Public health and preventive medicine Books

Book SynopsisA clarion call about the dangers of medicine for women, as well as a manual for how women can get the right care for their bodies.Sex Matters tackles one of the most urgent, yet unspoken issues facing women's health care today: all models of medical research and practice are based on male-centric models that ignore the unique biological and emotional differences between men and women - an omission that endangers women's lives. The facts surrounding how male-centric medicine impacts women's health every day are chilling: in the ER, women are more likely to receive a psychiatric diagnosis with regard to opioid use, while men are more likely to be referred for detoxification; the more vocal women become about their pain, the more likely their providers are to prescribe either inadequate or inappropriate pain relief medication; women often present with nontraditional symptoms of stroke, which causes delays in recognition by both them and their health professionals; and a government accountability study found that 80% of drugs that are withdrawn from the market are due to side effects that happen to women (a result of testing drugs mostly on men).Leading expert on sex and gender medicine Dr Alyson McGregor focuses on the key areas where these differences are most potentially harmful, addressing:· Cardiac and stroke diagnosis and treatment in women; · Prescription and dosing of pharmaceuticals;· Subjective evaluation of women's symptoms; · Pain and pain management;· Hormones and female biochemistry (including prescribed hormones); · How economic status, race, and gender identity are additional critical factors.Not only does Dr McGregor explore these disparities in depth, she shares clear, practical suggestions for what we can do. A work of riveting expose, revelatory insights into the medical establishment and actionable guidance for putting this information to use, Sex Matters is an empowering roadmap for reinventing modern medicine - and for self-care.(P)2020 Hachette AudioTrade ReviewI have worked with Dr Alyson McGregor as a national leader in the area of sex and gender in medicine and healthcare--I commend her on this book. * C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, Director, Barbara Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai *Alyson McGregor is a persuasive and intelligent advocate for the unique health care needs of women. The two sexes are significantly different in all the tissues of the body--even to the way the same genes are expressed. An expert in emergency medical care, her deep and informed knowledge of the way disease presents itself in women ensures their prompt and accurate diagnosis and treatment. She is a powerful force in gender-specific health care. * Marianne J. Legato, MD, PhD (hon. c.), FACP, Emerita Professor of Clinical Medicine, Columbia University *Sex Matters is highly learned, readable, and inspiring. A call to action-we learn exactly how women are understudied and misdiagnosed. We must all insist that medical schools and funding agencies do better. We must all support research in sex and gender medicine so that ultimately your doctor can do right by you! * Londa Schiebinger, professor of History of Science, Stanford University, and Director of Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment *Well-researched, riveting, and insightful, Sex Matters is a triumph for women's health. Dr. McGregor exposes the gender, racial, and economic biases in medicine and puts the spotlight back where it belongs--on the needs of individual patients. * Wendy S. Klein, MD, MACP, Medical Director, Health Brigade and co-founder, VCU Institute for Women’s Health *Enraging and clearly written, this book is a must-read for all women, who have to deal with ourbiased medical system. A call to arms for those who always suspected that women's pain and symptoms were dismissed and minimized, it also provides practical suggestions for getting better care. * Maia Szalavitz, New York Times bestselling author of Unbroken Brain *From the frontlines of the medical establishment, McGregor offers a bold indictment of a status quo that's failing women. Ultimately hopeful, Sex Matters combines actionable advice for individual patients navigating a health care system built for men with an urgent call for revolutionary collective change. * Maya Dusenbery, author of Doing Harm: The Truth About How Bad Medicine and Lazy Science Leave Women Dismissed, Misdiagnosed, and Sick *I learned so much from this new book. I am grateful to Dr. McGregor for her insight and wisdom. We need to spread the word: sex differences are about much more than ovaries and testicles! * Leonard Sax MD PhD, New York Times bestselling author of Why Gender Matters: What Parents and Teachers Need to Know About the Emerging Science of Sex Differences *Artfully relayed through storytelling, Dr. McGregor brings several familiar stories from the emergency department to your living room, showcasing the many ways men and women are different and why each requires tailored medical care. Her personal experiences of a tortuous path of advocacy are the foundation of action steps to help readers to take charge of their own health and change the future of medicine * Basmah Safdar, Associate Professor, Yale University, Sex and Gender Medicine Expert *Sex Matters is highly learned, readable, and inspiring. A call to action-we learn exactly how women are understudied and misdiagnosed. We must all insist that medical schools and funding agencies do better. We must all support research in sex and gender medicine so that ultimately your doctor can do right by you! * Londa Schiebinger, professor of History of Science, Stanford University, and Director of Gendered Innovations in Science, Health & Medicine, Engineering, and Environment *This book is addictive! You will not be able to put it down until you have read it from cover to cover and then want start all over again. The sheer wealth of information is an eye opener for the intelligent lay person and a great source of up to date information for health care workers * Marek Glezerman, MD, Immediate Past -President, International Society for Gender Medicine *Dr. Alyson McGregor sounds the alarm for the state of women's health in this country. Her excellent, evidence-based book reveals that women's health is still in its infancy and needs significant research to ensure that women are receiving the best possible medical care. The fact that most drugs that were approved in this country did not even have enough women included in the studies that got them approved to know if the effects in women were the same as in men is just one of many concerning findings. Her book shows that there is much work to do in this area (much more even more than we thought) and that we can count on this call to action to spur us onward! This book will be appreciated by medical and lay people alike given its excellent readability. I am thrilled that this book is out there to provide benchmarks and goals so that we can ultimately transform women's health * Judy Regensteiner, MD, Director of the Center for Women’s Health Research at the University of Colorado *Dr. McGregor makes a clear and compelling case that women, particularly women of color, in the United States time after time receive inadequate or even harmful medical care. Dr. McGregor also explains how cultural stereotypes about women are frequently used by physicians to justify a dismissive approach to women's symptoms even when these symptoms herald conditions with potentially dire outcomes. Taking it one step further, Dr. McGregor provides the reader with suggestions on how to cut through a physician's ability to dismiss her symptoms, encouraging her to find another provider if necessary. * Molly Carnes, MD. *I have worked with Dr. Alyson McGregor as a national leader in the area of sex and gender in medicine and healthcare-I commend her on this book * C. Noel Bairey Merz, MD, Director, Barbara Streisand Women’s Heart Center, Cedars-Sinai *[McGregor's] book is unashamedly activist; a how-to guide for obtaining better treatment... the core content is hair-raising and potentially life-saving * The Times *Picking up the hardback book, one could be tempted to ask, "how bad could it really be?" Within a chapter, the answer is clear: much worse than you ever imagined * Irish Independent *Her seminal work on the urgency of acknowledging sex differences comes at a time when political leaders across the globe are being compelled to state that sex does not exist * The Critic *

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Book SynopsisThe instant New York Times bestsellerBy the acclaimed author of In the Realm of Hungry Ghosts, a groundbreaking investigation into the causes of illness, a bracing critique of how our society breeds disease, and a pathway to health and healing.In this revolutionary book, renowned physician Gabor Maté eloquently dissects how in Western countries that pride themselves on their healthcare systems, chronic illness and general ill health are on the rise. Nearly 70 percent of Americans are on at least one prescription drug; more than half take two. In Canada, every fifth person has high blood pressure. In Europe, hypertension is diagnosed in more than 30 percent of the population. And everywhere, adolescent mental illness is on the rise. So what is really “normal” when it comes to health?Over four decades of clinical experience, Maté has come to recognize the prevailing un

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Book SynopsisThe Intervention Mapping bible, updated with new theory, trends, and cases Planning Health Promotion Programs is the "bible" of the field, guiding students and practitioners through the planning process from a highly practical perspective.Table of ContentsFigures and Tables vii Acknowledgments xiii About the Authors xvii Part One: Foundations 1 Chapter 1 Overview of Intervention Mapping 3 Competency 3 Perspectives 7 Intervention Mapping Steps 12 Core Processes for Using Theory and Evidence 20 The Role of Culture in Intervention Planning 28 Navigating the Book 30 Important Repeating Concepts in the Book 31 Summary 32 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 38 References 39 Chapter 2 Behavior-Oriented Theories Used in Health Promotion 57 Competency 57 Perspectives 58 Overview of Theories 65 Learning Theories 66 Theories of Information Processing 70 Theories of Health Behavior 74 Theories of Reasoned Action 78 Theories of Goal-Directed Behavior 84 Theories of Automatic Behavior, Impulsive Behavior, and Habits 89 Stage Theories 95 Attribution Theory and Relapse Prevention 99 Theories of Persuasive Communication 101 Theories of Self-Regulation 105 Social Cognitive Theory 109 Theories of Stigma and Discrimination 113 Diffusion of Innovations Theory 116 Summary 120 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 120 References 121 Chapter 3 Environment-Oriented Theories 145 Competency 145 Perspectives 146 General Environmental-Oriented Theories 149 Interpersonal-Level Theories 155 Organizational-Level Theories 160 Community-Level Theories 167 Societal and Governmental Theories 184 Summary 192 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 192 References 193 Part Two: InterventionMapping Steps 209 Chapter 4 Intervention Mapping Step 1: LogicModel of the Problem 211 Competency 211 Perspectives 212 Tasks for Step 1 214 Summary 261 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 262 References 263 Chapter 5 Intervention Mapping Step 2: Program Outcomes and Objectives—LogicModel of Change 283 Competency 283 Perspectives 284 Tasks for Step 2 286 Summary 330 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 331 References 332 Chapter 6 Intervention Mapping Step 3: Program Design 345 Competency 345 Deciding How to Start 345 Perspectives 350 Tasks for Step 3 355 Summary 416 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 417 References 418 Chapter 7 Intervention Mapping Step 4: Program Production 435 Competency 435 Perspectives 436 Tasks for Step 4 437 Summary 475 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 475 References 476 Chapter 8 Intervention Mapping Step 5: Program Implementation Plan 483 Competency 483 Perspectives 484 Tasks for Step 5 494 Summary 528 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 529 References 530 Chapter 9 Intervention Mapping Step 6: Evaluation Plan with Patricia Dolan Mullen 541 Competency 541 Perspectives 541 Tasks for Step 6 546 Summary 584 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 585 References 585 Chapter 10 Using Intervention Mapping to Adapt Evidence-Based Interventions with Linda Highfield, Marieke A. Hartman, Patricia Dolan Mullen, and Joanne N. Leerlooijer 597 Competency 597 Perspectives 598 Intervention Mapping for Adaptation 603 Summary 642 Discussion Questions and Learning Activities 643 References 643 Index 651

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Book SynopsisSelected as a Doody's Core Title for 2022 and 2023! For more than 30 years, Designing Clinical Research has set the standard as the most practical, authoritative guide for physicians, nurses, pharmacists, and other practitioners involved in all forms of clinical and public health research. Using a reader-friendly writing style, Drs. Warren S. Browner, Thomas B. Newman, Steven R. Cummings, Deborah G. Grady, Alison J. Huang, Alka M. Kanaya, and Mark J. Pletcher, all of the University of California, San Francisco, provide up-to-date, commonsense approaches to the challenging judgments involved in designing, funding, and implementing a study. This state-of-the-art fifth edition features new figures, tables, and design, as well as new editors, new content, and extensively updated references to keep you current. Covers clinical research in its many forms, including clinical trials, observational studies, translational science, and patient-oriented research. Presents epidemiologic terms and principles and advanced conceptual material in a practical and reader-friendly manner. Discusses key changes in the field, including confounding and directed acyclic graphs, surrogate outcomes and biomarkers, instrumental variables and Mendelian randomization, regression discontinuity designs, alternative data sources, AI and machine learning, pilot studies, as well as an update on P values and Bayesian analysis.. Covers modifications of classic randomized trials, such as pre/post, interrupted time series, difference-in-differences, stepped wedge and cluster randomized designs, as well as randomized trials in health systems. Adds new chapters on qualitative approaches to clinical research and on community-engaged research Enrich Your eBook Reading Experience Read directly on your preferred device(s),such as computer, tablet, or smartphone Easily convert to audiobook,powering your content with natural language text-to-speech

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Book SynopsisTrade Review“Bending the planet to our will comes at a cost—a debt to human and environmental well-being we’ve packaged, sold, and blindly incurred that has now come due. Darin Olien’s Fatal Conveniences provides a stunning and urgent reconciliation of the many invisible ways the convenience of modern products we trust—our food, our homes, our clothing—are in truth shockingly toxic, buffered with pragmatic solutions for a healthier future. An evidence-based primer for better living, this book is a must-read reality check, offering a better way forward for all.” — Rich Roll, bestselling author of Finding Ultra "Darin’s eye-opening book is a necessary education for us all to understand the invisible challenges of how our health is being harmed by modern toxic exposures. Alongside the shocking discoveries presented herein, Darin shares very pragmatic solutions leading to a healthier and better way forward for us and our environment." — Max Lugavere, New York Times bestselling author of Genius Foods and host of the Genius Life podcast "Fatal Conveniences is a book the world has been waiting for, a compendium of what we don’t know, weren’t told, and are lied to about: the presence of synthetic toxins that are deceptively but deliberatively added to our food, cosmetics, clothing, and homes. Darin’s research is revelatory and shocking, a what-to-do-manual for living purely, cleanly, and simply." — Paul Hawken, Executive Director, Project Regeneration

