This book is a handy and necessary resource that reviews the risks of exposure to parasitic illnesses from domestic and international travel with specific relevant information about their transmission, symptoms and treatment. This is Dr. Simon's third "Owners Manual" for parents, grandparents, family members and anyone participating in child care. The series provides information across the spectrum of wellness and health issues for children of all ages, infants to young adults. He has observed that those traveling both domestic and international for school, service or life experience frequently return home ill. They were uninformed about the risks of exposure and illness from parasites acquired by specific travel exposures. This has been an overlooked and neglected area of medicine. On returning home children may be and remain symptom free or have abrupt or acute onset of illness or have symptoms delayed by weeks, months or possibly years after infection started. There may be an unpredictable and variable time between when infection started and symptoms of illness occur. This text is a handy and necessary resource that reviews the risks of exposure to parasitic illnesses from domestic and international travel with specific relevant information about their transmission, symptoms and treatment. The more you learn about parasites, the more it seems like science fiction with different stages and different host at different timings, involving a multistep complex lifecycle. After reading this text you'll never walk barefoot on unpaved grass or soil. You will never eat undercooked, raw, smoked or pickled red or white meat or seafood, or raw aquatic plants. You will not trust FDA regulations allowing a certain level of rodent and insect feces or parts or toxic substances to occur in foods. Yes our foods may have fly eggs, rodent feces and insect parts. They are allowable at certain levels by FDA guidelines that recognizes that these are "natural, unavoidable contaminants" that occur during the growing, processing and packaging of food. The FDA considers certain specified levels of these to be safe and not present a risk for our health. Reading through this text you will find they unfortunately may present a risk for parasitic infections. Yum, yum, chow down! REVIEWS and WORDS OF PRAISE What a wonderful guide for parents to understand specific risks and modes of prevention for parasitic infections both in your own backyard and abroad. As a pediatric provider, I am so grateful to have access to the mind of Dr. Simon through this accurate and evidence based resource! --Allison Ward, MSN, CPNP-PC This book is not only a great resource for parents but also healthcare providers! Although pre-travel vaccinations and medications may greatly decrease one's risk of a travel related illness, we all know that these measures are not foolproof. And, as a care provider, I can readily attest that a concise book like this will help me quickly drill down to the most likely culprit for a patient presenting with illness after recent travel. The handbook also has great information regarding parasitic infections that do not require extensive travel to acquire. Any family with a pet or recreational swims, whether the activity be in a chlorinated pool, freshwater or the ocean, has increased risk for parasitic illness. Arming caregivers and medical providers with anticipatory guidance ensures a healthier family, and if infection does occur, a faster road to recovery. --Erin L. Wilson, APRN, C-PNP Much of the information in Dr. Simon's Parasitology for Parents is admittedly not pleasant to think about, which makes it even that much more important to be aware of. Dr. Simon has established himself as a trusted resource to parents and caregivers to provide crucial health data for families to reference. We are all fortunate to have access to this kind of research, so we don't have to do it ourselves when the time comes to need it; we just have to buy the book! --Penne Lentz This will be a great reference for parents and providers. I had a 15 month old about 1.5 years ago who came in with a worm in a jar they had pulled out of her anus while changing her diaper. Sent it to the lab and it was identified as an Ascaris worm. Mom thinks she may have gotten it playing in the dirt at her grandparents farm where they do have pigs. Yuck!! --Emily E. Robinson, APRN, CPNP-PC, CLC There is a lot of information. I like the breakdown by geographic location. --Michael Vossmeyer, MD
Your children are always on the move, and keeping up with the best treatment for their bumps and scrapes, fevers and colds, is a challenge for even the most experienced parents. This book is an essential resource for parents and grandparents of all skill levels, addressing the most common pediatric questions in caring for children of all ages, from infant through teenage years. From feeding strategies that will help your baby sleep through the night, to the best treatment for quick recovery from mononucleosis, caretakers will find tried-and-true, practical tips to keeping their children healthy, safe, and thriving through childhood. In addition to information and treatments for various childhood illnesses, the following topics are also discussed: * Newborn care. * A feeding routine to get babies to sleep through the night. * A sensible approach to pediatric vaccinations. * Tricks for toilet training and taming tantrums. * Sun protection and tick and mosquito prevention. * Nutritious eating guidelines. * How to select the appropriate toy for a child. * Tips for selecting a daycare. * Information about acceptable screen time and gaming addiction. * Ways to eliminate ear infections including swimmer's ear and avoid ear tubes. * Occurrence and recovery from traumatic brain injuries/concussions. * Picking the right pet. * Recovery from mononucleosis and return to school in 7 to 10 days. * No more colds. Nasal spray that protects against URI's. * Hazards of e-cigarettes and vaping.
