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For parents and practitioners concerned about environmental effects on children's health, this collection presents background material on developmental toxicity by age and developmental stage and discusses the effects of breastfeeding, taking an environmental history, and conducting a home survey of environmental hazards. It then describes methods of prevention, diagnosis and treatment, and resources for more information on a variety of chemical and physical hazards, including indoor and outdoor pollutants, lead, electric and magnetic fields, tobacco smoke, food contaminants, gasoline, lead, noise, pesticides, ultraviolet light, and water pollutants. Chapters examine environments such as child care settings, waste sites, and workplaces, and include material on asthma, cancer, chemical and biological terrorism, nontherapeutic use of antibiotics in meat animals and environmental threats to children in developing nations. The volume concludes with information on communicating about environmental health. Annotation ©2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
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Completely revised and expanded, the new 3rd edition is the comprehensive AAP guide to the identification, prevention, and treatment of pediatric environmental health problems.From playground to classroom, at home and across town, environmental hazards are all around us – an unfortunate fact of modern life. And no one is more vulnerable to the adverse health effects these hazards can cause than our children. It’s no wonder that environmental hazards are among parents’ top health concerns for their children. Yet little time is spent training physicians and other caregivers to recognize, prevent, and treat ailments resulting from exposure to harmful substances and environments. This comprehensive guide puts critical children’s health information and answers to parents’ questions at your fingertips. From asbestos to radiation, ultraviolet rays, pesticides, asthma, lead, tobacco, childcare and school environments – plus new chapters on global climate change, plasticizers, developmental disabilities, environmental disasters, and more – current information on an exhaustive range of environmental health issues is included. The 3rd edition features 59 topic-based chapters including the addition of 18 new chapters. Contents:- Background: Addressing Environmental Health in Primary Care- History and Growth of Pediatric Environmental Health- Children's Unique Vulnerabilities to Environmental Hazards- Individual Susceptibility to Environmental Toxicants- Taking an Environmental History and Giving Anticipatory Guidance- Medical Laboratory Testing of Body Fluids and Tissues- Environmental Measurements Environments- Preconceptional and Prenatal Exposures- Built Environment- Child Care Settings- Schools- Waste Sites- Work Places- Environmental Health Considerations for Children in Developing Nations, and Implications for Immigrants and Adoptees Food and Water- Breast Milk- Phytoestrogen and Contaminants in Infant Formula
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