Kategoria BISAC: Medical >> Public Health

Over the past half century, deaths from heart disease, stroke, and so many other killers have fallen dramatically. But cancer continues to kill with abandon. In 2013, despite a four-decade "war" against the disease that has cost hundreds of billions of dollars, more than 1.6 million Americans will be diagnosed with cancer and nearly six hundred thousand will die from it.

A decade ago, Clifton Leaf, a celebrated...

With contributions from internationally renowned experts, Physical Activity and Mental Health presents research illustrating how the use of physical activity can enhance well-being and reduce the impact of potentially debilitating mental health conditions. Written for students, researchers, and professionals in exercise science, fitness, and health care fields, Physical Activity and Mental Health details the factors that influence the relationship between mental health and physical activity as well as the benefits of physical activity in dealing with mental illnesses such as...

Der Lehrer, der eines Tages keinen Schritt mehr in die Schule setzen kann, die Managerin, die sich morgens schon geschafft wie nach einem 12-Stunden-Tag fuhlt, der Krankenpfleger, der nur noch zynisch uber seine Patienten spricht sie alle konnten unter Burnout leiden. Burnout ist ein Phanomen, das in jedem Beruf und in beinahe jeder Lebenslage auftreten kann: bei Lehrern und Pflegepersonal, bei Kunstlern und Entwicklungshelfern, aber auch bei Ingenieuren und Professorinnen. Und die ersten Stadien haben fast alle schon einmal erlebt.

Burisch hat als Experte fur die Thematik eine...

Heavy-metal contamination is one of the world's major environmental problems, posing significant risks to agro-ecosystems. Conventional technologies employed for heavy-metal remediation have often been expensive and disruptive.

This book provides comprehensive, state-of-the-art coverage of the natural, sustainable alternatives that use a wide range of biological materials in the removal/detoxification of heavy metals, consequently leading to the improvement of crops in these soils. Novel, environmentally friendly and inexpensive solutions are presented based on a sound...

A concise and engaging overview of endocrine disruption phenomena that brings complex concepts within the reach of non-specialists

For most of the last decade, the science of endocrine disruption has evolved with more definitive evidence of its damaging potential to health and environment. This book lists the major environmental chemicals of concern and their mechanism of endocrine disruption including remedial measures for them.

Divided into three parts, Endocrine Disruptors in the Environment begins with an overview of the endocrine system and endocrine...