Desde hace varios años ha crecido, en los diferentes estratos sociales de muchas partes del mundo, la necesidad de volver a estilos de vida más sanos y naturales, desde el cuidado del medio ambiente, al rescate y protección de animales en peligro de extinción, así como al cuidado del cuerpo por medio del ejercicio y el uso de elementos naturistas con valor medicinal.
En países con culturas tradicionales y arraigadas costumbres ancestrales, como es el caso de México, se vive esa cercanía a la vida natural de forma más cotidiana que en países con mayor desarrollo tecnológico. Este libro de plantas medicinales es una prueba de ello. Para hacerlo posible, los hermanos Homero y Jorge Adame hicieron trabajo de campo entrevistando a yerberos expertos, compilaron datos científicos indispensables en todo tratado de herbaria y, adicionalmente, añadieron una sinopsis cultural en la que se dan cuenta hasta de las atribuciones mágicas que las creencias populares asignan a muchas de las plantas reseñadas en esta obra.
Este trabajo tan actual sobre herbolaria medicinal del noreste de México -región que comprende los estados de Coahuila, Nuevo León, Tamaulipas y norte de San Luis Potosí, así como la franja fronteriza sur de Texas- es un tratado fundamental para los usuarios que buscan saber más de medicina tradicional o medicina natural; fundamental por la valiosa información que contiene y porque se enfoca tanto en las plantas regionales y sus nombres más comunes, como en aquellas que, pese a no ser nativas, son de uso habitual y fácil de conseguir en hierberías de mercado o en tiendas naturistas. Además, el formato como fue estructurado este libro le facilita al lector encontrar la información deseada de una manera más rápida y directa.
Por todo esto, se puede decir que este manual es una referencia obligada para todo amante de la herbolaria medicinal y no solamente de la región noreste de México.

Break down biostatistics, make sense of complex concepts, and pass your class

If you're taking biostatistics, you may need or want a little extra assistance as you make your way through. Biostatistics For Dummies follows a typical biostatistics course at the college level, helping you understand even the most difficult concepts, so you can get the grade you need. Start at the beginning by learning how to read and understand mathematical equations and conduct clinical research. Then, use your knowledge to analyze and graph your data. This new edition includes more example problems with step-by-step walkthroughs on how to use statistical software to analyze large datasets. Biostatistics For Dummies is your go-to guide for making sense of it all.

• Review basic statistics and decode mathematical equations
• Learn how to analyze and graph data from clinical research studies
• Look for relationships with correlation and regression
• Use software to properly analyze large datasets

Anyone studying in clinical science, public health, pharmaceutical sciences, chemistry, and epidemiology-related fields will want this book to get through that biostatistics course.

Required reading in many medical and healthcare institutions, How to Read a Paper is a clear and wide-ranging introduction to evidence-based medicine and healthcare, helping readers to understand its central principles, critically evaluate published data, and implement the results in practical settings. Author Trisha Greenhalgh guides readers through each fundamental step of inquiry, from searching the literature to assessing methodological quality and appraising statistics.

How to Read a Paper addresses the common criticisms of evidence-based healthcare, dispelling many of its myths and misconceptions, while providing a pragmatic framework for testing the validity of healthcare literature. Now in its sixth edition, this informative text includes new and expanded discussions of study bias, political interference in published reports, medical statistics, big data and more.

• Offers user-friendly guidance on evidence-based healthcare that is applicable to both experienced and novice readers
• Authored by an internationally recognised practitioner and researcher in evidence-based healthcare and primary care
• Includes updated references, additional figures, improved checklists and more

How to Read a Paper is an ideal resource for healthcare students, practitioners and anyone seeking an accessible introduction to evidence-based healthcare.

Research Methods in the Health Sciences provides clinical and non-clinical health science students with a comprehensive review of the designs and methods most frequently used in the discipline. Rather than preparing them to conduct original research, this text helps students develop a broad working knowledge of research processes across methodologies.

Over the course of 10 chapters, students gain a strong understanding of the scientific method, evidence-based practice, deductive and inductive reasoning, ethical issues when conducting research, and the role of literature in the research process. They read about developing research problem statements and purpose statements, and asking sound research questions. Dedicated chapters illuminate how to select the right methodologies to ensure a study is valid, reliable, and trustworthy, how to understand qualitative and quantitative studies, and how to understand mixed methods research. Each chapter features field-tested tips for studying the material according to individual learning styles, as well as activities to help students develop high-order thinking skills.

Written to help students develop foundational knowledge in the discipline, Research Methods in Health Sciences is an ideal resource for introductory courses in health science research methods.

