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Book SynopsisVitamin D deficiency, immunity and Covid-19.

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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 SynopsisTHE DEFINITIVE GUIDE TO ALCOHOL AND YOUR HEALTHAlcohol - a simple molecule that can induce so much pleasure and pain at the same time... As the most harmful drug in the UK, it has a profound and wide-reaching impact on our health and on society at large. Drink? is the first book of its kind, written by a scientist and rooted in 40 years of medical research and hands-on experience treating patients. Professor David Nutt cuts through the noise to explain the long- and short-term effects of alcohol, makes complex science digestible and takes readers through its journey inside the body and brain from the very first sip.Drink? holds the key to all the questions you want to know the answers to, covering mental health, sleep, hormones, fertility and addiction. It sheds light on what 'responsible drinking' truly means and equips us with the essential knowledge we all need to make rational, informed decisions about our consumption now and in the future.

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Book Synopsis*** #1 SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER ***''Immensely helpful...a tome of medical knowledge. I''m mildly obsessed by Louise Newson. Buy the book!'' Davina McCall''What a brilliant, helpful and straight-forward guide to menopause. I wish I could have had it when I first had symptoms, it would have made a huge difference to me'' Louise Minchin''This book is indispensable. Keep it by your bedside. It will transform your life. Dr Louise is a miracle worker'' Lorraine KellyTake charge of your menopause and feel greatDr Louise Newson is the UK''s leading menopause specialist, and she''s determined to help women thrive during the menopause.Despite being something that almost every woman will experience at some point in their lives, misdiagnosis, misinformation and stigma are commonplace. In Preparing for the Perimenopause and Menopause, Dr Newson will demystify the menopause and shTrade Review'This book is indispensable. Keep it by your bedside. It will transform your life. Dr Louise is a miracle worker' * Lorraine Kelly *'Immensely helpful...a tome of medical knowledge. I'm mildly obsessed by Louise Newson. Buy the book!' * Davina McCall *'What a brilliant, helpful and straight-forward guide to menopause. I wish I could have had it when I first had symptoms, it would have made a huge difference to me' * Louise Minchin *'We need to take all the wonderful advice and support we can get. Do read this book. It might just make your life easier' * Kirsty Wark *'This book is for anyone who needs a clear, non-jargon-y guide of what to expect from the various menopause stages, why it's happening and where to go for help. It is the starting point I wish had existed years ago and will help many women to take control of their symptoms and their lives' * Karen Arthur, Founder REDDSKIN *

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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 SynopsisChronic fatigue conditions are some of the most frustrating, life-altering and stigmatized illnesses, so why are they still so poorly understood?ME/CFS affects roughly 17 million people worldwide. Medicalscience still cannot explain why some people get chronic fatigue syndromes and, distressingly, there are few effective treatments. While many people with ME/CFS are able to live a fairly normal life, a significant minority have symptoms so severe that they are confined to their house, or even their bed, and suicide rates are well above the national average.Living with ME and Chronic Fatigue Syndrome, by consultant rheumatologist Dr Gerald Coakley and occupational therapist Beverly Knops, is a much-needed, evidence-based guide for people struggling with ME/CFS - as well as their friends and family - that provides practical information and accessible advice on how to manage and live with this challenging condition, at all stages of severity. It wilTrade Review'This comprehensive yet highly accessible tome provides the reader with a holistic consideration of the topic of ME/CFS in an engaging and sympathetic manner. I highly recommend this to both patients with ME/CFS as well as the clinicians that look after them' -- Professor Melvin D Lobo, Clinical Hypertension Specialist, Consultant in Cardiovascular Medicine'In this highly debated and frequently controversial area of medicine, Gerald Coakley and Beverly Knops provide much-needed clarity. This book recognises what we know and what we still have to understand about ME/CFS, while equipping people with the tools to better live with this debilitating condition and hopefully alleviate some of their symptoms' -- Prof Guy Leschziner'Having worked in this field for over 25 years this is one of the clearest and most helpful books about the condition I have read. It brings together clear achievable advice to cover every aspect of the condition, it's unusual to have all the information gathered in one place in clear and readable form. The case histories are so helpful and are credible testimonies to the recommendations in the book. I will be recommending this for all my patients in the future' -- Dr Hazel O'Dowd, Consultant Clinical Psychologist, ME/CFS NHS Bristol Service Lead

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Book SynopsisHistory has been a source of cultural fascination since ancient times, however little attention has been paid to its potential as a positive force for health and wellbeing, at least until now. Presenting the benefits of historical engagement, and practical tips for making the most of it, Anna Greenwood considers the power this discipline has to spur better health outcomes. A ground-breaking work for history buffs and healthcare providers alike, this new instalment in the Arts for Health series by one of the leading scholars in modern health history advocates for history’s ability to deepen sympathies, broaden imaginations, and create community beyond the customary restrictions of time and geography.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Why History? And why history for health? Chapter 2. Reading, writing, relating, collecting: the health benefits of doing history Chapter 3. Lobbying, testifying, advising: history as a civic health resource Chapter 4. Touching, visiting, digging: participatory history for health Chapter 5. The challenges and opportunities of successful engagement with history Chapter 6. Conclusions, useful links, and further reading

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Book SynopsisIntellectual disability is a lifelong condition involving deficits in both intellectual and adaptive functioning. Individuals with intellectual disability experience a greater burden of co-occurring physical and mental illness compared to the general population, and often need a significant degree of support from healthcare professionals and carers, as well as family and friends. Additionally, their lives can be greatly influenced both positively and negatively by the cultures in which they exist, including societal attitudes, belief systems and norms.An insightful addition to the Oxford Cultural Psychiatry series, Psychiatry of Intellectual Disability across Cultures explores the health, support structures, and societal attitudes towards people with intellectual disabilities throughout the world.Written by international experts of intellectual disability and mental health, this comprehensive textbook covers broad topics such as anthropology, mental health, physical health, research, aTable of ContentsSection 1 - Introduction and epidemiology 1: Concepts and prevalence of intellectual disability across cultures 2: Physical health of people with intellectual disability across cultures 3: Neurodevelopmental disorders in people with intellectual disability 4: Mental health in intellectual disability across cultures 5: Research in intellectual disability across cultures Section 2 - General issues 6: Anthropology and intellectual disability across cultures 7: Perception of intellectual disability across cultures 8: Safeguarding the rights of people with intellectual disability across cultures 9: Sexuality, marriage and parenthood across cultures 10: Models of healthcare provision Section 3 - Management in a cultural context 11: Culture and therapies 12: Family networks and voluntary sector participation in the care of people with intellectual disabilities 13: Intellectual disability, spirituality, religion and social inclusion across cultures 14: People with intellectual disability in the criminal justice system Section 4 - Service models in different countries 15: North America (Canada and USA) 16: South America 17: UK and Ireland 18: Europe (Eastern and Western) 19: Africa 20: Middle East 21: Indian Subcontinent 22: Australia & New Zealand

