Personal and public health / health education Books

Book SynopsisAustralia's venomous snakes are widely viewed as the world's most deadly and are regarded with cautious curiosity, fascination and fear. This volume examines the biology, natural history, venom properties and bite treatment of medically important venomous marine and terrestrial snakes. It contains comprehensive identification profiles for each species, supported by keys and photographs.

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Book SynopsisExamines the impacts of housing tenure on older Australians who are solely or primarily dependent on the Age Pension for their income. Drawing on 125 in-depth interviews, it compares the life circumstances of older social housing tenants, private renters and homeowners.

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Book SynopsisShark attacks are big news events and although the risk of shark attack on humans is incredibly low, the fact remains that human lives are lost to sharks every year. Shark Attacks explores the tension between risk and human fear and the need to conserve sharks and protect the important ecological roles they play in our marine environments.

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Book SynopsisOral health care is an issue of modern society that is sometimes difficult to manage. Considered a key indicator of global health, well-being, and quality of life, oral health’s relationship with general health is of utmost importance. As such, maintenance of oral health should be a lifelong commitment as well as a daily priority. This book includes twenty chapters that focus on different aspects of oral health issues, including prevention, treatment, and management.

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Book SynopsisWhen push comes to shove, there is nothing as fundamental as a well-functioning bowel. Dr Michael Levitt, highly respected surgeon, has restored hundreds of patients to bowel health and happiness. This comprehensive guide is full of practical advice, helpful tips and clear explanations for how to obtain and maintain a successfully working bowel.

