Functional Herbal Medicines. Taking Advantage Of The Science Factor
Subtitle: A Strategic Healthcare Management Resource
Publisher: Nicholas Hall & Co, Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
Published: 2000
Place of publication: Southend-On-Sea, United Kingdom
Language: eng
Format: hardcover
Number of pages: 360
Description: We are witnessing a revolution in our understanding of the crucial role that nutrients play in illness-prevention and disease risk-reduction --both in general and, in particular, for those ailments associated with rapidly-changing  stressful lifestyles and degenerative diseases. This book provides new scientific support for "veteran" natural based therapies
Table of contents: title: The book contains 14 chapters  and contributions of 50  worldwide well known experts in a broad range of different scientific fields. The lists reads as follow:; title: Adlercreuz, Herman, M.D., Professor, Dept. of Clinical Chemistry, University of Helsinki, Finland:; title: Arntzen, Charles J., President/CEO, Boyce Thompson Institute for Plant research, Inc., adjunct Professor, Cornell University, USA;; title: Badmaev, Vladimir, M.D., Ph.D., Vice President, Scientific & Medical Affairs, Sabinsa Corp., USA;; title: Bagchi, Debasis, Ph.D., F.A.C.N., Director R&D, InnerHealth Nutraceuticals Inc., & Adj. Assistant Professor, School of Pharmacy and Allied Health Professions, Creighton University, USA;; title: Belloro, Emmanuela, Universida Degli Studi de Torino, Dip. Sci. & Techn. Dep., Italy;; title: Blumberg, Jeffrey B., Ph.D., F.A.C.N., US Dept. Of Agriculture, Assistant Director and Professor. Human Nutrition Research Center on Aging at Tufts University, USA;; title: Blumenthal, Mark, executive Director, American Botanical Council, USA;; title: Bombardelli, Enrico, M.D., Director, Indena S.p.A., Italy;; title: Brice, Charles E., Senior Vice President, Kemin Foods, USA;; title: Brombach, Dieter, Ph.D., Director Marketing & Sales, RP Scherer KG, Germany;; title: Brzezinski, Ammon, M.D., Professor of Obstetrics & Gynecology, The Hebrew University Hadassah Medical school, Israel;; title: Buchholz, Herwig A., Dr. rer. Nat., Business Development Manager Organic Fine Chemicals, Merck KGaA, Germany;; title: Cragg, Gordon, M.D., Matural Products Branch, Developmental Therapeutics Program, National Cancer Institute, & President of the American Society of Pharmacognosy, USA;; title: Dalais, Fabien, Dr., Senior Research Officer, International Research and Development Unit, Monash University, Australia;; title: Davis W. Marvin, Ph.D., Professor, Department of Pharmacology, Research Institute of Pharmaceutical Sciences, School of Pharmacy, University of Mississippi, USA;; title: Desmarchelier, Christian, Ph.D., Biologist, University of Buenos Aires, Argentina;; title: Dickinson, Annette, Ph.D., Director, Scientific and Regulatory Affairs, Council for Responsible Nutrition (CRN), USA;; title: Dubick, Michel, Ph.D., Chief, Trauma Studies Branch, US Army Institute of Surgical Research, USA;; title: Dykstra, John C., Chief Operating Officer, Humanetics Corporation, USA;; title: Fenical, William H., M.D., Professor of Oceanography, Scripps Institute of Oceanography, University of California, USA;; title: Gilani, Anwar-al Hassan, M.D., Professor of Pharmacology, The Aga Khan University Medical College, Pakistan;; title: Haag, Michaela, Ph.D., Head of Medical Advise, Melbrosin International, Austria;; title: Holler, Harold, R.D., The American Dietetic Association, USA;; title: Huber, Walter H., Head of Corporate Communication, Merck KGaA, Germany;; title: Jatem Lasser, Alicia, Professor, Natural Products Lab. Chem. Dept., Sciences Faculty, University of Los Andes, Venezuela;; title: Kozikowski, Alan, Professor of Chemistry, Pharmacology Department, Georgetown University, Institute of Cognitive and Computational Sciences, USA;; title: Lerman, Robert, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Institute for Functional Medicine, Inc., USA;; title: Levander, Orville, A., Ph.D., Research Chemist, Nutrition Institute USD, ARC, USA;; title: Levine, Barbara, Professor of Nutrition in Medicine, Cornell University Medical College; Clinical Nutrition Research Coordinator at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Rockefeller University, USA;; title: Macdonald, Victoria, Social Affairs Correspondent, Channel Four News, ITN, UK;; title: Meduski, Jerzy, M.D., Ph.D., Meduski Research Corporation, USA;; title: Merrill, Alfred H. Jr., Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, Director, Emory center for Nutrition & Health Sciences, Emory University, USA;; title: Mullinaire, Joseph, M.D., M.S.P.H., Center for Disease Control & Prevention, National Center for Environmental Health, USA;; title: Nuehouser, Marian L., Ph.D., R.D., Staff Scientist, Cancer Prevention Research Program, Fred Hutchinson Cancer research Center, USA;; title: Newton, Jan, Director Business Development and Regulatory Affairs, Roche Vitamins, Inc., USA;; title: Nir, Zohar, Lycored Natural Products Industries Ltd., Israel;; title: Parzich, Eckhard, Dr. BASF AG, Germany;; title: Pomponi, Shirley A., Ph.D., Director, Division of Biomedical Marine Research, Harbor Branch Oceonographic Institution, Inc., USA;; title: Quilici-Timmcke, Judi, M.S., President, Q-Tech Services, Inc., USA;; title: Ramazanov, Zakir, Ph.D., Professor of Biochemistry, Executive Vice President Research and Development, Pharmline Inc., USA;; title: Ricker, Reinhart, Professor, University of Mainz Media Law Institute, Germany;; title: Rotmar, Avner, Professor, President, BioDar, Israel;; title: Simpson, Scott, M.D., Director of Maternal Health & Family Planning, Texas Dept. of Health, USA;; title: Sosa, Silvio, M.D., University of Trieste, Italy;; title: Spickers, Nicole, Dr., Research Scientist, New Business Specialty Chemicals, Merck KGaA, Germany;; title: Stevenson, Roger, M.D., Director of Research, Greenwood Genetic Center, USA;; title: Tyler, Varro E., Dean and Distinguished Professor Emeritus, Purdue University, USA;; title: Verotta, Louisella, M.D., Departemento di Chimica, Organica e Industriale, Italy;; title: Viteri, Fernando, M.D., Department of Nutritional Sciences, College of Natural Resources, University of California at Berkeley, USA;; title: Willis, Paul A., President, Cypress Systems Biotechnology Inc., USA.