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Book SynopsisA WALL STREET JOURNALNATIONAL BESTSELLER*AS SEEN ON TUCKER CARLSON TODAY AND THE JOE ROGAN EXPERIENCE*A guide for the times—breaking down the lies about COVID-19 and shedding light on why we came to believe them. When he invented the original mRNA vaccine technology as a medical and graduate student in the late 1980s, Robert Malone could not have imagined that he would become a leader in a movement to expose the dangers of mRNA vaccines that billions of people have received—too often without being informed of the risks. For voicing opposition to the “mainstream” narrative, Dr. Robert Malone was censored by Big Tech and vilified by the media. But he continues to speak out and alert the world to the web of lies that we have all experienced. From vaccine safety and effectiveness to early treatments like ivermectin, to lockdowns, masks, and more, Dr. Malone is the signature dissident voice telling the other side of the story about COVID, the role of corporate media, censorship, propaganda, and the brave new world of transhumanism promoted by the World Economic Forum and its acolytes. What effect did the COVID policies have on lives, livelihoods, and democracies? How is it possible that the lies spread by governments would persist, and that our institutions would fail to correct them? Lies My Gov’t Told Me takes a hard look at these questions and illustrates how data, information, and psychology have been distorted during the pandemic. Governments intentionally weaponized fear to mold behavior. The media smeared anyone who objected to the narrative. And Big Pharma—aligned with larger globalist interests exemplified by the likes of Bill Gates and the World Economic Forum—had captured the agencies that are supposed to regulate it long before the pandemic began. Dr. Malone explores these perverse connections between Pharma, government, and media, and tells us what can be done about it. With contributed chapters from other leading thinkers, such as Dr. Paul Marik and Professor Mattias Desmet, and drawing upon history, psychology, and economics, Lies My Gov’t Told Me looks at COVID from numerous angles. Never satisfied with a simple answer or easy solution, Dr. Malone proposes multiple action plans for a better future. Dr. Malone calls on each of us to find our own solutions, our own ways to resist the control of fascist, corporatist, and totalitarian overlords. If we are to step out of the darkness—toward a world that defends the principles of the Constitution, upholds individual rights, and honors free speech—we all must play a part in the transition. Trade Review“One of the most important things about [Malone] reading out [his] history like that is he is one of the most qualified people in the world to talk about vaccines … I'm very grateful that there's courageous people like [Malone] that do put [their] reputations and [their] careers on the line by speaking out against the stuff when it is very difficult and when [they] do get de-platformed for doing that they know that by censoring [him] they're not just censoring [him]; they're also making others like [him] self-censor.” —JOE ROGAN, The Joe Rogan Experience "A courageous streak of idealism and stubborn integrity pitched Dr. Robert Malone off the giddy heights of the Medical Cartel. Stranded in the wilderness, he has emerged as the most important prophet for medical freedom, public health, and civil rights. If we manage to save democracy, and humanity, Robert Malone will get much of the credit."—ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR. “Few people are in a better position than Robert Malone to know what lies the government told us about COVID. And very few are brave enough to expose those lies. Whatever they’re saying about him now, history will record Malone as a hero.”—TUCKER CARLSON "Dr. Robert Malone is among the few courageous doctors and medical researchers who offered us, in his calm and professional way, a science-based second opinion regarding COVID. With contributions from other heroes of the pandemic, this book offers truth that federal health agencies and the media unfortunately failed to provide."­­­—US SENATOR RON JOHNSON, Wisconsin­­ “When our confused and frightened planet was buckling under monolithic government declarations and orders, we needed someone with first-hand expertise and knowledge, someone with integrity and profound courage, to give us clarity and truth. Robert Malone stood up and did that, and these pages tell his story.”—GAVIN DE BECKER, bestselling author of The Gift of Fear “The Administrative State destroyed lives, families, businesses with shutdowns, lockdowns, and mandates related to the CCP/COVID-19 pandemic. When ‘The Vaxx’ and the ‘science’ surrounding it engulfed the Nation and the World, one man, Dr. Robert Malone, came to the forefront in the fight for truth. The Government, Corporate Media and Big Pharma tried to destroy him. This book is the first-person account of a modern day American Hero and Patriot.”­­­­­—STEVE BANNON ​“Dr. Malone’s experiences working in basic science and biodefense, along with his incisive analysis, perceptivity, and clarity of thought, make his book a fascinating read that will leave you in wonder and admiration of the breadth and depth of his insights. The forces he understands so well will continue flexing their influence unless deterred by trustworthy leadership and a resistant public.”—JOSEPH LADAPO, MD, PhD, Florida Surgeon General and author of Transcend Fear: A Blueprint for Mindful Leadership in Public Health “Reading this book is a bit like having a surrealistic nightmare, but one you don’t wake up from. Although factual, informative, and not sentimental, the story is blood-curdling—with a magnitude of scandal that defies any imagination. Robert’s deep insights into ‘the system’ leave us with profound disappointment and disdain for all those involved in this crime against humanity, while offering a realistic perspective to our children and grandchildren for a better way forward.” —GEERT VANDEN BOSSCHE, PhD, virologist and vaccine expert, formerly employed at the Global Alliance for Vaccines and Immunization (GAVI) “As the world increasingly wakes up to the realization that great harm has been visited upon humanity, people will be scrambling to understand how this could have ever been possible. I can think of no better guide than Robert Malone. His book offers clear answers and does so with an eloquence and compassion that is Robert’s hallmark. I recommend it to all.”—TESS LAWRIE, MBBCh, PhD, research consultant and director of The Evidence-Based Medicine Consultancy. “Essential reading for anyone willing to comprehend the madness we have endured during the past few years.”—PAUL MARIK, MD, former professor of medicine at Eastern Virginia Medical School “Dr. Robert Malone’s expertise and knowledge in the fields of vaccinology and infectious disease countermeasure technology is unparalleled. Despite this, he was systemically banned and censored by big tech and the US government for merely sharing his views. His book provides a road map for our nation to reform our crony capitalist society before even more harm results.”—ANDREW G. HUFF, PhD, MS, author of The Truth About Wuhan: How I Uncovered the Biggest Lie in History “Dr. Malone has deep expertise in the biological sub-disciplines most relevant to COVID-19 science. He also has extensive experience in regulatory affairs and bioethics. He knows how to follow the science to see where it is leading. So, there is no more qualified person on earth to provide insights into what has happened to our world over the past three years than this inventor of mRNA vaccine technology.”—BYRAM W. BRIDLE, PhD, associate professor of viral immunology at the University of Guelph ​“Dr. Malone’s critical thinking skills were honed while working with US military intelligence. His precise analysis of the COVID ‘science’ was not only accurate, but presciently predicted what is now widely accepted. He exposed the lies and fraud of the COVID narrative early on, including during a Joe Rogan podcast that is among the most watched of all time. This book goes further into the truth that attracted those 50 million views.”—DR. MERCOLA, founder of Mercola.com, the most visited natural health site on the internet for the last twenty years “Melding brainpower with compassion and solid values, Robert and Jill Malone stand out among the COVID truth-tellers. They have stayed grounded; they have continued to act with integrity and grace as they led the rest of us toward truth. Now they have the generosity to produce a work like this: a book that tells us exactly where we are, how we got here, and how we can create the world we must now bring into being.”—MERYL NASS, MD “Robert Malone might have been the most influential critical thinker and voice during the corona crisis. He continued to speak out, no matter how much resistance he met.”—MATTIAS DESMET, professor of clinical psychology at Ghent University “Lies My Gov’t Told Me is the Silent Spring of our time—a clarion call from a courageous scientist with impeccable credentials. Dr. Malone demands we confront the very real dangers of a faux vaccine pimped to the American public by unscrupulous Big Pharma companies in collusion with a Fauci-led health care bureaucracy. The new Republican House majority must use its investigatory powers to lay bare these lies and hold those responsible accountable.” —PETER NAVARRO, author, Taking Back Trump’s America “Dr. Robert Malone gives us an essential, captivating, and comprehensive guide to our historical moment, from lockdowns and mRNA vaccines to the administrative state and the game plan to control people via propaganda and groupthink. A scientist who also has deep knowledge of government, history, politics, and psychology, as well as great personal courage, Dr. Malone gives us this page-turning overview of where we are and how to move forward with our humanity intact.”—NAOMI WOLF, bestselling author of The Beauty Myth "In a time when censorship is rank, you should read everything you are told not to read. In particular, there are six words (that you will find in this book) that the stakeholder capitalists do not want you to hear: ‘Defend your sovereignty. Think for yourself.’ I predict that the demagogic designs of the World Economic Forum will fail and that it will be the principles repeated by Malone—'integrity, dignity and community’—that carry the day.” —JESSICA ROSE, PhD, molecular biologist, biochemist, and immunologist “This is the most thorough, truthful, and meaningful book written on the COVID-19 pandemic and all its manifestations. I was fortunate to graduate with honors from Harvard Medical School, which means I met many great and inspirational physicians and teachers. My contact with Robert Malone during the pandemic, and now having read this book, inclines me to place him among those I have most revered in my life and work.”—GEORGE FAREED, MD "As one of the top vaccinology experts, and the inventor of mRNA technology, Dr. Malone was naturally tapped by the government to help in the early stages of the COVID pandemic. When he began to ask hard questions, the fury of censorship and coordinated personal attacks led him on a journey of self-discovery and awakening. This book reveals the truth of the last two-plus years and exposes how our public health institutions really make the sausage.”—ED DOWD, former Black Rock managing director, author of Cause Unknown “An extraordinary and deeply researched tour through the engineered global brainwashing experiment known as the COVID-19 pandemic. Through hard-hitting, data-driven critiques authored by the brightest medical science thinkers of our time, this book bears witness to the true COVID conspiracy unleashed upon the world. If Western medicine is to be salvaged in the aftermath of this worldwide pandemic fraud, it will require an honest reading of this groundbreaking book that, if properly considered, can change the course of the history of medicine. Dr. Robert Malone and all his co-authors are to be applauded for their courage, determination, and passion, telling the unpopular truth in an age of convenient lies.”—MIKE ADAMS, founder, NaturalNews.com and Brighteon.com "Soon after the madness started, I stumbled across Robert Malone in the forest of the online world. His presence, his voice, what he had to say and why, were balm for my troubled soul. Here in this book is the story that explains why this softly spoken man did what he did. He has been true north for so many who felt utterly lost. I have nothing to offer but gratitude."—NEIL OLIVER, author and GB News host “Major crises have an uncanny effect of causing heroes to miraculously emerge, and such is the case of Dr. Robert Malone. COVID has been the biggest avoidable catastrophe in human history, and society owes Dr. Malone huge admiration for dissecting the key issues so succinctly in this book. Over the last three years, he has steadfastly adhered to the scientific facts and translated them into an actionable counter-narrative for use by activists globally—and all despite relentless and utterly unjustified ad hominem attacks. Bravo, Dr. Malone!”—ROGER HODKINSON, MBBCh, pathologist "Robert Malone has courageously lifted his head to help us better understand the corruption within our federal systems. So many myths are being dispelled, thanks to people like Malone and his wife, and the other contributors in this book. They are among the clearest voices saying NO to the fear-mongering, greed, and arrogance of government power."—SEAN STONE, filmmaker and author “ ‘What went wrong?’ In this multidisciplinary tour de force, biomedical industry insider and Renaissance man Dr. Robert Malone challenges his prior worldview to forge a comprehensive, accessible picture of the sheer scale and ubiquity of institutional failure exposed by the pandemic. Building on his own analysis by incorporating essays by key pandemic thinkers (and doers), he ultimately offers a grounded vision for healing and recovery, both societal and personal. Don’t miss this book!”—JAN JEKIELEK, senior editor at Epoch Times and host of American Thought Leaders “This book is a must-read for those who want to understand how difficult it was for Dr. Malone and other rare voices to reveal the truth amid a chaos of lies. Personally, I thank him for helping expose those who tried hard to take healthcare choices away from our citizens.”—JEFF LANDY, Attorney General of Louisiana “If courageously speaking truth to power is a cornerstone of our heritage, then the wisdom and insights in this book should be lauded by us all.”—TAD COFFIN, Olympic gold medalist "To understand the devastation of our times, to comprehend the scale and depth of the emergency that we face, Robert Malone is the leading person in the world you want as your guide. His scintillating book, filled with candid truths only he would know, is a gift to the world—to you, me, and everyone who seeks to understand. For decades, he has been at the center of the arena, as a scientist, intellectual, and moral force. His credentials are impeccable, even legendary—but just as remarkable is his willingness to speak. He could have been like so many others in his echelon of knowledge; he could have joined the junta of control, played along, or just stayed quiet. Something inside this man said, ‘No.’ And his moral compass guided him, same as so many other dissidents today. People who care owe a debt of gratitude to Dr. Malone for this literary achievement."—JEFFREY TUCKER, author, founder of the Brownstone Institute “Bristling with timely content and filled with the personal accounts of fellow warriors for truth and medical freedom, Dr. Malone’s in-depth exploration of deceit at a national level exposes the conscious and systematic betrayal of trust that led to an incalculable loss of life and, for many, a loss of faith in the current American system. I share Malone’s passion for educating Americans on the necessity to think for oneself, the power of fear to paralyze a society, and the freedom that comes from living in truth and courage.” —MARK MCDONALD, psychiatrist, author of United States of Fear: How America Fell Victim to a Mass Delusional Psychosis “Robert Malone has compiled an indispensable compendium of truth, exposing the lies and obfuscation behind our failed and destructive pandemic response. He has been among the most courageous, ethical, and scientifically sound public voices throughout the pandemic. When so many others doctors and scientists stayed silent or ‘went along’ to protect their interests, in the face of enormous pressure to conform and despite malicious opposition, Dr. Malone spoke out. This book should be read by all who want to understand the public health travesty we suffered during COVID, so that we can build a future where humans can once again flourish.”—AARON KHERIATY, psychiatrist, author of The New Abnormal: The Rise of the Biomedical Security State ​“A man with a great mind, a deep scientific knowledge and an open heart. Dr. Robert Malone is the inventor of the nine original mRNA vaccine patents, which were originally filed in 1989, including both the idea of mRNA vaccines and the original proof of principle experience and RNA transfaction. Dr. Malone has close to a hundred peer reviewed publications, which have been cited over 12,000 times. Since January 2020, Dr. Malone has been leading a large team focused on clinical research, design, drug development, computer modeling, and mechanisms of action for repurpose drugs of the treatment of COVID-19.” —CHRISTOF PLOTHE, World Council for Health, osteopath and researcher "Dr. Robert Malone is a force of nature. His technical expertise and extraordinary experience as a medical doctor, inventor, bureaucratic insider, and public health advocate inform every page of this remarkable book. Robert's exemplary courage makes his story required reading for those who love our country and detest the lies its government has told all of us." —FRANK GAFFNEY, executive chairman of the Center for Security Policy and host of Securing America on Real America’s Voice “Not everyone has the intellectual capacity and the intestinal fortitude to recognize the errors in the government’s narrative, and to do the research, and then speak up about his findings. Thankfully, Dr. Robert Malone does. We should all be grateful he refused to stay silent when he saw the government’s mishandling of its COVID response. He is graced with the ability to take complex subject matter and break it down into language the average person can understand. This book is a must-read!”—JENNY BETH MARTIN, cofounder of the Tea Party Patriots “This book—a must-read—is an essential guide to processing and comprehending the incomprehensible human tragedy and horror of what has occurred during this ‘pandemic,’ and to find some path forward that could lead to a better future for all of us.”—BILL WALTON, host of The Bill Walton Show

