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New and Published Books

  1. Economics and HIV

    The Sickness of Economics

    By Deborah Johnston

    Series: Routledge International Studies in Health Economics

    This book explains how, and why, economics has been applied to a terrible pandemic, using a range of examples mostly drawn from the region most affected, sub-Saharan Africa. Part I shows that microeconomic approaches have found fertile ground in a public health approach that ‘blames’ individual...

    Published May 15th 2013 by Routledge

  2. HIV/AIDS, Health and the Media in China

    Imagined Immunity Through Racialized Disease

    By Johanna Hood

    Series: Media, Culture and Social Change in Asia Series

    Approximately 90% of urban HIV/AIDS education in China occurs indirectly through non-specialist media reports. Many of these reports use images of extreme suffering and poverty to communicate an understanding of who gets HIV, why and how. This book explores an important aspect of how HIV/AIDS is...

    Published May 7th 2013 by Routledge

  3. Neuroviral Infections

    Two Volume Set

    Edited by Sunit K. Singh, Daniel Ruzek

    Two-Volume Set: Neurovirology is an interdisciplinary field representing a melding of virology, clinical neuroscience, molecular pathogenesis, diagnostic virology, molecular biology, and immunology. Neuroviral Infections: General Principles and DNA Viruses covers recent developments in the area of...

    Published February 21st 2013 by CRC Press

  4. Neuroviral Infections

    RNA Viruses and Retroviruses

    Edited by Sunit K. Singh, Daniel Ruzek

    Neurovirology is an interdisciplinary field representing a melding of virology, clinical neuroscience, molecular pathogenesis, diagnostic virology, molecular biology, and immunology. Neuroviral Infections: RNA Viruses and Retroviruses presents an up-to-date overview of the general principles of...

    Published February 19th 2013 by CRC Press

  5. Neuroviral Infections

    General Principles and DNA Viruses

    Edited by Sunit K. Singh, Daniel Ruzek

    Neurovirology is an interdisciplinary field representing a melding of virology, clinical neuroscience, molecular pathogenesis, diagnostic virology, molecular biology, and immunology. Neuroviral Infections: General Principles and DNA Viruses covers recent developments in the area of neuroviral...

    Published February 14th 2013 by CRC Press

  6. An Introduction to Global Health Ethics

    Edited by Andrew Pinto, Ross Upshur

    The field of global health is expanding rapidly. An increasing number of trainees are studying and working with marginalized populations, often within low and middle-income countries. Such endeavours are beset by ethical dilemmas: mitigating power differentials, addressing cultural differences in...

    Published December 4th 2012 by Routledge

  7. Global Health Disputes and Disparities

    A Critical Appraisal of International Law and Population Health

    By Dru Bhattacharya

    Series: Routledge Studies in Public Health

    Global Health Disputes and Disparities explores inequalities in health around the world, looking particularly at the opportunity for, and limitations of, international law to promote population health by examining its intersection with human rights, trade, and epidemiology, and the controversial...

    Published November 8th 2012 by Routledge

  8. Public Health Entomology

    By Jerome Goddard

    In the struggle against vector-borne diseases, it is critical that we bridge the gap between vector control workers on the ground (practitioners) and public health planners and administrators. Limited guidance is available from the Centers for Disease Control and the World Health Organization, but...

    Published September 11th 2012 by CRC Press

  9. Brain Diseases and Metalloproteins

    Edited by David R. Brown

    This book describes the latest research on neurodegenerative disease and metal-binding proteins. It lays strong emphasis on biochemistry and cell biology. The diseases covered in the book include Parkinson’s disease, Alzheimer’s disease, prion disease, and ALS. The chapters separately examine such...

    Published August 6th 2012 by Pan Stanford Publishing

  10. Health Security and Governance

    Edited by Nicholas Thomas

    Series: Critical Concepts in Military, Strategic, and Security Studies

    It is increasingly recognized that the pandemic potential of many diseases holds the power to wreck economies, divide societies, and, indeed, to jeopardize the viability of nation states. In consequence, there is a growing—and urgent—need to understand and address such threats. As research in and...

    Published July 18th 2012 by Routledge