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Table of Contents “...Cover; Contents; List of Boxes, Tables and Figures; List of Contributors; About the Editors; Acknowledgements; 1 Introduction; Part I: Tourists as Patients; 2 Sickness, Health, Tourism and the Ever-Present Threat of Death: Nineteenth-Century Spa and Seasonal Travel; 3 A Way Through the Maze: Exploring Differences and Overlaps Between Wellness and Medical Tourism Providers; 4 Caring for Non-residents in Barbados: Examining the Implications of Inbound Transnational Medical Care for Public and Private Health Care; 5 Tourists with Severe Disability; Part II: Patients as Tourists; 6 Beauty and the Beach: Mapping Cosmetic Surgery Tourism7 Cross-Border Reproductive Care Around the World: Recent Controversies; 8 Transplant Tourism; 9 The European Cross-Border Patient as Both Citizen and Consumer: Public Health and Health System Implications; Part III: Entanglements with Medical Tourism: Policy, Management and Business Responses; 10 Canadian Medical Travel Companies and the Globalisation of Health Care; 11 The Ethical Management of Medical Tourism; 12 Habermas, Transnational Health Care and Cross-Culturalism; 13 The Impact of Medical Tourism in Low- and Middle-Income Countries14 The Impact of the Internet on Medical Tourism; 15 Towards a Model of Sustainable Health Destination Management Based on Health Regions; Index....”
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Table of Contents “...Willett -- Environmental epidemiology / Irva Hertz-Picciotto -- Methodologic issues in reproductive epidemiology / Clarice R. Weinberg and Allen J. ...”
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Table of Contents “...Medical model / Mike Bury -- Social constructionism / Orla McDonnell -- Lay knowledge / Gareth H. Williams -- Reproduction / Jane Sandall -- Medical technologies / Alex Faulkner -- eHealth / Michael Hardey -- Geneticization / Rebecca Dimond and Jacqueline Hughes -- Bioethics / Clare Williams and Steven P. ...”
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Table of Contents “...Toxic Responses of the Reproductive System /...”

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Table of Contents “...No. 7 Medical Triumphs -- 63.Vaccines -- Preventing disease -- 64.Vitamins -- Accessory food factors -- 65.Insulin -- 'À force of magical activity' -- 66.Dialysis -- The artificial kidney -- 67.Smoking & Health -- Lifestyle & medicine -- 68.Assisted Reproduction -- IVF & embryo transfer -- 69.The Pap Smear & Human Papilloma Virus -- A preventable cancer -- 70.Helicobacter Pylori & Peptic Ulcer -- Bacteria in an unexpected place....”

Table of Contents “...; Some examples of making connections; Social interaction and communication; Some interesting facts about soil; Safety tipsChapter 4 Autism Spectrum Disorder; Approach; Note to parents; Note to teachers; Before starting; Sensory sensitivities; Activities; Conclusion; Chapter 5 Anxiety, Anger and Depression; Approach; A note on medication; Plants as continual adolescents; Sexual reproduction; A note on communication; Anxiety; Anger; Depression; Tips for engaging students; Discussion points in the garden; Activities; Chapter 6 Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder; Approach; Benefits of gardening for a child with ADHD; Building parental rapport; Activities; Chapter 7 Developmental Disability; Approach; Benefits of gardening for children with a developmental disabilityActivities; Chapter 8 Wheelchair Users; Approach; Common barriers to gardening; Benefits of gardening for wheelchair users; Hand function and joint protection; Designing a nature play and exploration garden; Warm up exercises; Activities; Chapter 9 Poisonous Plants; Toxicity; Phototoxic plants; Chapter 10 Gardens for Children who Suffer from Asthmaand Allergies; Plants to use; Plants to avoid; Chapter 11 Conclusion; Appendix 1: Learning Assessment Principles andLearning Goals; Appendix 2: Risk Assessment; Appendix 3: Benefits of Horticultural Therapy andTherapeutic GardensAppendix 4: Top Ten Sensory Plants, Must HaveHerbs and Top Three Oddballs; Appendix 5: Themed Containers and Gardens; Appendix 6: Relaxation and Visualization Exercisefor Deep Breathing; References; Further Reading; Recommended Resources; Index; Blank Page;...”
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Table of Contents “...The Body's Reactions to Stress; The Battle Within; Nervous System; Initiation and Control of the Stress Response; The Brain and Stress; The Autonomic Nervous System and StressThe Endocrine System; The Immune System; Immunity and Stress; The Cardiovascular System; The Gastrointestinal System; The Musculoskeletal and Skin Systems; The Reproductive System; Not All Doom and Gloom; Summary; Questions for Review; Selected Answers; Review Activities; References and Resources; 3. ...”
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Table of Contents “...Psychotherapy during the reproductive years /...”

Table of Contents “...Whitewell -- Sleep-endocrine relationships in depressed women across the reproductive cycle / Charles J. Meliska, Luis Fernando Martínez, and Barbara L. ...”

