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2020Vitamin K
An old vitamin in a new light. Patient guide
by Uwe Gröber and Prof. Dr. Klaus Kisters
For many people, vitamin K is known only as the vitamin for blood clotting, but this is way off the mark! Science has discovered a lot of new information and nowadays it is known that in addition to its role in regulating blood clotting and the flow properties of the blood, vitamin K also promotes the health of bones and blood vessels, thus protecting against osteoporosis and arteriosclerosis. In addition, it supports a healthy glucose metabolism in diabetics and plays a role in the prevention and treatment of cancer. These are too many positive properties to leave them untapped. This patient guide informs the reader all about vitamin K
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2022Drugs as Micronutrient Robbers
What your doctor and pharmacist ought to tell you
by Uwe Gröber and Prof. Dr. Klaus Kisters
Many of us have to take drugs on a regular basis. But birth control pills, antibiotics, blood pressure medication, statins, diabetes medication, diuretics, anti-cancer drugs, gastrointestinal remedies or preparations against osteoporosis can all rob the body of essential vitamins and minerals. Often, drug-related micronutrient deficiency is the unrecognized cause of drug side effects. Symptoms such as exhaustion, depression, lack of concentration, irritability, sleep disorders or even dementia can result. Such problems can be prevented. Informed patients can take preventive measures, avoid unwanted side effects and make their drug therapy more effective. This guide explains what to watch out for and how to improve quality of life.
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MedicineDecember 2020Improving Animal Welfare
A Practical Approach
by Temple Grandin
Completely revised, updated and with four new chapters on sustainability, new technologies, precision agriculture and the future of animal welfare, the third edition of this highly successful textbook: · Is edited by an outstanding world expert on animal welfare. · Emphasizes throughout the importance of measuring conditions that compromise welfare, such as lameness, heat stress, body condition, and bruises during transport. · Combines scientific information with practical recommendations for use on commercial operations. · Reviews practical information on livestock handling, euthanasia, slaughter, pain relief, and assessments of abnormal behavior. Improving Animal Welfare: A Practical Approach remains essential reading for students and practitioners of ethology, animal and veterinary science, veterinary medicine, as well as those working directly with farm animals and committed to improving their welfare.
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Clinical & internal medicineFebruary 2013Osteoporosis
by Jean-Yves Reginster, Olivier Bruyère
Osteoporosis is considered to be a major health issue in all developed countries, but recent years have seen improvements in understanding and management of the disorder. This work, authored by a team of international experts, explores the pathogenesis and diagnosis of disease, available treatments (pharmacological and non-medical) together with options for prevention. The book represents a reference document for all scientists interested in the field of skeletal diseases, as well as for clinicians willing to provide their patients with the best current options for their management.
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Musculoskeletal medicineJanuary 2009Fast Facts: Osteoporosis
by Juliet E Compston, Clifford J Rosen
Osteoporosis is a silent disease until a fracture is sustained, and successful management relies on the clinician's keen awareness of risk factors and screening technology, thorough assessment of disease probability, and knowledge of the most appropriate therapeutic interventions.This sixth edition of Fast Facts: Osteoporosis covers all of the most recent developments in the therapeutic and diagnostic arena, while maintaining the background sections that clarify the pathophysiology of osteoporosis and the homeostatic determinants of peak bone acquisition and maintenance. Table of contents: Epidemiology Pathophysiology Clinical manifestations Diagnostic techniques Risk assessment Management: general considerations Antiresorptive therapy Strontium ranelate and parathyroid hormone peptides Other forms of osteoporosis Future trends
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Medicine1908Southern Medical Journal
A Publication Committed to Interdisciplinary Disease Management: Official Journal of the Southern Medical Association
by Edited by G. R Holt MD, MSE, MPH, MABE
Monthly - 2013 Volume(s) - 104 www.smajournalonline.com Committed to the continuing medical education of physicians and other health professionals, Southern Medical Journal has provided the latest clinical information in areas that affect patients' daily lives for over 100 years. Now delivered to individuals exclusively online, Southern Medical Journal has a multidisciplinary focus that covers a broad range of topics relevant to internists, family practitioners, and other healthcare professionals worldwide. Each month, the Southern Medical Journal covers areas such as Obesity, Depression, Influenza, Diabetes, Osteoporosis, and Alcoholism.