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Book SynopsisBad Science' hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science, becoming a 400,000 copy bestseller. Now Ben Goldacre puts the $600bn global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. What he reveals is a fascinating, terrifying mess.Doctors and patients need good scientific evidence to make informed decisions. But instead, companies run bad trials on their own drugs, which distort and exaggerate the benefits by design. When these trials produce unflattering results, the data is simply buried. All of this is perfectly legal. In fact, even government regulators withhold vitally important data from the people who need it most. Doctors and patient groups have stood by too, and failed to protect us. Instead, they take money and favours, in a world so fractured that medics and nurses are now educated by the drugs industry.The result: patients are harmed in huge numbers.Ben Goldacre is Britain's finest writer on the science behind medicine, and Bad Pharma' is the book that finally prompted Parliament to ask why all trial results aren't made publicly available this edition has been updated with the latest news from the select committee hearings. Let the witty and indefatigable Goldacre show you how medicine went wrong, and what you can do to mend it.Trade Review‘This is a book to make you enraged – properly, bone-shakingly furious – because it’s about how big business puts profits over patient welfare, allows people to die because they don’t want to disclose damning research evidence, and the tricks they play to make sure doctors do not have all the evidence when it comes to appraising whether a drug really works or not. A work of brilliance.’ Max Pemberton, Daily Telegraph ‘This is a brilliant piece of work’ Evening Standard, William Leith ‘This is an important book. Ben Goldacre is angry, and by the time you put ‘Bad Pharma’ down, you should be too.’ New Statesman ‘Nailing the compromise between too much detail and too little, Goldacre’s brilliantly enraging study unpeels how the pharmaceutical giants routinely misrepresent science in their quest for profit.’ Sunday Telegraph ‘What keeps you turning its pages is the accessibility of Goldacre's writing … his genuine, indignant passion, his careful gathering of evidence and his use of stories, some of them personal, which bring the book to life.’ Luisia Dilner, Guardian ‘This is a book that deserves to be widely read, because anyone who does read it cannot help feeling both uncomfortable and angry.’ Economist ‘’Bad Pharma’ will confirm his status as a thorn in the side of the medical Establishment – Goldacre’s detailed research would be hard for any drug-company executive to contradict’ Lois Rogers, Sunday Times

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Book SynopsisWhat tactics can effective science communicators use to reach a wide audience and achieve their goals?Effective science communicationthe type that can drive behavior change while boosting the likelihood that people will turn to science when faced with challengesis not simply a matter of utilizing social media or employing innovative tactics like nudges. Even more important for success is building long-term strategic paths to achieve well-articulated goals. Smart science communicators also want to create communication opportunities to improve their own thinking and behavior. In this guidebook, John C. Besley and Anthony Dudo encapsulate their practical expertise in 11 evidence-based principles of strategic science communication. Among other things, science communicators, they argue, should strive to seem competent, warm, honest, and willing to listen. Their work should also convey a desire to make the world a better place. Highlighting time-tested methods for building rapport with an Trade ReviewIn Strategic Science Communication: A Guide to Setting the Right Objectives for More Effective Public Engagement, authors John Besley and Anthony Dudomake a much-needed link between the practice of and training in science communication, and the research that impacts those activities. Throughout the book, the authors balance actionable information for practitioners and the theoretical literatures underpinning them—and they do so admirably. Both of the book's intended audiences, practitioners and researchers, can glean informative insight from its pages.—Journal of Science CommunicationTable of ContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroductionChapter 1.What It Means to Be a Strategic Science CommunicatorChapter 2. Science Knowledge as a Communication ObjectiveChapter 3. Show WarmthChapter 4. Show IntegrityChapter 5. Be Willing to ListenChapter 6. Show You Are Not That Different (and Respect Others' Differences)Chapter 7. Show CompetenceChapter 8. Share Risks and BenefitsChapter 9. Share What Other People Think Is NormalChapter 10. Foster Self-EfficacyChapter 11. Share Emotions and Frames, CarefullyChapter 12. The Need to Take Communication More SeriouslyAppendixesA. Survey MethodsB. Supplementary TablesC. Examining Goals and Objectives WorksheetsIndex

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

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

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Book SynopsisCommunity-minded Utah mom and preschool teacher Brianne Dressen wanted to play her part in helping to end the pandemic that shut down the world in 2020. What better way than to roll up her sleeves and participate in a clinical trial for the eagerly anticipated Covid vaccines? But something went terribly, terribly wrong. Part memoir, part medical mystery, part social commentary,Worth a Shot?tells the true story of what happened to Brianne?s body, mind, and spirit as she found herself embroiled in a medical, political, and cultural nightmare that had been looming over America for decades. This compelling page-turner reveals how Brianne uncovers unsettling truths about the dark side of the pharmaceutical industry, leading her to question its control not just over doctors and drug trials, but also over free speech and the federal government. Worth a Shot?chronicles Brianne?s journey as she discovers the intricate web of systemic failures that affect the health of millions worldwide, and unwittingly becomes a global advocate for a cause that nobody wants to believe exists. As she bravely battles the far-reaching influence of giant corporations, readers will be touched by the surprising allies who come to her aid, and the unexpected friendships made along the way. Worth a Shot?is a beautifully written and inspirational real-life account that will leave you questioning your own worldview. So much more than a whistleblower?s story, this book ultimately serves as a poignant reminder of the power of the human spirit as it fights to emerge from adversity with love . . . love for oneself, love for one?s community, and love for one''s country.(All proceeds from the sale ofWorth a Shot?will be donated to React19 and UKCVFamily.)

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Book SynopsisThis textbook provides a comprehensive review of all the common and less often encountered pediatric and adolescent gynecology problems in daily practice, both in the ambulatory as well as in the surgical setting. This new edition has been updated to keep it closely aligned to what general gynecologists or family physicians will want to know when dealing with a paediatric or adolescent patient, with accompanying videos.Table of ContentsNormal pubertal development and the menstrual cycle as a vital sign. Communication strategies with the adolescent patient. The physical exam in the pediatric and adolescent patient. Adolescent sexual development and sexuality education. Pubertal abnormalities: Precocious and delayed. Congenital anomalies of the reproductive tract. Variation of sex differentiation. Common vulvar and vaginal complaints. Genital injuries in children and adolescents. Basic dermatology in children and adolescents. Pediatric urology. Adnexal masses in the neonate, child, and adolescent. Breast disorders in children and adolescents. Menstrual disorders and blood dyscrasias in adolescents. Polycystic ovary syndrome and hyperandrogenism in adolescents. Adolescent contraception. Sexually transmitted infections in adolescents. Chronic pelvic pain and endometriosis. Perioperative care of the pediatric and adolescent gynecology patient. Adolescent pregnancy. Nutrition and eating disorders. Reproductive effects of obesity in adolescents. Transgender care in adolescents. Reproductive health care for adolescents with developmental delay. Sexual abuse. Fertility preservation in pediatric and adolescent girls. Confidential care issues. Family and cultural factors in pediatric gynecology. Health-care transition. Legal considerations in pediatric and adolescent obstetrics and gynecology. Appendix 1: Additional video resources. Appendix 2: Establishing a pediatric and adolescent gynecology clinical and educational program. Index.

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Book SynopsisBestselling author of the Wheat Belly franchise brings his next big, game changing idea - the human microbiome and the silent epidemic of SIBO - to the mainstream.Dr Davis has connected the dots between ''gut health'' and many common, modern ailments and complaints. 1 in 3 people have SIBO (small intestinal bacterial overgrowth), which causes a long list of health issues and illnesses; it is a silent and profound epidemic created by the absence of microbial species that our ancestors had even 50-100 years ago, which have been erased by the industrialisation of food and medicine. Super Gut shares a four-week plan to reprogram your microbiome based on research and techniques that not only gets to the root of many diseases but improves levels of oxytocin (the bonding/happy hormone), brain health and promotes anti-aging and weight loss. Dr Davis provides not just the science and case studies but also more than 40 recipes and solutions. In Super GuTrade ReviewSuper Gut reveals how virtually every aspect of our health is fundamentally influenced by the vast array of microscopic organisms living upon and within us. Dr Davis makes it clear that so many issues related to living in our modern world challenge this relationship and set the stage for illness. But the good news, as Super Gut so eloquently portrays, centres on our new found ability to improve the health and functionality of the vast array of microbes upon which we depend. It's clear that we can manipulate this relationship to our advantage. And Dr Davis shows us how. -- David Perlmutter, MD, author, #1 New York Times bestseller, Grain Brain, and Drop AcidReading Super Gut is reading an incredibly important manual on building the super 'hard drive' for a long, healthy, and productive life.... With easy to implement, inexpensive recommendations, it won't be long before you're forever grateful you took the time to read and implement.... All disease begins in the gut. So build a Super Gut! -- Dr Tom O’Bryan, author of The Autoimmune Fix and You Can Fix Your BrainSuper Gut brings the conversation into new territory. Bacteria are not the bad guys! Dr Davis' plan helps you replenish the microbiome and eliminate those culprits that are depleting us of essential natural probiotics that maintain a healthy gut. Microbiome medicine is an essential part of good health, disease prevention, vitality, and longevity. Bravo to Dr Davis on this newest addition to the literature. -- Dr Raphael Kellman, founder of Microbiome Medicine, author of The Microbiome Diet, The Microbiome Breakthrough, Microbiome ThyroidUnlike other books on the microbiome, Dr Davis has taken the conversation several steps further by showing how lost microbes can be restored and how an epidemic of overgrowth of undesirable species can be pushed back with often spectacular results. He packs the book with specific strategies and recipes so that the reader is well-equipped to regain health, vigour, even youthfulness. -- Dr Mark Hyman, New York Times bestselling author of The Pegan DietAn intriguing look into the science of the gut microbiome, and its implications for human health. Dr Davis brings his usual light to this area of science and follows that up with some practical advice. -- Dr Jason Fung, New York Times bestselling author of The Obesity Code

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Book Synopsis'Inspirational ... I can't recommend this book highly enough' Bill Gates Profound and powerful, Mountains Beyond Mountains takes us from Harvard to Haiti, Peru, Cuba and Russia, as the charismatic but flawed genius Dr Paul Farmer challenges widely-held preconceptions about poverty and healthcare. As a medical student, Farmer found his life's calling: to cure infectious diseases and to bring the lifesaving tools of modern medicine - so readily available in the developed world - to those who need them most. Beginning in Haiti, he tackles the conditions that contribute to so many unnecessary deaths with his trademark combination of world-class expertise, unlimited compassion, and the unstinting dedication of friends and colleagues. Tracy Kidder's magnificent and moving account shows how, from achieving this modest dream, one person can make a difference in solving global problems through a clear-eyed understanding of the interaction of politics, wealth, social systems and medicine.Trade ReviewThere aren't many real heroes, where the purity of their commitment and the way they articulate those values inspires millions of people ... I can't recommend this book highly enough -- Bill GatesAffecting...at one the story of an epic battle against poverty and a finely balanced character study -- Wendell Steavenson * Sunday Times *Quite simply, Mountains Beyond Mountains is a book you should read. It's not smug and self-satisfied, it's not poverty and suffering porn, it's not predictable. It's genuinely touching, inspiring and excellently written. Highly recommended -- Keith Dudhnath * The Bookbag *An absorbing read -- Julian Fleming * Sunday Business Post *Inspiring, disturbing, daring and completely absorbing * New York Times Book Review *A masterpiece that will leave you questioning your own life and political views. It's the perfect testament to a man who continues to reshape medicine and who has become, undoubtedly, an uncommon saviour to a country that desperately needed one * USA Today *A true-to-life fairytale ... Its stark sense of reality comes as much from the grit between the pages as from the pure gold those pages spin * Boston Sunday Globe *It'll fill you equally with wonder and hope * People *