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Book SynopsisThis study about David Livingstone is different from all other publications about him. Here, Livingstone is not the main topic of interest; the focus of the author is on nutrition and health in pre-colonial Africa and Livingstone is his key informant. David Livingstone and the Myth of African Poverty and Disease is an unusual book. After a close examination of Livingstone’s writings and comparative reading of contemporary authors, Sjoerd Rijpma has been able to draw cautious conclusions about the relatively favourable conditions of health and nutrition in southern and central Africa during the pre-colonial period. His findings shed new light on the medical history of Sub-Saharan Africa.Trade Review"[...] this volume would be of interest to the student of southern African history pre-1880, especially Africans themselves in order to appreciate their heritage (rather than just the often negative colonial version of it), and those interested in re-thinking how agricultural practices could be environmentally sensitive and appropriate to southern African soils." - Margaret O’Callaghan, Australian National University, in: Australasian Review of African Studies 37.2 (December 2016), pp. 149-151 "[...] In conclusion it may be said that Rijpma provided a modified depiction of the historical significance of Livingstone as explorer. In his data the author found confirmation for many things reported by others, but he was unable to accept Livingstone’s plea for the colonization of Africa. Because of this plea the explorer did not do justice to the authentic value of African culture and society." - Jaap van Slageren, in: Exchange 46.1 (2017) pp. 85-87Table of ContentsForeword Preface Preface to the 2015 Edition Some Basic Data (Tables I and II) David Livingstone Chronology Acronyms and Abbreviations PART I AFRICA’S PAST: SURPRISING N EW ASPECTS Introduction to Part 1 1. ‘Health and nutrition’ or ‘disease and hunger’? - What is the actual meaning of ‘malnutrition’? - Poverty in precolonial Africa - Malaria, malaria and ‘fever’ - The correlation between health and nourishment - What is meant by resistance? - Assumptions PART II DAVID LIVINGSTONE IN TROPICAL AFRICA 2. 1849–56: Missionary Travels and Researches Sojourn and travels in southern Africa (1841–49), the ‘missionary travels’ (1849–53), the trans-Africa journey (1853–56) A paraphrase of a number of aspects of the book - The first ten years in southern Africa - The Kololo - To Luanda (1853–54) - Luanda (1854); back to Linyanti (1854–55) - From Linyanti to Quelimane (1855–56); reflections on Livingstone’s Missionary Travels; Missionary Travels compared Preparations for the Zambezi expedition 3. 1858–64: Narrative of an Expedition Exploration of rivers and lakes; return to Linyanti with the Kololo. A paraphrase of various aspects of the second book - Investigating the Zambezi - Exploring the River Shire and Lake Malawi - Intermezzo: a journey on foot from Mozambique to Linyanti and back - The Universities’ Mission; the Ruvuma explorations - The end of the expedition Reflections on Narrative of an Expedition; Narrative of an Expedition compared; once again to Africa 4. David Livingstone: a usable source of ‘general’ information? PART III UNEXPECTED DISCOVERIES IN TROPICAL AFRICA Introduction to Part 3 5. 1849–56: Missionary Travels and Researches Sojourn and travels in southern Africa (1841–49), the ‘missionary travels’ (1849–53), the trans-Africa journey (1853–56). A paraphrase with the emphasis on health and nutrition - The first ten years in southern Africa - The Kololo - To Luanda (1853–54) - Luanda (1854); back to Linyanti (1854–55) - From Linyanti to Quelimane (1855–56) Reflections: health and nutrition in Missionary Travels 6. 1858–64: Narrative of an Expedition Exploration of rivers and lakes; return to Linyanti with the Kololo. A paraphrase with the emphasis on health and nutrition - Investigating the Zambezi - Exploring the River Shire and Lake Malawi - Intermezzo: a journey on foot from Mozambique to Linyanti and back - The Universities’ Mission; the Ruvuma explorations - The end of the expedition Reflections: health and nutrition in Narrative of an Expedition 7. 1866–73: Waller’s 'The Last Journals of David Livingstone'; searching for the sources of the Nile A paraphrase of Waller’s 'The Last Journals of David Livingstone' - To Lake Malawi, Lake Tanganyika, Lake Mweru and Lake Bangweulu (1866–68) - From Lake Bangweulu to Lake Tanganyika and back (1868–73). Reflections on Waller’s The Last Journals of David Livingstone Reflections: health and nutrition in The Last Journals 8. What David Livingstone really discovered in tropical Africa - Children without ‘malnutrition’ - Health and limited sickness - Full value nourishment and food supply, and green revolutions - His opinion on health and nutrition SOME CLOSING REMARKS LITERATURE Books consulted, not cited INDEX MAPS: from David Livingstone and the Victorian Encounter with Africa.