Table of Contents “...-- ch. 2 The Systems of the Body -- The Nervous System -- Overview -- The Brain -- Contents note continued: Box 2.1 Costs of War to the Brain -- The Role of Neurotransmitters -- Disorders of the Nervous System -- The Endocrine System -- Overview -- The Adrenal Glands -- Disorders Involving the Endocrine System -- The Cardiovascular System -- Overview -- The Heart -- Disorders of the Cardiovascular System -- Blood Pressure -- The Blood -- The Respiratory System -- Overview -- The Structure and Functions of the Respiratory System -- Disorders Associated with the Respiratory System -- Dealing with Respiratory Disorders -- The Digestive System and the Metabolism of Food -- Overview -- The Functioning of the Digestive System -- Disorders of the Digestive System -- The Renal System -- Overview -- Disorders of the Renal System -- The Reproductive System -- Overview -- The Ovaries and Testes -- Fertilization and Gestation -- Disorders of the Reproductive System -- Genetics and Health -- Overview -- Genetics and Susceptibility to Disorders -- The Immune System -- Contents note continued: Overview -- Infection -- The Course of Infection -- Box 2.2 Portraits of Two Carriers -- Immunity -- Disorders Related to the Immune System -- pt. 2 Health Behavior and Primary Prevention -- ch. 3 Health Behaviors -- An Introduction to Health Behaviors -- Role of Behavioral Factors in Disease and Disorder -- Health Promotion: An Overview -- Health Behaviors and Health Habits -- Practicing and Changing Health Behaviors: An Overview -- Barriers to Modifying Poor Health Behaviors -- Intervening with Children and Adolescents -- Intervening with At-Risk People -- Health Promotion and Older Adults -- Ethnic and Gender Differences in Health Risks and Habits -- Changing Health Habits -- Attitude Change and Health Behavior -- The Health Belief Model -- The Theory of Planned Behavior -- Self-Determination Theory -- Criticisms of Attitude Theories -- Implementation Intentions -- Health Behavior Change and the Brain -- Contents note continued: Cognitive-Behavioral Approaches to Health Behavior Change -- Cognitive-Behavior Therapy (CBT) -- Self-Monitoring -- Stimulus Control -- Box 3.1 Classical Conditioning -- The Self-Control of Behavior -- Box 3.2 Operant Conditioning -- Box 3.3 Modeling -- Social Skills and Relaxation Training -- Motivational Interviewing -- Relapse Prevention -- Evaluation of CBT -- The Transtheoretical Model of Behavior Change -- Stages of Change -- Using the Stage Model of Change -- Changing Health Behaviors Through Social Engineering -- Venues for Health-Habit Modification -- The Private Practitioner's Office -- The Health Practitioner's Office -- The Family -- Self-Help Groups -- Schools -- Workplace Interventions -- Community-Based Interventions -- The Mass Media -- Cellular Phones and Landlines -- The Internet -- ch. 4 Health-Promoting Behaviors -- Exercise -- Benefits of Exercise -- Determinants of Regular Exercise -- Exercise Interventions -- Accident Prevention -- Contents note continued: Home and Workplace Accidents -- Motorcycle and Automobile Accidents -- Cancer-Related Health Behaviors -- Mammograms -- Colorectal Cancer Screening -- Sun Safety Practices -- Developing a Healthy Diet -- Changing Diet -- Resistance to Modifying Diet -- Interventions to Modify Diet -- Sleep -- What Is Sleep? ...”

Table of Contents “...Iatrogenic Conditions -- Illness Behavior -- Illness Cognitions and Perceptions -- Illness Perceptions Questionnaire (IPQ-R) -- Immune Function -- Immune Responses to Stress -- Immunity -- Immunoglobulins -- Impaired Glucose Tolerance -- Implementation Intentions -- Impulsivity -- In Vitro Fertilization, Assisted Reproductive Technology -- Income Inequality and Health -- Individual Differences -- Infant Mortality -- Infectious Diseases -- Infertility and Assisted Reproduction: Psychosocial Aspects -- Inflammation -- Inflammatory Bowel Disease -- Informed Consent -- Inheritance, Genetic -- Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism -- Insomnia -- Institute of Medicine -- Institutional Care -- Insulin -- Insulin Pumps -- Insulin Resistance (IR) Syndrome -- Insulin Sensitivity -- Insulin-Dependent Diabetes Mellitus (IDDM) -- Integrative Medicine -- Intention -- Interleukins, -1 (IL-1), -6 (IL-6), -18 (IL-18) -- International Society of Behavioral Medicine -- Internet-Based Studies -- Interpersonal Circumplex -- Interpersonal Relationships -- Intervention Theories -- Interview -- Intima-Media Thickness (IMT) -- Intrinsic Religiousness (Religiosity) -- Intrusive Thoughts, Intrusiveness -- Inverse Relationship -- Irritable Bowel Syndrome (IBS): Psychological Treatment -- Ischemic Heart Disease -- Isometric/Isotonic Exercise....”
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