This is a book that every parent, grandparent, family member, social worker, childcare provider and educator must have. It presents, reviews and discusses the serious dark side of pediatrics, children and adolescents with psychiatric and mental health issues and conditions, their warning signs and symptoms and directions for help, care and intervention. It guides adults who are in a position to make a difference with early intervention to be diligent and recognize signs of children having mental disorders, anxiety or depression, or at risk for suicidal behavior. Other topics addressed are obsessive-compulsive behavior, conduct disorder, eating disorders, PANDAS and developmental learning disorders like autism spectrum disorder and attention deficit hyperactive disorder. More sensitive topics like gender dysphoria and obesity are reviewed and discussed. There are comprehensive reviews of substance abuse, alcohol and marijuana abuse disorders, PTSD, child schizophrenia and bipolar disorder. Identification and early intervention for mental illness in children does make a big difference in their ultimate outcome. * PANDAS is a real disorder and its occurrence is increasing! * Eating Disorders are not just a fad! * There is a physiological reason why gender dysphoria may occur! * PTSD does occur in children and adolescents! * Obesity is not always genetic! * Substance abuse can occur in any household! * Not all children diagnosed with autism spectrum disorder are autistic! * Identification and early intervention of mental illness in children and adolescents makes a big difference! WORDS OF PRAISE This book presents information on physical, emotion and neurologic development in a manner any parent, guardian or caregiver can digest. Each chapter packs useful information for a range of emotional and neurocognitive conditions including anxiety, depression, oppositional defiant disorder and autism. Red flags for early identification of developmental disorders are succinctly presented as well resources for evaluation and treatment. In the words of Dr. Simon, "The pandemic has intensified mental health issues, stress and increased suicide among youths." This publication is brought forth at no better time. It is critical for adults to educate themselves about the challenges facing the current generation. I consider his text to be an essential behavioral health primer for all pediatric caregivers. --Erin L. Wilson, APRN, MSN, C-PNP Dr. Simon's in-depth insight into children and adolescent mental health could not be more timely. Not that there is ever a time where mental health should be overlooked, but emerging from the pandemic that created so much additional stress on kids and families, the focus is needed more than ever. Dr. Simon gives guidelines and red flags that parents and caregivers easily identify and how to act on them. Having this information right on your bookshelf should help anyone who wants to stay on top of what is happening with their loved ones! --Penne Lentz For the classroom teacher, this book is, quite literally, a lifesaver. It can help distinguish typical childhood behavior from that often-unrecognized cry for help. --Sarah Miller Dr. Simon has provided astounding information for parents, grandparents, social workers, educators and doctors on mental health challenges facing our children today. Topics discussed are to the point and thoroughly covered. Once I started reading it I couldn't put it down. It's an invaluable asset to have on any shelf. Reading this book is equivalent to thousands of dollars and hours of therapy. --Dr. Tammy Hoskins, Optometrist Dr. Simon has been our family's pediatrician for many years because we appreciate his practical approach to medical care. This book is an extension of that care our children receive in his office. As pharmacists and parents, we've seen firsthand the impact COVID had on children's mental health. Children Who Society Has Lost Or Abandoned is a comprehensive, yet understandable guideline for issues facing those who care for children. Dr. Simon breaks down each subject and presents in a way that parents and caregivers can easily find information and definitions they need to help their children themselves right away, work with their child's doctor, as well as offering resources to get help outside of their current providers. Mental health issues can be scary for both parents and children, and in this book you'll find a wealth of guidance both clinical and practical, to help you make the best decisions for your child's care. We're grateful to have a doctor who is comfortable having these conversations and is constantly looking for ways to better the care that his patients receive. This book ensures that his efforts extend beyond his current patients, to others in need as well! --Philip Almeter, PharmD and Heidi Almeter, PharmD As a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner and parent of 5 year old twins, I am grateful that Dr. Simon has taken immense time to dive deep into the challenging topic of pediatric mental health. The rates of mental health issues in our country are skyrocketing and this book provides an all-encompassing resource for recognizing and effectively treating the vast majority of them. This guide would be a wonderful compliment to any healthcare learner or seasoned practitioner seeking to update their knowledge of these emerging critical issues. His attention to explanation of the “why” behind each mental health issue gives this guide an edge beyond traditional