Author: Ronald R. Watson
Publisher: CRC Press
Keywords: abuse, alcohol, diagnosis
Number of Pages: 288
Published: 1989-07-31
List price: $179.95
ISBN-10: 0849363810
ISBN-13: 9780849363818

The latest methods used to diagnose alcoholism are discussed in this timely publication. Old systems are reviewed, and their efficacy in the diagnosis of alcoholism is analyzed. Laboratory methods that could improve the objectivity and accuracy of clinical tests are highlighted. Additionally, physical, psychological, and biochemical tests used to diagnose severe alcoholism are explored.

Author: Ronald Ross Watson
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Keywords: promotion, health, eggs
Number of Pages: 202
Published: 2002-04-29
List price: $132.99
ISBN-10: 0813827981
ISBN-13: 9780813827988

Univ. of Arizona, Tucson. Provides current research on the role of eggs in the context of the healthful diet. Covers the influence of eggs on health and disease risk factors, the emergence of modified eggs, and the use of eggs to directly prevent or treat diseases. DNLM: Eggs.

Authors:David Sherman, Ronald R. Watson,
Publisher: Informa Healthcare
Keywords: management, mechanisms, liver, ethanol
Number of Pages: 724
Published: 2002-05-30
List price: $189.95
ISBN-10: 0415275822
ISBN-13: 9780415275828

Ethanol and the Liver is a comprehensive reference text embracing both pathogenic and clinical aspects of alcoholic liver disease (ALD). The book provides an in-depth review of the major mechanisms thought to contribute to ALD and relates the basic science to pathogenesis and potential treatment modalities, as well as clinical aspects, diagnosis and patient management, including: histopathology, ethanol metabolism and its consequences, interaction of alcohol with viral hepatitis and management strategies including transportation.

Authors:Ronald Watson, Victor R Preedy,
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: practice, clinical, medicine, botanical
Number of Pages: 944
Published: 2008-11-20
List price: $370.50
ISBN-10: 184593413X
ISBN-13: 9781845934132

The potential benefits of plants and plant extracts in the treatment and possible prevention of many leading health concerns are becoming more widely recognised within the medicinal community. This major comprehensive reference work contains contributions from more than 80 clinical and acdemic experts in the field, covering a range of plant products and their uses, divided into sections on topics such as treatments of cardiovascular diseases and cancer. The book covers the safety and efficacy of botanical treatmentsand there is also a chapter analysing the possible interactions of herabl remed

Authors:Victor R Preedy, Ronald Watson,
Publisher: CABI
Keywords: publishing, cabi, vitamin, encyclopedia
Number of Pages: 960
Published: 2007-10-04
List price: $370.50
ISBN-10: 1845930754
ISBN-13: 9781845930752

Vitamin E is an important dietary constituent which helps in the defence against cellular damage. The process of its absorption from food and its utilisation by the body is an intricate series of reactions. It is also used therapeutically in treating numerous diseases and conditions such as skin damage and the prevention of pathological lesions in major organs, and has been shown to be an important factor in preventing heart disease and cancer. Over 100 chapters from international contributors make this book the most comprehensive reference work in describing both the positive and negative eff

Authors:Victor R. Preedy, Ronald R. Watson,
Publisher: Greenwich Medical Media
Keywords: tract, gastrointestinal, investigating, disease, methods
Number of Pages: 376
Published: 1998-07-01
List price: $124.99
ISBN-10: 1900151014
ISBN-13: 9781900151016

This practical account of the most up-to-date methods used to investigate gastrointestinal tract function and dysfunction has been written by some of the leading experts in gastrointenstinal function from around the world. It attempts to describe the scientific background to each test, as well as discussing in a practical way the various methodologies involved.

Authors:Ronald Ross Watson, Sherma Zibadi, Victor R. Preedy,
Publisher: Humana Press
Keywords: nutrition, health, function, immune, components, dietary
Number of Pages: 377
Published: 2010-08-11
List price: $239.00
ISBN-10: 1607610604
ISBN-13: 9781607610601

Dietary Components and Immune Function focuses on immune modulation, immune mediated disease resistance, immune changes due to AIDS, immune modulated cancer therapy, and autoimmune diseases as modified by dietary supplement, bioactive foods and supplements. The potential value of such approaches in maintaining wellness and preventing disease are addressed by examining their effects in vitro and in vivo on innate and adaptive immune responses. Emerging fields of science and important discoveries relating to early stages of new nutriceuticals in cancer prevention, prior to clinical trials are al