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This book outlays the possible influence of some important aspects
of human migration and social mobility on the biological characters
of human populations, including their health and well-being. It
contains ten contributions from different researchers working in
this area of research. The first chapter, written by Budnik and
Henneberg, demonstrates the effect of social class and mobility on
morphological characters of body size like height and body mass
index (BMI) in a historical population of Poland. In Chapter Two,
Chakraborty et al. shows that the migration of disadvantaged people
to an adverse environment in an early period of growth and
development may increase health risk in adulthood compared to those
after completion of major physical growth period, or even compared
to those who are born into that adverse environment. Chapter Three
(by J. R. Ghosh) reveals the influence of educational and
occupational positions on clinical hypertension among adult males
from the eastern part of India. In the fourth chapter of this
volume, S. Ghosh et al. attempts to find out the relationship
between the socio-economic status of family and growth on height
and weight demographics in school children aged 5-12 from Kolkata,
India. Godina et al. in Chapter Five delineates the differences in
various anthropometrical measurements in children and adolescents
aged 7 to 17 years across different types of schools, representing
different social strata in Moscow. Chapter Six by Kaczmarek
discusses the implications of rural to urban migration and its
impact on womens health status in Poland. The next chapter by
Krzyzanowska and C G Nicholas Mascie-Taylor discusses the impact of
regional migration and social mobility on variation in adult
height, weight and Body Mass Index, which is evidenced from a
British cohort study. In Chapter Eight, Gomula and Koziel highlight
from a study in Poland the effect of social mobility of fathers on
maturity, measured by the age at menarche in their daughters. In
the next chapter, Missoni and arac review dietary and lifestyle
characteristics in the Eastern Adriatic Islands of Croatia in the
backdrop of recent economic transition, urbanisation and migration.
The tenth chapter contributed by Singh and Kirchengast compares
demographic health related characteristics and reproductive
behaviours between Punjabi women residing in Punjab and in Vienna,
Austria. This book will be useful for researchers dealing with
biological implications of human mobility. It may be of particular
interest to human biologists, biological anthropologists,
epidemiologists, demographers, economists and other researchers
dealing with biological implications of human mobility.
The demand for traditional medicines, herbal health products,
herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements and herbal
cosmetics etc. is increasing globally due to the growing
recognition of these products as mainly non-toxic, having lesser
side effects, better compatibility with physiological flora, and
availability at affordable prices. In the last century, medical
science has made incredible advances all over the globe. In spite
of global reorganization and a very sound history of traditional
uses, the promotion of traditional medicine faces a number of
challenges around the globe, primarily in developed nations.
Regulation and safety is the high concern for the promotion of
traditional medicine. Quality issues and quality control,
pharmacogivilane, scientific investigation and validation,
intellectual property rights, and biopiracy are some key issues
that restrain the advancement of traditional medicine around the
globe. This book contains diverse and unique chapters, explaining
in detail various subsections like phytomolecule, drug discovery
and modern techniques, standardization and validation of
traditional medicine, and medicinal plants, safety and regulatory
issue of traditional medicine, pharmaceutical excipients from
nature, plants for future. The contents of the book will be useful
for the academicians, researchers and people working in the area of
traditional medicine.
This book highlights the medical importance of and increasing
global interest in herbal medicines, herbal health products, herbal
pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements, herbal
cosmetics, etc. It also addresses various issues that are hampering
the advancement of Indian herbal medicine around the globe; these
include quality concerns and quality control, pharmacovigilance,
scientific investigation and validation, IPR and biopiracy, and the
challenge that various indigenous systems of medicine are at risk
of being lost. The book also explores the role of traditional
medicine in providing new functional leads and modern approaches
that can offer elegant strategies for facilitating the drug
discovery process. The book also provides in-depth information on
various traditional medicinal systems in India and discusses their
medical importance. India has a very long history of safely using
many herbal drugs. Folk medicine is also a key source of medical
knowledge and plays a vital role in maintaining health in rural and
remote areas. Despite its importance, this form of medicine largely
remains under-investigated. Out of all the traditional medicinal
systems used worldwide, Indian traditional medicine holds a unique
position, as it has continued to deliver healthcare throughout the
Asian subcontinent since ancient times. In addition, traditional
medicine has been used to derive advanced techniques and
investigate many modern drugs. Given the scope of its coverage, the
book offers a valuable resource for scientists and researchers
exploring traditional and herbal medicine, as well as graduate
students in courses on traditional medicine, herbal medicine and
pharmacy.
The demand for traditional medicines, herbal health products,
herbal pharmaceuticals, nutraceuticals, food supplements and herbal
cosmetics etc. is increasing globally due to the growing
recognition of these products as mainly non-toxic, having lesser
side effects, better compatibility with physiological flora, and
availability at affordable prices. In the last century, medical
science has made incredible advances all over the globe. In spite
of global reorganization and a very sound history of traditional
uses, the promotion of traditional medicine faces a number of
challenges around the globe, primarily in developed nations.
Regulation and safety is the high concern for the promotion of
traditional medicine. Quality issues and quality control,
pharmacogivilane, scientific investigation and validation,
intellectual property rights, and biopiracy are some key issues
that restrain the advancement of traditional medicine around the
globe. This book contains diverse and unique chapters, explaining
in detail various subsections like phytomolecule, drug discovery
and modern techniques, standardization and validation of
traditional medicine, and medicinal plants, safety and regulatory
issue of traditional medicine, pharmaceutical excipients from
nature, plants for future. The contents of the book will be useful
for the academicians, researchers and people working in the area of
traditional medicine.
Obesity is now considered a global epidemic. Central obesity is the
state of excess adiposity in the abdominal region. It is associated
with increased, cardiovascular or cancer mortality. The
International Diabetes Federation (IDF) has recommended the
assessment of central obesity mandatory for diagnosis of metabolic
syndrome. Hitherto, there is a huge gap in our understanding of the
role of central obesity as a health risk across different
populations around the world. There also exist a vast population
variation in the relationship between generalized obesity as
measured by body mass index and /or percent body fat and the
central adiposity measures. For instance, Asian-Indians have a
typical phenotype of higher body fat at lower BMI levels compared
to their European counterparts. Development and use of region
specific standards of measurement of central obesity is in need
until a universal agreement is achieved. With this background, the
present volume has been organized with some very informative
articles from highly reputed scholars, researching on obesity in
general and on central obesity, in particular. We have here
articles based on empirical data as well some review articles
critically examining some theoretical, epidemiological and clinical
aspects pertaining to the theme of this volume. Through the 14
chapters of this volume, we have attempted to cover diverse aspects
concerning the paradigm of central or abdominal adiposity / obesity
within a broader framework of obesity.
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