Offers a complementary and alternative medicine - from acupuncture and chiropractic treatments to homeopathy and nutritional supplements. This title tells how to scientifically measure the effectiveness of a particular treatment. It examines the clash between public support and the often hostile stance of clinicians and medical researchers.
Seven People Who Saved the Lives of Millions and Transformed the Way We
The fascinating stories of public health innovators who overcame immense obstacles to improve the health of millions. In the nineteenth century, the scourge of deadly infectious diseases permanently receded for the first time in human history while longevity steadily improved. This progress was due in large part to advances in the public health ......
Can American health insurance survive? In The Transformation of American Health Insurance, Troyen A. Brennan traces the historical evolution of public and private health insurance in the United States from the first Blue Cross plans in the late 1930s to reforms under the Biden administration. In analyzing this evolution, he finds long-term trends ......
What damage is being done by failing welfare states? What lessons can be learned from the best welfare states? And is it too late to stop welfare states permanently diminishing the lives and liberties of people around the world? This hard-hitting and provocative book sets out to answer these questions.
Designed for both the healthcare management student and the health professional entering or navigating a career in this growing sector of the U.S. health system, The Well-Managed Ambulatory Practice is a comprehensive yet practical resource covering the essentials of management unique and specific to the ambulatory setting. Written by leaders in ......
Those who strongly believe in precognition point to Morgan Robertson's sea novel "The Wreck of the Titan", published fourteen years before the Titanic went down, as proof of the power of extrasensory perception. This title reproduces the book, along with a selection of other writings that seem to foretell the Titanic's fate.
The Total Worker Health program targets policies, programs, and practices that address worker safety and health in the physical and organisational work environment, as well as outside the workplace. Chapters in this book cover organisational approaches for program implementation, and offer examples of applications for diverse worker populations.
The True Story behind the Monsanto Trials and the Search for Justice
A behind-the-scenes look inside three key trials involving Monsanto's weed killer Roundup, cancer, and the search for justice-written by an expert witness medical oncologist who lived it all. For years, Monsanto declared that their product Roundup, the world's most widely used weed killer, was safe. But that all changed in 2015, when the ......
Extraordinary Stories from the Movement to End Neglected Tropical Diseases
Neglected tropical diseases (NTDs) affect over one billion of the world's poorest people. More than 170,000 people die from NTDs each year, and many more suffer from blindness, disability, disfigurement, cognitive impairment, and stunted growth. Yet NTDs are treatable and preventable, and the annual cost of treatment is incredibly ......