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Book SynopsisThis thoroughly revised and updated Fifth Edition of Financial Management of Health Care Organizations offers an introduction to the tools and techniques of health care financial management. The book covers a wide range of topics, including information on the health care system and evolving reimbursement methodologies; health care accounting and financial statements; managing cash, billings, and collections; the time value of money and analyzing and financing major capital investments; determining cost and using cost information in decision-making; budgeting and performance measurement; and pricing. The revised edition covers new accounting changes for nonprofit hospitals with respect to net asset accounts, and includes an array of new financial statement problem sets for nonprofit hospitals. These changes also required major changes to the recording of financial transactions and implementing the latest financial ratio benchmarks. With the newest payment develoTable of ContentsPreface xiii Acknowledgments xix The Authors xxi Chapter 1 The Context of Health Care Financial Management 1 Changing Methods of Health Care Financing and Delivery 3 Addressing the High Cost of Care 9 Value‐Based Payment Mechanisms 19 Summary 22 Key Terms 23 Review Questions 23 Notes 24 Chapter 2 Health Care Financial Statements 25 The Balance Sheet 27 The Statement of Operations 49 The Statement of Changes in Net Assets 64 The Statement of Cash Flows 66 Summary 71 Key Terms 73 Key Equations 73 Review Questions and Problems 74 Appendix A: Financial Statements for Sample Not‐for‐Profit and For‐Profit Hospitals, and Notes to Financial Statements 84 Note 99 Chapter 3 Principles and Practices of Health Care Accounting 101 The Books 101 An Example of the Effects of Cash Flows on Profit Reporting under Cash and Accrual Accounting 106 Recording Transactions 108 Developing the Financial Statements 118 Summary 125 Key Terms 126 Review Questions and Problems 126 Chapter 4 Financial Statement Analysis 137 Horizontal Analysis 138 Trend Analysis 144 Vertical (Common‐Size) Analysis 144 Ratio Analysis 146 Liquidity Ratios 152 Revenue, Expense, and Profitability Ratios 161 Activity Ratios 169 Capital Structure Ratios 175 Summary 183 Key Equations 186 Key Terms 187 Review Questions and Problems 187 Chapter 5 Working Capital Management 209 Working Capital Cycle 209 Working Capital Management Strategies 211 Cash Management 215 Sources of Temporary Cash 216 Revenue Cycle Management 221 Collecting Cash Payments 225 Investing Cash on a Short‐Term Basis 228 Forecasting Cash Surpluses and Deficits: The Cash Budget 230 Accounts Receivable Management 233 Methods to Monitor Revenue Cycle Performance 237 Fraud and Abuse 239 Summary 243 Key Terms 246 Key Equations 246 Review Questions and Problems 246 Notes 257 Chapter 6 The Time Value of Money 259 Future Value of a Dollar Invested Today 260 Present Value of an Amount to Be Received in the Future 267 Future and Present Values of Annuities 270 Future and Present Value Calculations and Excel Functions for Special Situations 276 Summary 284 Key Terms 285 Key Equations 286 Review Questions and Problems 287 Appendix B: Future and Present Value Tables 292 Note 301 Chapter 7 The Investment Decision 303 Objectives of Capital Investment Analysis 304 Analytical Methods 307 Using an NPV Analysis for a Replacement Decision 321 Summary 326 Key Terms 328 Key Equation 328 Review Questions and Problems 328 Appendix C: Technical Concerns in Calculating Net Present Value 336 Appendix D: Adjustments for Net Working Capital 342 Appendix E: Tax Implications for For‐Profit Entities in a Capital Budgeting Decision and the Adjustment for Interest Expense 345 Appendix F: Comprehensive Capital Budgeting Replacement Cost Example 349 Chapter 8 Capital Financing for Health Care Providers 361 Equity Financing 364 Debt Financing 365 Bond Issuance Process 377 Lease Financing 389 Summary 396 Key Terms 397 Key Equations 398 Review Questions and Problems 398 Appendix G: Bond Valuation, Loan Amortization, and Debt Borrowing Capacity 402 Notes 411 Chapter 9 Using Cost Information to Make Special Decisions 413 Break‐Even Analysis 414 Product Margin 437 Applying the Product Margin Paradigm to Making Special Decisions 441 Summary 448 Key Terms 449 Key Equations 450 Review Questions and Problems 450 Appendix H: Break‐Even Analysis for Practice Acquisition 461 Chapter 10 Budgeting 467 The Planning‐and‐Control Cycle 467 Organizational Approaches to Budgeting 472 Types of Budgets 483 Monitoring Variances to Budget 490 Group Purchasing Organizations 492 Summary 494 Key Terms 496 Key Equation 497 Review Questions and Problems 497 Appendix I: An Extended Example of How to Develop a Budget 499 Chapter 11 Responsibility Accounting 523 Decentralization 523 Types of Responsibility Centers 526 Measuring the Performance of Responsibility Centers 531 Budget Variances 533 Summary 545 Key Terms 547 Key Equations 548 Review Questions and Problems 548 Chapter 12 Provider Cost‐Finding Methods 553 Cost‐to‐Charge Ratio 553 Step‐Down Method 554 Activity‐Based Costing 561 Summary 573 Key Terms 573 Review Questions and Problems 574 Chapter 13 Provider Payment Systems 579 Evolution of the Payment System 583 Risk Sharing and the Principles of Insurance 607 Evolving Issues 612 Technology 614 Summary 616 Key Terms 616 Review Questions and Problems 617 Appendix J: Cost‐Based Payment Systems 619 Notes 624 Glossary 627 Useful Websites 653 Index 657

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Book Synopsis‘This splendid and often moving work of history… Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis and wryly amusing asides’ Daily Telegraph   ‘Superb’ Observer   ‘Extraordinary… A meticulous retelling of a terrible yet scientifically innovative period… Makes an urgent case for building a better future on our toxic past’ Guardian   ‘This is history of the best sort – humanly engaged but never sentimental’ Mail on Sunday Cities and countries engulfed by panic and death, desperate for vaccines but fearful of what inoculation may bring. This is what the world has just gone through with Covid-19. But as Simon Schama shows in his epic history of vulnerable humanity caught between the terror of contagion and the ingenuity of science, it has happened before. Trade Review‘Superb' * Guardian *'A splendid and often moving work of history . . . Schama has a gift for combining novelistically colourful detail, serious analysis, and wryly amusing asides’ * The Telegraph *‘The histories Schama weaves together in this very personal and rather wonderful book should encourage us to know what is possible, in astonishingly short periods of time, if compounding human talent is channelled to good and universal ends’ * Literary Review *‘This is history of the best sort – humanly engaged but never sentimental’ * Mail on Sunday *'With the aplomb of a young A. J. P. Taylor, Schama neatly balances the obligation to disparage empire with the historian’s love of valorous action. He pricks the pretensions of the Raj, whose grandees thought they had materially bettered the lives of Indians; but he handsomely acknowledges the human efforts expended, in crowded slums and roadside clinics, pursuing that fond vision' * Financial Times *'Schama’s now-familiar approach, with its over-the-shoulder perspective and deluge of local detail, gives a pleasing verisimilitude to his stories of jostling individuals, ideas and institutions. It is Haffkine’s political fall that provides the book’s strongest passages. The colonial administration – a bureaucratic machine for misery, terrified of resistance – was willing to mobilise against what it saw as a foreign threat, even with millions of lives, and its own legitimacy, in the balance. We see the reactionary drive towards both self- and collective harm repeat on the scale of the nation, institution and individual, in Haffkine’s world as well as our own. History suggests there are other paths, imperfect and difficult though they might be, if we could only recognise them' * New Statesman *'A fascinating story of vaccines’ spread' * The Economist *‘Do yourself a favour, buy this book . . . it’s vast and terrifying and somehow beautiful, and it reads like a Ted Talk all-timer, but instead of a blank screen you’re left with this beautiful bow to untie and book to read’ * Irish Times *‘Delves into the history of pandemics and their cures, through the gripping personal narratives of some fascinating individuals’ * Radio Times *’Schama’s account makes the case for learning from history and opening our minds to ideas that come from strange places. Whether we like it or not, we’re all connected, now more than ever' * The Times *'His account of the individuals who have helped curb the devastating effects of widespread infections – often defying medical hierarchies and courting controversy in the process – ultimately presents an inspiring and hopeful read' * Perspective *'Schama’s skill as a narrator makes for an effortless ride between the minutiae of particular diseases, their spread throughout communities, and the story of the forces of biology in shaping global history’ * Times Literary Supplement *

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Book SynopsisWe want to be healthy. We want to be lean. And we want to lose that annoying fat around our bellies. Now we can! The Lose Your Belly Diet is built around a very clear, research-based concept: eating food that nourishes and protects the microbes in your gut paves the way for weight loss and a slimmer middle. Most importantly, having great gut health is linked to good health and wellbeing throughout your body.Scientists in this rapidly growing field are finding connections between the gut microbiome and a healthy immune system and gastrointestinal system, as well as autoimmune diseases (such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease), allergies and asthma even cancer. And with every study that is published, they are convinced that a healthy gut leads to a healthy body. Indeed, when your gut is happy, your skin glows with health and you look and feel younger.The Lose Your Belly Diet includes meal plans, diet recommendations andTrade ReviewMore than a diet, this is a plan for feeling your best. I highly recommend it. -- Dr Phil McGraw

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Book SynopsisTHE BOOK THATâS REVOLUTIONIZING HEALTH CARE IN AMERICAA groundbreaking prescription for reformâfrom a legendary leader in innovation.âœClear, entertaining, and provocative, The Innovatorâs Prescription should be read by anyone who cares about improving the health and health care of all.ââRisa Lavizzo-Mourey, MD, President and CEO, Robert Wood Johnson FoundationâœComprehensive in its vision, astute in its diagnosis, and clear in its guidance, The Innovatorâs Prescription offers strong medicine for a heath care system that is far from well.ââHarvey V. Fineberg, MD, President, Gordon and Betty Moore FoundationOur health care system is in critical condition. The Affordable Care Act has insured more Americans than ever, yet deductibles keep rising and costs continue to climb. Now more than ever, the industry needs a shot in the arm. It needs The Innovatorâs Prescription, the now-classic aTable of ContentsIntroduction CHAPTER 1:The Role of Disruptive Technology and Business Model Innovationin Making Products and Services Affordable and AccessibleCHAPTER 2:The Technological Enablers of Disruption CHAPTER 3:Disrupting the Hospital Business ModelCHAPTER 4:Disrupting the Business Model of the Physician’s Practice CHAPTER 5:Disruptive Solutions for the Care of Chronic Disease CHAPTER 6: Integrating to Make It Happen CHAPTER 7:Disrupting the Reimbursement System CHAPTER 8:The Future of the Pharmaceutical Industry chapter 9:Future Directions for Medical Devices and Diagnostic Equipment CHAPTER 10:The Future of Medical Education CHAPTER 11:Regulatory Reform and the Disruption of Health Care Epilogue Index

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Book SynopsisCómo estudiar un estudio y probar una prueba. Análisis crítico de la investigación clínica basada en evidencia es un recurso ideal, claro y conciso. Está diseñado para fortalecer la capacidad de los estudiantes y residentes para reconocer un estudio significativo, identificar posibles defectos en el estudio y aplicar evidencia sólida en la toma de decisiones clínicas. Publicada por primera vez hace 40 años, la 7.ª edición de esta obra mantiene el objetivo de proporcionar herramientas prácticas e integrales para todos aquellos que buscan leer críticamente la literatura de investigación clínica y poner en práctica los resultados.La obra está estructurada con el marco uniforme M.A.A.R.I.E., considerado la base para la lectura crítica de todos los tipos de estudios que pueden encontrarse. Así, la obra se organiza en un formato de preguntas y respuestas que ayudan a la revisión crítica de toda la investigación clínica, desde estudios observacionales y aleatorizados hasta análisis de decisiones y de rentabilidad.Table of ContentsUnidad 1. Estudiar un estudio1 Estudiar un estudio: MAARIE. Marco: método, asignación y análisis2 Estudiar un estudio: MAARIE. Marco: resultados3 Estudiar un estudio: MAARIE. Marco: interpretación y extrapolación4 Estudios controlados aleatorizados5 Estudios observacionales6 Seguridad7 Metaanálisis.Estudiar un estudio: ejercicios para detectar defectos Unidad 2. Probar una prueba8 Probar una prueba: MAARIE. Marco de referencia: método, asignación y análisis9 Probar una prueba: MAARIE. Marco de referencia: resultados, interpretación y extrapolación10 Detección sistemática de enfermedades asintomáticas11 Reglas de predicción y decisiones12 Análisis de decisiones y de rentabilidad: MAARIE. Marco: método, asignación y análisis13 Análisis de decisiones y de rentabilidad: MAARIE. Marco: resultados, interpretación y extrapolación14 Una guía de las guíasProbar una prueba: ejercicios para detectar defectos

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Book SynopsisA chapter devoted to health literacy helps people and caregivers make the best use of the medical care system and a chapter on driving helps evaluate when it is no longer safe to be behind the wheel.Trade ReviewThis is a wonderful resource for anyone thinking about how to increase the safety of the home to allow for independence as people live longer. Publisher's Weekly I think anyone who's over the age of 50 needs this book on their shelf. If you're concerned about safety for a loved one or want to maintain independence yourself, Living Safely, Aging Well will give you the steps you need. -- Terri Schlichenmeyer Bookworm An excellent guide that describes the types of injuries that commonly happen at home, and how to prevent them... This is a top reference for any who would live well. Midwest Book ReviewTable of Contents1. What's "Old" Got to Do with It?2. Don't Fall!3. Too Hot and Too Cold4. Poisoning5. Preventing Asphyxia6. When Driving Is Dangerous7. The Backyard and the Workshop8. All around the House9. Seeing the DoctorAppendix A: Injury Statistics for People 65 and OlderAppendix B: Agencies and Organizationsthat Can HelpReferencesIndex

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Book SynopsisThe very best journalism from one of Britain's most admired and outspoken science writers, author of the bestselling Bad Science and Bad Pharma.In Bad Science, Ben Goldacre hilariously exposed the tricks that quacks and journalists use to distort science. In Bad Pharma, he put the $600 billion global pharmaceutical industry under the microscope. Now the pick of the journalism by one of our wittiiest, most indignant and most fearless commentators on the worlds of medicine and science is collected in one volume.Trade Review‘In a busy world where most of us believe what we’re told, the science writer Goldacre looks behind the quackery. “Science is squabble,” he says: he uses close critical appraisal to show that many medical claims are akin to magic and that television presents “real” science as cheap stage effects. And don’t even get him started on bad academia, biased government and credulous media. In short, everything you take at face value is wrong. Maybe even this review: now read Ben.’ The Times ‘Witty and snarky and made me laugh out loud’ Independent on Sunday ‘An accessible and amusing rant on science and society’ Monocle From the reviews of ‘Bad Science’: ‘For sheer savagery, the illusion-destroying, joyous attack on the self-regarding, know-nothing orthodoxies of the modern middle classes, “Bad Science” can not be beaten. You’ll laugh your head off, then throw all those expensive health foods in the bin.’ Trevor Philips, Observer (Book of the Year) ‘Unmissable…laying about himself in a froth of entirely justified indignation, Goldacre slams the mountebanks and bullshitters who misuse science. Few escape: drug companies, self-styled nutritionists, deluded researchers and journalists all get thoroughly duffed up. It is enormously enjoyable.’ The Times (Book of the Year) From the reviews of ‘Bad Pharma’: ‘This is a book to make you enraged – properly, bone-shakingly furious…A work of brilliance.’ Daily Telegraph ‘An important book. Ben Goldacre is angry, and by the time you put ‘Bad Pharma’ down, you should be too.’ New Statesman ‘A book that deserves to be widely read, because anyone who does read it cannot help feeling both uncomfortable and angry.’ Economist