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Book SynopsisThis substantially revised edition provides an updated analysis of the Corona crisis, with invaluable information relevant for any epidemic situation, including: understanding viruses, the immune-system and resilience; PCR tests: their true purpose; vaccination uses and risks; successful alternative treatments; and the impact of fear on immunity.Trade Review"What Covid-19 Must Teach Us addresses essential questions about the corona pandemic... A sustainable way forward requires a new ecologically oriented approach - turning a crisis into an opportunity for humanity. Hardtmuth's book is an invaluable contribution to the Corona literature." Dr Michaela Gloeckler

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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 SynopsisWhy do Oscar winners live for an average of four years longer than other Hollywood actors?Who experiences the most stress - the decision-makers or those who carry out their orders?Why do the Japanese have better health than other rich populations, and Keralans in India have better health than other poor populations - and what do they have in common?In this eye-opening book, internationally renowned epidemiologist Michael Marmot sets out to answer these and many other fascinating questions in order to understand the relationship between where we stand in the social hierarchy and our health and longevity. It is based on more than thirty years of front-line research between health and social circumstances. Marmot''s work has taken him round the world showing the similar patterns that could be affecting the length of your life - and how you can change it.Trade Review‘Marmot's important study shows that - in every culture - our happiness and health are closely related to the place we occupy in the status hierarchy, and that that the key to status is our occupation' * Will Hutton, Guardian *‘Marmot's fascinating study not only presents its formidable research accessibly, but offers pragmatic steps with which governments, if so inclined, could redress the imbalance ... this is a pressing polemic bolstered by facts' * Scotland on Sunday *‘Bubbling with findings, discreetly illuminated by the light of social justice, written considerately for ordinary readers, Status Syndrome is packed with ideas that should have been coursing through public debate for years' * Independent *‘Marmot is a world-class scientist who writes deeply about matters of life and death with the grace of a world-class essayist ... Anyone concerned about the health of our society should read this book' * Robert D. Putnam, author of Bowling Alone *

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Book SynopsisThe indispensable guide to dementia from the UK's leading expert 'Will help families and friends of people with dementia all over the world' Dame Judi Dench Written by an expert, this essential guide will help those with dementia, and their families, make sure that they can stay well and happy for as long as possible. It offers clear and sensible information and advice about: - Recognising symptoms and getting help - Treatment and remaining healthy - Being a carer - Managing financially - Care homes and staying at home This edition is updated to include new research on sleep, exercise and reducing dementia risk. 'Exactly what is needed. Sensible advice from someone who really knows what she is talking about.' John HumphrysTrade ReviewProfessor Andrews brings together science, practice and lived experience of dementia into an invaluable resource * Psychologist *Offers realistic and achievable solutions to diverse problems for people with dementia, as well as their carers and health professionals. ... I would highly recommend it. * Nursing Times *A valuable resource * Nursing Older People *So clear and practical ... this book will help families and friends of people with dementia all over the world, and be a support to those professionals who work to improve their difficult journey. -- Dame Judi DenchExactly what is needed. Sensible advice from someone who really knows what she is talking about -- John HumphrysWith characteristic flare and a pragmatic approach, June manages to cut through the current narrative on dementia and reminds us that we are there for the benefit of people with dementia, our patients and their families and carers ... This book contains a wealth of information ... It is an extraordinary, useful thing for anyone concerned with dementia care whether it be from personal experience (direct or indirect) professional, policy or politics. -- Alistair Burns, National Clinical Director for Dementia, NHS EnglandProfessor Andrews brings together science, practice and lived experience of dementia into an invaluable resource ... In a very accessible, down-to-earth and human style, Professor Andrews outlines what you need to know and do to stay well as long as possible ... I wish I'd had this book on my caring journey ... the book has given me clarity, information and options for planning ahead * Psychologist *June Andrews articulates the complexities of life with dementia in a way that is easy to understand. Written with minimal jargon and medical terminology, her book offers in-depth explanation of the issues and symptoms associated with dementia. But what makes it really special is that it offers realistic and achievable solutions to diverse problems for people with dementia, as well as their carers and health professionals. It explores dementia and its onset in an honest, open way that manages to avoid being scary. Using a reassuring tone, it navigates readers through the diagnosis and the treatment options available, and encourages them to read on and gain as much information as possible ... It is packed with helpful ideas and suggestions ... I would highly recommend it. * Nursing Times *