Deborah Zelizer is the chair of health science and program director of the health science major at Stony Brook University. She has served as principal investigator on a Robert Wood Johnson Foundation grant, Dissemination of a Model Program to Increase Interest in Health Professions and as a grant collaborator on a community-based telehealth project, Project C.A.R.E. She earned her doctoral degree in leadership for higher education from Capella University and her master's degree in social work from Stony Brook University.

Kathleen McGoldrick is a clinical assistant professor of health science at Stony Brook University, where she teaches courses in scholarly writing in health science, research methods in health science, and disability health and community. She has authored articles on the intersection of disability studies and health sciences and increasing awareness of disability studies in undergraduate curriculum. She holds a master's degree in library and information science from St. John's University.

Deborah Firestone is a clinical associate professor of health science at Stony Brook University, where she has served as the faculty director of the College Human Development, and the principal investigator of the Health Careers Opportunity Program. She has also served as a grant reviewer for the Department of Health and Human Service (HRSA), Health Resources and Services Administration. She earned her doctoral degree in education from St. John's University.

Bringing together a team of leading international experts in the field of research, this book provides an up-to-date and accessible overview of applied research methods in the prehospital environment.

Written to support the needs of the paramedicine, emergency medicine and wider healthcare communities in this rapidly advancing research setting, the authors introduce the key areas of research design and methods, evidence-based practice, ethics and quality improvement for both the novice and the more advanced researcher. Relevant examples of prehospital research are also included to fully explain and illustrate the key approaches.

High-quality, robust evidence is of the utmost importance to inform prehospital clinical practice and ensure better patient care. This book is essential reading for anyone interested in undertaking research within the prehospital or emergency care setting, including undergraduate and postgraduate students in paramedic science, medicine, nursing and allied health.

The ultimate guide to dissemination and implementation research for public health, medicine, and the social sciences

In the past twenty years, dissemination and implementation (D&I) research has sought to narrow the gap between the discovery of new knowledge and its application in public health, mental health, and health care settings. The challenges of moving research to practice and policy are universal, and future progress calls for collaborative partnerships and cross-country research. The fundamental tenet of D&I research-taking what we know about improving health and putting it into practice-must be the highest priority.

Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health is the definitive roadmap to effecting change in health and science from today's leading D&I researchers. With insights from around the globe, these scholars collectively address key issues in the field including how to evaluate evidence based on effective interventions, how to design an appropriate study, and how to track a set of essential outcomes. Their work has been updated in this third edition with a strong focus on health equity and new chapters on de-implementation, scale-up and sustainment, and training and capacity building. This new edition also focuses on barriers to uptake of evidence-based interventions in the communities where people live their lives and from the social service agencies, hospitals, and clinics where they receive care.

Now in its third edition, Dissemination and Implementation Research in Health remains the quintessential guide to making research more consequential for researchers and practitioners in health and the social sciences.

Relevant, practical and comprehensive, this book is the definitive guide to research for medics.

Research skills are now a key component for the medical curriculum from medical school through to senior specialty trainees. Medical research affects every part of a doctor's working life -- from learning the basic principles of research at medical school, through to leading large trials to guide the gold standards for patient care.

A career in medicine without participating in research in some capacity is unthinkable and for many, this involves a dedicated period of research training aiming for the award of a higher degree (MPhil/MD/PhD). In Clinical Research: A Doctor's Survival Guide the reader is taken step-by-step through the planning stages through to 'surviving' the PhD, getting through the viva, learning the publication process and grappling with the balancing act of being a clinical academic. All those issues that no one tells you about before you start will be addressed. In addition, there will be tips and contributions from leaders in academic medicine, providing an invaluable insight into clinical academia. The style of the book will be highly engaging and easy to read. Real life examples of some of the issues encountered will be provided.

The authors are all clinical academics in different specialties with extensive experience in medical research.

A thoughtful, thorough and readable account of the history and current practice of qualitative research in health. - Louise Keogh, Population and Global Health, University of Melbourne

