Public Health & Preventive Medicine

Federal domestic drug control policy has evolved over the course of the past century and currently consists of a three-pronged approach to reducing...

This book identifies the countries in Europe, Eurasia and Russia where health status is the poorest and where the transition to democracy and free ...

Being physically active is one of the most important steps that Americans of all ages can take to improve their health. This book provides science-...

Avian influenza, sometimes avian flu, and commonly called bird flu, refers to influenza caused by viruses adapted to birds . Of greatest concern i...

Cross infection is the transmission of an infectious agent from one person to another because of a poor barrier protection as in patients and immun...

This book presents topical research in the study of systolic blood pressure, including evidence that coping with psychological demands elicits an i...

This book presents current research in the study of various health-related issues, injuries and diseases. Topics discussed include the physiopathol...

Changes in the air ambulance industry''''s size and structure have led to differences of opinion about the implications for air ambulance use, safe...

In March 2010, President Obama signed into law a comprehensive health reform bill, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), and a pa...

Global pandemic preparedness and response efforts are co-ordinated by the World Health Organization (WHO). Domestic preparedness efforts are led by...

For thousands of years, different human civilisations have developed on the coasts around the Black Sea. The human population increased progressive...

'Punchily written He leaves the reader with a sense of the gross injustice of a world where health outcomes are so unevenly distributed' Times Lit...

Thrombosis is the formation of a blood clot inside a blood vessel, obstructing the flow of blood through the circulatory system. When a blood vesse...

Researchers conduct observational human exposure studies to understand how and the extent to which people come into contact with chemicals and envi...

This book from the Centers of Disease Control (CDC) focuses on four inter-related public health areas: healthy people across all stages of life, he...

One day in 2006, the rich, well connected but very private philanthropist Ray Chambers flicked through the holiday snaps of his friend, the develop...

It makes sense to have well-planned, research based approaches to adolescent health and education, which can be incorporated into the curriculum by...