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Gynaecology & obstetricsJanuary 2005Fast Facts: Menopause
by David H Barlow, Barry G Wren
Fast Facts: Menopause is a concise handbook designed to provide an overview of menopausal and postmenopausal health issues and their management.Although effective therapies for symptoms are available, controversies surrounding some of the available treatments have made potential users wary. In the second edition of this succinct and practical text, two eminent specialists review, in detail, the causes and consequences of menopausal symptoms, and the options available to women today.The text is evidence-based, drawing on the results of the most recent research to provide general practitioners, specialist nurses, gynaecologists and other healthcare professionals with an increased understanding of the physiological and psychological effects of the menopause and to contribute to more effective management. Table of contents: Stages, effects and implications Vasomotor function Osteoporosis Urogenital changes Neurological symptoms Sexuality Symptom management Types of hormone therapy Side effects of hormone therapy Endometrial bleeding with hormone therapy Risks of hormone therapy Tibolone Alternatives to hormone therapy
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Science & MathematicsSeptember 2018Avian Pathology
A Colour Handbook
by Ravindra Nath Sharma & Neelash Sharma
Since past few decades because of changing demand for white meat from red meat, the small poultry farms and backyard poultry units developed to commercial farms. The adaptation of intensive poultry keeping methods and rearing of different species of poultry together has given rise to many disease problems. Since the inception of intensive poultry production worldwide farmers were struggling with severe diseases and huge economic losses in their unit. In order to keep pace with ever expanding poultry industry and meeting the increased demand for poultry products, knowledge for prevention and control of poultry diseases will be crucial. The book will enable veterinary students to have sound understanding and working knowledge of poultry diseases. The book will also assist personnel at the poultry disease diagnostic laboratories and progressive farmers. The book devotes total seven sections including basics about avian, bacterial diseases, viral diseases, fungal diseases, parasitic diseases, nutritional deficiency diseases and miscellaneous disorders affecting poultry. There are total 74 chapters in a capsule form. Emphasis has been put on etiology, transmission, epizootiology, clinical signs, gross and microscopic lesions, diagnosis, treatment and control. Where necessary, mention has been made on zoonoses. Necessary images and tables have been added to enhance the understanding of the diseases.
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Health & Personal DevelopmentAugust 2014Cry for Health, Volume 1
Health: The Casualty of Modern Times
by Jesse Sleeman
Cry for Health is the first volume of a brilliant treatise that explores vitally important issues for everyone working in healthcare, ecology, sociology, environmental and biological sciences. In fact, for anyone concerned about our survival. In essence, it unravels the hidden story behind the moderrn pandemic, death by doctoring, the failure of medical science to fully understand heatth, and the health impact of man-made chemicals, electropollution, and modern farming and food processing practices. Author Jesse Sleeman has over 30 years' experience in the practice and teaching of natural and traditional therapies and medical philosophies.
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The Bone-strength Plan
How to increase bone health to live a long, active life
by Jo Travers
This book guides the reader through the science behind bones and why osteoporosis and other bone diseases and problems occur; it looks at lifestyle, and includes easy exercises and recipes as part of a comprehensive bone-strength plan. Bones play a vital role in the body. They provide structure, protect organs and anchor muscles. Protecting bone health and preventing the early onset of osteoporosis is vital and easier than you think. The Bone-strength Plan guides the reader through the science behind bones and why osteoporosis and other bone diseases and problems occur; it looks at lifestyle measures to be taken such as weight management and explains the importance of the right kind of exercise – offering easy workouts that can be done at home. Featuring key ingredients and nutrients that are needed for bone health, there are 30 easy and delicious recipes making this book a comprehensive plan for increasing the strength of your bones.
