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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Ronald Ross Watson (Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA) , Ronald Ross Watson (Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA) , Ronald Ross Watson (Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA) , Ronald Ross Watson (Professor, Mel and Enid Zuckerman College of Public Health and School of Medicine, Arizona Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, AZ, USA)Publisher: Elsevier Science Publishing Co Inc Imprint: Academic Press Inc Dimensions: Width: 15.10cm , Height: 3.00cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.930kg ISBN: 9780123742285ISBN 10: 0123742285 Pages: 624 Publication Date: 13 November 2008 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. 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Table of ContentsCh 1-Botanical and Marine Oils for Treatment of Arthritis Ch 2-Prolotherapy for Chronic Musculoskeletal Pain Ch 3-Soy and Cognition in the Aging Population Ch 4-Valerian and Other CAM Botanicals in Treatment of Sleep Disturbances Ch 5-Botanicals and Nutrition in the Treatment of Epilepsy Ch 6-Ginkgo Bilboa Extract in Prevention of Age-Associated Diseases in Elderly Population Ch 7-Policosanol to Manage Dyslipidemia in Older Adults Ch 8-Health Promoting Benefits of Chamomile in the Elderly Population Ch 9-Bamboo Extract in the Prevention of Diabetes and Breast Cancer Ch 10-Cranberry and other Dietary Supplements for the Treatment of Urinary Tract Infections in Aging Women Ch 11-Black Cohosh: Chemopreventive and Anticancer Potential Ch 12-Integrating comprehensive and alternative medicine into stroke: Herbal Treatment of Ischemia Ch 13-Socioeconomic Aspects of the use of Complementary and Alternative Medicine Ch 14-Noni (Morinda citrifolia) Fruit as a Functional Food and Dietary Supplement for an Aging Population Ch 15-Botanical Treatment for Polycystic Ovary Syndrome Ch 16-Eggs and Health: Nutrient Sources and Supplement Carriers Ch 17-Berries and Cancer Ch 18-Flavanoids and cardiovascular health Ch 19-Ibogaine and the Treatment of Opiate Addiction Ch 20-The Potential of Caffeine for the Inhibition of Cognitive Decline in the Aged Ch 21-5 or More Servings of Fruit and Vegetables Each Day for Better Health! Ch 22-Medicinal Uses of Vinegar Ch 23-Health-promoting effects of grape bioactive phytochemicals Ch 24-Isoflavones Made Simple – Agonist Activity for the Beta-Type Estrogen Receptor May Mediate Their Health Benefits Ch 25-Signal Therapy: Propolis and Pepper Extracts as Cancer Therapeutics Ch 26-Health Benefits of Traditional Culinary and Medicinal Mediterannean Plants Ch 27-Quercetin: A Potential Complementary and Alternative Cancer TherapyReviewsAuthor InformationRonald R. Watson, Ph.D., attended the University of Idaho but graduated from Brigham Young University in Provo, Utah, with a degree in chemistry in 1966. He earned his Ph.D. in biochemistry from Michigan State University in 1971. His postdoctoral schooling in nutrition and microbiology was completed at the Harvard School of Public Health, where he gained 2 years of postdoctoral research experience in immunology and nutrition. From 1973 to 1974 Dr. Watson was assistant professor of immunology and performed research at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson. He was assistant professor of microbiology and immunology at the Indiana University Medical School from 1974 to 1978 and associate professor at Purdue University in the Department of Food and Nutrition from 1978 to 1982. In 1982 Dr. Watson joined the faculty at the University of Arizona Health Sciences Center in the Department of Family and Community Medicine of the School of Medicine. He is currently professor of health promotion sciences in the Mel and Enid Zuckerman Arizona College of Public Health. Dr. Watson is a member of national and international nutrition, immunology, cancer, and alcoholism research societies. His patents are for antioxidant polyphenols in several dietary supplements including passion fruit peel extract, with more pending. This results from more than 10 years of polyphenol research in animal models and human clinical trials. He had done research on mouse AIDS and immune function for 20 years. For 30 years he was funded by NIH and Foundations to study dietary supplements in health promotion. Dr. Watson has edited more than 0 books on nutrition, dietary supplements and over-the-counter agents, and drugs of abuse, as scientific reference books. He has published more than 500 research and review articles. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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