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On Friday, October 7, 1988, Roy Ahmaogak of Barrow, Alaska, discovered three young gray whales trapped in ice off the Arctic coast. The three-week rescue operation that followed cost more than a million dollars and grew to include the White House, the Soviet Union, the environmental community, Eskimo whalers, Alaskan oil companies, school children and journalists from around the world, the Alaska National Guard, and a host of other corporate, governmental, scientific, and individual participants. Some called it a non-event, a fiasco, an absurd waste of money, while others considered it the most extraordinary animal rescue effort ever undertaken. In any case, it is a story not likely to be fo...
Contains anecdotes and experiences of people with scleroderma or with loved ones who have it.
Introducing the twelfth edition of Modern Nutrition in Health and Disease, a seminal text in the field of nutrition. Originally published in 1950, this revised print and digital edition—now in full-color—serves as both a comprehensive learning resource for undergraduate and graduate nutrition majors, and an authoritative reference for nutrition practitioners. Authored and edited by distinguished experts worldwide, this twelfth edition features new chapters on interprofessional practice, global food systems, precision nutrition, and more. With a focus on physiological nutrition principles and fully referenced with the latest scientific research, this edition showcases major advancements in understanding nutrition's role in disease prevention. It continues the tradition of providing in-depth information on various aspects of nutrition, making it an invaluable tool for undergraduates, graduate nutrition majors, and the medical community.
Nutritional status is recognized as a major determinant in health and disease. Effective treatment of chronic conditions such as obesity or of diseases of the skin requires the integration of clinical and nutritional management. Nutritional and Clinical Management of Chronic Conditions and Diseases, like its predecessor, Nutritional Aspects and Cli
This much-needed resource comprehensively reviews the current status of research on nutrition in chronic diseases and developmental disorders of children and helps translate this research into clinical practice. It provides a wealth of information on the nutritional implications of diseases' states; how nutrition can affect brain development, learning child behavior and how to impove the health status of pediatric patients through nutritional measures. Assessment, prevention, and treatment are all covered. The chapters focus on biochemical and clinical abnormalities, techniques for evaluating nutrition including behavior, nutritional management, and follow-up procedures. Well-organized and u...
Individual Retirement Account Answer Book is designed to provide quick, accurate, and timely information pertaining to traditional and Roth IRAs that concerns accountants, attorneys, financial planners, mutual fund brokers, and other pension professionals. The Nineteenth Edition provides you with: Accurate answers to virtually every IRA question Clear explanations of IRA reporting and disclosure requirements Strategies for tax, estate, and retirement planning Full guidelines for establishing traditional and Roth IRAs, SIMPLEs, SEPs, ESAs, and HSAs Tax-cutting tips, examples, calculations, and worksheets State rules on taxation of traditional IRA and Roth IRA distributions Financial and estate planning strategies involving IRAs
Evidence for the efficacy of behavioral approaches to the treatment and management of physical illness is mounting, as is the evidence for behavioral interventions for psychological disorders. A pressing question that remains is how to effectively treat co-morbid physical and psychological illnesses. Diseases co-occur more often than not, and the co-occurrence of physical and psychological illnesses is associated with greater impairment and healthcare costs. Unfortunately, the treatment literature has traditionally been disease-specific, with fewer insights and discoveries regarding the underlying processes of co-morbid physical and psychological illnesses, and even fewer of approaches to tr...
"Reveals the seven neuroscience secrets to becoming more than 30 percent happier in just 30 days--regardless of your age, upbringing, genetics, or current situation"--
Fully updated and revised, this contemporary classic discusses the powerful moral issues facing corporate America: conflicts of interest, payoffs, trade secrets, insider trading, product safety and product liability, hiring, drug testing, sexual harassment, diversity, reverse discrimination, employee productivity monitoring, Internet/computer privacy, worker safety, whistle-blowing, ethical decision-making, ethical accounting and advertising practices, environmental responsibility, down-sizing, and the conduct of multinational corporations. These are just some of the many topics raised in this versatile text. Enhanced by many new case studies, questions for discussion, and valuable bibliographies, Business Ethics focuses on the issues that will confront decision-makers well into the new century.