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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 SynopsisFor over half a century, the CDC Yellow Book has been a trusted resource, providing international travelers and clinicians with expert guidance for safe and healthy travel abroad. Along with disease-specific prevention and treatment recommendations, this comprehensive reference text provides readers with the background and context needed to understand and address health threats associated with all types of international travel.FEATURED IN THIS EDITION: Precautions for international travelers during the coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) pandemic, including links to updated information on related CDC and US government websites Updates on practicing travel medicine in a virtual environment New standalone vaccine tables for bacterial and viral diseases with links to the relevant Advisory Committee on Immunization Practices and US FDA websites Safe international travel with pets and service animals Advice for obtaining healthcare abroad including guidance on different types of travel insurance Guidelines for self-treating common travel conditions including altitude illness, jet lag, motion sickness, and travelers'' diarrhea Detailed maps showing the distribution of travel-associated infections and diseases, including dengue and meningococcal meningitis Country-specific mosquito avoidance, yellow fever vaccine, and malaria prevention recommendations Food and drink precautions, plus updated water-disinfection techniques Expanded content on safe international travel for specific groups including: LGBTQ+ individuals, highly allergic travelers, travelers with substance use issues, and medical tourists Specialized recommendations for non-leisure travelers, study abroad, work-related travel, and travel to mass gatherings Health insights for 14 popular destinations and itineraries in Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and the Caribbean, and Asia Considerations for newly arrived adoptees, immigrants, and refugeesTrade ReviewA beloved travel must-have for the intrepid wanderer." -Publishers WeeklyA truly excellent and comprehensive resource." -Journal of Hospital InfectionThis is a very well-written book that provides a great explanation of the core principles of travel medicine. This [2020] edition includes updated recommendations on some of the vaccines, such as the yellow fever vaccine. An understanding of the concepts in this book serves the needs of clinicians who aim to conquer the outbreaks of infectious diseases associated with travel. (Weighted Numerical Score: 100 - 5 Stars!) * Manasa Velagapudi, Doodys *This is the gold-standard in the field of travel medicine due to its enormous scope, expertise, and ease of use. * Kenneth Schaefle, MD, Albert Einstein College of Medicine, Doody's Book Review *Table of ContentsList of Maps, by topic CDC Contributors External Contributors Acknowledgments Preface Dedication 1 Introduction Disease Patterns in Travelers ...perspectives: Why Guidelines Differ Maps & Travel Medicine Improving the Quality of Travel Medicine through Education & Training 2 Preparing International Travelers The Pretravel Consultation ...perspectives: Travelers' Perception of Risk Vaccination & Immunoprophylaxis-General Principles Interactions Between Travel Vaccines & Drugs Yellow Fever Vaccine & Malaria Prevention Information, by Country Travelers' Diarrhea ...perspectives: Antibiotics in Travelers' Diarrhea-Balancing Benefit & Risk Food & Water Precautions Water Disinfection Travel Health Kits Last-Minute Travelers Mental Health LGBTQ+ Travelers Complementary & Integrative Health Approaches to Travel Wellness Prioritizing Care for Resource-Limited Travelers Telemedicine ...perspectives: Risk Management Issues in Travel Medicine 3 Travelers with Additional Considerations Immunocompromised Travelers Travelers with Disabilities Travelers with Chronic Illnesses Highly Allergic Travelers Substance Use & Substance Use Disorders 4 Environmental Hazards & Risks Sun Exposure Extremes of Temperature Air Quality & Ionizing Radiation Scuba Diving: Decompression Illness & Other Dive-Related Injuries High Elevation Travel & Altitude Illness Mosquitoes, Ticks & Other Arthropods Zoonotic Exposures: Bites, Stings, Scratches & Other Hazards Zoonoses-The One Health Approach Bringing Animals & Animal Products into the United States Food Poisoning from Marine Toxins Safety & Security Overseas Injury & Trauma Death During Travel 5 Travel-Associated Infections & Diseases BACTERIAL Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Bacterial Anthrax Bartonella Infections Brucellosis Campylobacteriosis Cholera Diphtheria Escherichia coli, Diarrheagenic Helicobacter pylori Legionnaires' Disease & Pontiac Fever Leptospirosis Lyme Disease Melioidosis Meningococcal Disease Pertussis / Whooping Cough Plague Pneumococcal Disease Q Fever Rickettsial Diseases Salmonellosis, Nontyphoidal Shigellosis Tetanus Tuberculosis ...perspectives: Testing Travelers for Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection Typhoid & Paratyphoid Fever Yersiniosis VIRAL Vaccine-Preventable Diseases: Viral B Virus Chikungunya COVID-19 Dengue Hand, Foot & Mouth Disease Henipavirus Infections Hepatitis A Hepatitis B Hepatitis C Hepatitis E Human Immunodeficiency Virus / HIV Influenza Japanese Encephalitis Middle East Respiratory Syndrome / MERS Mumps Norovirus Poliomyelitis Rabies ...perspectives: Rabies Immunization Rubella Rubeola / Measles Smallpox & Other Orthopoxvirus-Associated Infections Tick-Borne Encephalitis Varicella / Chickenpox Viral Hemorrhagic Fevers Yellow Fever Zika PARASITIC Amebiasis Angiostrongyliasis Cryptosporidiosis Cutaneous Larva Migrans Cyclosporiasis Cysticercosis Echinococcosis Enterobiasis / Pinworm Filariasis, Lymphatic Flukes, Liver Flukes, Lung Giardiasis Helminths, Soil-Transmitted Leishmaniasis, Cutaneous Leishmaniasis, Visceral Malaria Onchocerciasis / River Blindness Sarcocystosis Scabies Schistosomiasis Strongyloidiasis Taeniasis Toxoplasmosis Trypanosomiasis, African Trypanosomiasis, American / Chagas Disease FUNGAL Coccidioidomycosis / Valley Fever Histoplasmosis 6 Health Care Abroad Travel Insurance, Travel Health Insurance & Medical Evacuation Insurance Obtaining Health Care Abroad ...perspectives: Avoiding Poorly Regulated Medicines & Medical Products during Travel Medical Tourism 7 Family Travel Pregnant Travelers Travel & Breastfeeding Traveling Safely with Infants & Children Vaccine Recommendations for Infants & Children International Adoption Traveling with Pets & Service Animals 8 Travel by Air, Land & Sea Air Travel ...perspectives: Responding to Medical Emergencies when Flying Deep Vein Thrombosis & Pulmonary Embolism Jet Lag Road & Traffic Safety Cruise Ship Travel Motion Sickness Airplanes & Cruise Ships: Illness & Death Reporting & Public Health Interventions 9 Travel for Work & Other Reasons The International Business Traveler Advice for Aircrew ...perspectives: People Who Fly for a Living-Health Myths & Realities Health Care Workers, Including Public Health Researchers & Medical Laboratorians Humanitarian Aid Workers United States Military Deployments Long-Term Travelers & Expatriates Study Abroad & Other International Student Travel Visiting Friends & Relatives: VFR Travel Mass Gatherings Adventure Travel Sex & Travel 10 Popular Itineraries The Rationale for Popular Itineraries AFRICA & THE MIDDLE EAST African Safaris Saudi Arabia: Hajj & Umrah Pilgrimages South Africa Tanzania & Zanzibar THE AMERICAS & THE CARIBBEAN Brazil Dominican Republic Haiti Mexico Peru ASIA Burma (Myanmar) China India Nepal Thailand 11 Posttravel Evaluation General Approach to the Returned Traveler Rapid Diagnostic Tests for Infectious Diseases ...perspectives: Screening Asymptomatic Returned Travelers Fever in the Returned Traveler Antimicrobial Resistance Respiratory Infections Persistent Diarrhea in Returned Travelers Dermatological Conditions ...perspectives: Delusional Parasitosis Sexually Transmitted Infections Newly Arrived Immigrants, Refugees & Other Migrants

