Public Health & Preventive Medicine

As older Americans live longer than previous generations, the probability of their becoming disabled and requiring long-term care (LTC) services at...

Tobacco smoking is a major public health issue worldwide. Smoking causes more than a quarter of all cancer deaths, with nearly 80% of deaths from l...

Public health is now considering road safety as a major factor to improve morbidity and mortality but the health community is poorly educated regar...

This book explores the connection between flow (or the mental state of becoming fully immersed in an activity) with a diverse range of physical and...

Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most widespread infectious diseases in the world, infecting an average of 9 million people annually. Although TB is...

Viral hemorrhagic fevers (VHFs) represent a collection of illnesses caused by several distinct viral families. While some types of hemorrhagic feve...

The World Health Organization projects climate change will adversely affect health significantly over the next several decades. Some health effects...

The genus Fusarium are among the most common contaminants of cereals and their products, and many species have acquired additional importance becau...

The human immunodeficiency virus/acquired immune deficiency syndrome (HIV/AIDS) is one of the world''s most pressing global health challenges. Sinc...

The United States is undergoing a major demographic shift, as older adults become a larger portion of the population. As people live longer and hea...

Acute kidney injury (AKI) is a major health concern because it is associated with increased morbidity and mortality. While therapies for AKI have i...

The term, adolescence, can be traced to the 15th century and is based on Latin etymology; adolescere referring to growing into maturity. The curr...

Phenolic acids (PhAs), including hydroxybenzoic and cinnamic asids and their derivatives, are the products of secondary metabolism in plants and pl...

Human death is a mystery. Although scientists have identified the criteria, states, and signs of biological death, undoubtedly the issues of dying ...

Reducing emissions from diesel engines is one of the most important public health challenges facing the country. Despite the EPA''s stringent diese...

This book is a compilation of research summaries from a number of different focuses in the field of chemistry research.

According to a 2012 report released by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children''s Fund (UNICEF), roughly 780 million pe...

Diarrhoea is a clinical symptom characterised by an increase in the volume, wateriness, or frequency of bowel movements. Diarrhoea can be osmotic, ...