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January 2007
Ba Duan Jin
by The Chinese Health Qigong Association
As a traditional Chinese health and fitness Qigong exercise routine, Ba Duan Jin, or Eight-section Exercises, dates back to the Song Dynasty (960-1279). With easy movements and impressive effects on the health, it is a gem in China's health and fitness culture. It has been proved that practice of Ba Duan Jin improves the respiratory system, limb strength, and flexibility of the joints, and fortifies the nerves, as well as enhances the general balance. It improves the cardiovascular function and helps to cure such illnesses as coronary artery scleroses and osteoporosis. It strengthens one's immune system to a degree, and delays the ageing process, so as to increase the life span. It also improves one's mental health. It has been proved that practice of Ba Duan Jin improves the respiratory system, limb strength, and flexibility of the joints, and fortifies the nerves, as well as enhances the general balance. It improves the cardiovascular function and helps to cure such illnesses as coronary artery scleroses and osteoporosis.
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Dietetics & nutritionJanuary 1989Diet and Health
Implications for Reducing Chronic Disease Risk
by Committee on Diet and Health, National Research Council
Diet and Health examines the many complex issues concerning diet and its role in increasing or decreasing the risk of chronic disease. It proposes dietary recommendations for reducing the risk of the major diseases and causes of death today: atherosclerotic cardiovascular diseases (including heart attack and stroke), cancer, high blood pressure, obesity, osteoporosis, diabetes mellitus, liver disease, and dental caries.
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Medicine1994Menopause
The Journal of The North American Menopause Society
by Edited by Isaac Schiff MD , Margery L Gass MD, NCMP
Monthly - 2013 Volume(s) - 18 www.menopausejournal.com Menopause: The Journal of The North American Menopause Society publishes important and timely articles in this rapidly expanding area of interest to specialists, general practitioners, nurses, and social workers. It features peer-reviewed, original research papers and review articles related to menopause, hormone therapy, non-hormone and hormone-related aging factors in women, cardiovascular disease in women, osteoporosis, breast cancer and other female cancers, and primary preventive health care for women at menopause and beyond. Menopause is also available as an iPad app in the iTunes App StoreSM. Full-text access via the app is included with your subscription.
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Women's healthThe Menopause
As the Experts
by Norma Goldman
Whether you are experiencing the symptoms of menopause or your partner, mother or friend is passing through it, you will find you have lots of questions: what is happening and why; what can we expect; and, how can we relieve the negative aspects using a choice of options. The panel of experts brought together by Norma Goldman for the "Menopause Exchange" has long experience of answering the real-life questions of women with menopausal symptoms. Norma has selected the most relevant of these questions and the most up-to-date answers to cover the broad range of issues relevant to what can, but may not, be a difficult time; general aspects; symptoms; osteoporosis; coping with the menopause, including a variety of approaches - Hormone Replacement therapy (HRT); complementary therapies; nutrition; prescription drug alternatives to HRT; lifestyle and self-help measures; and, womens' and general health issues related to menopause.
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MedicineSeptember 1998Reducing Stress Fracture in Physically Active Military Women
by Subcommittee on Body Composition, Nutrition, and Health of Military Women, Committee on Military Nutrition Research, Institute of Medicine
The incidence of stress fractures of the lower extremities during U.S. military basic training is significantly higher among female military recruits than among male recruits. The prevalence of this injury has a marked impact on the health of service personnel and imposes a significant financial burden on the military by delaying completion of the training of new recruits. In addition to lengthening training time, increasing program costs, and delaying military readiness, stress fractures may share their etiology with the longer-term risk of osteoporosis. As part of the Defense Women's Health Research Program, this book evaluates the impact of diet, genetic predisposition, and physical activity on bone mineral and calcium status in young servicewomen. It makes recommendations for reducing stress fractures and improving overall bone health through nutrition education and monitored physical training programs. The book also makes recommendations for future research to evaluate more fully the effects of fitness levels, physical activities, and other factors on stress fracture risk and bone health.