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Book Synopsis''A well-written discussion by a world-renowned cardiologist on how the heart functions. More importantly, it is a simple and concise book that charts your course to a healthy heart'' Dr James R. Doty, M.D.****Worried about your heart health but unsure where to start?One of the world''s leading cardiologists, Dr Boon Lim, has created the go-to guide to keeping your heart in good shape for optimum health.This concise accessible book covers everything you need to know about improving and maintaining your heart health. From hypertension, cholesterol and inherited cardiac conditions, to chest pain, fainting and stress, Dr Lim draws on his years of knowledge and expertise to offer practical, easy-to-follow advice on: How your heart works High blood pressure and bad cholesterol Heart attack and chest pain Rhythm disorders Fainting Eating and exercising for a healthy Trade ReviewA well-written discussion by a world-renowned cardiologist on how the heart functions. More importantly, it is a simple and concise book that charts your course to a healthy heart. The best part is Dr. Lim's explanation of the brain-heart connection and how your own mind can impact heart health. -- James R. Doty, M.D., clinical professor of Neurosurgery at Stanford University and the director of the Center for Compassion and Altruism Research and Education at Stanford University School of Medicine'Simple, easy and concise - just what is needed to understand the functions of your heart. Explains why lifestyles can affect your heart health and also to recognise symptoms of underlying conditions, highlighting not just the plumbing but also the importance of the electrics of the heart. From the 'not so simple' faint through to sudden cardiac death. A must read!' -- Trudie Lobban MBE, Founder & CEO, Arrhythmia Alliance, AF Association & STARS – www.heartrhythmalliance.org'An inspirational read. Well thought out, beautifully researched and written, and easy to read. Keeping Your Heat Healthy inspired me to look at how I approach my own heart health and make some lifestyle adjustments using Dr Lim's easy to implement top tips' -- Dr Millicent Stone, Dr Millicent A Stone MB NUI, FRCP MSc, Consultant Rheumatologist

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Book SynopsisThis is the first textbook to show how research using a range of qualitative and quantitative methods relates to improving health and social care practice. The book shows how different research approaches are undertaken in practice and the challenges and strengths of different methodologies, thus facilitating students to make informed decisions when choosing which to use in their own research projects. The eleven chapters are each structured around different research methods and include: A brief overview of the research and research question Identification and overview of the research approach and associated methods selected to answer this question The sample and recruitment, including issues and challenges Ethical concerns Practical issues in undertaking the research approach Links between the research process and findings to health and social care values Links to the full research study Further reaTable of Contents1. Introduction. 2. Using mixed methods in health and social care research. 3. Inclusive research – as a strategy for improving inclusive communities. 4. Using online surveys to capture health and social care data. 5. Using interviews and focus groups to investigate the effectiveness of mentoring in a UK healthcare trust. 6. Making sense of complexity: using thematic analysis to understand the role of the foster carer. 7. Participatory approaches to building knowledge. 8. Dialogical narrative analysis of practice-based educators’ stories of student placements. 9. An ethnographic approach to researching the communication of people with severe learning disabilities 10. Exploring perceptions of professional expertise within a health and social care context. 11. Health and social care inequalities in relation to ethnicity; British South Asian men and nursing careers.

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Book SynopsisThis book offers a global, historical analysis of the changes and continuities in one of societyâs basic functions: seeking to protect itself from disease.Hygiene offers an important lens for major aspects of world and comparative history. The volume explores the ways different regions and major religions approached hygiene both before modern times and through the present with the more recent uses of germ theory. Topics in âœpremodernâ hygiene include toilet practices, remarkably varied views about bathing, and different levels of commitment to investments in hygiene infrastructure. The âœsanitary revolutionâ of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries forms a major dividing line in the book, including the variations introduced by developments like colonialism or communism and various forms of resistance to âœmodernâ hygiene. The book links current, often bitter, debates about hygiene, around practices such as masking, both to the larger history and to recent issues like Covid-19.Hygiene in World History is an accessible overview aimed at undergraduate and non-specialist readers interested in world history, public health, and the history of health and disease.

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Book SynopsisSOAP SAVES LIVES. But did you know that excessive use of soap and skin-care products is harming our health and the environment? Apart from in hand-washing there is no need to use soap on our bodies at all? Doctor and preventative medicine expert James Hamblin gave up showering five years ago and only ever uses soap on his hands. In Clean, he takes us on an irreverent and entertaining journey through our complex relationship with our bodies and cleanliness. Drawing on the latest science, he introduces a new way to think about cleanliness - one that is cheaper, simpler and better for our skin, our immunity and the world in which we live.* With a new afterword by the author *'Fun, interesting and credible' New York Times'Persuasive... Clean made me chuckle and then left me thoughtful' Daily TelegraphTrade ReviewGood-humoured and persuasive ... sets out to dispel the comfortable notion that our skin is a smooth protective barrier between us and the outside world... Clean made me chuckle and then left me thoughtful * Daily Telegraph *Accessible and articulate - graceful even - and there are some wonderful surprises * Wall Street Journal *Fun, interesting and credible * New York Times *A must read * Vogue *James Hamblin's characteristic mix of clarity and levity shine through every single page. You'll never think about your largest organ the same way again -- DAVID EPSTEIN, author of Range and The Sports Gene