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Book SynopsisWinner of the 2021 Choice Outstanding Academic Title Award In A History of Population Health Johan P. Mackenbach offers a broad-sweeping study of the spectacular changes in people’s health in Europe since the early 18th century. Most of the 40 specific diseases covered in this book show a fascinating pattern of ‘rise-and-fall’, with large differences in timing between countries. Using a unique collection of historical data and bringing together insights from demography, economics, sociology, political science, medicine, epidemiology and general history, it shows that these changes and variations did not occur spontaneously, but were mostly man-made. Throughout European history, changes in health and longevity were therefore closely related to economic, social, and political conditions, with public health and medical care both making important contributions to population health improvement. Readers who would like to have a closer look at the quantitative data used in the trend graphs included in the book can find these it here.Trade Review"[...] strengths of this excellent book include its meticulous and extensive documentation, transparent discussion of what data is and is not available, analysis of prevailing theoretical explanations, use of supplementary tables, and Mackenbach's clear and compelling writing. [...] Summing Up: Highly recommended. Upper-division undergraduates. Graduate students, faculty, and professionals. General readers." - M. D. Lagerwey, Western Michigan University, in: Choice, February 2021 Vol. 58 No. 6 "Mackenbach’s longue durée, Braudel-inspired, and erudite book wades into scholarly territory that will be familiar to readers of Journal of British Studies. […] Mackenbach’s book will provide an important starting point for future research on the role of politics and public health in curbing COVID-19." - Jacob Steere-Williams, College of Charleston, South Carolina, in: Journal of British Studies, Vol. 60 (3), 2021, 746-748 pp.Table of ContentsPreface List of illustrations Chapter 1. Introduction  Utopia come true?    Rising life expectancy    The rise and fall of disease  The epidemiologic transition theory    The McKeown debate and the Preston-curve    The role of human agency   &;How to read this book    Concepts, sources, data and methods PART I. LONG-TERM TRENDS: A BIRD’S EYE VIEW Chapter 2. Long-term trends in population health  Changes in over-all population health    Declining mortality    Young and old, men and women    Regional and social inequalities    Rising height    More years in good health, more years in bad health?  Changes in disease patterns    Shifting causes of death    Shifts in the burden of disease    Diseases rise, diseases fall  Epidemiologic transition 2.0    A theory in need of repair    How: characterizing change    When: staging change    Where: locating change Chapter 3. Understanding trends in population health   Theories of population health    An ‘ecological-evolutionary theory’ of the origins of disease    Explaining long-term change  Economic, political and sociocultural conditions    Economic history: improvements in living standards    Political history: the rise of the modern state    Sociocultural history: the lights go on  Public health and medical care    A short history of public health    The impact of public health    A short history of medical care    The Role of Medicine PART II. ZOOMING IN: THE RISE AND FALL OF DISEASES Chapter 4. Health problems of pre-industrial societies  Violence and hunger    War    Homicide    Famine  Great epidemics    Plague    Smallpox    Typhus    Malaria Chapter 5. Health problems of industrializing societies  Communicable diseases    Cholera, dysentery, typhoid    Tuberculosis    Syphilis    Scarlet fever, measles, whooping cough, diphtheria    Pneumonia, influenza  Maternal, infant and perinatal mortality    Maternal mortality    Infant mortality    Still-births   Other health problems of industrializing societies    Pellagra, rickets, goitre    Peptic ulcer, appendicitis    Lung diseases caused by occupational and environmental exposures Chapter 6. Health problems of affluent societies   Chronic diseases    Ischaemic heart disease    Cerebrovascular disease    Diabetes mellitus    Stomach, colorectal, breast, prostate cancer    Lung cancer    Liver cirrhosis    Dementia    Depression   Injuries    Road traffic injuries    Suicide   A new plague    AIDS PART III: SYNTHESIS AND OUTLOOK Chapter 7. Why?   Why did European population health improve?    The rise and fall of disease    The role of human agency    The role of public health and medical care    The Rise of the West: was there a ‘prime mover’?   Why did some countries rush ahead or lag behind?    Northern lights: the Swedish advantage    Dutch comfort: we were the champions    Southern miracles: from rear-guard to forefront    Balkan troubles: the weight of the past    Russian roulette: the value of life Chapter 8. Outlook   Feathers of Icarus    Geopolitical instability    Increasing inequality    Global environmental change   The way ahead    The public health paradigm    An expanding circle of concern    Re-thinking Utopia   By way of conclusion    Through the telescope of history    The European experience    The role of politics    The future Appendices Bibliography Index