reference books that fail to provide such unique detail. Understanding leads to empathy. Empathy leads us to provide the specialized care our children and patients deserve. --Emily E. Robinson, APRN, CPNP-PC, CLC, UK Pediatrics at Family Care Center As parents, we have always appreciated and deeply valued Dr. Simon’s professional opinion with our children and their physical and mental health. Dr. Simon recognizes the importance of early intervention with a child’s mental health and he listens to not only parents, but children as they discuss how they're seeing the world and how it impacts them on a daily basis. Our oldest child needed intervention with ADHD at the age of 6 and Dr. Simon was informative, supportive and most of all, willing to help our child without expensive tests and long wait times. Today, many physicians are reluctant to intervene early or they completely dismiss concerns of parents and children as "normal kid stuff" when we need guidance and help for our children before the concern becomes an emergency, or worse, a tragedy. Dr. Simon recognizes and understands this need and is always “hands on” with our kids when we express a need or a concern about their mental health. --Kristin Childress, parent
This book covers pathophysiology of fever, the general approach to the febrile patient, and offers a systematic, in-depth discussion regarding the differential diagnosis of unexplained fever. The authors define an unexplained fever as a fever which lasts a minimum of 14 days and whose etiology is not known. This one-of-a-kind publication highlights the main causes of fever, specifically infectious diseases, cancer, connective tissue diseases, various rare disorders, plus etiologies which are often ignored. Also, laboratory and medical imaging techniques for diagnosing fevers are included. Written in a comprehensive, unrepetitious style, this "must-have" resource includes such aspects as the history of the fever, a review of published cases, the approach to the patient, and an analytical review. This up-to-date volume is an indispensable guide that should be read by physicians, surgeons, internists, microbiologists and other medical professionals.
Nobody approaches the objectivity and precision of Bush and O'Hanlon when it comes to analysis of the military and political dimensions of the Taiwan issue. This is one challenge that U.S. policymakers and military strategists cannot afford to get wrong, and scholars cannot afford to ignore." - Michael Green, former Senior Director for Asian Affairs National Security Council The Showdown to Come In 1995, during a heated discussion about that year's Taiwan crisis, a Chinese general remarked to a U.S. diplomat, "In the end, you care more about Los Angeles than you do about Taipei." In a single sentence, he both questioned the level of America's commitment to a longtime ally and threatened massive, perhaps nuclear, retaliation should the United States intervene militarily on Taiwan's behalf. In the end, President Clinton sent two aircraft carriers to the region, and China ceased its military exercises in the Taiwan Strait. A decade later, however, China is much stronger, both economically and militarily, and it holds a significant amount of America's national debt. If another Taiwan crisis should occur--as it almost certainly will--would China back down? In A War Like No Other, you'll discover how little it would take to transform the close cooperation and friendly rivalry between the United States and the People's Republic of China into the first-ever shooting war between two nuclear powers. This chilling look into one possible future offers thoughtful advice to both governments on how to reduce the chances of such a nightmare actually occurring. Two Brookings Institution scholars offer specific prescriptions on how the two nations can improve communications, especially in times of crisis; avoid risky behavior, even when provoked; and, above all, remember which buttons not to push.
A comprehensive introduction to the study of Asia. Written thematically, it provides comparisons between Asian and Australian societies and encourages readers to think about Australia's neighbours across a wide range of social, economic and historical contexts.
Highly acclaimed and considered the leading reference in the field, Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma has now been fully revised and updated to accomodate rapid advances in the field of melanoma pathology. Drs. Michael Piepkorn and Klaus Busam have now joined Dr. Barnhill, world-renowned expert in dermatology and pathology, to expand the text with new sections on the genetics and cytogenetics of melanoma, sentinal lymph node biopsy, the new AJCC TNM staging system for melanoma, the mechanisms of melanoma metastasis. The successful focus and format of the first edition have been preserved. Each lesion and diagnosis is clearly illustrated, now with more than 340 new, digitally enhanced full-color photomicrographs and over 125 tables. A corresponding precis, or concise description of the clinical features, histopathology, differential diagnosis, and outstanding characteristics of each lesion provides readers with a quick yet comprehensive overview of each topic covered. With the inclusion of recent advances in cancer research and new techniques, the second edition of Pathology of Melanocytic Nevi and Malignant Melanoma is the essential reference for every practicing dermatopathologist, pathologist, dermatologist, and cancer research scientist today.