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Book SynopsisThe relationship between spirituality and healthcare is historical, intellectual and practical, and it has now emerged as a significant field in health research, healthcare policy and clinical practice and training. Understanding health and wellbeing requires addressing spiritual and existential issues, and healthcare is therefore challenged to respond to the ways spirituality is experienced and expressed in illness, suffering, healing and loss. If healthcare has compassionate regard for the humanity of those it serves, it is faced with questions about how it understands and interprets spirituality, what resources it should make available and how these are organised, and the ways in which spirituality shapes and informs the purpose and practice of healthcare? These questions are the basis for this resource, which presents a coherent field of enquiry, discussion and debate that is interdisciplinary, international and vibrant.There is a growing corpus of articles in medical and healthcare journals on spirituality in addition to a wide range of literature, but there has been no attempt so far to publish a standard text on this subject. Spirituality in Healthcare is an authoritative reference on the subject providing unequalled coverage, critical depth and an integrated source of key topics. Divided into six sections including practice, research, policy and training, the project brings together international contributions from scholars in the field to provide a unique and stimulating resource.Trade ReviewThis book is remarkable in its range and in its depth. The contributors are all leading experts in their particular fields, and anyone who masters the richness and detail of the 64 chapters will have acquired a genuinely comprehensive knowledge of the increasingly important area of the intersection between spirituality and healthcare. * Brendan Callaghan, SJ, from The Way, Vol. 55, No. 1, Jan 2016 *Table of ContentsForward ; Preface ; I Traditions ; 1. Medicine and Religion: A historical perspective ; 2. Buddhism: Perspectives for the contemporary world ; 3. Chinese Religion: Taoism ; 4. Christianity ; 5. Feminist Spirituality ; 6. Indian Religion and the Ayurvedic Tradition ; 7. . The Western Humanist Tradition ; 8. Indigenous Spiritualties ; 9. Islam ; 10. Judaism ; 11. 'New Age' Spirituality ; 12. Philosophy ; 13. Secularism ; 14. Sikhism ; II Concepts ; 15. Healthcare spirituality: A question of knowledge ; 16. Personhood ; 17. Belief ; 18. Hope ; 19. Meaning Making ; 20. Compassion: Luxury or Necessity? ; 21. Dignity: A Novel Path into the Spiritual Landscape of the Human Heart ; 22. Cure and Healing ; 23. Suffering ; 24. Ritual ; 25. Culture and Religion ; III Practice ; 26. Models of Spiritual Care ; 27. Healthcare Chaplaincy ; 28. Complementary, Alternative and Integrative Medicine ; 29. Restorative Medicine ; 30. Nursing ; 31. Faith Community (Parish) Nursing ; 32. Psychiatry and Mental Health Treatment ; 33. Social Work ; 34. Care of Children ; 35. Care of elderly people ; 36. Palliative Care ; 37. Spirituality and the arts: Discovering what really matters ; 38. Care of the Soul ; 39. Counselling ; 40. Dignity Conserving Care ; 41. Pastoral Theology in healthcare settings: Blessed irritant for holistic human care ; 42. Next Steps for spiritual assessment in healthcare ; IV Research ; 43. Methodology ; 44. Measures ; 45. On the links between religion and health: What has empirical research taught us? ; 46. Quality of Life ; 47. Cognitive Sciences: A perspective on spirituality and religious experience ; 48. Spiritual Well-Being Scale: Mental and Physical Health Relationships ; 49. Prayer and Meditation ; 50. Resiliency and Coping ; 51. Spiritual experience, practice and community ; 52. Policy ; 53. Healthcare Organizations: Corporate spirituality ; 54. Utility and Commissioning of Spiritual Carers ; 55. Social Care ; 56. Curriculum Development, Courses and CPE ; 57. Competences in spiritual care education and training ; 58. Guidance from the Humanities for Professional Formation ; 59. Training and Formation: A case study ; 60. Interdisciplinary teamwork ; 61. Ethical Principles for Spiritual Care ; VI Challenges ; 62. Contemporary Spirituality ; 63. The Future of Religion ; 64. The Future of Spirituality and Healthcare

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Book SynopsisExperts estimate that as many as 98,000 people die in any given year from medical errors that occur in hospitals. That's more than die from motor vehicle accidents, breast cancer, or AIDSthree causes that receive far more public attention. Indeed, more people die annually from medication errors than from workplace injuries. Add the financial cost to the human tragedy, and medical error easily rises to the top ranks of urgent, widespread public problems. To Err Is Human breaks the silence that has surrounded medical errors and their consequencebut not by pointing fingers at caring health care professionals who make honest mistakes. After all, to err is human. Instead, this book sets forth a national agendawith state and local implicationsfor reducing medical errors and improving patient safety through the design of a safer health system. This volume reveals the often startling statistics of medical error and the disparity between the incidence of error and public perception of it, g

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Book SynopsisThis book challenges the conventional security-based international policy frameworks that have developed for dealing with HIV/AIDS during and after conflicts, and examines first-hand evidence and experiences of conflict and HIV/AIDS.Since the turn of the century international policy agenda on security have focused on HIV/AIDS only as a concern for national and international security, ignoring people's particular experiences, vulnerabilities and needs in conflict and post-conflict contexts. Developing a gender-based framework for HIV/AIDS-conflict analysis, this book draws on research conducted in Burundi to understand the implications of post-conflict demobilization and reintegration policies on women and men and their vulnerability to HIV/AIDS. By centring the argument on personal reflections, this work provides a critical alternative method to engage with conflict and HIV/AIDS, and a much richer understanding of the relationship between the two.InteTable of ContentsIntroduction 1. Context, Conflict and Expereinces 2. Gender Relations 3. Gender Relations in the Conflict 4. Discontents of Re-integration 5. HIV/AIDS in People’s Lives 6. International Expert Knowledge and Its Production 7. People’s Voices 8. Communities of Policy and Communities of Everyday Life Conclusion

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Book SynopsisProviding a practical and accessible guide, this book enables readers to quickly build up knowledge and understanding of toxicology applications taking the reader from basic theory to an advanced basics level dealing with specific issues like pesticides, alcohol, and cigarettes.Table of ContentsForeword xxi Preface xxiii Acknowledgment xxv 1 Welcome to the World of Toxicology 1 1.1 Chemicals – They Are All Around Us 1 1.2 Synthetic or Naturally Occurring Chemicals – Which Are “Safer”? 1 1.3 Chemical Control Regulations 2 1.4 Perception of Chemical Risk 3 1.5 Why Is Toxicology Important? 4 1.6 Summary 4 2 Basic Toxicological Terminology 5 2.1 The Cell 5 2.1.1 Stem Cells, Somatic Cells, and Germ Cells 5 2.2 Homeostasis7 2.3 Adaptation and Cell Injury 7 2.4 Cellular Responses to Injury 7 2.5 Mode of Action and Mechanism of Action 9 2.6 Adverse Effects 9 2.7 Biological and Statistical Significance 10 2.8 Local and Systemic Effects 11 2.9 How Chemicals Cause Harm 11 2.10 Acute and Chronic Exposures 12 2.11 Chemical Interactions in Mixtures 14 2.12 Summary 15 3 The Dose Makes the Poison 19 3.1 Dose– Response and Dose–Effect Relationships 19 3.2 Internal and External/Exposure Dose 20 3.3 The Dose Makes the Poison: Dose–Response/Effect Curves 21 3.4 No Observed Adverse Effect Level (NOAEL) 23 3.5 Lowest Observed Adverse Effect Level (LOAEL) 24 3.6 What Affects the NOAEL and LOAEL? 24 3.7 No Observed Effect Level (NOEL) 24 3.8 Summary 24 4 Toxicokinetics 27 4.1 Why Is Toxicokinetics So Useful? 28 4.2 ADME: Absorption, Distribution, Metabolism, and Excretion 29 4.3 Biotransformation (Metabolism) 36 4.4 Bioavailability and Area Under the Curve (AUC) 38 4.5 Assessment Approaches 39 4.6 Summary 40 5 Factors That Modify Toxicity 45 5.1 Lifestyle Factors – Alcohol and Tobacco 45 5.2 Influence of Age 46 5.3 Health Status 46 5.4 Nutritional Status – Diet 47 5.5 Sex 48 5.6 Adaptation 48 5.7 Genetic Variability 48 5.8 Summary 49 6 Local Effects 53 6.1 Irritants and Corrosives 53 6.2 Skin Structure 54 6.3 Irritant Contact Dermatitis 56 6.4 Chemical Corrosives 60 6.5 The Skin as a Target Organ – Severity of Effect 60 6.6 Chemical Irritants and Other Exposure Routes 61 6.7 Summary 62 7 Systemic Effects 65 7.1 Chemical Allergies 66 7.2 Genetic Toxicology 79 7.3 Carcinogenicity 91 7.4 Reproductive and Developmental Toxicology 100 7.4.10 Maternal Mediated Toxicity 119 8 Target Organ Toxicity 123 8.1 The Liver 124 8.2 The Kidney 139 8.3 The Immune System 151 8.4 Hematopoietic System and Blood 167 8.5 The Nervous System 176 8.6 The Respiratory Tract 196 8.7 The Endocrine System 208 9 Assessment Methods 227 9.1 Assessment of Irritation and Corrosive Effects 228 9.2 Assessment of Acute Toxicity 239 9.3 Repeated 9.4 Assessment of Carcinogenicity 259 9.5 Assessment of Genetic Toxicity 267 9.6 Assessment of Reproductive and Developmental Effects 283 9.7 Assessment of Skin and Respiratory Sensitization 295 10 Alternative Methods to Animal Testing 307 10.1 The Drive for Alternative Methods 307 10.1.1 A Different Approach? 308 10.3 In Vitro and Ex Vivo Methods 308 10.4 Twenty‐ First Century Toxicity Testing 310 10.5 Physicochemical Data and Their Use in Hazard Identification and Exposure Assessment 314 10.6 Summary 317 11 Human Health Risk Assessment 321 11.1 Human Health Risk Assessments – Prospective and Retrospective 321 11.2 Risk, Hazard, and Exposure 322 11.3 Chemical Risk Assessments 323 11.4 Linear Dose Response – Nonthresholded Effects 333 11.5 Exposure Assessment 336 11.6 Risk Characterization – Do We Have a Problem? 340 11.7 Summary 341 Glossary 345 Index 355

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Book SynopsisGeographies of Health provides an accessible overview of the theoretical perspectives, methodologies, and research in the field of health geography.Table of ContentsList of Figures ix List of Tables xii Preface xiv Part I Describing and Explaining Health in Geographical Settings 1 Chapter 1 Introducing Geographies of Health 3 Health and Geography: Some Fundamental Concepts 6 Concepts of health 7 Geographical concepts 10 Geographies of Health: Five Case Studies 15 Neighborhoods and obesity in New York City 16 Public places after the introduction of “smoke free” legislation 18 The health of Aboriginal populations in Canada 19 Habitus and heart health: The collision of place, body, and health 21 Mental health in Australian immigration detention centers 23 Concluding Remarks 25 Chapter 2 Explaining Geographies of Health 29 Positivist Approaches to the Geography of Health 30 Positivist explanation 30 Further examples of positivist approaches 31 Social Interactionist Approaches to the Geography of Health 37 Social interactionist explanation 38 Further examples of social interactionist approaches 39 Structuralist Approaches to the Geography of Health 41 Structuralist explanation 42 Further examples of structuralist or conflict-based approaches 43 Structurationist Approaches to the Geography of Health 50 Structurationist explanation 50 Further examples of structurationist approaches 52 Post-structuralist Approaches to the Geography of Health 53 Post-structuralist explanation 54 Further examples of post-structuralist approaches 54 Concluding Remarks 59 Chapter 3 Quantitative Methods and Geographical Information Systems (GIS) 65 Visualizing and Exploring Health Data in a Spatial Context 66 Modeling Health Data in a Spatial Setting 78 Geographical Information Systems and Health 86 Concluding Remarks 96 Chapter 4 Qualitative Approaches to Interpreting the Geography of Health 101 Interviews 102 Focus Groups 110 Other Qualitative Methods 112 Qualitative Data Analysis 113 Rigor in Qualitative Research 116 Concluding Remarks 117 Part II Health and the Social Environment 123 Chapter 5 Health Inequalities I: Global Patterns and Regional Contrasts 125 Health Inequalities in the Global South 126 Health inequalities: Africa 130 Health inequalities: The BRIC countries 132 Health Inequalities in the Global North 139 Regional divides in the global north 139 Explaining inequalities in health outcomes in the global north 145 Concluding Remarks 152 Chapter 6 Health Inequalities II: Neighborhoods and Health 157 A Chicago Story 159 Neighborhood Context or Social Composition? 161 The Obesogenic Neighborhood 163 Psychosocial Health and Well-being 167 Housing and Health 169 Infectious Disease 170 Neighborhoods and Access to Care 174 Concluding Remarks 178 Chapter 7 Systems of Health Care 184 Principles of Health Service Delivery 185 Levels and types of health care provision 185 Promoting health, preventing illness 186 Health Care Systems 190 Geographies of rationing 192 Efficiency and equity 193 The need for health care 195 Inequalities in the Provision of Health Services 196 Health care provision in the global south 196 Health care provision in the global north 202 Geographies of Care 205 Concluding Remarks 208 Chapter 8 Inequalities in the Utilization of Health Services 214 Use of Primary Health Care Services 215 Use of Secondary and Tertiary Health Care Services 226 Do Provision and Utilization Affect Outcome? 231 Concluding Remarks 238 Chapter 9 Ageing and Place 244 What is Age? 245 Ageing Populations: Global and Regional Perspectives 246 The Distribution of Ill-Health and Disability Among Older Adults 249 Health Inequalities in Older Adults 254 Healthy Ageing “In Place” 258 There’s No Place Like Home 264 Concluding Remarks 268 Chapter 10 People on the Move: Migration and Health 273 Migration, Disruption, and Health 274 Voluntary migration and mental health 274 Forced displacement 276 The Impact of Migration on the Spread of Disease 280 Migration and the Incidence of Disease and Ill-health 283 Direct effects 283 Longer-term health impacts of migration 285 Migration as a confounding variable 290 Impact of Health Status on Migration 295 The Relationship Between Migration and Access to Health Services 298 Concluding Remarks 301 Part III Health and Human Modification of the Environment 307 Chapter 11 On Airs, Waters, Places 309 Air 311 Area sources 314 Linear sources 320 Point sources 324 Water 329 Cholera 331 Schistosomiasis 334 Gastroenteritis 335 Chemicals in drinking water 337 Concluding Remarks 342 Chapter 12 Health Impacts of Global Environmental Change 349 Stratospheric Ozone Depletion 352 The Science of Climate Change and Its Role in Human Health 356 Health Impacts of Climate Change 358 Air quality 360 Contamination of food and water 360 Temperature extremes 363 Extreme weather events and natural hazards 364 Impacts on infectious vector-borne disease 367 Concluding Remarks 370 Chapter 13 Emerging, Re-emerging, and Neglected Infectious Diseases 375 Disease Transmission: The Role of Vectors 376 The Drivers of Emerging, Re-emerging, and Neglected Diseases 378 Ecosystem change 378 Political upheaval, conflict, and disaster 382 Mobilities of people and goods 385 Antimicrobial resistance 387 Socioeconomic determinants and consequences 388 Concluding Remarks 391 Index 395

