. Chaturvedi: Healthcare Systems in Low- and Middle-income Countries, Future Directions, and Anticipated Medical Workforce Needs 5: Gemma Simons and Raymond Effah: Measuring Wellbeing: A Methodological Systematic Review of the Challenges and Controversies Part 2 6: Israel Kanaan Blaas and João Mauricio Castaldelli-Maia: Brazil: Mental Health of Brazilian Medical Students 7: Nancy Brager, Mike Paget, Johanna Holm, and T. Chris Wilkes: Canada: A Review of Canadian Medical Student Wellbeing 8: Jesper Nørgaard Kjær: Denmark: Medical Student Wellbeing in Denmark 9: Umakant Dave, Andrew Grant, Liz Forty, Chris Horn, and Sara Hunt: Wales: Initiatives to Support Medical Students' Mental Health in Wales 10: Tarek Okasha, Nermine Shaker, and Dina Aly El-Gabry: Egypt: Burnout, Mental Health, and Wellbeing among Egyptian Students 11: Ekaterine Berdzenishvili, Eteri Machavariani, and Eka Chkonia: Georgia: Mental Health and Wellbeing of Medical Students in Georgia 12: Julie Chen, Linda Chan, and Weng Chin: Hong Kong: Medical Student Wellbeing in Hong Kong 13: Avinash Shekhar, Sharad Philip, Santosh K. Chaturvedi, and Dinesh Bhugra: India: Stress and Burnout amongst Medical Students in India 14: Theresia Citraningtyas, Rossalina Lili, Darien Alfa Cipta, and Nabila Ananda Kloping: Indonesia: Supporting Indonesian Medical Student Wellbeing in Medical Education: A Call to Action to Address Burnout 15: Antonio Ventriglio, Gaia Sampogna, and Andrea Fiorillo: Italy: Mental Health and Wellbeing among Italian Medical Students 16: Rawan Masri and Almu'atasim Khamees: Jordan: Medical Student Wellbeing in Jordan 17: Maha Lemtiri Chelieh, Redouane Abouqal, and Jihane Belayachi: Morocco: Mental Health among Moroccan Medical Students 18: Bikram Kafle: Nepal: Medical Student Wellbeing in Nepal 19: Fiona Moir, Kristy Usher, and Hamish Wilson: New Zealand: The Power of Connection: Perspectives on Medical Student Wellbeing in New Zealand 20: Olatunde Ayinde and Oye Gureje: Nigeria: Mental Health of Medical students: Nigeria 21: Julio Torales and Israel González: Paraguay: The Mental Health of Medical Students: The Case of Paraguay 22: Telma Almeida: Portugal: The Mental Health of Medical Students in Portugal 23: Egor Chumakov, Nataliia Petrova, and Ivan Pchelin: Russia: The Mental Health of Medical Students in Russia 24: Dulangi Dahanayake and Anuprabha Wickramasinghe: Sri Lanka: The Mental Health of Medical Students: Supporting Wellbeing in Medical Education in Sri Lanka 25: Andrew Molodynski and Sarah Marie Farrell: Regional Themes Part 3 26: Sarah Marie Farrell, Amy Schranz, Sharad Philip, Hannah Koury, Harmani Daler, and Nabila Ananda Kloping: Medical Student Reflections 27: Sapna Agrawal: Considering the Needs of Those Studying Medicine Abroad 28: Hannah S. Barham-Brown: Supporting the Wellbeing of Medical Students with Disabilities and Long-Term Health Conditions 29: Kate Irvine, Christopher Mohan, Eimear O'Neill, and Mary Cannon: Substance Misuse amongst Medical Students 30: Evie Kemp: How Can Universities and Health Systems Look After Medical Students? 31: Anna Collini and Caroline Elton: How Can Medical Students Look After Themselves? 32: Grace W. Gengoux, Yamilka Alsina Martin, and Isheeta Zalpuri: Aiming for Fulfilment 33: Jay Kaplan: What is Being Done, and Does It Work? 34: Andrew Molodynski, Sarah Marie Farrell, and Dinesh Bhugra: Conclusions Appendix: Medical Student Wellbeing Charter