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Book SynopsisMosquitoes transmit many of the pathogens that cause zoonotic diseases from wildlife and livestock to people, with devasting consequences for public health. The factors affecting the ecology and evolution of the transmission dynamics of these mosquito-borne pathogens can be revealed using multidisciplinary research approaches. This 7th volume of the ECVD series focuses on the ecological factors that determine the transmission dynamics of mosquito-borne pathogens naturally circulating between animals of different taxa and their importance for human health. The authors revise the current knowledge on the pathogens that affect wildlife, including those maintained in captivity, as well as the use of cutting-edge techniques for the identification of potential vectors of these pathogens. In addition, this volume explores the role of factors related to global change, including changes in landscape use, deforestation and urbanization, as major drivers of the distribution of mosquito vectors and the dynamics of pathogen transmission. Finally, updated information on the approaches used to identify and control mosquito-borne diseases is presented, with a particular focus on those affecting humans. In summary, this book provides an updated review of the different mosquito-borne pathogens affecting animals and their public health relevance.Table of ContentsContents Ecology and control of vector borne diseases Dedication Notes on Editors Contributors Introduction  Jan E. Conn, Maria Anice Mureb Sallum and Kimberly M. Fornace Part 1: Impacts of environmental change on VBD ecology 1 Landscape ecology and vector-borne diseases in the Amazon  Paula R. Prist and Gabriel Zorello Laporta 2 The emerging epidemiology and changing landscape of mosquito-borne infectious diseases in Venezuela  Maria E. Grillet, Jorge E. Moreno, Alberto Paníz-Mondolfi and Juan C. Navarro 3 Malaria in the Amazon Basin: how climate change and natural disasters create new challenges for an old disease  Leonardo Suveges Moreira Chaves, Tatiane Moraes de Sousa, Luiz Carlos Ferreira Penha and Sandra S. Hacon 4 Relationship between environmental factors and arboviruses in urban areas  Thiago Salomão de Azevedo and Rafael Piovezan Part 2: Coupled human and natural systems 5 A conceptual framework for understanding extractive settlements and disease: demography, environment, and epidemiology  Natasha Glendening, Werissaw Haileselassie and Daniel M. Parker 6 The economic impacts of malaria: past, present, and future  Nikolas Kuschnig and Lukas Vashold 7 Mapping patchy malaria: the role of drone technologies in depicting particular environments and contingent risk  Jacob Brockmann and Dalia Iskander 8 Vector control and surveillance under lockdown: COVID-19 and future pandemics  Jose del Rosario Loaiza Rodríguez, Gillian Eastwood and Luis F. Chaves Sanabria 9 Agriculture and health: mitigating risks and optimising benefits  Isabel Byrne and Kallista Chan Part 3: VBD surveillance and control in changing environments 10 Modelling the effects of climate and climate change on transmission of vector-borne disease  Marta S. Shocket, Jamie M. Caldwell, Paul J. Huxley, Catherine A. Lippi, Francis A. Windram and Alexander C. Keyel 11 Leveraging earth observation data for surveillance of vector-borne diseases in changing environments  Kimberly M. Fornace, Emilia Johnson, Marta Moreno, Andy Hardy and Gabriel Carrasco-Escobar 12 Early warning systems for vector-borne diseases: engagement, methods and implementation  Emilie Finch, Martin Lotto Batista, Tilly Alcayna, Sophie A. Lee, Isabel K. Fletcher and Rachel Lowe 13 Impacts of climate change on malaria vector control in Africa  Heather M. Ferguson and Nicodem J. Govella Conclusions  Kimberly Fornace, Leonardo Suveges Chaves, Maria Anice Sallum and Jan Conn Index

