Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Preventive Medicine

L uso dei fitoterapici e oggi diffuso in ampi strati della popolazione per risolvere problemi sia acuti che cronici, sia banali che molto seri, e per scopi salutistici. Sappiamo che i fitoterapici si possono ottenere senza una prescrizione medica, e che si trovano, oltre che in farmacia, anche in erboristeria e nei supermercati come integratori alimentari. E fondamentale quindi sorvegliare sulla sicurezza di questi prodotti attraverso la fitofarmacovigilanza, che richiede conoscenze approfondite circa la natura del fitoterapico, i suoi componenti chimici ed il modo in cui questo e stato...

The facts are hard to ignore: rising rates of chronic disease, epidemic obesity and diabetes, a widening longevity gap between rich and poor, health care reforms at odds with patient interests. In response, Policy Innovations for Health argues that a nation s well-being mirrors the health of its citizens and calls not only for improvement in our health care systems but for a complete reconceptualization of health and social policy, starting with expanded, interrelated roles for health care providers, consumers, and policymakers.

The long-term strategies outlined in this...

"Aging and Chronic Disease" provides new perspectives on how aging is affected by chronic disease. The book focuses on how chronic disorders, such as diabetes, arthritis, cardiovascular disease, and cancer influence stress, coping, and quality of life among older adults. The book emphasizes how management of risk factors for chronic diseases, new treatment and rehabilitation outcomes, social support, and patient education can reduce health care costs and improve coping strategies, quality of life, and longevity of older adults. Covering a wide range of topics from health care disparities,...

As health improvement initiatives take center stage worldwide, public health professionals face an ongoing challenge to prove that the programs are worthwhile and that interventions make an impact. The Global Programme on Health Promotion Effectiveness (GPHPE) of the International Union for Health Promotion and Education takes on this challenge in Global Perspectives on Health Promotion Effectiveness. Fifty-five contributors representing six continents come together to analyze major programs around the world and evaluate their effectiveness. The result is a symposium in a book,...

For decades, the nations of the European Union wrote the book on universal health coverage. Recent economic developments, however, have created problems ranging from widening inequities of care to growing numbers of uninsured - a progression expertly described by Win de Gooijer in Trends in EU Health Care Systems.

De Gooijer s dual background as an economist and the CEO of Dutch health care corporations, together with his broad international experience, give him a unique understanding of his subject. He traces world economic currents that have affected quality of and access to...

From questions surrounding motives to the concept of crimes of passion, the intersection of emotional states and legal practice has long interested professionals as well as the public--recent cases involving extensive pretrial publicity, highly charged evidence, and instances of jury nullification continue to make the subject particularly timely. With these trends in mind, Emotion and the Law brings a rich tradition in social psychology into sharp forensic focus in a unique interdisciplinary volume. Emotion, mood and affective states, plus patterns of conduct that tend to arise from them...

Zeitdruck, Stress, Uberlastung: Pflegekrafte und Heimhelfer/innen in der mobilen Pflege und Betreuung sind einem hohen Gesundheitsrisiko ausgesetzt. Manager/innen und Fuhrungskrafte in Pflegeorganisationen mussen zunehmend gesundheitsforderliche Arbeitsbedingungen gestalten. Erfolgreich umgesetzt, steigern sie das Wohlbefinden der Mitarbeiter, die Qualitat der Arbeit sowie die Leistungsfahigkeit der Organisation. Die Autorinnen bieten mit ihrem Handbuch - erstmals im deutschsprachigen Raum - praktische Orientierungshilfe und effektive Unterstutzung fur die Planung, Umsetzung und...