This comprehensive exploration of language and literacy in the multi-lingual environment of Roman Palestine (c. 63 B.C.E. to 136 C.E.) is based on Michael Wise’s extensive study of 145 Hebrew, Aramaic, Greek, and Nabataean contracts and letters preserved among the Bar Kokhba texts, a valuable cache of ancient Middle Eastern artifacts. His investigation of Judean documentary and epistolary culture derives for the first time numerical data concerning literacy rates, language choices, and writing fluency during the two-century span between Pompey’s conquest and Hadrian’s rule. He explores questions of who could read in these ancient times of Jesus and Hillel, what they read, and how language worked in this complex multi-tongued milieu. Included also is an analysis of the ways these documents were written and the interplay among authors, secretaries, and scribes. Additional analysis provides readers with a detailed picture of the people, families, and lives behind the texts.
The objective of this study is to present comprehensive morphological data, almost all of it is new, concerning the venous drainage of the myocardium via the coronary sinus and its related veins. This information is of great significance, not least for the sucessful coronary sinus catheterization and reperfusion of most, or single, cardiac veins.The author presents the three principal cardiac venous systems, the greater (major) cardiac venous, the smaller (minor) cardiac venous system, and the compound venous system. The work concludes with an evaluation of the many anatomical peculiarities and and hindrances with regard to the catheterization of the coronary sinus and the reperfusion of (selected) cardiac veins.
While some conclude from the revolutions of 1989 that socialism is dead, interest in socialism continues because of persisting problems of contemporary capitalism. In this exciting text, Michael W. Howard offers critiques of liberal, communitarian, postmodern and some Marxist perspectives in order to develop a 'left-liberal' defense of a model of self-managed market socialism that includes a basic income for all. Specific applications of his view include analyses of its implications for the global marketplace, the changing nature of workplaces, and media restructuring and ownership. This work is sure to be of interest to social scientists, public policy makers, and economists as well as to feminists, ecologists, and others concerned with how market socialism is relevant to their social issues.
In this paper, we prove the existence of shape resonances in the semi-classical approximation for Hamiltonians of the form [italic]H([lowercase Greek]Lambda) [triple bar symbol] −([capital Greek]Delta + ([lowercase Greek]Lambda2[italic]V + [italic]U on [italic]L2([bold]R[superscript italic]n), where ([lowercase Greek]Lambda [triple bar symbol] 1/h[with stroke], h[with stroke] [triple bar symbol] (2[lowercase Greek]Pi)−1h.
What tools will international relations theorists need to understand the complex relationship among China, Japan, and the United States as the three powers shape the economic and political future of this crucial region? Some of the best and most innovative scholars in international relations and Asian area studies gather here with the working premise that stability in the broader Asia-Pacific region is in large part a function of the behavior of, and relationships among, these three major powers.
The Life Story, Domains of Identity, and Personality Development in Emerging Adulthood focuses on individuals' formulations of the unique episodes and events of their lives that give one meaning and a sense of personal identity. This book brings the growing research on narrative study and the life story into focus by drawing from the existing research on personality development during emerging adulthood. In this book, authors Michael W. Pratt and M. Kyle Matsuba present a series of chapters exploring how one's life story manifests across the many components of their developing identity, including their religion, morality, vocation, society, and the relationships they have with their parents, peers, and romantic partners. Taking their cue from Erik Erikson's model of adolescent and adult development, the authors show readers exactly how a life story approach can illuminate the distinctive features of an individual's personality and development during this formative phase of life. Organized around a set of life contexts where personality is manifested (i.e. adjustment, personal ideology, close relationships, occupation, and civic life), this book draws on the authors' own longitudinal research on the development of the life story in emerging adulthood. Throughout the book, they incorporate fascinating case studies and historical examples (e.g., Darwin, Pope Francis, Martin Luther King, Jr., Jane Fonda) of individuals' unique development during this period of life in order to better illustrate the application of this approach to understanding the whole person in context.
Understanding of the respiratory control system has been greatly improved by technological and methodological advances. This volume integrates results from many perspectives, brings together diverse approaches to the investigations, and represents important additions to the field of neural control of breathing. Topics include membrane properties of respiratory neurons, in vitro studies of respiratory control, chemical neuroanatomy, central integration of respiratory afferents, modulation of respiratory pattern by peripheral afferents, respiratory chemoreception, development of respiratory control, behavioral control of breathing, and human ventilatory control. Forty-seven experts in the field report research and discuss novel issues facing future investigations in this collection of papers from an international conference of nearly two hundred leading scientists held in October 1990. This research is of vital importance to respiratory physiologists and those in neurosciences and neurobiology who work with integrative sensory and motor systems and is pertinent to both basic and clinical investigations. Respiratory Control is destined to be widely cited because of the strength of the contributors and the dearth of similar works.
Michael Leifer, who died in 2001, was one of the leading scholars of Southeast Asian international relations. This is an academic and personal volume devoted to Leifer's vast contributions to the discipline of international relations.
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