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Book SynopsisDesign That Cares: Planning Health Facilities for Patients and Visitors, 3rd Edition is the award-winning, essential textbook and guide for understanding and achieving customer-focused, evidence-based health care design excellence. This updated third edition includes new information about how all aspects of health facility design site planning, architecture, interiors, product design, graphic design, and others - can meet the needs and reflect the preferences of customers: patients, family and visitors, as well as staff. The book takes readers on a journey through a typical health facility and discusses, in detail, at each stop along the way, how design can demonstrate care both for and about patients and visitors. Design that Cares provides the definitive roadmap to improving customer experience by design.Table of ContentsAcknowledgments xv Foreword xvii Authors’ Introduction to the Third Edition xix About the Authors xxi Chapter 1: Introduction 1 Learning Objectives 1 Projections and the Direction of Healthcare 1 Healthcare: Changing Within 4 Design as a Component of High-Quality Healthcare 5 Designing for Patients and Visitors 7 Wayfinding Ease 9 Physical Comfort 9 Control over Social Contact 10 Symbolic Meaning 10 The Facility Design Process 10 Pre-Design Programming 10 Design 11 Concurrent Planning 12 Design Review 13 Construction 13 Activation 13 Post-Occupancy Evaluation 13 Summary 14 Discussion Questions 14 References 15 Chapter 2: A Look at Current Healthcare-Facility Design Research 19 Learning Objectives 19 Design Research in Relation to Current Trends in Healthcare 19 Focusing on Marketing 19 Valuing Healthcare-Facility Design 21 Sensitivity to Patient Experience 22 Recognizing the Role and Needs of Visitors 23 Emphasizing Accessibility and Universal Design 23 Conducting High-Quality Healthcare-Facility Design Research 24 Ensure That Research Is Planned and Carried Out by Trained, Experienced Researchers 24 See That the Research Builds On Existing Knowledge 25 If the Research Involves Clinical Investigations, Look Into Institutional Review Board Certification 25 See That the Research Has a Clearly Stated Purpose Related to Healthcare-Facility Design 25 Provide a Clear Research Design and Related Hypotheses 25 Carry Out the Project as Objectively as Possible 25 Skillfully Word Questions 26 Use Visual Images, if Possible 26 Carefully Sample Respondents 26 Make Sure Participants Give Informed Consent 27 Use State-of-the-Art Data-Collection Methods 27 Use Multiple Data-Collection Methods, if Possible 27 Use State-of-the-Art Data-Analysis Methods 27 State the Limitations of Findings and Their Generalizability 27 Consider Whether or Not the Research Is Replicable 28 Make Design Implications Explicit 28 Communicate Findings in a Way That Is Clear to Non-researchers 28 Research Claims 28 Integrating Design Research into the Design Process 29 Characteristics of a Humanistic Design Process 29 Objectives for Future Healthcare-Facility Design Research 31 Awards for Buildings Sensitive to User Needs 31 Training for Designers in Research Methods 31 Training for Researchers in Design-Relevant Research 32 Long-Term Studies of the Effects of Healthcare Facilities on Users 32 Translation of Research Findings into Design Guidelines 32 More Research Funding 32 International Research Agenda 32 Summary 32 Discussion Questions 33 References 34 Chapter 3: Arrival and Exterior Wayfinding 37 Learning Objectives 37 Traveling to a Healthcare Facility 37 Arriving by Car 38 Arriving by Taxi or Van 38 Arriving by Public Transit 38 Exterior Wayfinding 40 Exterior Signage 40 Environmental Cues 42 Exterior Handheld Maps 43 Main Entrance Drop-Off Area 45 Parking 46 Valet Parking 47 Parking Lots 47 Parking Structures 48 Park-and-Ride Options 49 Long-Term Parking Rates 49 Transition between Parking and the Building Entrance Area 49 The Main Entrance Area 50 Becoming Oriented 50 Access for People with Functional Limitations 52 Waiting in the Main Entrance Area 54 First Destinations 55 Information Desk 55 Admitting or Registration 55 Visitor Information 58 Summary 59 Discussion Questions 60 Design Review Questions 61 References 69 Chapter 4: Interior Wayfinding and the Circulation System 71 Learning Objectives 71 Finding One’s Way through a Health Facility 71 Costs of Unsuccessful Wayfinding 73 Building Layout and Landmarks 76 Floor Numbering 77 Room Numbering 79 Sign Messages 81 Symbols and Pictograms 84 Sign Updating 85 Sign Spacing and Location 85 Interior You-Are-Here Maps 88 Color Coding 91 Signage and the Americans with Disabilities Act 93 Directions Given by Staff 93 Wayfinding during Periods of Construction 93 Wayfinding Technology 94 Corridor Functions and Amenities 94 Carpeting 95 Lighting 96 Handrails and Seating 97 Traveling from Floor to Floor 98 Elevators 98 Stairways 100 Unplanned Uses of Corridors, Elevators, and Stairways 102 Summary 103 Discussion Questions 104 Design Review Questions 105 References 114 Chapter 5: Reception and Waiting Areas 119 Learning Objectives 119 Entering a Reception and Waiting Area 119 Reception Areas 120 Waiting Areas 123 Size and Location 123 Waiting-Area Activities and Television 125 Seating Arrangements 126 Seating Comfort 128 Flooring, Wall Coverings, and Lighting 129 Waiting-Area Amenities 130 Main Lobby 137 High-Stress Waiting Areas 138 Summary 139 Discussion Questions 140 Design Review Questions 141 References 147 Chapter 6: Diagnostic and Treatment Areas 151 Learning Objectives 151 Accommodating Patients’ Needs in Diagnostic and Treatment Areas 152 Undressing and Dressing 152 Waiting While Wearing a Hospital Gown 155 Maintaining Privacy 155 Optimizing Comfort 157 Considering Lighting 159 Reducing Noise 162 Listening to Music 164 Experiencing Positive Distractions 166 Using Digital Devices 168 Using Restrooms and Water Fountains 168 Facilitating Contact between Patients and Staff 169 Accommodating Companions 169 Summary 169 Discussion Questions 170 Design Review Questions 171 References 177 Chapter 7: Inpatient Rooms and Baths 183 Learning Objectives 183 Acute Care Inpatient Rooms 183 Size and Layout 183 Number of Occupants 190 Control Over Social Contact 191 Color 195 Lighting 199 Style in Healthcare Settings 202 Inpatient Room Furnishings 202 An Outside View 212 Reducing Noise on Acute Care Units 215 Using Music Therapeutically 215 Inpatient Bathrooms 220 Inpatient Lounges 226 Accommodating Visitors 228 Providing for Mealtimes 229 Providing a Place to Spend the Night 229 Family Lounges 229 Intensive Care Units 231 Providing Control Over Social Contact 232 Addressing Sensory Overload and Challenges of Maintaining Family Support 233 Reducing Noise in ICUs 235 Music in ICUs 240 Patient Comfort in ICUs 240 Addressing ICU Visitors’ Needs 241 Summary 243 Discussion Questions 245 Design Review Questions 246 References 261 Chapter 8: Access to Nature 273 Learning Objectives 273 The Importance of Nature in Healthcare Facilities 274 Facilitating Recovery from Stress 275 Facilitating Recovery from Mental Fatigue 275 Valuing Access to Nature in Healthcare Facilities 279 Designing Outdoor Spaces for Healthcare Facilities 282 Planning and Designing Outdoor Areas during New Construction 283 Creating a Preferred Nature Setting 284 Bringing the Outdoors In 295 Views to the Outdoors 296 Summary 298 Discussion Questions 299 Design Review Questions 300 References 307 Chapter 9: Users with Disabilities 311 Learning Objectives 311 Statistics Regarding Users with Disabilities 312 Federal Legislation on Disability Rights 314 Americans with Disabilities Act 314 Patient Protection and the Affordable Care Act 315 Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 316 Designing to Comply with Federal Legislation on Disability Rights 316 Universal Design 317 Design Considerations for Patients and Visitors with Mobility Disabilities 323 Guidelines for Accessible Exam and Treatment Rooms 324 Guidelines for Accessible Medical Equipment 326 Design Considerations for Patients and Visitors with Hearing Disabilities 327 Design Considerations for Patients and Visitors Who Are Blind or Have Low-Vision 329 Design Considerations for Older Patients and Visitors 332 Physiological and Psycho-Social Changes 332 Design-related Issues for Older Patients and Visitors 334 Design Guidelines Regarding Older Patients and Visitors 335 Design Considerations for Obese Patients 348 Guidelines for Inpatient Rooms for Obese Patients 349 Guidelines for Furniture and Medical Equipment for Obese Patients 350 Summary 350 Discussion Questions 351 Design Review Questions 352 References 367 Chapter 10: Special Places and Services 373 Learning Objectives 373 Special Places 373 Food Service Areas 373 Sacred Spaces 376 Consultation and Grieving Spaces 377 Emergency Departments 379 Rehabilitation Units 391 Patient and Visitor Information Areas 394 Special Services 396 Overnight Accommodations 396 Shops 397 Hair Care 398 Fitness Centers 399 Spas 399 Summary 400 Discussion Questions 401 Design Review Questions 402 References 413 Chapter 11: User Participation in Healthcare-Facility Design 421 Learning Objectives 421 What Is User Participation in Design? 422 Benefits of User Participation 422 User-Experts in the Design Process 423 The Evolution toward Co-designing 425 Examples of User Participation in Healthcare-Facility Design 426 Developing a User Participation Process 429 Necessary Conditions 429 Mechanisms for User Participation 429 Techniques for Information-Gathering 431 Timing of User Participation 433 Selecting Participants 434 Managing User Participation 435 Implementing Resulting Recommendations 436 Documenting the User Participation Process 436 Summary 437 Discussion Questions 438 References 439 Index 443

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Book SynopsisAs the series title implies each Clinician’s Desk Reference is a practical resource and a daily aid for physicians in the hospital setting and in primary care.Asthma is one of the most important chronic disorders in the developed world. Evidence from around the world shows the prevalence of asthma has increased considerably since 1975, and now affects around 7.2% of the world population (about 100 million individuals). In the UK asthma is now the most common chronic disease affecting all age groups with approximately 11% of the population being diagnosed as having asthma at some time in their lives.Understanding of the basic mechanisms involved in the pathogenesis of asthma has improved dramatically over the past 20 years. Along with this increase in basic scientific knowledge, randomized clinical trials have produced evidence to guide clinicians in how to manage patients with asthma.The book covers epidemiology, diagnosis and management, and takes a look at future developments. The authors highlight the under diagnosis of occupational asthma and emphasize the importance of effective patient education, particularly asthma action plans. There are ten clinical cases dealing with common diagnostic and management problems, frequently asked questions and appendices containing resources for patients and clinicians including useful websites, information leaflets and major references.Trade ReviewChapters are well designed and the one on management of acute asthma in adults is extremely well done. The descriptions are thorough and complete. Clinical case examples are helpful for readers. Illustrations showing the metered-dose inhaler are useful for clinicians as well as for patients. The chapter on occupational asthma will be very helpful in day-to-day practice. The authors have written a simple guide and clinical reference for asthma. This easy to understand book will find its place on practitioners' desks. (5 stars)—K. P. Ravikrishnan, FRCP (C), FACP FCCP, William Beaumont Hospitals, Doody's Review Service...a practical resource and a daily aid for young physicians in both a hospital setting and in primary care... plenty of practical information... a very appealing format, with lots of graphs and illustrations and an easy to read text... very well written and very to the point... worth reading—M. Gaga, European Respiratory Review, June 2012Table of ContentsThe size of the problem. Scientific principles of asthma. Making a diagnosis of asthma. Inhaler devices. Long term management of asthma in adults. Management of acute asthma in adults. Management of childhood asthma. Occupational asthma. Educating patients and clinicians. Asthma in primary care. The future. Clinical cases. Frequently asked questions by patients. Appendix 1: Resources for patients. Appendix 2: Resources for clinicians. Practice points.