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Book SynopsisThis book contains scholarly contributions to several current debates in the philosophy of medicine and health care regarding the nature of health and health promotion, concepts and measurements of mental illness, phenomenological conceptions of health and illness, allocation of health care resources, criteria for proper medical science, the clinical meeting, and ethical constraints in such a meeting. With one exception, the authors in this book are or have been teachers or graduate students at the interdisciplinary Department of Health and Society (Tema H) at Linköping University, Sweden. While all the texts have a philosophical focus, many other disciplines have influenced the choice of specific perspectives. The university backgrounds of the authors range from medicine, psychology, sociology, and religion to philosophy. What binds the authors together is their deep interest in the theory of medicine and in the pursuit of a philosophy of humanistic medicine and health care.Trade Review"Nordenfelt [is] one of the most famous experts on philosophy of health and on questions of health care …the book overall raises some very interesting questions and discusses them on a high level … a very valuable read" - in: Medicine, Health Care and Philosophy, Vol. 6, No. 3 (2003)Table of ContentsForeword by Ingmar Pörn Editors’ Preface Part One Characterizations of Health and the Good Life ONE Bo PETERSSON: Health, Doctors, and the Good Life: A Footnote to Plato TWO Per SUNDSTRÖM: Health as Metaphor and as Metonymy – An Exploration THREE Lennart NORDENFELT: An Evolutionary Concept of Health: Health as Natural Function Part Two Concepts and Measurements of Mental Health. The Context of Psychotherapeutic Treatment FOUR Einar JAKOBSSON: Health, Psychopathology, and the Action of the “Talking Cures” FIVE Per-Anders TENGLAND: A Conceptual Approach to Measuring Psychiatric and Psychotherapeutic Treatment Part Three Health and Illness from a Phenomenological Point of View SIX Jennifer BULLINGTON: Health as Receptivity: A Phenomenological Interpretation of Allostasis SEVEN Fredrik SVENAEUS: A Phenomenological Analysis of the Concepts Handicap and Illness Part Four Health and Health Promotion from the point of view of family medicine, medical genetics and the care of the elderly EIGHT Olle HELLSTRÖM: Health and Dialogue-Based Medicine NINE Kristin ZEILER: Transgressive Technologies in Reproductive Medicine: Do They Call for a Revision of Notions of Health? TEN Bengt RICHT: Old, Ill and Estranged: On the Needs of Persons Receiving Elderly Care Part Five Constraints on Interventions: Scientific and Ethical Requirements ELEVEN Per-Erik LISS: Allocation of Scarce Resources in Health Care: Values and Concepts TWELVE Ingemar NORDIN: Quackery THIRTEEN Nina NIKKU: Private Life: Sketching Entrances for Ethical Analysis Works Cited About the Contributors Index