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Book SynopsisPractical advice from an award-winning specialist nurse. Highly Commended, British Medical Association Book Awards Designed to help determine what will work best for you, Menopause: The One-Stop Guide offers detailed knowledge about the physiological and psychological effects of the menopause and its treatments, so you can make confident decisions about your health. It includes: - What to expect and what's 'normal' - How to manage symptoms with lifestyle changes - Everything you need to know about hormone replacement therapy, including body-identical HRT - Specific chapters on young menopause and menopause after cancer. With clear guidance on recognising symptoms, getting help and staying positive, this companion will inform and reassure you through your menopause and beyond.Trade ReviewA welcome addition to the range of material now available to help women understand their menopause. Kathy Abernethy [...] understands that menopause is an intensely personal experience and offers thoughtful advice for treatment and lifestyle options. The book is especially helpful in providing clear definitions, answers to frequently asked questions and more than 200 anonymised quotes from patients [...]. This all gels into an easily digestible format that will inform, reassure and guide women through this inevitable stage of their lives. * British Menopause Society Medical Advisory Council *

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Book SynopsisThis book is open access under a CC BY 4.0 license.​This handbook synthesizes and analyzes the growing knowledge base on life course health development (LCHD) from the prenatal period through emerging adulthood, with implications for clinical practice and public health. It presents LCHD as an innovative field with a sound theoretical framework for understanding wellness and disease from a lifespan perspective, replacing previous medical, biopsychosocial, and early genomic models of health. Interdisciplinary chapters discuss major health concerns (diabetes, obesity), important less-studied conditions (hearing, kidney health), and large-scale issues (nutrition, adversity) from a lifespan viewpoint. In addition, chapters address methodological approaches and challenges by analyzing existing measures, studies, and surveys. The book concludes with the editors’ research agenda that proposes priorities for future LCHD research and its application to health care practice and health policy.Topics featured in the Handbook include: The prenatal period and its effect on child obesity and metabolic outcomes. Pregnancy complications and their effect on women’s cardiovascular health. A multi-level approach for obesity prevention in children. Application of the LCHD framework to autism spectrum disorder. Socioeconomic disadvantage and its influence on health development across the lifespan. The importance of nutrition to optimal health development across the lifespan. The Handbook of Life Course Health Development is a must-have resource for researchers, clinicians/professionals, and graduate students in developmental psychology/science; maternal and child health; social work; health economics; educational policy and politics; and medical law as well as many interrelated subdisciplines in psychology, medicine, public health, mental health, education, social welfare, economics, sociology, and law.Table of ContentsChapter 1. Introduction to the Handbook of Life Course Health-Development Science.- SECTION I: EMERGING FRAMEWORKS.- Chapter 2. The Emerging Theoretical Framework of Life Course Health-Development.- SECTION II: LIFE STAGES.- Chapter 3. Preconception and Prenatal Factors and Metabolic Risk.- Chapter 4. Early Childhood and the Life Course: The State of the Science and Proposed Research Priorities.- Chapter 5. Middle Childhood: An Evolutionary-Developmental Synthesis.- Chapter 6. Adolescent Health: A Relational Developmental Systems Perspective.- Chapter 7. Emerging Adulthood as a Critical Stage in the Life Course.- Chapter 8. Pregnancy Characteristics and Women’s Cardiovascular Health.- SECTION III: LIFE COURSE ORIGINS AND CONSEQUENCES OF MAJOR HEALTH CONDITIONS AND ISSUES.- Chapter 9. Early in the Life Course: Time for Obesity Prevention.- Chapter 10. Pediatric Type 2 Diabetes: Prevention and Treatment through a Life Course Health-Development Framework.- Chapter 11. Life Course Health-Development in Autism Spectrum Disorders.- Chapter 12. Self-Regulation.- Chapter 13. A Life Course Health-Development Perspective on Oral Health.- Chapter 14. Life Course Health-Development Outcomes after Prematurity: Developing a Community, Clinical, and Translational Research Agenda to Optimize Health, Behavior and Functioning.- Chapter 15. A Life Course Approach to Hearing Health.- Chapter 16. Chronic Kidney Disease: A Life Course Health-Development Perspective.- SECTION IV: CROSS-CUTTING TOPICS IN LIFE COURSE HEALTH-DEVELOPMENT.- Chapter 17. Growth and Life Course Health-Development.- Chapter 18. From Epidemiology to Epigenetics: Evidence for the Importance of Nutrition to Optimal Health-Development across the Life Course.- Chapter 19. How Socioeconomic Disadvantages Get Under the Skin and Into the Brain to Influence Health-Development across the Lifespan.- Chapter 20. Health Disparities: A Life Course Health-Development Perspective and Future Research Directions.- SECTION V: METHODOLOGICAL APPROACHES.- Chapter 21. Core Principles of Life Course Health-Development Methodology and Analytics.- Chapter 22. Epidemiological Study Designs: Traditional and Novel Approaches to Advance Life Course Health-Development Research.- Chapter 23. Using the National Longitudinal Surveys of Youth (NLSY) to Conduct Life Course Analyses.- Chapter 24. Using the Panel Study of Income Dynamics (PSID) to Conduct Life Course Health-Development Analysis.- Chapter 25. Using the Fragile Families and Child Wellbeing Study (FFCWS) in Life Course Health-Development Research.- SECTION VI: FUTURE DIRECTIONS.- Chapter 26. Life Course Research Agenda (LCRA), Version 1.0.

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Book SynopsisThis open access book defines happiness intuitively and explores several common conceptual mistakes with regard to happiness. It then moves on to address topical issues including, but not limited to, whether money can buy you happiness, why happiness is ultimately the only thing of intrinsic value, and the various factors important for happiness. It also presents a more reliable and interpersonally comparable method for measuring happiness and discusses twelve factors, from A to L, that are crucial for individual happiness: attitude, balance, confidence, dignity, engagement, family/friends, gratitude, health, ideals, joyfulness, kindness and love. Further, it examines important public policy considerations, taking into account recent advances in economics, the environmental sciences, and happiness studies. Novel issues discussed include: an environmentally responsible happy nation index to supplement GDP, the East Asian happiness gap, a case for stimulating pleasure centres of the brain, and an argument for higher public spending.Table of ContentsWhat is Happiness? Why is Happiness Important.- Happiness versus Preference.- Some Conceptual Mistakes about Happiness.- Happiness or Life Satisfaction.- Happiness as the Only Intrinsic Value.- The Measurement and Comparison of Happiness.

