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FSI’s researchers assess health and medicine through the lenses of economics, nutrition and politics. They’re studying and influencing public health policies of local and national governments and the roles that corporations and nongovernmental organizations play in providing health care around the world. Scholars look at how governance affects citizens’ health, how children’s health care access affects the aging process and how to improve children’s health in Guatemala and rural China. They want to know what it will take for people to cook more safely and breathe more easily in developing countries.
FSI professors investigate how lifestyles affect health. What good does gardening do for older Americans? What are the benefits of eating organic food or growing genetically modified rice in China? They study cost-effectiveness by examining programs like those aimed at preventing the spread of tuberculosis in Russian prisons. Policies that impact obesity and undernutrition are examined; as are the public health implications of limiting salt in processed foods and the role of smoking among men who work in Chinese factories. FSI health research looks at sweeping domestic policies like the Affordable Care Act and the role of foreign aid in affecting the price of HIV drugs in Africa.
Once again the authors have brought this basic backlist book up to current standards including the newest information available on medication, diet, and exercise. This edition also presents new information about hypertension and the standards recently established for measurement. It is a clear and jargon-free explanation of the role blood pressure plays as a primary indicator of overall health.
The Blood Pressure Book reviews the causes and treatments of high blood pressure and provides guidance on equipment for home monitoring as well as complete and fully updated references throughout the book and the bibliography.
The advice is broken down into a series of small steps that are easy to take. By the end of the book, these small changes should add up to a way of life that will help get blood pressure down (or keep it from going up) and also improve general health. This is an important reference for anyone with high blood pressure in the family, from young adults to seniors.