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  • Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged
    Ronald Ross Watson
    The Handbook of Nutrition in the Aged reviews health problems that occur in aging adults and the nutritional therapies to overcome them. This fourth edition features new sections on alcohol and beverages in health degradation as well as complementary and alternative medicines, including the use of antioxidants, botanicals, and marine oils. New chapters address arthritis, cognit...
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    122,46 €

  • Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion
    Ronald Ross Watson
    Written by experts in the field, Vegetables, Fruits, and Herbs in Health Promotion addresses topics such as: what quantity of vegetables and herbs should be consumed to maintain optimum health, are extracts or components useful replacements for vegetable consumption, and does red wine reduces the risk of heart disease, and, if so, what are the active agents and mechanisms? It d...
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    120,07 €

  • Alcohol and Coffee Use in the Aging
    Ronald Ross Watson
    Alcohol and Coffee Use in the Aging provides a detailed discussion of how alcohol affects the elderly, particularly in regard to major health problems. It examines the many physiological and cognitive changes that alcohol brings about and addresses the effect of alcohol on neurological and mental functions. It also provides rehabilitation and treatment options for the elderly w...
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    121,08 €

  • DHEA in Human Health and Aging
    Ronald Ross Watson
    Reduced production of DHEA associated with the diseases that accompany aging has led to its use as a nutritional supplement for antiaging, metabolic support, and other purposes. This volume reviews the past ten years of research into this hormone and explores its potential for future study. Topics discussed include the biology of DHEA, prevention as well as treatment of various...
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    143,05 €

  • Melatonin in the Promotion of Health
    Ronald Ross Watson
    Melatonin is a powerful hormone and antioxidant with numerous effects on the metabolism and the health of humans. This volume provides a wide variety of expert reviews on the biology of melatonin relevant to health. Beginning with a history of melatonin and its relation to circadian rhythms, the book examines its use in a host of applications, including gastrointestinal disease...
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    143,43 €

  • 'Death does seem to have all he can attend to'
    George A. Hitchcock / Ronald G. Watson
    On August 7, 1862, George Alfred Hitchcock (born in Massachusetts in 1844) was mustered into Company A, 21st Massachusetts Infantry. From this date until January 1, 1865, he kept a meticulous daily diary. His first experience in battle was at Fox’s Gap on South Mountain, and then an attack across Burnside’s Bridge at Antietam. Then came the disastrous Union advance toward ...
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    42,74 €

  • Alcohol and Hormones
    Ronald R. Watson
    Alcoholism, the oldest addictive illness, remains a serious problem because of its major modifications of many physiological systems. The genetic and neurological origins and mechanisms are complex and only partly understood. However, it is clear that alcohol use modifies the production of most hormones, directly and indirectly modulating the systems ...
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    65,98 €

  • Alcohol Abuse Treatment
    Ronald R. Watson
    A major national goal is to improve the health of the populace while advancing our opportunities to pursue happiness. Simulta­ neously, there are both increasing health costs and increasing demands that more be accomplished with less financial support. The number of deaths attributable to the consumption of alcohol in the US is about 100,000 per year,...
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    145,98 €

  • Substance Abuse During Pregnancy and Childhood
    Ronald Watson
    Alcohol and other drugs of abuse cause significant physi­ ological changes, especially during development. The effects on the infant and child range from severe mental retardation to mild changes in activity and neurological functions. Although the level of intake needed to cause fetal damage is not clear, the magnitude of the problem is significant, ...
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    134,63 €

  • Liver Pathology and Alcohol
    Ronald Watson
    Alcohol and other drugs of abuse are major contributing factors to liver disease and its pathology. Alcoholic cirrhosis causes thousands of deaths each year in the United States, and encourages liver replacement. A better understanding of the mechanisms of liver pathology will significantly aid basic researchers and physicians in treating and preventi...
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    144,57 €

  • Drug and Alcohol Abuse Prevention
    Ronald Watson
    A major national goal is to improve our health and advance our opportunities to pursue happiness. Simulta­ neously, there are increasing health care costs and increasing demands to accomplish more with less financial support. Treatment costs can be reduced and health improved by preventing the toxic effects of drugs. This first volume of our new serie...
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    145,60 €

  • Addictive Behaviors in Women
    Ronald Watson
    In Addictive Behaviors in Women, leading experts from psychiatry, psychology, sociology, and social work concisely review the addictive process and the characteristic behaviors of women who are dependent on alcohol and/or drugs. Topics include why women smoke, the role of personality in female addiction, sexuality issues in chemically dependent wome...
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    145,03 €

  • Alcohol, Cocaine, and Accidents
    Ronald R. Watson
    In Alcohol, Cocaine, and Accidents leading experts provide concise yet focused scientific reviews of the role of alcohol and cocaine in automotive, aviation, and aquatic accidents. The authoritative contributors present both applied research and epidemiological studies, with emphasis on the prevention of injuries through an increased use of appropria...
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    146,52 €

  • Drug Abuse Treatment
    Ronald Watson
    A major national goal is to improve the health of the populace while advancing our opportunities to pursue happiness. Simulta­ neously, there are both increasing health costs and increasing demands that more be accomplished with less financial support. With the number of deaths attributable to drug abuse, especially of tobacco, in the US at about 250,...
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    66,62 €

  • Notes on Southside Virginia
    Ronald Ed Watson / Ronald Watson / Walter A. Watson / Walter Allen Watson
    This contains critically important genealogical materials on Nottoway and Amelia counties, which make up Southside Virginia. Included in this wide range of source records are abstracts from 'The Richmond Enquirer' and other newspapers; church histories and lists of early members; notes and abstracts from county court order books; and data from land records, wills, and deeds. Th...
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    39,89 €

  • Integral Quadratic Forms
    G. L. Watson / GLWatson / Ronald Ed Watson / Ronald Watson
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    64,58 €

  • There She Is, Miss America
    Little Ronald Ed Ronald Ed Gra Watson / Ronald Ed Watson / Ronald Ed. Watson
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    66,65 €