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Book SynopsisInside today''s data-driven personalized medicine, and the time, effort, and information required from patients to make it a realityMedicine has been personal long before the concept of personalized medicine became popular. Health professionals have always taken into consideration the individual characteristics of their patients when diagnosing, and treating them. Patients have cared for themselves and for each other, contributed to medical research, and advocated for new treatments. Given this history, why has the notion of personalized medicine gained so much traction at the beginning of the new millennium? Personalized Medicine investigates the recent movement for patients' involvement in how they are treated, diagnosed, and medicated; a movement that accompanies the increasingly popular idea that people should be proactive, well-informed participants in their own healthcare.While it is often the case that participatory practices in medicine are ceTrade ReviewIn Personalized Medicine, Prainsack brings together a ton of recent research—much of it her own—using a variety of methodologies to study a wide range of topics. (Two thirds of her nearly seven hundred sources were published since 2010.) Prainsack states very clearly at the outset of a chapter what she is going to do and, at the end, what she has done. -- Hastings Center ReportA thoughtful, thorough, and philosophical discussion of the many possible obstacles to the successful, equitable implementation of personalized medicine and its potential for unintended consequences. * Genome Magazine *Prainsacks rigorous review and synthesis of evidence on [patient] engagement from the fields of medicine, ethics, social science, technology, informatics, and law is quite compelling and makes this book a unique contribution. * Health Affairs *Barbara Prainsack raises deep questions about the ethics and politics of personalized medicine. In this rigorous and engaging book, she explores the cutting edge of health care, critiques several popular visions of patient empowerment, and offers a novel and compelling account of what truly democratic, responsive, and fair deployment of new health technologies would require. Displaying a mastery of diverse literatures in social science, law, and health services research, Personalized Medicine is a must-read for anyone interested in the future of patient participation in health and wellness initiativesranging from self-tracking to biohacking, and well beyond. -- Frank Pasquale,Author of The Black Box Society: The Secret Algorithms that Control Money and InformationPrainsack accessibly unpacks the complexities of & patient-centered personalized medicine, revealing startling redistributions of responsibility, diagnostic capacities, costs and profits. Providers lose autonomy as & algorhythmically supported diagnoses and care based on & health maps displace clinical judgement. Patients awash in information are increasingly responsible, and high costs make such care impossible for most. Prainsack envisions a personalized medicine for all the people, not for profit. -- Adele E. Clarke,Co-author of BiomedicalizationIt is apparent from what Prainsack writes elsewhere in her clear and powerful analysis that we need to attend to these mushrooming responsibilities for being engaged and empowered with and by our data and how social and economic inequalities differentiate who is able or required to enact these responsibilities and benefit from the choices that they invokePrainsack provides us with an invaluable guide to set us off in the right direction along this path. * New Genetics and Society *This is a great read for scholars of medicine, ethics, science and technology studies. It is an ambitious book that raises important and provocative questions that I look forward to scholars addressing in the future. * Social Forces *

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Book Synopsis''Punchily written He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed'' Times Literary Supplement''Splendid and necessary'' Henry Marsh, author of Do No Harm, New StatesmanThere are dramatic differences in health between countries and within countries. But this is not a simple matter of rich and poor.A poor man in Glasgow is rich compared to the average Indian, but the Glaswegian's life expectancy is 8 years shorter. The Indian is dying of infectious disease linked to his poverty; the Glaswegian of violent death, suicide, heart disease linked to a rich country's version of disadvantage. In all countries, people at relative social disadvantage suffer health disadvantage, dramatically so. Within countries, the higher the social status of individuals the better is their health. These health inequalities defy usual explanations. Conventional approaches to improving health have emphasised Trade ReviewSplendid and necessary -- Henry Marsh, author of 'Do No Harm' * New Statesman *Michael Marmot was one of the most impressive people I worked with in my time as Health Secretary. He points out, with patience and precision, that there is nothing inevitable about health inequalities. This important book is a rarity – an astute academic analysis that entertains as much as it informs * Rt Hon Alan Johnson MP *Michael Marmot reveals that the average person would have eight extra years of healthy life if they had the same opportunities as the richest in our society … It’s time to stop seeing health as a matter of lifestyle choice and start campaigning for justice – for all our sakes * Observer *Punchily written … He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed -- Bee Wilson * Times Literary Supplement *The animating idea behind Marmot’s life work is that social injustice is bad for our health. His research over the years has generated a catalogue of shocking headline findings, which are collected in this book to devastating effect … But Marmot is no doom-monger. Quite the opposite … this is a fundamentally optimistic book * Independent *A vitally important book * Literary Journal *Dr. Marmot weaves a masterful treatise on world financial and trade policy * New York Journal of Books *I love books with a quietly revolutionary flavour. Michael Marmot’s The Health Gap is welcome as a stealth take-down of the UK’s passion for austerity ... Give it to any finance ministers you may know (or right-wing relatives) * New Scientist *

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Book SynopsisEnriched by vivid photographs of MSF operations and by ironic, self-critical cartoons drawn by a member of the Communications Department of MSF France, Doctors Without Borders highlights the bold mission of the renowned international humanitarian organization even as it demonstrates the intrinsic dilemmas of humanitarian action.Trade ReviewCarefully researched and delightfully written, Doctors Without Borders establishes a new bar for those who would cover Medecins Sans Frontieres in the future. This book will take its due place as one of the most comprehensive works on MSF. Science A commendably reflective work of sociology that, more importantly, tells a remarkable history of care. Publishers Weekly Generally interested readers will find Fox's thoughtful and thought-provoking overview ambitious and well worth the effort, while anyone focused on health care and medicine will be deeply fascinated. Booklist A treasured and monumental depiction of MSF's courageous and persistent commitment to millions of people in distress. South African Medical Journal A remarkable story of healing, conflict, and the journey of an organization once dismissed as a bunch of 'medical commandos' [and now] one of the most important health care humanitarian organizations in the world. Hospitals and Health Networks Doctors Without Borders: Humanitarian Quests, Impossible Dreams of Medecins Sans Frontieres provides detailed insights on the Doctors Without Borders medical ideals and culture... The result is a blend of organizational history and development and observations of the group's struggles to combat third world nation diseases, making for an outstanding social and health history. Midwest Book Review The author tells an exquisite story of the organization's origins and challenges... This book, honoring those who provide such important humanitarian assistance, will enrich a wide audience. Choice The author provides a well written ethnographic account of the often conflictual internal dynamics of inclusion and exclusion among various factions within MSF. This book is original in its scope, taking seriously the opinions and personal history of past and current MSF members, from the more prominent and infamous leaders to veterans of humanitarian aid and newcomers alike. -- Sadia Habib The Sociological Imagination Sociologist Renee C. Fox has written an eloquent, sensitive, and complex ethnographic profile based on extensive fieldwork. Fox conducted numerous interviews, site visits, and attended a number of major meetings and conferences; she ended her fieldwork at a landmark event, the first meeting of a newly created International General Assembly which also marked MSF's 40th anniversary. She describes her role as an "insider-outsider" combining access to internal information, public documents, and a staff blog. These multiple methods allowed her to become a sensitive yet detached and objective observer of the social relationships and culture of MSF. -- Susan M. Chambre Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly The first extensive social scientific description in English of MSF, its origins and action in the field, and its cultural identity...Reaching beyond the history of the organization-the schisms and tensions that it has undergone-the book aims to explore how these tensions are related to the field of operations and to what happens in the field. -- Johanna Simeant European Journal of Sociology How has MSF come to occupy this role as canary in the coalmine, as the embodiment of humanitarian ideals and as a provocative moral force for medical ethics and human rights around the world? This question is answered in Renee Fox's rich sociological and historical text... A must-read for anyone considering a medical mission abroad or studying humanitarian assistance. -- Lauren Carruth Global Public Health Sociologist Renee C. Fox has written an eloquent, sensitive, and complex ethnographic profile based on extensive fieldwork. Fox conducted numerous interviews and site visits, and attended a number of major meetings and conferences; she ended her fieldwork at a landmark event, the first meeting of a newly created International General Assembly which also marked MSF's 40th anniversary. She describes her role as an "insider-outsider" combining access to internal information, public documents, and a staff blog. These multiple methods allowed her to become a sensitive yet detached and objective observer of the social relationships and culture of MSF. -- Susan M. Chambre Nonprofit and Voluntary Sector Quarterly Over half a million people contribute $10 or $20 to MSF each month... Doctors Without Borders will enlighten them about how hard yet rewarding this work is. Springer: Sociology ... a must-read for anyone considering a medical mission abroad or studying humanitarian assistance. Global Public Health Whether you like MSF or not, and whether you already know it or not, Doctors Without Borders provides a refreshing and unusual perspective of this larger-than life organization. Without complacency, but with the candor and attention to detail a social scientist can marshal, Fox takes us backstage where MSFers breathe, agonize, exult, or fulminate to defend a complex and imperfect idea of humanitarian action. Perspectives in Biology and MedicineTable of ContentsThe QuestsPart I1. Voices from the FieldPart II2. Origins, Schisms, and Crises3. "Nobel or Rebel?"4. MSF Greece Ostracized5. The Return of MSF GreecePart III6. La ManchaPart IV7. Struggling with HIV/ AIDS8. In Khayelitsha9. A "Non-Western Entity" Is BornPart V10. Reaching Out to the Homeless and Street Children of Moscow with Olga Shevchenko11. Confronting TB in Siberian Prisons with Olga ShevchenkoCodaAcknowledgmentsNotesIndex

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Book SynopsisCovers the evolution of drug-resistant diseases and HIV/AIDS, along with data on mortality figures and other relevant statistics. This book chronicles perceptions and responses to plague and pestilence over two thousand years of western history.Trade Review"Hays has written a remarkable book. He too has a message: that epidemics are primarily dependent on poverty and that the West has consistently refused to accept this. Hays's book should be in every undergraduate library and be recommended reading, as a whole or in part, in a wide range of history of medicine courses." * Isis *"Required reading for any university-level course on the social history of disease and, indeed, of medicine generally. A masterly and reliable synthesis." * American Historical Review *"This is an impressive piece of work. It delivers more than it promises, for it not only treats epidemics and Western responses to them, but also discusses conflicting ideas about disease in relation to such topics as population, tuberculosis, technology, and empire—and all in a lucid, even-handed, and generous way. A fine and focused overview of a significant range of topics in the history of medicine." -- M. Jeanne Peterson * Indiana University *"In The Burdens of Disease J. N. Hays has synthesized a very large literature dealing with the history of medicine and disease. The result is an original and impressive book that deserves a wide readership. It provides a fascinating perspective on contemporary health issues." -- Gerald Grob * Institute for Health Policy, Rutgers University *"An impressive text. Hays has presented us with a well-researched and insightful thesis, which deserves a wide readership not only among the microbiologically inclined, but also among all those concerned with the impact of microbial disease on public policy." * Bulletin of the Royal College of Pathologists *Table of ContentsList of Tables ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1One: The Western Inheritance: Greek and Roman Ideas about Disease 9Two: Medieval Diseases and Responses 19Three: The Great Plague Pandemic 37Four: New Diseases and Transatlantic Exchanges 62Five: Continuity and Change: Magic, Religion, Medicine, and Science, 500–1700 77Six: Disease and the Enlightenment 105Seven: Cholera and Sanitation 135Eight: Tuberculosis and Poverty 155Nine: Disease, Medicine, and Western Imperialism 179Ten: The Scientific View of Disease and the Triumph of Professional Medicine 214Eleven: The Apparent End of Epidemics 243Twelve: Disease and Power 283 Notes 315 Suggestions for Further Reading 341 Index 357

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Book SynopsisHow vermin went from being part of everyone's life to a mark of disease, filth, and lower status. For most of our time on this planet, vermin were considered humanity's common inheritance. Fleas, lice, bedbugs, and rats were universal scourges, as pervasive as hunger or cold, at home in both palaces and hovels. But with the spread of microscopic close-ups of these creatures, the beginnings of sanitary standards, and the rising belief that cleanliness equaled class, vermin began to provide a way to scratch a different itch: the need to feel superior, and to justify the exploitation of those pronounced ethnicallyand entomologicallyinferior. In Getting Under Our Skin, Lisa T. Sarasohn tells the fascinating story of how vermin came to signify the individuals and classes that society impugns and ostracizes. How did these creatures go from annoyance to social stigma? And how did people thought verminous become considered almost a species of vermin themselves? Focusing on Great Britain and Table of ContentsIntroduction: Getting Under Our Skins: Vermin in History1. "That Nauseous Venomous Insect": Bed Bugs in Early Modern Britain2. Bed Bugs Creeping Through Modern Times3. Praying Lice: Creeping into Religion, Science and Sexuality4. Lousy Societies: Infesting the Lower Classes and Foreigners5. THe Perils of Lice in the Modern World6. The Flea in Humanity's Ear7. Modern Fleas: Literal and Linguistic Weapons8. Attacking Rodents: Rats in Early Modern Times9. The Two Cultures of Rats: 1800-2020Conclusion: The Power of Vermin

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Book SynopsisTrade Review[P]rovides an important focus on the political economy of health and highlights the importance of a social-justice approach, incorporating the social and political economies of LMICs, to building healthy societies. * Lancet Global Health *I find it stunning that [the] authors ... have produced a text so dense and comprehensive which is yet so eminently readable. The fruits of their labors, clearly resulting from exhaustive time and effort devoted to research and study, provide clear and convincing expert analysis of how we have arrived at the current state of international public health. * Jules R. Duval, Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine *A densely packed treatise on the history, influences, philosophies, and future of global health. Fills an important gap in the training and experience of most clinicians ... [I]t belongs at every institutional program on global health, whether the focus is clinical, policy, or public health * Family Medicine *A monumental work for health justice. Textbook of Global Health [...] must be made compulsory reading in the training of all public health workers. * Economic & Political Weekly *Table of ContentsPraise for the Textbook of Global Health Preface: Why Global Health? Acknowledgements About the Authors 1. The Historical Origins of Modern International Health 2. Between International and Global Health: Contextualizing the Present 3. Political Economy of Health and Development 4. Global Health Actors and Activities 5. Data on Health: What Do We Know, What Do We Need to Know, and Why Does it Matter 6. Epidemiologic Profiles of Global Health and Disease 7. Health Equity and the Societal Determinants of Health 8. Health under Crises and the Limits to Humanitarianism 9. Globalization, Trade, Work, and Health 10. Health and the Environment 11. Understanding and Organizing Health Care Systems 12. Health Economics and the Politics of Health Financing 13. Building Healthy Societies: From Ideas to Action 14. Social Justice Approaches to Global Health Index

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Book SynopsisTrade ReviewThis volume is valuable just for its windows—through a series of 40 photographs, a comprehensive table of honors and awards Hamilton received, and an extensive bibliography of other source material—into the formative years of our field and the life of a pathbreaking woman in academia. But the authors have brought Hamilton into the present moment through their careful synthesis of how she came to occupational epidemiology and remained absolutely faithful to science and to evidence-based advocacy at its best. -- Adam M. Finkel, ScD, CIH * AJPH Book & Media *Table of ContentsList of TablesPrefaceBrief Educational Biography1. Prologue: Alice Hamilton Arrives at Harvard2. Early Informal Education3. Learning in Transition to Adulthood4. Medical Schools5. Learning Self Confidence at Hull House6. Investigating the Dangerous Trades7. The Scientist as Social Scientist8. Epilogue: The Senior as a Public Intellectual9. A Photographic MemoirBibliography: Wilma R. Slaight Bibliography of the Writings of Alice Hamilton

