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Informationen zum Autor By Don Philpott Klappentext Critical Government Documents on Health Care reviews today’s major health issues. Gathering key information from many sources, the book presents arguments for and against the issues covered so that readers can reach their own conclusions. Topics include killer diseases (such as cancer, obesity, or stroke), immunization, pollution, and more. Inhaltsverzeichnis ContentsINTRODUCTIONTHE NATION'S HEALTHAccess to Health ServicesAdolescent HealthEmerging Issues in Adolescent HealthArthritis, Osteoporosis, and Chronic Back ConditionsBlood Disorders and Blood SafetyCancerChronic Kidney Disease (CKD)Dementias, Including Alzheimer's diseaseDiabetesDisability and HealthEarly and Middle ChildhoodEducational and Community-Based ProgramsEnvironmental HealthFamily PlanningFood SafetyGenomicsGlobal HealthHealth Communication and Health Information TechnologyHealth-Related Quality of Life & Well-BeingSelf-Rated Physical and Mental HealthHealthcare-Associated Infections (HAI)Hearing and Other Sensory or Communication DisordersHeart Disease and StrokeHIVImmunization and Infectious DiseasesInjury and Violence PreventionLesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender (LGBT) HealthMaternal, Infant, and Child HealthMedical Product SafetyMental Health and Mental DisordersNutrition and Weight StatusOccupational Safety and HealthOlder AdultsOral HealthPhysical ActivityPreparednessPublic Health InfrastructureWhy Is Public Health Infrastructure Important?Respiratory DiseasesSexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs)Sleep HealthSocial Determinants of HealthSubstance AbuseTobacco UseVisionHEART DISEASE, HEART FAILURE, AND STROKEHeart DiseaseAmerica's Heart Disease BurdenDeaths Vary by EthnicityMen and Heart DiseaseWomen and Heart DiseaseSymptomsEarly Action is KeyProtect Your HeartHeart FailureCauses of Heart FailureCommon Signs and SymptomsDiagnosisDiagnostic TestsTreatmentsPreventionLiving with Heart FailureStrokeCANCERWhat causes cancer?When Cancer SpreadsTypes of CancerCarcinomaSarcomaLeukemiaLymphomaMultiple MyelomaMelanomaBrain and Spinal Cord TumorsOther Types of TumorsTreatmentsChemotherapyRadiationSystemic radiation therapyTargeted Cancer TherapiesCancer in Children and AdolescentsPossible Causes of Cancer in ChildrenTreatmentAfter TreatmentCaring for the CaregiverDIABETESWhat is Diabetes?Type 1 DiabetesType 2 DiabetesGestational diabetesWhat is prediabetes?What Can I Do About Prediabetes?ComplicationsHypoglycemia and Hyperglycemic CrisisHigh Blood PressureHigh Blood LDL CholesterolHeart Disease and StrokeBlindness and Eye ProblemsKidney DiseaseAmputationsOther Conditions and ComplicationsWhy do you need to take care of your diabetes?Your Health Care TeamKIDNEY DISEASEWhat the kidneys doKidney DiseaseKidney FailureWhen Your Kidneys FailTreatment ChoicesHemodialysisPeritoneal DialysisKidney TransplantationRefusing or Withdrawing from TreatmentKidney disease and childrenCausesDiagnosisTreatmentDiet and NutritionPoints to RememberHope through ResearchOBESITYDefining Overweight and ObesityHealth Risks Associated with Overweight and ObesityCauses of ObesityHealth ConsequencesEconomic ConsequencesObesity in ChildrenSignificant Health ProblemsFactors of Childhood ObesityGeneticsAdvertising and MarketingHealthy Eating for a Healthy WeightPhysical Activity for a Healthy WeightRESPIRATORY DISEASESPrevention and TreatmentAsthmaChronic Obstructive Pulmonary DiseaseObstructive Sleep ApneaAN AGING POPULATIONA ProfileFuture GrowthCharacteristics of the Aging PopulationHealth and Health CareHealth Insurance CoverageMedicareFuture Trends in Medicare SpendingHow Is Medicare Financed?Solvency of the Medicare Hospital Insurance Trust FundFuture OutlookALZHEIMER' S AND DEMENTIAOther DementiasAlzheimers' DiseaseThe Global Co...