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Book SynopsisPocket sized and practical, this handbook is the ideal guide to support frontline staff and trainees, as well as all allied professionals in the name of patient safety. It will aim to demystify what is often seen as a complex topic, helping doctors understand the methods needed to provide safe care.Table of ContentsPart 1 Introduction to science and theory of patient safety 1: Peter Lachman & John Fitzsimons: The Rationale and science of Patient Safety 2: Ahmeda Ali & John Fitzsimons: The Culture and system of Patient Safety 3: Blair L. Sadler & Peter Lachman: Transparent Leadership for safety 4: John Brennan, Eugene Nelson, Sibylle Erdmann & Margaret Murphy: Codesigning for Safety and Patients Leading for Safety 5: James F O'Mahony: The Economics of Patient Safety 6: Patricia O'Connor: Developing a Safe Clinical Team 7: David Crosby & Peter Lachman: Communicating to be Safe 8: Eoin Fitzgerald & Peter Lachman: Situation Awareness and patient safety 9: Thomas Jun & Sue Hignett: Practical Application of Human Factors and ergonomics to Improve Safety 10: Uma Kotagal & Peter Lachman: Reliability Theory and its application in daily work and standardisation 11: Kate Churruca, Robyn Clay-Williams, Janet C Long, Louise A Ellis & Jeffrey Braithwaite: Resilience Theory, Complexity Science and Safety 2 Part 2 Practical application and methodologies of patient safety 12: Jason Leitch & Thomas Lamont: Measuring Patient Safety at a System, Organisation and National Level 13: Jane Runnacles & John Fitzsimons: How to Measure Patient Safety on the Front Line 14: Peter Lachman, Susanne O'Reilly, Michael Marx and John Brennan: Improving to be Safe 15: Adrian Plunkett: Learning from Success to be safer 16: Kevin Stewart & Rachel Pool: Investigating and learning from Adverse Events 17: Mark O'Brien & Pallavi Bradshaw: Open Disclosure 18: Kris Vanhaecht: Caring for the Caregivers - The Second Victim Part 3 Translating theory to clinical practice 19: Christopher Cornue: Safety and information technology 20: Frank Frederico: Enabling Medication Safety 21: James Hoffman & Kristen Hughes: Paediatric medication safety 22: Rob Cunney: Preventing and Decreasing Infections 23: Rob Cunney: Sepsis and Antimicrobial stewardship 24: Anita Jayadev, Karen Britton & Shefal Patel:: Detecting and Limiting Deterioration 25: Tricia Woodhead and Gail Nielsen: Preventing and Limiting Diagnostic Error 26: John Brennan: Safety in Primary Care and General Practice 27: Damian Roland & Jay Banerjee: Safety in the Emergency Department 28: Anita Jayadev & Sean Harding: Safety in Outpatients and Ambulatory Care 29: Rob Bethune: Safety in the operating theatre 30: Jane Runnacles: Safety in Paediatrics and Child Health 31: David Crosby: Safety in Maternity and Women's Health 32: Daniel Hayes: Safety in Mental Health 33: Kevin Rooney & Suying Ong: Safety in Intensive Care 34: Kirstyn James: Safety in Patients with Frailty and Complex Long-Term Conditions 35: Kieran Murray & Michael Marx: Safety in a multi-disciplinary team 36: Kevin O'Hare: Safety in the laboratory 37: Riccardo Trataglia, Micaela La Regina and Peter Lachman: Safety in a pandemic