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Book SynopsisWhen the U.S. Public Health Service endorsed water fluoridation in 1950, there was little evidence of its safety. Now, six decades later and after most countries have rejected the practice, more than 70 percent of Americans, as well as 200 million people worldwide, are drinking fluoridated water. The Center for Disease Control and the American Dental Association continue to promote it--and even mandatory statewide water fluoridation--despite increasing evidence that it is not only unnecessary, but potentially hazardous to human health. In this timely and important book, Dr. Paul Connett, Dr. James Beck, and Dr. H. Spedding Micklem take a new look at the science behind water fluoridation and argue that just because the dental and medical establishments endorse a public health measure doesn't mean it's safe. In the case of water fluoridation, the chemicals that go into the drinking water that more than 180 million people drink each day are not even pharmaceutical grade, but rather a hazardous waste product of the phosphate fertilizer industry. It is illegal to dump this waste into the sea or local surface water, and yet it is allowed in our drinking water. To make matters worse, this program receives no oversight from the Food and Drug Administration, and the Environmental Protection Agency takes no responsibility for the practice. And from an ethical standpoint, say the authors, water fluoridation is a bad medical practice: individuals are being forced to take medication without their informed consent, there is no control over the dose, and no monitoring of possible side effects. At once painstakingly documented and also highly readable, The Case Against Fluoride brings new research to light, including links between fluoride and harm to the brain, bones, and endocrine system, and argues that the evidence that fluoridation reduces tooth decay is surprisingly weak.Trade ReviewWise Traditions- “The insanity of intentional water fluoridation is examined from every angle in this book. International law forbids dumping fluoride waste into the sea but it is accepted in American drinking water. As stated in the toothpaste disclaimer above, the FDA officially considers fluoride to be a drug. This drug has never been approved by the FDA. Contaminating drinking water with fluoride can be most charitably characterized as an experiment which violates the Nuremburg Code prohibiting experimental human treatment without informed consent. China, India, Japan and most of Europe do not fluoridate their water. Toward the end of the book the authors pull out one of my all-time favorite quotes from the late Michael Crichton. ‘Historically, the claim of consensus has been the first refuge of scoundrels; it is a way to avoid debate by claiming that the matter is already settled … The greatest scientists in history are great precisely because they broke with the consensus . . . There is no such thing as consensus science. If it’s consensus, it isn’t science. If it’s science, it isn’t consensus. Period.’ THUMBS UP.”Choice Magazine- Water fluoridation is a major controversy pitting prevention (dental caries) against ethics (involuntary drug exposure). Connett (emer., St. Lawrence Univ.), Beck (emer., Univ. of Calgary), and Micklem (emer., Univ. of Edinburgh) present compelling but not always convincing arguments for discontinuing fluoridation. They emphasize systemic treatment's low efficacy, alternative preventive approaches, the public's involuntary exposure, and potential toxicity. Although not uniquely American, water fluoridation is more popular in the US than in most countries. If ingestion of fluoride were very effective in preventing caries, the authors would still argue against the practice on ethical grounds. Six parts cover ethical arguments, lack of evidence of efficacy, the policy gamble, toxicity, the precautionary principle, and vested interests. Some inconsistencies are evident. The book emphasizes uncertainties in epidemiologic studies of efficacy, but deemphasizes uncertainties in toxicity reports, creating an imbalance appropriate for a polemic but not for a scientific treatise. Fluoridation advocates will interpret this as evidence that the antifluoridation point of view is exaggerated, whereas sympathetic readers will find their resolve strengthened. Alternatives such as fluoride supplements exist, but would not reach the poor populations that need them. This is a thought-provoking work for students of environmental policy and public health. Summing Up: Recommended. Lower-level undergraduates through graduate students; general readers. Booklist, Starred Review- "On the eve of the new millennium, the Centers for Disease Control (CDC), listed water fluoridation as one of the twentieth-century’s 10 greatest public-health achievements. Yet according to the authors of this painstakingly researched exposé of fluoridation’s overall ineffectiveness and toxicity, endorsements such as these from the CDC and other health organizations are motivated more by face-saving politics than credible research. Fluoridation advocates who have previously branded detractors as conspiracy theorists and shills for “junk science” will be hard pressed to debunk the hundreds of peer-reviewed studies and sound scientific reasoning presented here. In demonstrating fluoridation’s ineffectiveness, the authors cite exhaustive evidence proving fluoride’s only benefits are topical, as in toothbrushing, as opposed to swallowing. But the case against fluoride’s alleged safety, even in small doses, is more alarming, with multiple studies showing fluoride’s probable complicity in lowered intelligence scores, thyroid dysfunction, hip fractures, and the ominously rising incidence of osteosarcoma in boys. The authors’ academic, hyperbole-free writing style serves them well in marshaling a series of facts that, all by themselves, expose fluoridation as a false panacea. It remains to be seen, however, whether the public-health community will give this landmark work due credit or continue to rubber stamp an outdated policy that, like bloodletting and trepanation, properly belongs on the scrap heap of sham medical interventions."American Academy of Environmental Medicine Newsletter- “At once painstakingly-documented and also highly-readable, The Case Against Fluoride brings new research to light, including links between fluoride and harm to the brain, bones, and kidneys, and argues that while there is possible value in topical applications like brushing your teeth with fluoride toothpaste, the evidence that swallowing fluoride reduces tooth decay is surprisingly weak. The Case Against Fluoride doesn't question the good intentions of dentists who support fluoridation, but rather explores the poor science, bizarre tactics, biased reviews, and puzzling motivations of a relatively small number of influential people who continue to push this practice on a largely ill-informed public.”"Sweden rejected fluoridation in the 1970s and, in this excellent book, these three scientists have confirmed the wisdom of that decision. Our children have not suffered greater tooth decay, as World Health Organization figures attest, and in turn our citizens have not borne the other hazards fluoride may cause. In any case, since fluoride is readily available in toothpaste, you don't have to force it on people."--Arvid Carlsson, Nobel Laureate in Medicine or Physiology (2000) and Emeritus Professor of Pharmacology, University of Gothenburg"Alfred North Whitehead said the scientific method means leaving 'options open for revision.' An ancient Roman adage says that 'whatever touches all must be approved by all.' These characterizations of science and democracy are the reasons for reading this book. Especially if you and your family are drinking administratively mandated fluoridated water."--Ralph Nader "This book clearly shows that water fluoridation is poor public policy and must end. As a concerned citizen, I applaud the authors for bringing this issue to the world's attention."--Ed Asner "For anyone who has ever wondered why cities add fluoride to water-and questioned whether they should. Written with clear and easy-to-read prose, and supporting citations, The Case Against Fluoride carefully lays out the arguments against fluoridation and reasons why it should be discontinued. The authors examine the evidence on fluoridation and conclude convincingly that it should now be considered 'harmful and ineffective.'"--Dr. Hardy Limeback, Professor and Head of Preventative Dentistry, University of TorontoTable of ContentsPart 1. Ethical and general arguments against fluoridation : Poor medical practice ; An inappropriate and inefficient practice ; The chemicals used ; Who is in charge? ; An experimental program Part 2. The evidence that fluoridation is ineffective : Fluoridation and tooth decay ; The early evidence reexamined ; Key modern studies Part 3. The great fluoridation gamble : The great fluoridation gamble, 1930-1950 ; The great fluoridation gamble, 1950- Part 4. The evidence of harm : Dental fluorosis ; Fluoride's chemistry, biochemistry, and physiology ; Fluoride poisoning of humans: early reversible effects ; The 2006 National Research Council Report ; Fluoride and the brain ; Fluoride and the endocrine system ; Fluoride and bone ; Fluoride and osteosarcoma ; Fluoride and the kidneys, and other health issues Part 5. Margin of safety and the precautionary principle : Margin of safety ; The precautionary principle Part 6. The promoters and the techniques of promotion : Weak and inadequate science ; Promoters' strategies and tactics ; Self-serving governmental reviews ; A response to pro-fluoridation claims ; The promoters' motivations -- Review and conclusion Appendix 1: Fluoride and the brain Appendix 2: Fluoride and bone

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Book SynopsisA personal investigation into women's hormones, periods, #MeToo and hysteria. An empowering mix of feminism, memoir, psychology and biology, determined to give women control over their own bodies.Trade ReviewMorgan peels away the mysteries of hormonal changes while stating clearly how long these discussions have been silenced. It's both fascinating and a huge relief to take this fresh look at our innermost selves in the company of a wise and kind voice * Grazia *The joy of Eleanor Morgan's guide is just how revealing and informative it is . . . she has created a go-to manual that also acts as an understanding of our minds as well as our bodies - how hormones can affect your self-belief, anxiety levels, confidence and beyond. An essential read for all adults, it should also be made part of the core curriculum up and down the land * Stylist * A must read for all generations and genders * iNews *"There is power in knowing ourselves better," writes Eleanor Morgan in her second book. Power through knowledge is precisely what she sets out to give the readers in this exploration into the myriad ways the body affects the mind. From a refresher course on the menstrual cycle to the societal and cultural ways in which women's bodies are controlled, Hormonal feels like an essential guide in helping us truly understand our cores * Vogue *A must-read. Informative, funny, moving and wise. It had me raging about the ignored reality of the female bodyIt is galling to read [in Hormonal] how often women's pain is dismissed. But it is the mental anguish caused (in part) by hormones that is the essence of Morgan's work. Anyone who suffers from PMS will find the relatability has you almost levitating with relief * Metro *Really interesting - about understanding women's reproductive health and reclaiming the h-word from its connotations of madness and hysteria * Sunday Times *Morgan's exploration of the chemicals that from puberty yank us lie a puppeteer's strings is a personal yet scientific, subtle and often lyrical work * The Times *An urgent page-turner connecting the thread between the author's own reproductive history and the cultural, political, and social factors that convince women their bodies are up for grabs, Eleanor Morgan makes a convincing case for calling out the patriarchal systems that substitute the word 'crazy' for real care. Reading Hormonal should be a rite of passage for every woman who wants to relearn her body and reclaim her selfHormonal is a thoroughly researched book on women's bodies and women's emotions, our moods and our physical memories. A topic that should never go out of style, especially in a time when our reproductive rights are being overturned and horrifically discarded, Eleanor Morgan has written and created a definitive road map for all of us. Filled with wisdom and wit and brilliant insight, Morgan covers everything from menstruation to menopause to the #MeToo movement, from PMS to PMDD to PTSD, from dietary supplements to dietary issues to hormonal replacement therapies. To quote Morgan, 'It is in our capacity to inquire, analyze, look around and ask for better that we are most powerful.' Eleanor Morgan has done just that * AMY FERRIS, author of Marrying George Clooney: Confessions from a Midlife Crisis and editor of Shades of Blue: Writers on Depression, Suicide, and Feeling Blue *A powerful and beautifully written account of Morgan's experiences with anxiety and depression, and a rigorously researched examination of why they happen and how they can be managed. As well as speaking to fellow sufferers, Morgan consults psychiatrists, psychologists, OCD specialists, gastroenterologists and nutritionists, and bones up on Kierkegaard, Freud and Hippocrates (the latter was the first to describe a patient with social anxiety).It is with a mixture of humanity and clear-sightedness that she analyses genetic and environmental influences, trauma, hormones, fertility, parenthood, medication, social stigma and language, all the while linking back to her own stories and those of fellow sufferers. In assuming the dual role of memoirist and investigative journalist, Morgan gradually comes to terms with her own anxiety disorder. She offers no firm answers or miracle cures, and is careful to remind us that, when it comes to mental illness, no two cases are the same. Her willingness to share what so many others strive to keep hidden, to thoroughly demystify her condition, is courageous and compelling * Guardian on Anxiety for Beginners *This fusion of memoir and scientific investigation is very accessible . . . with a generous dollop of humanity * Irish Times on Anxiety for Beginners *

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Book SynopsisFor a generation of gay men who came of age in the 1980s and 1990s, becoming sexually active meant confronting the dangers of catching and transmitting HIV. In the 21st century, however, the development of viral suppression treatments and preventative pills such as PrEP and nPEP has massively reduced the risk of acquiring HIV. Yet some of the stigma around gay male promiscuity and bareback sex has remained, inhibiting open dialogues about sexual desire, risk, and pleasure. A Pill for Promiscuity brings together academics, artists, and activists—from different generations, countries, ethnic backgrounds, and HIV statuses—to reflect on how gay sex has changed in a post-PrEP era. Some offer personal perspectives on the value of promiscuity and the sexual communities it fosters, while others critique unequal access to PrEP and the increased role Big Pharma now plays in gay life. With a diverse group of contributors that includes novelist Andrew Holleran, trans scholar Lore/tta LeMaster, cartoonist Steve MacIsaac, and pornographic film director Mister Pam, this book asks provocative questions about how we might reimagine queer sex and sexuality in the 21st century. Trade Review"The arrival of PrEP and biomedical prevention helped rescue a public centering of gay men's desire, pleasure and sex that was becoming marginalized in the fight for same sex marriage. By returning to the all-but-abandoned anthology as a necessary strategy of critical queer community dialogue, A Pill for Promiscuity: Gay Sex in the Age of Pharmaceuticals offers a compelling collection of voices on the complicated cultural and political dynamics of sex in the era of PrEP. " -- Kenyon Farrow * Managing Director of Advocacy & Organizing for PrEP4All *"A Pill for Promiscuity is a necessary collection, in a time where pharmaceutical culture and public health are too often narrating proper ideas of sexual practice and sexual intimacy. This volume speaks back to these problematic frames, through a rich offering of diverse voices from multiple genres of writing, which explore the complexity of sexual life in eras of disease." -- Jeffrey McCune * author of Sexual Discretion: Black Masculinity and the Polities of Passing *Table of ContentsCONTENTSIntroduction to Q+ Public Books by series editors E.G. Crichton and Jeffrey Escoffier1 Introduction: Why Promiscuity Matters by Andrew Spieldenner and Jeffrey Escoffier2 Notes on Promiscuity by Andrew Holleran3 Perspective: Fear4 Safety by Steve MacIsaac5 How I Learned to Stop Worrying: Or,The Straight Panic Defense by Daniel Felsenthal6 Perspective: Sex7 Reluctant Objects: Sexual Pleasure and HIV Prevention by Kane Race8 Learning How to Fuck on PrEP by Nicolas “Nic” Flores9 Gay Sex is Our Superpower by Alex Garner10 Perspective: Pharma11 “Heard about it before, but don’t know where to get it”: A Black Gay Man’s Journey to Securing PrEP by Deion Scott Hawkins12 PrEP in the Porn World by Pam Dore, aka Mr. Pam13 Auto-Pharmakon: Prescribing Utopia by Addison Vawters14 Perspective: Trauma and Healing15 S(t)imulation by Lore/tta LeMaster16 Playing in the Shadows: Cycles of Trauma by Ariel Sabillon17 When We Touch: A Reading on Queer Intimacies by Justice Jamal Jones and Andrew Spieldenner with Photographs by Justice Jamal Jones18 Epilogue: Promiscuity for the Non-Promiscuous by Andrew Spieldenner and Jeffrey EscoffierAcknowledgementsNotes on ContributorsIndex

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