Pre-emptive Medicine: Public Health Aspects of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

by Fumihiro Sata

Author	: Fumihiro Sata
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 217
Release	: 2018-12-11
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9811321949

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This book reviews public health activities such as awareness campaigns, health education, and strategies for health policy based on recent epidemiological studies that provide insights into epigenetic processes caused by environmental factors and developmental plasticity. It provides the latest concepts and findings on the public health aspects of Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) research regarding early prevention of non-communicable diseases (NCDs). Attention is especially paid to key issues, including strategies for the effective prevention of NCDs in developmental stages of life and younger generations rather than in adults and the elderly. Public Health Aspects in Developmental Origins of Health and Disease (DOHaD) is structured in two parts; the first focuses on general remarks reviewing specific recommendations, practical methods and protocols, and future goals regarding public health aspects, while the second presents brief profiles of individual cohorts and consortia studies. This collection will benefit both new and established researchers, as well as students in the fields of epidemiology, clinical medicine, nutrition, education, and public health who are seeking comprehensive information on DOHaD and preemptive medicine.

Developmental Origins of Health and Disease

by Lucilla Poston

Author	: Lucilla Poston
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 239
Release	: 2022-12-22
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 1009272268

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The concept of the early life developmental origins of health and disease (DOHaD) in adults has stimulated a new approach to understanding disease trajectories, with major public health implications. Indeed, the principle of the 'lifecourse of disease' now influences health policies internationally. Environmental influences during pregnancy and early life that affect lifelong health are well documented, but there is a new focus on the preconception period and the significance of paternal health on the fetus. This fully revised second edition highlights scientific and clinical advances in the field, exploring new understanding of mechanisms such as epigenetics and the increasingly recognised role of external influences, including pollution. The book is structured logically, covering environment, clinical outcomes, mechanisms of DOHaD, interventions throughout the lifespan and finally implications for public health and policy. Clinicians and scientists alike will improve their understanding of the developmental origins of health and disease with this essential text.

The Handbook of DOHaD and Society

by Michelle Pentecost

Author	: Michelle Pentecost
Publisher	: Cambridge University Press
Total Pages	: 365
Release	: 2024-06-30
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 1009201727

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An indispensable guide for scholars completing interdisciplinary research in the field of the Developmental Origins of Health and Disease.

Health Impacts of Developmental Exposure to Environmental Chemicals

by Reiko Kishi

Author	: Reiko Kishi
Publisher	: Springer Nature
Total Pages	: 554
Release	: 2019-12-13
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9811505209

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This book provides concise and cutting-edge studies on threats resulting from exposure to environmental chemicals that can affect human health and development, with a particular emphasis on the DOHaD concept. The book is divided into five main parts, the first of which includes an introduction to the impacts of developmental exposure to environmental chemicals and historical perspectives, while the second focuses on how environmental chemicals can affect human organs, including neurodevelopment, immune functions, etc. In turn, the third part addresses the characteristics of specific chemicals and their effects on human health and development, while the fourth part provides a basis for future studies by highlighting the latest innovations in toxicology, remaining challenges, and promising strategies in children’s environmental health research, as well as ideas on how to bridge the gap between research evidence and practical policymaking. The fifth and last part outlines further research directions and related policymaking aspects. Health Impacts of Developmental Exposure to Environmental Chemicals will appeal to young and veteran researchers, students, and physicians (especially gynecologists and pediatricians) who are seeking comprehensive information on how children’s health can be affected by harmful chemicals and other environmental toxicants.

Precision Medicine in Gynecology and Obstetrics

by Ikuo Konishi

Author	: Ikuo Konishi
Publisher	: Springer
Total Pages	: 251
Release	: 2017-06-13
Genre	: Medical
ISBN	: 9811024898

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This volume presents the scientific advances and current status of our understanding of precision medicine for common diseases in gynecology and obstetrics. Standard treatments based on clinical guidelines in the field have been established for decades, and those are essential to daily clinical practice. Meanwhile comprehensive genomic and genetic analyses have led to personalized medicine by precise clinical and genomic approaches. This book is organized into two major parts, gynecology and obstetrics, and the chapters in each part give a clear exposition of the current knowledge and the future perspectives for the treatment of various gynecological cancers, maternal disorders, and other diseases that affect female patients. Topics on novel treatment strategy with the application of molecular targeted drugs, immunotherapy, and prevention medicine are also covered. This collection benefits not only experienced gynecologists and obstetricians, but also young physicians who would like to begin clinical and basic research on diseases in women, researchers in basic medicine, and all medical oncologists who are involved in gynecological cancers.

Promoting Access to Medical Technologies and Innovation - Intersections between Public Health, Intellectual Property and Trade

by World Intellectual Property Organization

Author	: World Intellectual Property Organization
Publisher	: WIPO
Total Pages	: 259
Release	: 2013
Genre	: Law
ISBN	: 9280523082

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This study has emerged from an ongoing program of trilateral cooperation between WHO, WTO and WIPO. It responds to an increasing demand, particularly in developing countries, for strengthened capacity for informed policy-making in areas of intersection between health, trade and IP, focusing on access to and innovation of medicines and other medical technologies.

Promoting Health, Preventing Disease The Economic Case

by OECD

Author	: OECD
Publisher	: OECD Publishing
Total Pages	: 370
Release	: 2015-10-29
Genre	:
ISBN	: 0335262279

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A growing body of evidence from economic studies shows areas where appropriate policies can generate health and other benefits at an affordable cost, sometimes reducing health expenditure and helping to redress health inequalities at the same time.

Human Growth and Development

by Noel Cameron

Author	: Noel Cameron
Publisher	: Academic Press
Total Pages	: 594
Release	: 2021-11-18
Genre	: Science
ISBN	: 0323853625

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Human Growth and Development, Third Edition provides a comprehensive volume covering the biology of human growth and the genetic, endocrine, environmental, nutritional, and socio-economic factors that contribute towards its full expression. Human Growth and Development continues to be a valuable resource for researchers, professors and graduate students across the interdisciplinary area of human development. For the new edition, updates are made to all fourteen of the "core chapters" of the book which form the essential reading for a comprehensive understanding of human growth and development. Additionally, new special topics are covered including the interpretation of recently found sub-adult fossils that expand our understanding of the evolution of human growth and a discussion of the early pattern of growth and development as the developmental origins of risk for non-communicable diseases of adulthood. Human Growth and Development, Third Edition includes contributions from the well-known experts in the field and is the most reputable, comprehensive resource available. - New chapters include the impact of physical activity across childhood and adolescence, information on the evolution of the human growth pattern and the contribution of epigenetics to our understanding of human growth - Offers the necessary tools to connect human development data with predictive medicine - Provides extensive depth on content in the form of easily digestible lecture length chapters

Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists

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Total Pages	: 88
Release	: 1969-02
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The Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists is the premier public resource on scientific and technological developments that impact global security. Founded by Manhattan Project Scientists, the Bulletin's iconic "Doomsday Clock" stimulates solutions for a safer world.