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Book Synopsis'Manaugh and Twilley shed illuminating light on a phenomenon that seems utterly of the present moment.' Financial Times’ Best Books of the Year'Startlingly timely, authoritatively researched, and electrifyingly written.' Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of NeurodiversityQuarantine has shaped our world, yet it remains both feared and misunderstood. It is our most powerful response to uncertainty, but it operates through an assumption of guilt: in quarantine, we are considered infectious until proven safe. An unusually poetic metaphor for moral and mythic ills, quarantine means waiting to see if something hidden inside of us will be revealed. Until Proven Safe tracks the history and future of quarantine around the globe, chasing the story of emergency isolation through time and space – from the crumbling lazarettos of the Mediterranean to the hallways of the CDC, to the corporate giants hoping to disrupt the widespread quarantine imposed by Covid-19 before the next pandemic hits through surveillance and algorithmic prediction.Yet quarantine is more than just a medical tool: Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley drop deep into the Earth to tour a nuclear-waste isolation facility beneath the New Mexican desert, strip down to nothing but protective Tyvek suits to see plants stricken with a disease that threatens the world’s wheat supply, and meet NASA’s Planetary Protection Officer tasked with saving the Earth from extraterrestrial infections. The result is part travelogue, part intellectual history – a book as compelling as it is definitive, and one that could not be more urgent or timely.Trade ReviewReads like a global safari of humanity’s best-laid plans being never quite enough . . . [Manaugh and Twilley] are well-placed to tell the tale, weaving the spatial, social and scientific facets of medical isolation into an entertaining adventure. -- Oliver Wainwright * Guardian *A timely intellectual history of quarantine . . . As Manaugh and Twilley write, quarantine is enforced in cases of potential infection, of possible risk, and ­therefore admits a degree of uncertainty. One of the striking continuities in their history is how this uncertainty has been exploited to deepen gendered and racialised inequalities. -- Erin Maglaque * New Statesman *A compelling case that we must continue to refine the use of quarantine, balancing the needs of public health with those of human rights. * New Yorker *Until Proven Safe is not all doom and gloom, though: there are plenty of QI-style facts in this wide-ranging and colourful survey. -- Christopher Hart * Sunday Times *Until Proven Safe, by Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley, dives into the crudely effective and widely abused strategy of quarantine, the separation of those feared to be sick from those deemed healthy. -- Ian Sample * Guardian Best Science Books of the Year *Brainy but accessible -- Mark Honigsbaum * Observer *Manaugh and Twilley shed illuminating light on a phenomenon that seems utterly of the present moment. * Financial Times' Best Books of the Year *[Manaugh and Twilley] bring an impressively wide range of interests to bear on a subject that involves not only infectious disease but also - in their ambitious yet seamless narration - politics, agriculture, surveillance and even outer space. -- Jennifer Szalai * New York Times Book Review *What makes [Until Proven Safe] compelling, besides [Manaugh and Twilley’s] extensive experience as journalists, is the depth of their research coupled with a firm conviction that quarantine, a mighty yet dangerous weapon, must be used ‘more wisely in the future’ . . . This is an exceptionally powerful book -- A. Roger Ekirch * Wall Street Journal *Until Proven Safe is uncanny in its prescience . . . Twilley and Manaugh see things that others don’t. Their insatiable curiosity reveals itself through all of their endeavors -- Allison Arieff * San Francisco Chronicle *Manaugh’s and Twilley’s extensive history of a concept we might otherwise take for granted is actually the perfect postpandemic read - an imaginative, layperson-friendly way to make sense of and contextualize what we just lived through. -- Arianna Rebolini * BuzzFeed *Quarantine provides a buffer and a delay, offering space and time, between the known (healthy folks) and the dangerous (potentially contagious people). Its complicated nature is adeptly explored, including ethical concerns, legal and moral questions, and enforcement challenges . . . Fascinating reading. -- Tony Miksanek * Booklist *A riveting and timely look at how humanity has protected itself by isolating segments of its populations. . . Manaugh and Twilley cull their research into a concise and logical series of recommendations for future public health crises, grounded in a deep appreciation of the human impact of quarantining. * Publishers Weekly *Captivating . . . Manaugh and Twilley meld a global view of a timely subject with vividly detailed accounts . . . But a larger charm of this smart book lies in their ability to bring potentially dry topics to life . . . An infectiously appealing overview of efforts to contain the potentially infectious. * Kirkus Reviews *Until Proven Safe is the book of our historical moment - a provocative meditation on how society uses quarantine to define the boundaries of self and other when faced with the terrifying unknown. Startlingly timely, authoritatively researched, and electrifyingly written. -- Steve Silberman, author of NeuroTribes: The Legacy of Autism and the Future of NeurodiversityUntil Proven Safe combines history, geography, epidemiology, and the ethics of space exploration – how can this be – Because, as the authors explain in a very entertaining and wide-ranging way, quarantine, ironically enough, crosses borders of space and time to make a complex knot of stories. Timely, eye-opening, provocative – you will see the world differently after reading it. -- Kim Stanley Robinson, author of Ministry for the FutureWhat does it mean to isolate threats: people carrying diseases; the microbes, themselves; radioactive materials? For centuries the primary tool of isolation has been quarantine, and in this globe-trotting tale of history and today’s COVID-19 crisis, Geoff Manaugh and Nicola Twilley offer answers that will make your jaw drop. Nothing about "quarantine" is as simple or straight-forward as you think. -- Laurie Garrett, author of The Coming Plague: Newly Emerging Diseases in a World out of BalanceAn engrossing study of the ways in which quarantines have changed social, emotional, and political life over hundreds of years, and a fascinating exploration of the perennial roles of fear, conspiracy theories, greed, and prejudice, to which we now add the threat of permanent digital surveillance in the name of public health. Perfect for our time and guidance for the future. -- Ellen Ullman, author of Close to the Machine and Life in CodeAs Twilley and Manaugh reveal in this timely but timeless, ambitious and flawlessly executed account, quarantines have shaped our history . . . The struggle to protect ourselves from invisible and deadly contagions is waged daily and largely out of sight - along borders and spore superhighways, in biosecure piggeries and nuclear waste facilities a half-mile underground. Quarantine: boring to live through, unbelievably interesting to read about. -- Mary Roach, author of Stiff and GruntStrap on your plague beaks and round up the loose women! In this intrepid, occasionally creepy jaunt through seven centuries of disease control, Twilley and Manaugh prove that the past is never dead; it’s just in quarantine. -- Alexis Coe, author of You Never Forget Your First: A Biography of George Washington