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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 SynopsisThis book summarizes current theory and evidence relating to immunization supply, demand, distribution, and financing. It provides readers with an understanding of the obstacles faced in the field, and the possible approaches to corresponding solutions.Table of Contents1. Principles of vaccine economics 1.0: Chapter introduction 1.1: Introduction to global vaccine systems 1.2: Relevance of health economics to vaccines 1.3: Cost of finding and making vaccines: implications for immunization programs 1.4: Vaccination as investment in human capital 1.5: Economics of vaccine delivery 2. Estimating the cost of immunization services 2.0: Chapter introduction 2.1: Why costing studies are needed 2.2: Defining immunization costs 2.3: Designing a primary costing study or analysis 2.4: Data analysis 2.5: Costing new vaccine introduction 3. Economic evaluation of vaccines and vaccine programs 3.0: Chapter introduction 3.1: Overview of decision analysis and cost-effectiveness 3.2: Defining the scope and study design of cost-effectiveness analysis 3.3: Parameter estimation 3.4: Measuring and valuing health outcomes 3.5: Reporting and interpreting results of economic evaluation 3.6: Budget impact analysis and return on investment 3.7: Introduction to decision tree modeling 4. Advanced methods in economic evaluation 4.0: Chapter introduction 4.1: Introduction to Markov modeling 4.2: Static and dynamic modeling 4.3: Probabilistic sensitivity analysis and value of information analysis 4.4: Economic evaluation reference case with Markov model 5. Financing and resource tracking of vaccination Pprograms 5.0: Chapter introduction 5.1: Introduction to immunization financing and expenditure 5.2: Financing of immunization programs 5.3: Donor architecture for immunization financing Appendices 1: EXERCISE: A CASE-STUDY ON ESTIMATING THE TOTAL AND UNIT ROUTINE IMMUNIZATION COSTS FROM THE FACILITY TO THE NATIONAL LEVEL 2: EXERCISE: ESTIMATING NEW VACCINE INTRODUCTION COSTS 3: IMMUNIZATION ACTIVITIES AND LINE ITEM COSTS 4: MARKOV DECISION PROCESSES (MDPS) 5: DERIVATION OF THE ANNUAL EXPECTED COSTS ASSOCIATED WITH THE INFECTED STATE 6: MAKING MODELS PROBABILISTIC AND ESTIMATING THE VALUE OF INFORMATION

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Book SynopsisThis revised and expanded second edition of Key Themes in Health and Social Care is a learning resource for students in health and social care. It provides an overview of foundational issues and core themes in the field and introduces key areas of debate, moving from an introductory level to in-depth discussion as the book progresses. Divided into three parts: the first part sets the scene, addressing introductory psychology and sociology, social policy, equality and diversity, skills for practice, and working with people the second part considers key themes such as mental health and wellbeing; management of services; the relationship between place and wellbeing; research in health and social care; and person-centred interventions the third part looks at discrete areas of practice such as mental health; ageing, leading and managing health and social care; working with vulnerable populations; and health promotion Each chapter begins with an outlTable of Contents1.Introduction. Part One. 2.Foundations in Health and Social Care. 3.Human Growth and Development. 4.Current Issues in Health and Social Care. 5.Working with People. 6.Social Policy in Health and Social Care. 7.Professional Practice and Work-Based Learning. Part Two. 8.Health, Social Care and Crime. 9.Person Centred Interventions. 10.Valuing Research in Health and Social Care. 11.Managing Health and Social Care. Part Three. 12.Young People and Social Care. 13.Engaging Vulnerable Groups. 14.Children’s and Young People’s Mental Health. 15.Ageing in the 21st century. 16.Transcultural Issues. 17.Leadership in Health and Social Care. 18.Conducting a Student Empirical Research Study in Health and Social Care. 19.Conclusion. 20.Glossary

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Book SynopsisDenial, anger, bargaining, depression and acceptance. The five stages of grief, first formulated in this hugely influential work forty years ago, are now part of our common understanding of bereavement. The five stages were first identified by Elisabeth KÃbler-Ross in her work with dying patients at the University of Chicago and were considered phases that all or most people went through, when faced with the prospect of their own death. They are now often accepted as a response to any major life change. However, in spite of these terms being in general use, the subject of death is still surrounded by conventional attitudes and reticence that offer only fragile comfort because they evade the real issues. This groundbreaking book is still relevant â giving a voice to dying people and exploring what impending death means to them, often in their own words. People speak about their experience of dying, their relief in expressing their fear and anger and being able to move forward to a state of acceptance and peace.Ideal for all those with an interest in bereavement or the five stages of grief, this book contains a new extended introduction from Professor Allan Kellehear. This additional chapter re-examines On Death and Dying looking at how it has influenced contemporary thought and practice.Trade ReviewPraise for On Death and Dying:'This book is important reading for nurses, doctors, clergy, and others whose work brings them into contact with the dying. It is also recommended to any reader who refuses to believe that the best way to deal with fear is to run away.' – Colin Murray Parkes, from the foreword‘All those involved in social work, be they students, practitioners, or teachers should read it; for it concerns loss, and assisting people to deal with losses of one kind or another is the social worker's commonest task. Here is a book that helps them to do this with sensitivity, insight and compassion.' – British Journal of Social Work‘This is a book to own but every library should have a copy and every medical and nursing syllabus a place for discussion of death and dying with this as a textbook.’ – Nursing TimesTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. On the Fear of Death 2. Attitudes Towards Death and Dying 3. First Stage: Denial and Isolation 4. Second Stage: Anger 5. Third Stage: Bargaining 6. Forth Stage: Depression 7. Fifth Stage: Acceptance 8. Hope 9. The Patient’s Family 10. Some Interviews with Terminally Ill Patients 11. Reactions to the Seminar on Death and Dying 12. Therapy with the Terminally Ill

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Book SynopsisNext Level eating means prioritising eating in your daily routine. It means understanding the power food has to nourish, heal, support and energise your body.Daniel Davey is a performance nutritionist who has helped Ireland's most successful athletes to raise their game, and here he draws on everything he has learned to deliver the science of how food can help us perform at our best physically and mentally every day.The recipes in this cookbook are simple, delicious, nutrition-packed and uniquely designed to help you unlock the key to an enhanced life. They can be used to support specific training goals, to help you recover from injury or if you are in need of an immune system boost. Daniel also shares the secrets of how he has helped his top clients develop the right mindset to make consistently good food and lifestyle choices and reap the rewards.This is a transformative cookbook that will change your relationship with food and arm you with the knowledge to bring your health and performance to the next level.