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Book SynopsisThis book examines the role of philosophy and philosophers in bioethics. Academics often see bioethical studies as too practical while decision makers tend to see them as too theoretical. The purpose of this collection of new essays by an international group of distinguished scholars is to explore the troubled relationship between theory and practice in the ethical assessment of medicine, health care, and new medical and genetic technologies. The book is divided into six parts. In the first part, philosophers consider the definition of bioethics, the nature of applied ethics more generally, and the possibility of combining utilitarian and liberal strands of thinking in moral and political studies. In the second part, authors discuss the place and justification of principles in bioethics and the significance of medical and nursing experience in moral decision making. The third part addresses the complementary (or contradictory, as the case may be) principles of dignity, autonomy, precaution, and solidarity, and their use in theoretical and practical settings. In the fourth part, public health measures and experimental research are defended against traditional moral concerns. Part five scrutinizes parental responsibilities in bearing and rearing children, especially the reasons for and against human reproduction in individual cases. In part six, enhancements to human nature by various means are analyzed. Following in the footsteps of four previous collections in the Values in Bioethics special series by the same editorial team—Scratching the Surface of Bioethics, Bioethics and Social Reality, Ethics in Biomedical Research, and Arguments and Analysis in Bioethics—this book, compiled in honor of Professor Matti Häyry’s 50th birthday, drills into the core of the discipline to show the philosophical depths that lie under the polished surface of policy-driven everyday bioethics.Trade Review"If the field of bioethics were music, then this book would certainly be rock’n’roll. It certainly rocks and it is rebellious. (…) And even if you are new to the party, you truly learn a lot, as all the authors take their time to thoroughly ground their ideas and arguments in an impressively coherent style. It is this coherent style that distinguishes this book from other loosely edited volumes. In this book, all 23 texts perfectly fit together." – in: Medical Health Care and Philosophy 13 (2010) "…covers quite a vast territory over the landscape of relevant issues in current bioethics. It does so whilst maintaining a high standard of rigorous argument and without superficial coverage. … The editors have fulfilled their promise to bring theory to bear on the real practical issues that affect people’s lives. As such it would be highly relevant not only to philosophers but also to members of the other disciplines that share this field of study, in particular, the health care professions." – in: MetascienceTable of ContentsForeword by Matti Häyry Preface Tuija Takala, Peter Herissone-Kelly, and Søren Holm: Introduction. Bioethics: What Lies Under the Surface? What is Bioethics and Where Should It Be Going? Sirkku K. Hellsten: Why “Definitions” Matter in Defining Bioethics? Sven Ove Hansson: Ethics Beyond Application Harry Lesser: Utilitarianism and Liberalism How To Do Bioethics? Veikko Launis: The Unbearable Lightness of Bioethical Principles Juha Räikkä: The Method of Wide Reflective Equilibrium in Bioethics Pekka Louhiala: But How Could They Know? Reflections on the Role of Philosophy and Philosophers in Medical Ethics Leila Toiviainen: Does Nursing Ethics Fit in with Philosophy and Bioethics? Dignity, Precaution, and Solidarity Simon Woods: Dignity: Yet Another Look Niall Scott: Autonomy (and a Little Bit of Dignity) in Bioethics Michael Parker and Paolo Vineis: Concepts and Definitions of the Precautionary Principle: An Ethical Analysis Vilhjálmur Árnason: Justice or Solidarity? Thinking about Nordic Prioritization in the Light of Rawls Søren Holm: Will You Still Need Me, Will You Still Feed Me, When I’m 64? An Ethical Problem for the Modern Cosmopolitan Academic Tests and Experiments Margaret P. Battin, Charles B. Smith, Larry Reimer, Jay A. Jacobson, and Leslie P. Francis: Universal Rapid Testing for Infectious Disease in Airports and Places of Public Contact: A Thought Experiment about the Ethical Challenges John Harris: Pigs and Principles: The Use of Animals in Research Rosamond Rhodes: Research Ethics: A Decent Proposal Rationality, Morality, and Reproduction Floora Ruokonen and Simo Vehmas: Parental Responsibility and the Duty to Love One’s Children Frank J. Leavitt: The Meaning of Suffering: A Critique of the Häyry Syndrome Richard Ashcroft: Is It Irrational to Have Children? Rebecca Bennett: Human Reproduction: Selfish and Irrational But Not Immoral Tom Buller: Gambling, Risks, and Reproduction: A Reply to Matti Häyry Philosophical Responses to Enhancements Lisa Bortolotti: Do We Have an Obligation to Make Smarter Babies? Heta Aleksandra Gylling: Youthful Looks—No Matter What It Costs? Timo Airaksinen: New Life Forms: Min or Max Cyborgs? About the Authors and Editors Index

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Book Synopsis"Voedsel en voeding staan voortdurend in de belangstelling. Iedereen heeft er een mening over en er wordt veel zinnigs maar ook veel onzinnigs over gezegd en geschreven. De auteurs zetten in dit boek de feiten op een rij, beschrijven de complexiteit van de huidige voedselproductie, maar ontrafelen deze ook en scheiden aldus de zin van de onzin. De meest relevante zaken op het gebied van voedsel en voeding worden met elkaar in verband gebracht. Het boek is geschreven voor de leek geïnteresseerd in voedsel en voeding, studenten diëtetiek, voeding en levensmiddelentechnologie, beleidsmakers op het gebied van voedsel en voeding, journalisten, kortom iedereen die beroepsmatig dan wel vanuit een brede interesse meer over voedsel en voeding wil weten. Over de auteurs: Prof. Pieter Walstra is emeritus hoogleraar en Prof. Martinus (Tiny) van Boekel is hoogleraar aan Wageningen Universiteit, allebei in het vakgebied levensmiddelentechnologie. Beiden zijn altijd geïnteresseerd geweest in de bredere context van het vakgebied en hebben dit actief uitgedragen in onderwijs, onderzoek en in contacten met de maatschappij. Dit boek is een weerslag daarvan, toegankelijk gemaakt voor een breed publiek."

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