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Book SynopsisOpioids. Concussions. Obesity. Climate change. America is a country of everyday crises -- big, long-spanning problems that persist, mostly unregulated, despite their toll on the country''s health and vitality. And for every case of government inaction on one of these issues, there is a set of familiar, doubtful refrains: The science is unclear. The data is inconclusive. Regulation is unjustified. It''s a slippery slope. Is it?The Triumph of Doubt traces the ascendance of science-for-hire in American life and government, from its origins in the tobacco industry in the 1950s to its current manifestations across government, public policy, and even professional sports. Well-heeled American corporations have long had a financial stake in undermining scientific consensus and manufacturing uncertainty; in The Triumph of Doubt, former Obama and Clinton official David Michaels details how bad science becomes public policy -- and where it''s happening today. Amid fraught conversations of alternative facts and truth decay, The Triumph of Doubt wields its unprecedented access to shine a light on the machinations and scope of manipulated science in American society. It is an urgent, revelatory work, one that promises to reorient conversations around science and the public good for the foreseeable future.Trade Review[Michaels] documents not only a shocking disregard for human welfare on the part of big business, but also a co-ordinated effort to compromise the culture of knowledge itself. * Times Literary Supplement *...chock full of good examples that were clearly researched (averaging over 30 references per chapter) and supplemented with Michaels' personal experiences. I think any scientist who wants to bridge the realm of research, policy, politics and ethics would benefit from reading this book. * JULIE POLLOCK, Chemistry World *David Michaels opens our eyes to the methods corporations employ that bend the facts of science in order to make a profit. * Chemistry World *Table of Contents1. Introduction 2. The Science of Deception 3. The Forever Chemical 4. The NFL's Head Doctors 5. A Spirited Denial 6. The Deal with Diesel 7. On Opioids 8. Deadly Dust 9. Working the Refs 10. Volkswagen's Other Bug 11. The Climate Denial Machine 12. Sickeningly Sweet 13. The Party Line 14. Science for Sale 15. Future in Doubt

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Book SynopsisWorry is the main cause of 2/3rd of our diseases. Help get rid of them with this book. It gives practical ways of assessing yourself ways, strengthening the relation and to remove tension from daily life.

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Book SynopsisHow can we truly understand the vital questions of health and illness, which are so much part of our everyday lives? Good nutrition, exercise and relaxation are only some of the answers, says Buhler. What we really need is a comprehensive insight into our true human nature, including the various forces working within and through us. In this classic, concise study we are given a vivid picture of the human being's threefold nature, consisting of body, soul and spirit. The author analyses the key aspects of our physical being and inner selves: the heart (organ of the 'heart quality'), the metabolism (relating to the will), and the sensory-nervous system (as 'mirror of the soul'). He provides a deeper understanding - and hence a solid basis for work - for teachers, medical professionals and therapists, and anyone seeking encouragement to lead a healthy lifestyle.

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Book SynopsisIn Rethinking Diabetes, Emily Mendenhall investigates how global and local factors transform how diabetes is perceived, experienced, and embodied from place to place. Mendenhall argues that the link between sugar and diabetes overshadows the ways in which underlying biological processes linking hunger, oppression, trauma, unbridled stress, and chronic mental distress produce diabetes. The life history narratives in the book show how deeply embedded these factors are in the ways diabetes is experienced and (re)produced among poor communities around the world.Rethinking Diabetes focuses on the stories of women living with diabetes near or below the poverty line in urban settings in the United States, India, South Africa, and Kenya. Mendenhall shows how women''s experiences of living with diabetes cannot be dissociated from their social responsibilities of caregiving, demanding family roles, expectations, and gendered experiences of violence that often displace theTrade ReviewAn erudite work of original and seminal scholarship, Rethinking Diabetes is an extraordinary study that is especially and unreservedly recommended. * Midwest Book Review *Rethinking Diabetes is an astonishing achievement for both its breadth and depth in mapping lived experiences around diabetes and other conditions. The breadth is provided by data collection over four locations, while teasing out the differences between those. The depths are in providing understanding of how diabetes is both a contributor to and effect of trauma, poverty, and other health conditions. The use of narratives within each chapter makes for compelling reading of a text that is accessible and relatable. * Sociology in Health & Illness *Rethinking Diabetes is an outstanding example of current medical anthropological theory, and one with important messages for other many fields—including global health and human biology. It is also highly readable, bringing the reader into the world it explores. * American Journal of Human Biology *

