This is a relatively brief yet comprehensive account of the origins and early development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). The volume is unmistakably the result of extensive research conducted over a number of years, as evidenced by its great detail, painstaking referencing, and historical accuaracy. Its historical and scientific value is complemented by its being absorbing and enjoy...

Before the first edition of Field Epidemiology was published in 1996, no single authoritative textbook or manual existed for public health epidemiologists engaged in active field investigation and outbreak control. Those needing preparation or guidance in responding to acute problems in the community (infectious or noninfectious) were left to read a variety of disparate materials and exercises ...

The second edition of this valuable textbook highlights a dynamic specialty that integrates many disciplines. Edited by 5 internationally renowned leaders in travel medicine, the book assembles a fi ne group of authors and chapters. The print version is hard cover and comes with online access that is easy to use and fully searchable. Both versions include useful maps, tables, and fi gures, whic...

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−174− Synthesiology English edition Vol.7 No.3 pp.174-184 (Dec. 2014) the password was cracked due to exhaustive searches because an easily guessed password was used. “Former employees, acquaintances, etc.” means that the crime was committed by individuals such as the server manager who had the right to access to the victim’s password. The former case will be explained in detail in subchapter 1...

The use of vitamin D has never been approached in the same way that we would expect to see for any modern drug. Unlike other nutrients, we have never had dietary intakes of vitamin D as a reasonable reference point for deciding on how much of this nutrient/drug that people should be consuming. The ambiguity between “nutrient” and “drug” is reasonable when it comes to vitamin D, because there we...

When an organism is exposed to radiation, various effects occur, though there may be differences in quality or degree. These are the cleavage of nucleic acids and the denaturalization of biological substances by active oxygen and free radicals that are produced by the excitation of water caused by the energy absorbed by the body, depending on the types of radiation such as alpha ray, beta ray, ...

With the ever-advancing technology and state of art research in the world of modern medicine, what has been described as " Biological Psychiatry " may be more appropriately referred to as " Behavioral Neuroscience. " Over the most recent decades, scientists and research pioneers have attempted to better understand the underlying mechanisms of behavior and its relationship to neuronal structure ...