Has oído hablar alguna vez del azul de metileno? Es una sustancia química básica con sorprendentes propiedades medicinales. Se ha utilizado durante más de un siglo para tratar una variedad de enfermedades, incluidas la metahemoglobinemia y la malaria. Últimamente ha despertado el interés sus posibles beneficios neuroprotectores en enfermedades neurológicas. Continúa leyendo para saber más sobre esta increíble molécula y cómo podría salvarte la vida!
El azul de metileno es una pequeña sustancia química que tiene un efecto poderoso. Se han demostrado numerosos modos de acción, incluidas propiedades antioxidantes, antiinflamatorias y neuroprotectoras. Con él se han tratado eficazmente numerosas enfermedades, como la metahemoglobinemia, la depresión y la malaria. Ha despertado mucho interés últimamente debido a sus posibles beneficios neuroprotectores en varias afecciones neurológicas, incluidos los accidentes cerebrovasculares, la enfermedad de Parkinson y la enfermedad de Alzheimer. Sin embargo, qué es exactamente el azul de metileno y cómo funciona? Qué tan confiable y seguro es? Cuáles son los posibles inconvenientes y pautas para evitarlos? Abordaremos algunas de estas consultas en nuestra referencia completa sobre el azul de metileno.
Esta guía contiene información para todos los interesados en aprender más sobre el potencial terapéutico del azul de metileno, ya sean científicos, médicos, estudiantes o simplemente alguien curioso. Hemos recopilado los datos más actuales y completos sobre el azul de metileno, incluida su química, farmacología, mecanismos de acción, usos clínicos, perfil de seguridad y direcciones futuras. Tendrás un conocimiento profundo del azul de metileno y su capacidad para salvar vidas cuando termines de leer este tutorial.
Entonces, por qué te demoras? Explore el asombroso mundo del azul de metileno y aprenda sobre esta sencilla pero potente sustancia química sumergiéndose en este completo libro. Descubra más sobre su farmacología, historia, química, modos de acción, usos clínicos, perfil de seguridad y posibles desarrollos futuros. Miles de personas se han beneficiado del azul de metileno; Mira cómo puede salvarte la vida también! No lo dudes más: empieza a explorar de inmediato!

The cholesterol campaign is the greatest medical scandal in modern time. If you have read the author's previous books The Cholesteol Myths (out of print) or 'Fat and Cholesterol are GOOD for You', you should know that for certain. For instance, according to more than 25 scientific studies old people with high cholesterol live the longest. Another shocking fact is that the authors of a recent American study of more than 130,000 patients with acute myocardial infarction found that on average, their cholesterol was lower than normally. Their finding has already been confirmed by others. What they also found was that three years later, mortality was twice as high among those whose cholesterol was the lowest. Their conclusion? We must lower cholesterol even more But there is much, much more. The author's aim with this book is to show how prominent scientists have turned white into black by ignoring all conflicting observations; by twisting and exaggerating trivial findings; by citing studies with opposing results in a way to make them look supportive; and by ignoring or scorning the work of critical scientists. Those who have not read his previous books may not quite understand the width of these misleading processes. He has therefore included a short and simplified review of the most obvious contradictions to the cholesterol hypothesis. At the end he presents what he and his colleague Kilmer McCully think is the real cause, here told in a more simple way than in his previous book.

Resistance training is no longer a trend. It's a science-based method for improving health and performance, and it's here to stay. The Physiology of Resistance Training provides an in-depth examination of the physiological mechanisms underlying resistance training. This comprehensive book is primarily aimed at undergraduate and graduate students in exercise science and related disciplines, but it will also be invaluable to professionals in the fields of medicine, health, sports, and strength and conditioning.

Content at a glance:

• Skeletal Muscle Physiology
• The role of the nervous system in force production
• Acute and chronic training adaptations
• Mechanisms of muscle hypertrophy
• Factors influencing individual responses
• Protein and nutritional supplements
• Health effects and aging
• Evidence-based training guidelines

Full chapter list:
Introduction - 1. Muscle structure and function - 2. Muscle contraction and energy metabolism - 3. Biological basis of force production - 4. Muscle protein turnover - 5. Neuromuscular adaptations - 6. Hypertrophy - 7. Mechanisms for hypertrophy - 8. Metabolic and hormonal adaptations - 9. Muscle architecture, bone, and elastic components - 10. Training variables and program design - 11. The role of protein intake - 12. Dietary supplements for resistance training - 13. Muscle fatigue and exercise-induced muscle damage - 14. Recovery strategies - 15. Concurrent resistance and endurance training - 16. Health benefits of resistance training - 17. Resistance training for specific target groups

Written by leading researcher Dr. Tommy Lundberg, this book integrates molecular, structural, and applied perspectives of resistance training. It provides the reader with the latest scientific findings and offers a deeper understanding of the subject. With illustrations, diagrams, references to further reading, and practical insights into controversial topics, it is an indispensable resource not only for students but also for professionals seeking to expand their expertise.

About the author:

Dr Tommy Lundberg is a leading researcher in the physiology of resistance training. He has more than a decade of teaching and research experience in this field at the renowned Karolinska Institutet in Sweden. Dr Lundberg received his PhD in sports science in 2014 and focused his work on muscle hypertrophy adaptations to resistance training. He has published widely on the physiology of resistance training and exercise science in peer-reviewed journals.