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Book SynopsisWritten in a practical and easy to understand format, The Vaccine Handbook covers the majority of vaccine issues and is a resource for clinicians whose practices involve administering vaccines. The book is written so that healthcare providers in different specialties and at all levels of training and practice settings can optimally recommend the appropriate vaccines for their patients of any age according to CDC guidelines. Much has changed in the field of vaccinology over the last six years, and this new second edition features updates on COVID-19 vaccines and vaccination as well as updated guidance and vaccine schedules put out by the CDC for infants, children, adolescents, and adults. The book offers updated information on vaccines used in other areas of the world - focusing on SE Asia (Dengue vaccine), Europe (Cholera vaccine), India (fractional dose IPV with OPV), and areas of South America. With revisions to all chapters and up-to-date information on both new and established vacc

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Book SynopsisThe exclusive, first-hand, behind-the-scenes story of how Pfizer raced to create the first Covid-19 vaccine, told by Pfizer's CEO Dr. Albert BourlaA riveting, fast-paced, inside look at one of the most incredible private sector achievements in history,Moonshotrecounts the intensive nine months in 2020 when the scientists at Pfizer, under the visionary leadership of Dr. Albert Bourla, made the impossible possiblecreating, testing, and manufacturing a safe and effective Covid-19 vaccine that previously would have taken years to develop.Dr. Bourla chronicles how the brilliant, dedicated minds at Pfizer, under the enormous strains of the global pandemic, overcame a series of crises that were compounded by social and political unrest, and reveals the doubts, decisions, obstacles, and failures they encountered. As Dr. Bourla makes clear, Pfizer's success wasn't due to luck; it was because of preparation driven by four simple valuesCourage, Excellence, Equity, and Joy.Moonshotis a story of le

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Book SynopsisPublisher's Note: Products purchased from Third Party sellers are not guaranteed by the publisher for quality,  authenticity, or access to any online entitlements included with the product.Deliver quality healthcare in the most challenging field conditionsComprehensive yet compact, practical, and enduring, Improvised Medicine: Providing Care in Extreme Environments, Second Edition, is the one book to toss into your bag when going to practice medicine in global, disaster, or other resource-poor settings, including theaters of war, regions of civil unrest, and economically deprived areas.Full of practical clinical pearls and field-tested strategies, this indispensable guide provides detailed instructions on how to work successfully outside of your comfort zone. It demonstrates how to devise effective treatment solutions when the traditional tools (medications, equipment, and staff) are unaTable of ContentsSection I: The SituationSection II: Basic NeedsSection III: Patient Assessment and StabilizationSection IV: Surgical InterventionsSection V: Nonsurgical Interventions

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Book SynopsisTable of Contents1. Social dimensions and preconditions of digitalization in healthcare: Implications of the COVID-19 syndemic2. Digital Innovation for Healthcare in COVID-19 Pandemic3. A digital health ecosystem for Africa during the Covid-19 pandemic4. Doctor New perspectives on telemedicine for women during the COVID pandemic5. Implementing Virtual Patient Rooming during Telemedicine Visits6. Embracing Digital Technologies In The Healthcare Setting7. Impact of COVID-19 on the Adoption of Digital Pathology8. The COVID-19 pandemic in an interdependent world: Digital health as a tool for equity and gender empowerment9. The Study of the Dilemma on the Control of Covid-19 Spread and Face-To-Face Learning and Its Trade-Off Solutions10. Digital tools for direct and indirect citizen empowerment: The retaliatory response against Covid - 19 in India11. Continuum of Care through Patient Relationship Management Approach in Indian Public Healthcare System' 12. Using Machine Learning Methods to Understand COVID-19 Inpatient Medical Health Records in a US Hospital System13. Geospatial analysis of COVID-19 distribution and its relation to public transportation services14. M-Health System for cardiac and COVID patient monitoring using Body Sensor Networks and Machine Learning15. Pandemic-driven innovations contribute to the development of information-based medicine16. Enabling Healthcare 4.0 Applications Development Through a Middleware Platform17. Healthcare 4.0 Significance and Benefits Affirmed by the COVID-19 Pandemic18. Improving the diagnostic accuracy using Amplification and sequencing of the SARS-CoV-2 genome19. Telecardiology COVID-19 Cryptographic System: Security Reinforcement Through Metaheuristics and Artificial Neural Networks 20. The use of digital technologies in the response to SARS-2 CoV2-19 in the public health sector