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Book SynopsisCOVID-19: Individual Rights and Community Responsibilities provides critical insights into the tensions between individual rights and community responsibilities during the COVID-19 pandemic.Questions about mandates, lockdowns, priorities, and broader questions related to neighborly responsibilities and human rights have been central to debates about how to confront the pandemic. The scholarship presented in this volume adds to those debates by confronting such issues as the role of social media in spreading misinformation, mask mandates, pandemic politics, and the very ethos of what is meant by human and individual rights.Drawing on the expertise of scholars from around the world, the work presented here represents a remarkable diversity and quality of impassioned scholarship on the impact of COVID-19 and is a timely and critical advance in knowledge related to the pandemic.Trade Review'This volume is like a mosaic or collage, a true work of art, that has been creatively and thoughtfully stitched together by editor J. Michael Ryan. Relying on a dazzling array of stellar contributors, this timely book is bound to become part of a larger conversation on what is perhaps the most complex phenomenon in our lives. The authors wrestle with the meaning and goals of community amidst increasingly individualistic values and priorities, encouraging readers to appropriately question the inherent paradoxes of the self and the society. A variety of undergraduate and graduate courses will benefit from incorporating this book.'Deborah Cohan, Professor of Sociology, University of South Carolina-Beaufort, USA'This ground-breaking volume, expertly edited by J. Michael Ryan, provides multi-disciplinary insights into the tensions that arose between individual rights and community responsibilities in a wide range of contexts and communities during the pandemic. It brings together international scholars addressing a plethora of challenges operating at different levels during this unprecedented health crisis. This is a volume that not only enables us to make sense of the COVID-19 pandemic, and especially how people responded to it as individuals and communities, but also to prepare for future crises. It is an invaluable resource that scholars, students and policymakers alike must read.'Rusi Jaspal, Professor of Psychology, University of Brighton, UK'In this definitive guide to the complexities of human rights and community responsibilities in the COVID-19 pandemic, leading experts explore the role of (among other issues), social media in spreading misinformation during the global crisis. J. Michael Ryan deserves our gratitude for his academic leadership, both in this new volume as well as for serving as editor of The COVID-19 Pandemic Series.'Bryan S. Turner, Professor of Sociology, Australian Catholic University, AustraliaTable of Contents1. Introduction 2. COVID-19, Individual Rights and Community Responsibilities 3. Balancing Rights with Responsibilities: Citizens' Responses to Expert Systems COVID-19 Infodemics 4. Going Viral: How social media increased the spread of COVID-19 misinformation 5. Masks, Mandates, and Mayhem: The Moral Panic Amidst a Pandemic 6. Demonizing the Nightlife: The ‘Pandemic Panic’ and youth responses in Portugal and Spain 7. Pandemic Politics and the Politics of the Pandemic 8. Spreading Disease: Risk mismanagement in the age of COVID-19 9. Taking Responsibility: COVID-19 and the possibilities of participatory communication during crisis 10. Reshaping Values and Priorities after the Lockdown Restrictions in Italy 11. Neighborhood Solidarity as a Local Response to the Emergency of the Pandemic: An explorative study of informal support in Italy 12. No Magic Bullets: Lessons from the COVID-19 pandemic for the future of health and human rights

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Book SynopsisThis book considers the ways in which the lives of persons with intellectual disability are closely interconnected with those of the persons around them. The ways in which these interconnections work and the effects they have are examined by taking a very close look at specific instances in the lives of persons with intellectual disability, taken from published research and other sources and covering various life domains, including education, employment, creative work, socialising, and family life. The fourteen case-study chapters (covering Australia, France, Ireland, Italy, Malta, Spain, the UK, and the USA) focus on the interactions between the person with intellectual disability concerned and other persons. The analyses use Paul Ricoeurâs concept of the interrelational self to show how the lives and selves of persons with intellectual disability are intimately intertwined with those of the persons who come into contact with them. Furthermore, it is argued that, what we learn about the deep connections between persons with intellectual disability and those who play a significant role in their lives, can be applied to general human experience. What happens in each one-to-one interaction is of paramount importance. The analyses are based on Max Van Manenâs phenomenonological research approach and critical phenomenology. The innovative approach thus created provides fresh insights and a different method for carrying out research and analysis in the area.The short format of the chapters in the main part of the book makes it suitable for use on a wide range of courses in disability studies as well as in other disciplines and areas of study, such as psychology, education, legal studies, and childhood studies among others. It also makes it accessible for advocates and practitioners working with persons with intellectual disability.

