Soil nutrients are among the most important factors affecting plant growth and yield production as well as the environment. They are subjected to v...

The misdistribution of health manpower is one of the major challenges faced by the Chinese health sector hindering people's access to healthcare. H...

In the United States alone, over 60 million youth participate in organised sports. This book is designed to assist coaches of these youth by provid...

A central provision of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) requires the establishment of exchanges in each state, on-line market...

This book is an overview of an intelligence assessment on the connections between health and U.S. national interests. Highly publicised virulent in...

Strawberry is among the most widely consumed fruits in the world and its cultivation is increasing worldwide. It is a microclimatic crop, which mea...

One of the most provocative recent findings in modern medicine is that perinatal stress may have a subtle or drastic impact on tissue/organ ontogen...

It is globally agreed that suicide is a preventable and unnecessary death. Suicide is often referred to as a public health concern, but for prevent...

Prebiotic carbohydrates are one of the most interesting and challenging developments in nutrition in recent years because they can be easily includ...

The Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), formerly called the Food Stamp Program, is designed primarily to increase the food purchasing...

Swine flu is a present emerging infectious disease. The purpose of this book is to summarise and present the topics specifically relating to a new ...

Many people feel music affects human, which means we feel activated or inspired when we hear music tailored to our feelings. This effect has been t...

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

The Subcommittee on Oversight of the Committee on Ways and Means has reviewed the implementation of the tax and tax-related revenue provisions of t...

Tea has been consumed for the last 3,000 years. Tea, either green or black tea has been consumed as a beverage and its health benefits have been wi...

Adolescent dating violence has surfaced as a significant public health issue. As teen dating violence (TDV) incidence has escalated substantially i...

Teen childbearing is associated with adverse health and social outcomes for teen mothers and their children, although these outcomes often reflect ...

This unique book was conceived to satisfy the rising need for epidemiology oriented clinicians. While there are many books separately devoted to ep...

Holistic medicine, or quality of life as medicine, as we often call it, is basically a strategy for improving the patients quality of life, through...

Holistic medicine, or quality of life as medicine, as we often call it, is basically a strategy for improving the patients quality of life, through...

Holistic medicine, or quality of life as medicine, as we often call it, is basically a strategy for improving the patients quality of life, through...

Holistic medicine, or quality of life as medicine, as we often call it, is basically a strategy for improving the patients quality of life, through...

The primary goals of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) are to increase access to affordable health insurance for the uninsured a...

Canadians enjoy their beautiful surroundings, but they do have concerns about environmental hazards that may affect their health. This book offers ...