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Medicine2007Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newletter
The Newsletter on Musculoskeletal Medicine
by Edited by Stanley A Herring
11 issues/yr - 2013 Volume(s) - 17 http://journals.lww.com/lbjnewsletter/pages/default.aspx Eleven times a year, this 12-page newsletter analyzes breaking research in musculoskeletal medicine, including operative and nonoperative advances in arthritis and articular cartilage therapies, total joint arthroplasty, physical therapy and rehabilitation, medications, orthopaedic sports medicine, osteoporosis, and occupational musculoskeletal disorders. Its coverage also encompasses pain syndromes that fall within the differential diagnosis of bone and joint problems. Lippincott's Bone and Joint Newsletter also allows you to stay up to date on critically important clinical topics in your field andqualify to earn up to 16.5 hours in Category 1 credit toward the AMA's Physician Recognition Award at the same time. Visitwww.LWW.com/cmeinfo for more information about continuing medical education activity.
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RheumatologyApril 2014Rheumatology
A Clinical Handbook
by Ahmad Al-Sukaini|Mohsin Azam|Ash Samanta
Rheumatology: A clinical handbook is an essential resource for medical students who need an introduction, understanding and overview of the subject. Most competing texts either burden medical students with information they do not require, or cover rheumatology alongside orthopaedics and as a result compromise fundamentals of rheumatology. This book is different it provides all the information students need during their rheumatology placement and signposts them to where they can find further information. A definition and brief pathophysiology for each condition is provided, which is linked to the respective clinical features. The book covers the core elements of diagnosis and treatment based on the latest national guidelines to swiftly bring students and junior doctors in training up-to-date. Self-assessment questions and an OSCE chapter provide a way of checking that users have understood and grasped the core material, as well as enabling students to be well equipped for their written and OSCE examinations. Written by two medical students and an experienced consultant rheumatologist, the book combines a reader-friendly writing style with coverage of the material through clinical experience of a professional in the field. Printed in full colour throughout, with an attractive design, a clear and concise writing style as well as a range of pedagogical features including an array of mnemonics, pictures and diagrams, Rheumatology: A clinical handbook is exactly the sort of book medical students and newly qualified doctors would benefit from.
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Paediatric medicineOctober 2013Educating the Student Body
Taking Physical Activity and Physical Education to School
by Harold W. Kohl III and Heather D. Cook, Editors; Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment; Food and Nutrition Board; Institute of Medicine
Physical inactivity is a key determinant of health across the lifespan. A lack of activity increases the risk of heart disease, colon and breast cancer, diabetes mellitus, hypertension, osteoporosis, anxiety and depression and others diseases. Emerging literature has suggested that in terms of mortality, the global population health burden of physical inactivity approaches that of cigarette smoking. The prevalence and substantial disease risk associated with physical inactivity has been described as a pandemic. The prevalence, health impact, and evidence of changeability all have resulted in calls for action to increase physical activity across the lifespan. In response to the need to find ways to make physical activity a health priority for youth, the Institute of Medicine's Committee on Physical Activity and Physical Education in the School Environment was formed. Its purpose was to review the current status of physical activity and physical education in the school environment, including before, during, and after school, and examine the influences of physical activity and physical education on the short and long term physical, cognitive and brain, and psychosocial health and development of children and adolescents. Educating the Student Body makes recommendations about approaches for strengthening and improving programs and policies for physical activity and physical education in the school environment. This report lays out a set of guiding principles to guide its work on these tasks. These included: recognizing the benefits of instilling life-long physical activity habits in children; the value of using systems thinking in improving physical activity and physical education in the school environment; the recognition of current disparities in opportunities and the need to achieve equity in physical activity and physical education; the importance of considering all types of school environments; the need to take into consideration the diversity of students as recommendations are developed. This report will be of interest to local and national policymakers, school officials, teachers, and the education community, researchers, professional organizations, and parents interested in physical activity, physical education, and health for school-aged children and adolescents.