First Edition received 2012 First Place AJN Book of the Year Award in Nursing Research!

This is a resource for success and should be a part of any researcher's library.

--Doody's Medical Reviews (Praise for the First Edition)

Written for researchers, clinicians and doctoral students, the newly revised edition of this comprehensive reference continues to deliver the essentials of intervention research with added content on evidence-based quality improvement, a must for improving healthcare quality, safety and population health outcomes. Although typically it takes years for research-based interventions to make their way to real world clinical settings, this prolonged time for translation frustrates researchers and their interprofessional teams. This second edition now delves even deeper into key strategies for rapidly moving research-based interventions into real world settings in the form of evidence-based quality improvement as well as the challenges of working in an increasingly diverse professional research environment.

Intervention Research and Evidence-Based Quality Improvement, Second Edition begins at the pilot study phase for intervention research and highlights every step of the way through to full-scale randomized controlled trials. Written in user-friendly format, content covers designing, conducting, analyzing, and funding intervention studies that improve healthcare quality and people's health outcomes. Chapters cover writing grant applications and show examples of actual applications that have been funded by NIH and other organizations. These real-life samples are available online, alongside additional progress reports and final reports. Real-world examples of evidence-based quality improvement projects that have improved outcomes also are highlighted in this second edition.

New to the Second Edition:

• Describes evidence-based quality improvement and specific steps in conducting EBQI projects, which are essential for enhancing healthcare quality, safety and costs along with enhancing population health outcomes.
• Emphasizes the importance of interprofessional teams
• Focuses on using research-based interventions in real-world settings
• Six new chapters

o Generating Versus Using Evidence to Guide Best Practice

o Setting the Stage for Intervention Research and Evidence-based Quality Improvement

o Evidence-based Quality Improvement

o Translational Research: Why and How

o Factors Influencing Successful Uptake of Evidence-Based Interventions in Clinical Practice

o Using Social Media to Enhance Uptake of Research-Based Interventions into Real World Clinical Settings

Key Features:

• Provides a practical, comprehensive resource for designing, conducting, analyzing, and funding intervention studies
• Outlines the specific steps in designing, conducting and evaluating outcomes of evidence-based quality improvement projects
• Includes examples of funding research grants, progress reports, and final reports
• Serves as a core text for students in doctoral nursing and other health sciences programs

The use of plastic bags in combination with sleeping pills for self-determined dying is a method that has been known and used for a long time, but has fallen somewhat into oblivion due to the increasing popularity of the so-called helium method. The method plastic bag and sleeping pills is comparatively easy to carry out and does not require much effort to obtain the necessary equipment. Nevertheless, there are frequent reports of failed attempts and sometimes incorrect reports regarding the way it works. There are some details which are of great importance for a successful implementation. This publication provides a comprehensive description of the underlying principle and shows which points should be remembered for the success of self-determined dying with the plastic bag and sleeping pills method.

Designed to empower new investigators to conduct their own original research projects, the third edition of Introduction to Health Research Methods: A Practical Guide leads the reader step-by-step in performing quantitative and qualitative research in medicine, public health, and other clinical and population health fields. Organized in five sections, the text covers the entire research process from formulating a study question and selecting a study approach to collecting and analyzing data and then disseminating the findings. Chapters about methods for primary studies (collecting new data), secondary analyses (analyzing existing data), and tertiary studies (conducting literature reviews and meta-analyses) provide comprehensive coverage of the scope of health research. By breaking the research process down into a series of achievable steps, Introduction to Health Research Methods shows students and early career scholars how they can contribute to improving the health of individuals and communities through research.The Third Edition has been significantly updated to include: - Expanded coverage of qualitative research methods, including new chapters on qualitative study design, data collection, and data analysis.- Additional glossary terms that clarify key terminology for all stages of the research process and a diversity of study approaches.- Enhanced explanations of how to select and implement quantitative and qualitative research and analysis methodologies. - New and updated coverage of topics such as framing research questions, developing testable hypotheses, defining specific aims, responsibly conducting research, selecting study designs, minimizing bias, applying theoretical paradigms, ensuring rigor and reproducibility, conducting quality assessment, managing grants, and more.

Dr. Joe Goldstrich provides patients, doctors, healthcare professionals, and researchers with everything they need to know about the cannabis-cancer connection, including best practices and protocols, through a comprehensive review of the scientific research and the lessons learned from his patients' anecdotal success and failure stories. In addition to cannabis, current information on psychology, diet, exercise, and off-label drugs as powerful complementary therapeutic tools for increasing the odds of beating cancer are also included.