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Book SynopsisThis practical text provides the theoretical foundation of behavior change and then offers specific strategies, tools, and methods you can use to motivate and inspire your clients to be active, exercise, and stay healthy.Developed by the American College of Sports Medicine (ACSM) and written by a team of leading experts in exercise science and motivation, the book provides step-by-step instructions to help fitness/health professionals and students master client motivation techniques. Access practical resources you can use immediately on the job with forms, checklists, charts, worksheets, etc. in each chapter’s  From the Practical Toolbox  sections. Stay on top of the latest research in the field with  Evidence sections that support the text’s recommendations. Master a wide range of client-motivation techniques through  Step-by-Step& applications. See the text’s recommendations i

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Book SynopsisThis wide-ranging book takes a person-centred approach to supporting the person and their families/carers to live with dementia and challenge the stigma attached to the condition. Divided into four parts, it starts with the voices of people with dementia themselves, as they describe their own experience and how they are living with the disease. It moves on to look at how the range of caring and support professions can help people living with dementia and their families plan and prepare for and cope better with their deteriorating condition. It then turns to practical aspects of living with dementia - dementia in the workplace, communication, safety and the role of technology and design in prolonging independence - and day-to-day considerations, such as managing insomnia and eating well. It ends with an inspiring section on the many imaginative ways people with dementia can be helped to discover and continue to enjoy cultural and creative activities that celebrate their lives and promote their abilities.Trade ReviewA rich recipe of ideas and thoughts on how to enable others to live with dementia. As we all should know, one size doesn’t fit all, and this book offers the holistic support for which many would be grateful. --Wendy Mitchell, author of Somebody I Used to Know and What I Wish People Knew About Dementia; A brilliant example of what can be achieved when those living with dementia, their carers and specialists collaborate… an important contribution to the literature of dementia and person-centred-care. --Rod Kersh, consultant community physician, Rotherham NHS Foundation Trust; Far too often, people living with dementia and their carers are left with nothing to tell them how to move forward. This unique, invaluable book succeeds in filling the void. --Nori Graham, emeritus consultant in the psychiatry of old age, Vice President of the Alzheimer’s SocietyTable of ContentsForeword - Steven Sabat, Introduction, Part 1: The voices of people with dementia and their carers, 1. The me in dementia - Keith Oliver, 2. Poetry and crafting as helpful activities for people living with dementia - Gail Gregory, 3. Using poetry to support my granny when she had dementia - Isla Parker, 4. The practical realities of caring for a loved one with dementia - Marianne Talbot, 5. The challenge of supporting an elderly parent with dementia - Gary Lockhart, 6. The difficulties and triumphs of the single carer - Peter Hemsley, Part 2: Caring for people with dementia, 7. Dementia and living at home: what can your general practitioner do for you? - Marieke Perry, 8. Providing person-centered spiritual care for people living with dementia - Kathy Fogg Berry, 9. Early onset dementia - Anthea Innes, John O'Doherty and Helen Rochford-Brennan, 10. Open Dialogue: A social network perspective in dementia care - Amy Jebreel, Rachel Butterfield and Robert Freudenthal, 11. Values-based practice in dementia care - Toby Williamson, 12. Planning now for your future: Advance care planning for people with dementia - Dylan Harris, 13. Palliative and end-of-life care in dementia - what would good care look like? - Karen Harrison Dening, 14. Palliative care options in dementia - Sascha R. Bolt, Judith M.M. Meijers and Jenny T. van der Steen, Part 3: Supporting people to live well with dementia, 15. Nutrition in dementia - Nina Herrington and Deborah Thompson, 16. I was finding it hard to eat and drink and got referred to Speech and Language Therapy! What's that all about? - Dara Brown, 17. Alternative treatments for insomnia for those with dementia and mild cognitive impairment - Lisa Austin, 18. Being in hospital when you have dementia: Providing person-centred care experiences in practice - Rachael Kelley, 19. Validation builds relationships and communication - Vicki de Klerk-Rubin, 20. Rapport-based communication: A practical approach to social inclusion and mutual wellbeing - Matt Laurie, 21. Dementia in the workplace - Louise Ritchie, Debbie Tolson and Mike Danson, 22. Does technology have a role in meeting the care and support needs of people living with dementia and their families? - John Woolham, 23. Improving independence, self-esteem and safety with better design for people with dementia - Mary Marshall, 24. How can gardening enrich the lives of people with dementia? - Sarah Swift and Margaret Brown, 25. Nature's role as a coping mechanism for people living with dementia - Wendy Brewin, 26. 'Finding safety: a monthly Rainbow Memory Cafe meeting for LGBT+ people affected by dementia - Sally Knocker and Lucy Whitman, 27. Supporting people living with dementia from Black, Asian and minority ethnic communities - David Truswell, Part 4: Creative approaches to dementia, 28. Mindfulness for people living with dementia and their carers - Cath Arakelian, Jonathan Barker, 29. Trauma-informed yoga for older people living with dementia - Josephine Norrbo and Eleonore Wesen, 30. Improvisatory movement and dance for family carers and others - Richard Coaten, 31. Frames of mind: Bringing memories to life with stop frame animation - Bo Chapman and Zoe Flynn, 32. Digital life story work with people living with dementia - Kathryn Barham, 33. Music therapy in dementia care - Ming-Hung Hsu, 34. Poetry: Telling it like it is - John Killick, 35. The magic of paint - Susan Liggett and Megan Wyatt, 36. Teleplay: Approaches to digital clowning for dementia care - Richard Talbot and Claire Dormann, 37. Dementia-friendly museums: How cultural activity benefits people with dementia, carers and communities - Rosie Barker and Louise Deakin, 38. 'Our friends can't believe all the things we're doing': The role of culture in supporting people to live well with dementia - Nicky Taylor and Gabrielle Hamilton, Afterword - Julian C. Hughes, Conclusion

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Book SynopsisPharmacy Management of Long-term Medical Conditions shows you how you can use your expertise to improve health outcomes and quality of life for people with LTMCs by ensuring they get the best out of their medicines.It contains 17 chapters with each chapter focusing on one of the most prevalent long-term medical conditions that you may encounter day-to-day including an overview, diagnosis, pharmacy input, pharmacy review and management/treatment.Pharmacy Management of Long-term Medical Conditions features useful resources and case studies at the end of each chapter to help bring guidelines to life and into the practice setting.Written by expert pharmacists in their respective fields, it provides practical information that can be easily implemented in practice to make a difference to patient care and outcomes.This book is designed to support primary care pharmacists working in community and GP practice pharmacy

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Book SynopsisA New York Times Bestseller A Wall Street Journal Bestseller A New York Times Notable Book of 2020 A New York Times Book Review Editors' Choice Shortlisted for the Financial Times and McKinsey Business Book of the Year A New Statesman Book to Read From economist Anne Case and Nobel Prize winner Angus Deaton, a groundbreaking account of howTrade Review"Winner of the Silver Medal in Business Commentary, Axiom Business Book Awards"

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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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