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Book SynopsisTable of ContentsPART II: PSYCHOSOCIAL MODULES Module 22: Addiction The Concept of Addiction 22.A Alcohol Abuse 22.B Nicotine Use 22.C Substance Abuse Module 23: Cognition The Concept of Cognition 23.A Alzheimer Disease 23.B Delirium 23.C Schizophrenia Module 24: Culture and Diversity The Concept of Culture and Diversity Module 25: Development The Concept of Development 25.A Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder 25.B Autism Spectrum Disorder 25.C Cerebral Palsy 25.D Failure to Thrive Module 26: Family The Concept of Family 26.A Family Response to Health Alterations Module 27: Grief and Loss The Concept of Grief and Loss Module 28: Mood and Affect The Concept of Mood and Affect 28.A Depression 28.B Bipolar Disorders 28.C Postpartum Depression 28.D Suicide Module 29: Self The Concept of Self 29.A Feeding and Eating Disorders 29.B Personality Disorders Module 30: Spirituality The Concept of Spirituality 30.A Spiritual Distress 30.B Religion Module 31: Stress and Coping The Concept of Stress and Coping 31.A Anxiety Disorders 31.B Crisis 31.C Obsessive-Compulsive Disorder Module 32: Trauma The Concept of Trauma 32.A Abuse 32.B Multisystem Trauma 32.C Posttraumatic Stress Disorder 32.D Rape and Rape-Trauma Syndrome PART III: REPRODUCTION MODULE Module 33: Reproduction The Concept of Reproduction 33.A Antepartum Care 33.B Intrapartum Care 33.C Postpartum Care 33.D Newborn Care 33.E Prematurity PART IV: NURSING DOMAIN Module 34: Assessment The Concept of Assessment Module 35: Caring Interventions The Concept of Caring Interventions Module 36: Clinical Decision Making The Concept of Clinical Decision Making 36.A The Nursing Process 36.B The Nursing Plan of Care 36.C Prioritizing Care Module 37: Collaboration The Concept of Collaboration Module 38: Communication The Concept of Communication 38.A Groups and Group Communication 38.B Therapeutic Communication 38.C Documentation 38.D Reporting Module 39: Managing Care The Concept of Managing Care 39.A Case Management 39.B Cost-Effective Care 39.C Delegation 39.D Leadership and Management Module 40: Professionalism The Concept of Professionalism 40.A Commitment to Profession 40.B Work Ethic Module 41: Teaching and Learning The Concept of Teaching and Learning 41.A Patient/Consumer Education PART V: HEALTHCARE DOMAIN Module 42: Accountability The Concept of Accountability 42.A Competence 42.B Professional Development Module 43: Advocacy The Concept of Advocacy 43.A Environmental Quality Module 44: Ethics The Concept of Ethics 44.A Morality 44.B Ethical Dilemmas 44.C Patient Rights Module 45: Evidence-Based Practice The Concept of Evidence-Based Practice Module 46: Healthcare Systems The Concept of Healthcare Systems 46.A Emergency Preparedness Module 47: Health Policy The Concept of Health Policy Module 48: Informatics The Concept of Informatics 48.A Clinical Decision Support Systems 48.B Individual Information at Point of Care Module 49: Legal Issues The Concept of Legal Issues 49.A Nurse Practice Acts 49.B Advance Directives 49.C Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act 49.D Mandatory Reporting 49.E Risk Management Module 50: Quality Improvement The Concept of Quality Improvement Module 51: Safety The Concept of Safety 51.A Health Promotion and Injury Prevention Across the Lifespan 51.B Patient Safety 51.C Nurse Safety Appendix A: NANDA-Approved Nursing Diagnoses 2015—2017 Appendix B: Diagnostic Values and Laboratory Tests (available in Pearson MyLab and eText)

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Book SynopsisWritten by the most admired and respected Dr Hansaji Yogendra of The Yoga Institute, this step-by-step guide explains the importance of creating and maintaining balance in all aspects of your life.

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Book SynopsisVaccine reluctance and refusal are no longer limited to the margins of society. Debates around vaccines'' necessity -- along with questions around their side effects -- have gone mainstream, blending with geopolitical conflicts, political campaigns, celebrity causes, and natural lifestyles to win a growing number of hearts and minds. Today''s anti-vaccine positions find audiences where they''ve never existed previously. Stuck examines how the issues surrounding vaccine hesitancy are, more than anything, about people feeling left out of the conversation. A new dialogue is long overdue, one that addresses the many types of vaccine hesitancy and the social factors that perpetuate them. To do this, Stuck provides a clear-eyed examination of the social vectors that transmit vaccine rumors, their manifestations around the globe, and how these individual threads are all connected.Trade ReviewIn Stuck, anthropologist Heidi Larson explains why debunking vaccine misinformation with logic, reason, and scientific facts are not nearly enough. By viewing vaccine refusal as a cultural movement, Larson explains how it is only through understanding the root causes of false beliefs about vaccines that we can begin to change them. A compelling guide on how to treat the disease and not the symptoms. * Paul A. Offit, MD, Professor of Pediatrics, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia *Vaccine hesitancy has emerged as a major 21st-century public health threat, resulting in declines in vaccine coverage and the return of serious or even deadly infections such as measles or pertussis. Now more than ever we have to be concerned about the impact of misinformation and rumors on the acceptance of new vaccines for these conditions. Heidi Larson's book provides important insights to help us navigate these difficulties. * Peter Hotez, MD, PhD, Professor of Pediatrics and Dean, National School of Tropical Medicine, Baylor College of Medicine *Heidi Larson's excellent new book looks at why vaccine rumors cannot simply be put to rest with more evidence and debunking. As she compellingly argues, emotions and sentiments take on lives of their own, spreading between sympathetic individuals and propagating. Fear, mistrust, and anger all play key roles in vaccine denialism, and to ignore these factors is to badly misdiagnose why people do not vaccinate. To change the denier, Larson argues, one must change the ecosystem of doubt and mistrust they live in. * Cailin O'Connor, Associate Professor of Logic and Philosophy of Science, University of California, Irvine *Stuck offers an examination of vaccine rumors—the narratives, the social vectors that transmit them, and how they manifest in different contexts...the characterization of Stuck as a helpful addition to misinformation studies. * Maya J. Goldenberg, Journal of Medical Humanities *Table of ContentsChapter One: An Overview Chapter Two: The psychology of crowds Chapter Three: On freedom of choice and voice Chapter Four: On risks, rumors, and the contagion of panic Chapter Five: Back to Nature Conclusion: Missing the Point