Over 400 references support the science behind cannabis' ability to act as a cancer-killing medicine. The research is presented in easy-to-understand language enhanced by case histories and insights from personal experience.

This book is an attempt to bridge the gap between traditional cancer care and what patients are learning about and doing at home without the guidance of medical professionals. The goal is to inform patients and their doctors about the potential of cannabis to fight cancer and achieve the best possible outcomes. The reader will learn how preclinical research can be translated into clinically useful strategies. Where human research is available, it is also presented. Combining cannabis with traditional chemotherapy is discussed as an alternative strategy, as this may also improve the odds.

All the current evidence points to a future where cannabis-derived treatments can be an effective adjunctive, and in some situations, first-line strategy for killing cancer... This book also recognizes that patients with cancer are not willing or able to wait for a decade of forthcoming research - they need a compendium of today's most relevant information, distilled by a medical expert with real-world experience and translated into a guide accessible to both clinicians and lay people. Fortunately, you hold such a book in your hand. -Dustin Sulak, DO

Rare is the ability to speak to both doctors and patients, but Dr. Joe threads the needle. This book is a must-read for every medical cannabis provider. - Barry Gordon, MD

For the past century the medical community has addressed osteoporosis as an inevitable part of the aging process. Technology developed over the past six years may mandate the medical community reevaluate their position on this disease state. This new modality for therapy and exercise is osteogenic loading, which means the growth of new bone mass through axial loading of the musculoskeletal system. This simple and effective exercise intervention can be widely used and safely prescribed for almost all populations. In addition to improving strength and bone health, subjects using osteogenic loading have greatly increased force production, thereby building the ability to increase balance.

The assessment of patient reported outcomes and health-related quality of life continue to be rapidly evolving areas of research and this new edition reflects the development within the field from an emerging subject to one that is an essential part of the assessment of clinical trials and other clinical studies.

The analysis and interpretation of quality-of-life assessments relies on a variety of psychometric and statistical methods which are explained in this book in a non-technical way. The result is a practical guide that covers a wide range of methods and emphasizes the use of simple techniques that are illustrated with numerous examples, with extensive chapters covering qualitative and quantitative methods and the impact of guidelines. The material in this new third edition reflects current teaching methods and content widened to address continuing developments in item response theory, computer adaptive testing, analyses with missing data, analysis of ordinal data, systematic reviews and meta-analysis.

This book is aimed at everyone involved in quality-of-life research and is applicable to medical and non-medical, statistical and non-statistical readers. It is of particular relevance for clinical and biomedical researchers within both the pharmaceutical industry and clinical practice.

From the author of the best-selling The Man Who Knew Infinity, comes an unprecedented look at the traditional master-apprentice relationship alive today in modern science. Robert Kanigel takes us into the heady world of a remarkable group of scientists working at the National Institutes of Health and the Johns Hopkins University: a dynasty of American researchers who for more than forty years have made Nobel Prize-and Lasker Award-winning breakthroughs in biomedical science. He brilliantly captures the drama of fine minds and explosice personalities at work-whether Bernard Brodie and Julius Axelrod discovering a new wonder drug called Tylenol or Solomon Snyder and Candace Pert unlocking the chemical secrets of the brain. And as we watch ideas debated, expierments working and failing, careers and relationships tested, and professional honors lost and won, we see close up all that is so deeply human in the practice of science. In a new epilogue to this edition, Kanigel brings us up-to-date on the lives and careers of these unforgettable personalities.

The phenomenal growth of global pharmaceutical sales and the quest for innovation are driving an unprecedented search for human test subjects, particularly in middle- and low-income countries. Our hope for medical progress increasingly depends on the willingness of the world's poor to participate in clinical drug trials. While these experiments often provide those in need with vital and previously unattainable medical resources, the outsourcing and offshoring of trials also create new problems. In this groundbreaking book, anthropologist Adriana Petryna takes us deep into the clinical trials industry as it brings together players separated by vast economic and cultural differences. Moving between corporate and scientific offices in the United States and research and public health sites in Poland and Brazil, When Experiments Travel documents the complex ways that commercial medical science, with all its benefits and risks, is being integrated into local health systems and emerging drug markets.

Providing a unique perspective on globalized clinical trials, When Experiments Travel raises central questions: Are such trials exploitative or are they social goods? How are experiments controlled and how is drug safety ensured? And do these experiments help or harm public health in the countries where they are conducted? Empirically rich and theoretically innovative, the book shows that neither the language of coercion nor that of rational choice fully captures the range of situations and value systems at work in medical experiments today. When Experiments Travel challenges conventional understandings of the ethics and politics of transnational science and changes the way we think about global medicine and the new infrastructures of our lives.