Community Health Aide/Practitioner Manual

Blyth's Manual of Public Health

Woods Injurious to Human Health. A Manual

The authors begin by reviewing in vitro studies of lymphocyte movement. They report the dramatic effects of changing culture conditions upon locomotion. Under favorable conditions, lymphocytes approach the top speeds of neutrophils and monocytes. The authors also review the available evidence of lymphocyte chemokinesis and chemotaxis. Then they turn their attention to the relevance of these in ...

Manual of Travel Medicine and Health

Although the field of travel medicine is relatively young, the number of textbooks about the field is growing. This international trio of authors from Switzerland, the United States, and Singapore, recently published the second edition of their textbook, which adds new chapters and updates epidemiologic information. Because of the complexity of travel medicine, good resources for clinicians and...

Manual versus powered toothbrushing for oral health.

BACKGROUND Specific oral bacteria, generically known as "dental plaque" are the primary cause of gingivitis (gum disease) and caries. The removal of dental plaque is thought to play a key role in the maintenance of oral health. There is conflicting evidence for the relative merits of manual and powered toothbrushing in achieving this. OBJECTIVES To compare manual and powered toothbrushes in r...

Powered versus manual toothbrushing for oral health.

BACKGROUND Removing dental plaque may play a key role maintaining oral health. There is conflicting evidence for the relative merits of manual and powered toothbrushing in achieving this. This is an update of a Cochrane review first published in 2003, and previously updated in 2005. OBJECTIVES To compare manual and powered toothbrushes in everyday use, by people of any age, in relation to the...