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Book SynopsisIntegrative Women''s Health remains the only in-depth, broad-based reference on integrative women''s health written for health professionals. It helps providers address not only women''s reproductive health, but also conditions that manifest differently in women than in men, including cardiovascular disease, arthritis, HIV, depression, and cancer. The text presents the best evidence, in a clinically relevant manner, for the safe and effective use of herbs, vitamins, diet, and mind-body strategies alongside conventional medical treatments. As leading educators in integrative medicine, editors Dr. Maizes and Dr. Low Dog demonstrate how clinicians can implement their recommendations in practice, going beyond practical care to examine how to motivate patients, enhance a health history, and understand the spiritual dimensions of healing. In managing the patient, alternative therapies are never seen as substitutes for mainstream medical care, but always integrated into the overall regimen, and always subjected to the best available evidence. New to this second edition are chapters on environmental medicine and women''s reproduction, thyroid health, and lesbian health.Trade ReviewFeatured on Doody's Core Titles List for 2018The book is a beautiful synopsis of the medical options available to treat women's body/mind/spirit at all stages of life while incorporating the most current evidence in medicine. . . It is one of the most comprehensive and nonjudgmental collections of medical information that I've seen to date. * Barbara J. Gosse, MSOM (Northwestern Health Sciences University), Doody's Notes *Table of ContentsI. Lifestyle ; 1. Integrative Approach to Women's Health ; 2. Nutrition ; 3. Dietary Supplements ; 4. Physical Activity ; 5. Mind-Body Therapies ; 6. Healthy Aging ; II. Systems and Modalities ; 7. Traditional Chinese Medicine ; 8. Ayurveda ; 9. Energy Medicine ; 10. Homeopathy ; 11. Manual Medicine ; III. Reproductive Health ; 12. Premenstrual Syndrome ; 13. Vaginitis ; 14. Preconception Counseling and Fertility ; 15. Pregnancy and Lactation ; 16. Polycystic Ovary Syndrome ; 17. Endometriosis ; 18. Chronic Pelvic Pain ; 19. Menopause ; 20. Prevention of Cervical Dysplasia and Cancer ; 21. Breast Cancer Prevention and Treatment ; IV. Common Conditions in Women ; 22. Hypothyroidism ; 23. Anxiety ; 24. Depression ; 25. Urinary Tract Infections ; 26. Irritable Bowel Syndrome ; 27. Headaches ; 28. Fibromyalgia and Chronic Fatigue ; 29. Rheumatoid Arthritis ; 30. Eating Disorders ; 31. Cardiovascular Diseases in Women ; 32. Osteoporosis ; V. Special Topics in Women's Health ; 33. Sexuality ; 34. Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender Health ; 35. Environmental Exposures and Women's Health ; 36. Women, Soul Wounds and Integrative Medicine ; 37. Women's Health: Epilogue

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Book SynopsisQualitative Research Methods 5e provides an accessible, practical guide to conducting and analysing qualitative research. This multidisciplinary text uses relevant and engaging examples to explain methodological issues, and shows how to use established, innovative and complex methods of research effectively.Table of ContentsPART I: BACKGROUND TO QUALITATIVE RESEARCH1. Methodological Frameworks and Sampling in Qualitative Research2. Rigour and Ethics in Qualitative ResearchPART 2: TYPES OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH METHODS3. The In-depth Interviewing Method4. Focus Groups5. Unobtrusive Methods6. Narrative Enquiry Methodology: Life and Oral History, Life Story, and Biographical Research7. Memory-work8. Ethnography9. Participatory Action Research10. Qualitative Case Study Research11. Grounded Theory ResearchPART 3: MANAGING QUALITATIVE RESEARCH12. Making Sense of Qualitative Data: The Analysis Process13. Writing a Qualitative Research Proposal: Making a Plan14. Writing a Qualitative Research Report: Telling the StoryPART 4: APPLICATIONS OF QUALITATIVE RESEARCH15. Researching the ‘Vulnerable’16. Conducting Cross-Cultural Research Qualitatively17. Going Online: Doing Qualitative Research in Cyberspace18. Qualitative Research: New Directions

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewPrisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration is a strong and important book by an extremely sharp and well-established group of authors. The book is incredibly timely in light of how the COVID-19 pandemic has ripped through prisons and jails. This will be the 'go-to' piece for individuals interested in incarceration and health. * Chris Wildeman, Duke University *Schnittker, Massoglia, and Uggen present a comprehensive, clear-eyed, and sobering account of the connections between public health and prisons. Their analysis reveals the paradoxical relationships between prison health care, the health and wellbeing of incarcerated and recently released people, and community health. The story in this book is essential to our understanding of mass incarceration, its impacts, and our prospects for reform. * David J. Harding, University of California, Berkeley *Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration is a timely, much needed, and welcomed addition to the literature. Those interested in the intersection of incarceration and health, as well as those invested in criminal justice reform, public health, or social inequalities will benefit from reading this text. * Meghan A, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice Books *Incarceration provides time and resources to address prisoners' physical and mental issues...Highly recommended. Advanced undergraduates through faculty; professionals. * Choice *Prisons and Health in the Age of Mass Incarceration is a carefully and rigorously researched book that provides a comprehensive accounting of the relationship between incarceration and health. * Social Forces *Table of ContentsChapter 1: The Institutional Setting of Prisons and Health Chapter 2: The Uncertain Legal Mandate of Prison Health Care Chapter 3: The Effects of Incarceration on the Health of People in Prison Chapter 4: The Effects of Incarceration on Health after Release Chapter 5: The Effects of Incarceration on Communities Chapter 6: The Effects of Incarceration on Healthcare Systems Chapter 7: The Policy Challenges of Incarceration and Health Chapter 8: The Collision of Prisons and Health

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Book SynopsisA (LONG OVERDUE) CAUSAL APPROACH TO INTRODUCTORY EPIDEMIOLOGY Epidemiology is recognized as the science of public health, evidence-based medicine, and comparative effectiveness research. Causal inference is the theoretical foundation underlying all of the above. No introduction to epidemiology is complete without extensive discussion of causal inference; what''s missing is a textbook that takes such an approach. Epidemiology by Design takes a causal approach to the foundations of traditional introductory epidemiology. Through an organizing principle of study designs, it teaches epidemiology through modern causal inference approaches, including potential outcomes, counterfactuals, and causal identification conditions.Coverage in this textbook includes: Introduction to measures of prevalence and incidence (survival curves, risks, rates, odds) and measures of contrast (differences, ratios); the fundamentals of causal inference; and principles of diagnostic testing, screening, and surveillTrade ReviewThis book adds to the existing collection of epidemiology books by incorporating causal inference while introducing and explaining new topics. This is an ideal text for aspiring health services researchers, clinician-scientists, and epidemiologists looking to begin learning about conducting and appraising health sciences research. Explanations provide a thorough introduction to the field, and references provide pathways to continue study. * Morgan B Swanson, Doody's *Much of epidemiology is about estimating causal effects: how risk factors or exposures relate to disease, or the effects of interventions or other factors on health outcomes. This introductory text by Westreich introduces students to the basics of epidemiology through this lens of intervention and impact. Its focus on how to articulate clear research questions, and design rigorous studies to answer them, will be particularly useful to students looking to make a difference in the public's health. * Elizabeth Stuart, Professor, Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health *Causal inference should be at the heart of epidemiology. And yet, introductory epidemiology has never been taught through the lens of causal thinking. This smart and engaging book does just that. Westreich brings a fresh perspective to teaching the foundations of the field one that positions the reader beautifully for subsequent deeper thinking about causes and how we may intervene to promote the health of populations. * Professor Sandro Galea, University of Boston, author of Urban Health *Table of ContentsAcknowledgements Overview 1. Measuring Disease 2. Measures of Association 3. Causal Inference, Causal Effect Estimation, and Systematic Error 4. Diagnostic Testing, Screening, and Surveillance 5. Randomized Trials 6. Observational Cohort Studies 7. Case-Control Studies 8. Other Study Designs 9. Causal Impact, From Exposures to Interventions Index

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